NXT Homecoming (Sept. 16, 2025) — Full Recap

Held at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, in a special “Homecoming” edition.

Promoted Matches / Storylines Going In

These were the advertised matches and angle build-ups:

• WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Champions Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. The Culling (Tatum Paxley & Izzi Dame). The Culling had become #1 contenders.

  
  

• Tag Team Match: #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. Trick Melo Gang (Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes). Hayes and Williams reuniting, looking to pick up momentum.

  
  

• NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page (champion) vs. returning veteran Tyler Breeze. Breeze making his return; challenge from his past.

  
  

• Six-Woman Tag Match: Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer & Lyra Valkyria vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx). Probably to re-establish the power of former champions vs newer faces.

  
  

• Also, a segment of “The Grayson Waller Effect” with guest Oba Femi (NXT Champion) & Ricky Saints was advertised.

  
  

Returns / surprise appearances teased:

• Finn Bálor returns to NXT.

  
  

• Also returns / appearances from William Regal, Sami Zayn, Bianca Belair, Bobby Roode.

  
  

Match Results & Notable In-Ring Moments

Here are the match results plus key spots, finishers, and moments worth noting:

Match	Result	Key Moves / Moments
Six-Woman Tag Team Match: Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer & Lyra Valkyria vs Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx)	Ripley / Vaquer / Valkyria def. Fatal Influence by pinfall.	A longer match (~13:24) with back-and-forth control. Fatal Influence used their triple-team sequences. At key moment, Ripley hit strong power moves; Lyra Valkyria made impactful offense; Stephanie Vaquer contributed with strong strikes. Final stretch saw Fatal Influence isolate a member-tag-team flow but the trio overcame with big finish pin.
Women’s Tag Team Championship: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss (c) vs The Culling (Izzi Dame & Tatum Paxley)	Flair & Bliss retain via pinfall (Bliss’ Sister Abigail on Paxley).	Early on, The Culling tried to mirror Flair & Bliss’s style, using double team moves & isolating tags. Mid-match saw Dame & Paxley get some near-falls. A moment where the official was distracted by a Flair/Dame brawl allowed Bliss to hit Sister Abigail on Paxley for the win.
Tag Team Match: Trick Melo Gang (Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes) vs #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)	Trick Melo Gang def. DIY.	The match was fast-paced. At one point it looked like Williams might turn on Hayes, but Hayes avoided disaster by leaping over Trick and hitting a clothesline on Gargano. A surprise appearance by The Miz late: he interfered, hit Gargano with a Skull Crushing Finale, which allowed Williams & Hayes to cover Gargano for the win.
North American Championship: Ethan Page (c) vs Tyler Breeze	Ethan Page retains via his finisher Twisted Grin.	Breeze made a strong showing, including locking in a Figure-Four Leglock using the ring post for leverage. Breeze also got some momentum up top rope; the finish came when Page climbed up, hit a top-turnbuckle version of Twisted Grin (or from high elevation) to put Breeze away.

Returns / Surprise & In-Segment Moments

• Finn Bálor made his return to NXT with his classic entrance.

  
  

• On The Grayson Waller Effect talk show segment, NXT Champion Oba Femi and Ricky Saints were guests. They were interrupted by TNA World Champion Trick Williams. A confrontation ensued. Grayson Waller proposed a Winner Takes All match between Oba Femi & Trick Williams for next week, putting both the NXT and TNA Champions on the line. Both men agreed.

  
  

• Behind the scenes / backstage: some tension shown (camera & promos) between the factions/teams, especially with returning stars. Also build-up for No Mercy (upcoming event) was emphasized.

  
  

Implications / Story Progression

• With Page retaining over Breeze, Page continues a strong North American Title reign; Breeze’s return increases spotlight on that title picture.

  
  

• The win by Ripley, Vaquer & Valkyria over current stars like Fatal Influence strengthens their positioning — could foreshadow future betrayals, title opportunities.

  
  

• Bliss & Flair retaining keeps the women's tag division in the hands of established main roster stars, reinforcing prestige.

  
  

• The surprise involvement of The Miz in the DIY vs Trick Melo Gang match angles new feuds: DIY already legends in NXT, but this cements the heel side.

  
  

• The “Winner Takes All” match announced between Oba Femi & Trick Williams for next week sets up a big title unification / story that will likely be central heading into NXT No Mercy.