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Ethan Page made his 8th successful defense of the NXT men’s North American Championship Saturday at “WWE NXT” Halloween Havoc 2025, defeating AAA Latin American Champion El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in a Day of the Dead match. Wagner Jr.’s Latin American title was not on the line, meaning he still holds that belt, but he failed to become a double champion in the second match of the premium live event taking place in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

The Day of the Dead stipulation was chosen by Wagner Jr., and he was the first to take advantage of its hardcore elements, spending the first portion of the match hitting Page with various objects (at one point dropkicking a steel chair into Page’s butt). Page eventually was able to take control of the match, however, dominating the contest until he chose to disrespect Wagner Jr. by tearing at the luchador’s mask, ultimately exposing the top of his head by ripping away the topmost part of the mask by the eyeholes. The move enraged Wagner, who fought back into the match and got several close near-falls, including one after hitting a coast-to-coast dropkick to a garbage can propped against Page’s head, one after hitting a rana on Page off the top rope into a chair, and another after hitting a huge moonsault. Page kicked out of everything, however; Wagner Jr. wasn’t so lucky, as the match ended in a three count after Page hit the Twisted Grin off the top rope through a table.

The victory extends Page’s title reign, which stands at 152 days as of this writing; Page won the title from current NXT Champion Ricky Saints back in May.

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Getting the chance to play at St. Andrews Links is a bucket-list opportunity for many golfers, a once-in-a lifetime chance for many who play the game.

But on a good week for Ethan Mangum, he’ll play four times. A slow week? Maybe once. And those special opportunities have given Mangum, who is a graduate student at St. Andrews University and a member of the men’s golf team, a unique insight into what it takes to navigate the Jubilee and Old courses, where he’s competing this week in the St. Andrews Links Collegiate tournament.

“It caters to a lower ball flight,†Mangum said about what these venues demand. “Learning how to chase the ball up the fairway and then chase the ball into the green has been the most beneficial on each course.â€

Although it’s the “complete opposite†of how the Mississippi transplant likes to play – he prefers a high ball flight that lands softly – he described the chance to adapt his game as “beautiful.â€

It’s one of several changes and adjustments that Mangum has made since moving from the United States to Scotland to attend business school at St. Andrews University. Deciphering some of the thick Scottish accents he’s encountered has been a challenge at times, as well as getting accustomed to the dry sense of humor that runs among those in the United Kingdom. “Taking the mick,†or learning to take a joke, was one of several phrases he had to figure out.

“Instead of playing a golf tournament or a golf match, it’s a golf game over here,†Mangum said about the different turn of phrase in Scotland. “Immersing yourself where golf was created, I feel like learning the lingo is exactly what I wanted to do.â€

Mangum has taken a winding path from his home in Jackson, Mississippi, to his current residence at the Home of Golf. He began his college career at Drexel University and then transferred to Florida A&M, where he finished the final three years of his undergraduate studies. He began his post-graduate work at William & Mary before making the move to St. Andrews. Mangum was captain of the men’s team during his time at The Tribe, which took him to St. Andrews for a collegiate tournament when he fulfilled his dream of playing the Old Course for the first time. Mangum says his strong showing in that tournament led St. Andrews to recruit him to join their program.

“It’s been amazing. I have a really strong friend group. We all love to play golf and the academics are going really well,†said Mangum, who was student chairman during the last school year. “I was able to immerse myself in the community as well as the golf. It’s been a blast.â€

Mangum isn’t interested in pursuing a career in the professional golf ranks, instead he’d like to put his business acumen into practice within the industry. He wants to develop and expand the game, particularly in Africa.

“There’s a lot of opportunity and there’s a want for new golf programs and new Olympic programs as well within African nations,†Mangum said about his aspirations. “I’ve been in the game since I was 2 years old, and I think it only makes sense to continue to do what I love to do.â€

WWE NXT ShowDown Highlights:On October 8, the special episode of WWE NXT ShowDown took place at the Performance Center. This event was a TV special, which was aired live on CW in the United States, and in India, it was streamed live on Netflix. This episode of NXT was special as it was a collaboration event with TNA. We saw multiple TNA wrestlers on this episode of NXT.Â

On this episode of WWE NXT, it was already advertised that Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy will face the DarkState for the title vs title tag team match, and Ethan Page will defend his NXT North American Championship against TNAâ€s Mustafa Ali. Last week, it was also announced that there will be a four-on-four Menâ€s and Womenâ€s elimination matches between Team TNA and Team NXT.

WWE NXT ShowDown Highlights: The Hardy Boys vs DarkState

The Hardy Boys, Jeff and Matt Hardy, faced DarkSate in a title vs title match. The DarkState are the NXT Tag team Champions, and the Hardy Boys are the TNA Tag team champions, and in this match, both titles were on the line. The match went on for 20+ minutes, and received “this is Awesome†chants from the NXT audience. At the end of the match, Hardy Boys defeated DarkSate and made history to become the first tag team in the history of professional wrestling to hold the TNA and NXT Tag Team Championships at once.

