Men and Women’s Iron Survivor Challenges, Ricky Saints vs. Oba Femi, more

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NXT HALLOWEEN HAVOC RESULTS
DECEMBER 6, 2025
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. AT BOEING CENTER AT TECH PORT
STREAMED LIVE ON PEACOCK (U.S.) & NETFLIX (International)
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR

Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T

Ring Announcer: Mike Rome

(1) RICKY SAINTS (c) vs. OBA FEMI – NXT Championship match

Due to circumstances beyone by control, I couldn’t join the show until later on, and as such, I missed most of this opener but will see everything else live. Saints kicked out of a Fall From Grace, but that was his “victory” as Femi put him down with a second one.

WINNER: Oba Femi.

After the match, Saints extended a hand, and Femi took it, which is no given from the lethal tweener.

(Wells’s Analysis: I saw the five-minute endgame while setting up the recap, and what I saw was strong. Meltzer said both guys were earmarked for callups in the near future, but with Femi taking the championship again, that feels unlikely. Femi goes on to face Cody Rhodes a week from today at Saturday Night’s Main Event in a match that isn’t being promoted as a championship match, but I genuinely think Femi is the kind of guy they should shoot the moon with, so I’m hoping a championship stipulation is added)

-Kelly Kincaid sat down with Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey in a basic puff piece to keep them front of mind in a segment that was likely for Peacock Premium subscribers.

-Sol Ruca and Zaria talked via Facetime. Zaria apologized for last week, and Ruca said it was fine. Zaria said she wanted to be there but she didn’t think Ruca wanted her there. This storyline is confounding because Ruca was the jerk the whole time, but it certainly looks now like Zaria’s about to turn (I assume she is, in fact, in San Antonio tonight). Ruca said she had to go, because the Iron Survivor match is next.

-A segment of Hank & Tank performing in Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan aired. Vic said they’ll return this Tuesday.

(2) KENDAL GREY vs. SOL RUCA vs. JORDYNNE GRACE vs. LOLA VICE vs. KELANI JORDAN – Iron Survivor Challenge

Kelani Jordan entered first – an inevitability because she’s the only heel in the match. Kendal Grey followed, which was a huge showcase for the young talent.

They went to early reversals and evasions, working quickly despite having 25 minutes to go. Jordan bridged out of a pin attempt and smacked Grey in the face after an evasion. Grey rolled up Jordan for two, but Jordan hit a dropkick right after. Grey hit a springboard double stomp for two. They exchanged rollups for two, and action spilled outside after Jordan hit a double stomp on the apron. They went back inside very shortly after and Jordan managed another cover for two. Jordan glanced at the clock. Jordan hit a nice backbreaker and covered for two. Grey hit a dropkick shortly after to get a quick breather. Jordan hit a springboard delayed legdrop for two. Jordan missed from the top and Grey rolled her up to score a fall five seconds before #3 entered. ONE POINT FOR GREY; JORDAN ENTERS PENALTY BOX

#3 was Jordynne Grace, who went one-on-one with Grey since Jordan was in the box. The fresh Grace dominated with power stuff in the corner and hit Grace Under Pressure (a backsplash) for two. Grace went to a convoluted, painful-looking submission. The time ran out on the penalty, and Jordan broke it up so Grace wouldn’t score. She dumped Grace and then went back to quick rollups, and Jordan scored at 7:18 by trapping Grey in a pin. ONE POINT FOR JORDAN; GREY ENTERS PENALTY BOX

Again it was a singles match for the time being. They slowed down a little and each missed kicks. Jordan hit an X-Factor, inexplicably called a DDT by Vic, who’s normally pretty handy when it comes to wrestling moves. Grey’s time ran out, and when she exited, Grace ran right through her with a lariat. Jordan tossed Grace aside and hit her with a rolling knee and tried to poach a point on Grey, but she kicked out at two.

#4 was Lola Vice. She got in a good series of kicks early and immediately hit a backfist on Grey and scored a pin to get on the board. ONE POINT FOR VICE; GREY ENTERS PENALTY BOX. Vice put down Jordan and Grace in a corner and hit them with repeated hip attacks. Vice neutralized Jordan and tried to score on Grace but couldn’t manage a fall. Grey reentered and worked an arm submission on Grace. Grace got out of trouble, but Grey scored a second point on a rollup. TWO POINTS FOR GREY; GRACE ENTERS PENALTY BOX

Grey hit a top rope German suplex on Jordan. Vice flew in with a double stomp on Jordan and tried to score, but Grey broke it up with a double stomp. Time elapsed on Grace and she reentered and tried rollups on everyone. She hit a cool, intricate suplex on Vice and got two. She caught Jordan on a top rope attempt and rolled her up for a point. ONE POINT FOR GRACE; JORDAN ENTERS PENALTY BOX

Except Jordan didn’t enter. Jordan attacked Ruca, who was entering last, on the ramp and shoved her into the stairs. Moments later, Ruca was helped to the back with a kayfabe injury as Jordan smiled evilly from the penalty box. In the ring, Grace and Grey went to a series of nearfalls. Grace tried to do a “you can’t see me” five-knuckle shuffle, and the audience was into it, but Jordan broke it up and wagged a finger as she soaked up boos. All four of the non-injured women fought in a series of reversals, and shortly after, Grace hit Spanish Fly from the apron to the floor on Jordan. Ruca reentered and booted Jordan, then hit the Sol Snatcher on Jordan and Vice at the same time. She covered and pinned both. TWO POINTS FOR SOL RUCA; JORDAN AND VICE ENTER PENALTY BOX

Ruca fought with a kayfabe knee injury, doing well to sell it and try to figure out how to fight on one good leg. She trapped Grey in a dragon sleeper, but Grace added a leg submission. Time expired and Vice broke it all up. Ruca hit an X-Factor but immediately ate a slam from Grace. Grey hit Shades of Grey on Grace, and cov ered, but Jordan flew in with a frog splash, dumped Grey, and poached the pin on Grace. TWO POINTS FOR JORDAN; GRACE ENTERS PENALTY BOX

It’s 2-2-2-1-1 as Grace entered the box, though I remain convinced she’s winning. The four legal women hit a series of planchas and slams out on the ramp side, and afterward, Jordan and Vice reentered. Jordan laid out Vice and missed a 450 splash but ended up on her feet. Grace reentered and hit a suplex on the two at the same time, then hit a slam on Grey for a pin. Shortly after, Vice put down Jordan for a pin to make it 2-2-2-2-2. Ugh, no real story with a tie like that.

Ruca and Vice fought outside near the penalty box. Ruca hit a Sol Snatcher out on the floor and rolled Vice inside. Jordan reentered and hit a frog splash to poach it, but Grace broke it up at the last moment. Grace got dumped, however, and out of nowhere, Grey reentered and hit Shades of Grey on Vice to score a pin with three seconds to spare.

WINNER: Kendal Grey (3-2-2-2-2) at 25:00.

Grey will challenge Jacy Jayne at New Year’s Evil on January 6th. Jayne, flanked by Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid, showed up on the ramp to jaw at Grey.

(Wells’s Analysis: Ho. Lee. Hell. I would’ve bet my salary against Kendal Grey, the sitting Evolve Champion, winning here. She’s really come a long way in a small amount of time since joining NXT as a talented but enormously bland babyface a few months ago, though. It’s by far her biggest win in the company so far, and it’s unfathomable that she won this huge once-a-year match when she just showed up. The match was excellent all the way through, and while I thought the late 2-2-2-2-2 tie was exhausting and undid the previous 23 minutes, it was a fantastic endgame as a result. That match is going to be really hard to beat tonight)

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