Last night, the men and women of NXT descended upon the Yuengling Center for an unforgettable night of action and history at WWE Battleground. The evening kicked off with a high-stakes rematch from last year’s Heatwave opener—only this time, the roles were reversed. Sol Ruca entered as the reigning champion, while Kelani Jordan, the inaugural titleholder, stepped up as the determined challenger. But what truly has both the NXT Universe and the TNA faithful buzzing is Trick Williams achieving the unthinkable—defeating Joe Hendry to become the new TNA World Champion. This shocking title change raises one major question: What does this mean for the future of TNA and NXT in the weeks and months to come?
Here are the full results:
We opened Battleground with an inverse of last year’s Heatwave opener
Sol can literally snatch your soul from outta nowhere
Sol Ruca defeated Kelani Jordan to retain the NXT Women’s North American Championship
What does NXT General Manager Ava have in stored for Worlds Collide next month?
Look who was backstage at Battleground and now we have a banger incoming this Tuesday
Josh Briggs and NXT Tag Team Champions Hank and Tank defeated The Culling
We thought we saw the last of Inamura weeks ago
Just when we thought the NXT North American Championship match this Tuesday couldn’t have any higher stakes
The Consigliere found his way out of the desert
Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo defeated Tony D’Angelo
The Don is running out of people to trust
Stephanie Vaquer defeated Jordynne Grace to retain the NXT Women’s Championship
Stephanie Vaquer is the forever target
Oba Femi defeated Myles Borne to retain the NXT Championship
Myles may have lost the match but earned the champion’s respect
The slap heard around the world
Trick Williams defeated Joe Hendry to become the NEW TNA World Champion
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