WWE NXT results, Dec. 16, 2025: Leon Slater becomes the No. 1 Contender to NXT Champion Oba Femi

Check out everything that happened on the Dec. 16 episode of WWE NXT.

WWE NXT Results : Quick Hits

WWE NXT results: Dec. 16, 2025

Thea Hail def. NXT Women’s North American Champion Blake Monroe

Thea Hail dethrones Blake Monroe to win the NXT Women’s North American Championship. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

THEA DID IT!

Thea Hail shocked the NXT Universe by winning the NXT Women’s North American Championship from Blake Monroe.

The challenger immediately went for her signature Kimura Lock, but The Glamour withstood the early storm and planted her with an innovative spinning sidewalk slam.

Hail hyped herself up and hit her signature backward drop from the second rope and locked Monroe’s legs long enough to score the win.

Moose returned to NXT to challenge Ethan Page to a title match

TNA star Moose confronts NXT North American Champion Ethan Page and tells him he wants a title match. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Hank & Tank def. OTM

Former NXT Tag Team Champions Hank Walker and Tank Ledger returned to NXT with a bang as they took down Bronco Nima and Lucien Price.

OTM looked dominant early, crushing The Big Belly Boys after the duo hyped up the NXT Universe.

Price and Nima rallied and derailed an attempt at the Honk Honk, but a heads-up move from Ledger allowed Walker to roll up Nima and score the win.

Ricky Saints and Je’Von Evans come to blows in stunning confrontation

Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair def. Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid

Evolve Women’s Champion Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair defeat Women’s Speed Champion Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Evolve Women’s Champion Kendal Grey made a statement by leading herself and Wren Sinclair to a win over Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid.

NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne sat in on commentary and watched her opponent at New Year’s Evil go to work against the rest of Fatal Influence.

Sinclair took out Lainey Reid and Jayne with a massive crossbody splash to the outside, allowing Grey to submit Henley with an incredible flying armbar.

Leon Slater def. Myles Borne, Dion Lennox and Joe Hendry | NXT Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Match

Joe Hendry, Leon Slater, Dion Lennox and Myles Borne compete in a Fatal 4-Way No. 1 Contender’s Match to determine who will challenge NXT Champion Oba Femi. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater punched his ticket to NXT New Year’s Evil as he won the NXT Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Match.

All four Superstars looked for their opening, but no one could buy enough time to earn the winning fall.

After some incredible action, Hendry hit a Standing Ovation on Borne and tossed Slater out of the ring, but Lennox pulled him out of the cover.

The two battled up the ramp, allowing Slater to hit a Swanton 450 on Borne to win the match.