WWE NXT ShowDown Highlights: NXT vs TNA Womenâ€s elimination match

It was announced that this match would have a special guest referee, and it was Jordynne Grace. The NXTâ€s Womenâ€s team included Jacy Jayne, Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker, and Lola Vice. The TNA Womenâ€s team included Kelani Jordan, Cassie Lee, Jessie McKay, and Mara Sade. The match went on for almost 25 minutes. At the end of the match, from Team TNA, only Kelani Jordan was standing, and from NXT, the remaining members were Sol Ruca and Jacy Jayne. Jordan was about to hit the 450 splash to Sol Ruca, but Sol Ruca countered with her fisher Sol Snatcher, and Jacy Jayne pinned the TNA Knockouts Champion, Kelani Jordon, to secure the victory for Team NXT.

WWE NXT ShowDown Highlights: Mustafa Ali vs Ethan Page

As it was announced on last weekâ€s episode of NXT, Ethan Page defended his North American Championship against TNAâ€s Mustafa Ali. This match went on for 20+ minutes, and in this match, we saw many shocking moments, including Page pushing Ali from the top rope to the outside of the ring. At the end of the match, Page delivered his finisher to Ali and retained his North American Championship via pinfall.

WWE NXT ShowDown Highlights: NXT vs TNA Menâ€s elimination match

It was announced that this match would have a special guest referee, and it was Joe Hendry. Team NXTâ€s Menâ€s team included Ricky Saints, Trick Williams, Jeâ€Von Evans, and Myles Borne. Team TNAâ€s Men’s team included Mike Santana, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Leon Slater. This match was one of the best matches of the entire night, and we also saw one of the biggest shocking moments of the entire night, when Trick Williams betrayed Team NXT, and because of this, at the end of the match, Moose delivered a power bomb to Ricky Saints and secured the victory for Team TNA via pinfall.

FAQs

Q. Is NXT Owned by WWE?

A. NXT is owned by WWE and is considered the developmental brand of WWE.

Q. Who are the Men’s and Women’s champions of NXT?

A. Jacy Jayne is the current NXT Women’s Champion, and Ricky Saints is the current NXT Men’s Champion

Q. Who is the head of creative at NXT?

A. Shawn Michaelâ€s is the head of creative at NXT.

Q. Does WWE own TNA?

A. WWE doesn’t own TNA; however, they have a partnership deal that allows wrestlers from both companies to appear on any show.

Q. Is Jeff Hardy in WWE?

A. Jeff Hardy is not signed with WWE; he is currently signed with TNA.

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Tuesday night’s NXT North American Championship fight was over 750 days in the making, as former WWE talent and current TNA star Mustafa Ali took on current champion Ethan Page in a long-overdue opportunity for NXT gold. The night’s contest had Orlando crowd’s hearts in their throats, but when the bell finally rang, Page was the one standing tall, still the North American Champion.

Ali was relentless in his NXT title pursuit from the beginning, with his agile in-ring style overwhelming Page early on. The champion eventually found his footing when he threw himself against the ropes to trip up a top-rope bound Ali, but the match remained into a back-and-forth brawl, where Page’s wily use of the ring’s surroundings weathered Ali’s explosive in-ring finesse to keep Orlando on edge.

Tuesday’s contentious match-up came to a climax when the men took a trip over the ringside commentary table. While Page came out unscathed, Ali’s foot got caught in the table’s equipment wires. Ali’s entanglement prevented him executing a likely match-ending top rope dive, and Page opportunistically capitalized by pushing Ali from the top rope. With an incredible crash to the outside breaking Ali’s exhausted body, Page only needed a Twisted Grin to retain his title.

Ali “politicked” his way to Tuesday’s title opportunity on the recent September 30 episode of “NXT,” where he delivered a passionate promo about his missed opportunity in WWE. Reports have since come out to claim that NXT head Shawn Michaels previously had plans to bestow the gold onto Ali prior to his 2023 release, which came just days before his North American title match with previous champion Dominik Mysterio.

Lexis King and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. appeared in a backstage segment following the match to show interest in Page’s title, but no official challenge has been made as of writing.

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NXT TV RESULTS
OCTOBER 7, 2025
ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR

NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T

Ring Announcer: Mike Rome

Backstage Correspondent(s): Sarah Schreiber

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OUR POST-SHOW PODCAST

-The show opened with a hype video promising a once-in-a-lifetime showdown. Video clips were shown of the major players in tonight’s matches, with much of the footage coming from last week’s show that set this up. The two men’s teams were shown arriving, and Vic said that would be tonight’s main event. The women’s teams were shown arriving also.

(1) THE HARDY BOYZ (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) (TNA Tag Team Champions) vs. DARKSTATE (Dion Lennox & Osiris Griffin) (w/Cutler James & Saquon Shugars) (NXT Tag Team Champions) – Champions vs. Champions, winner takes all

DarkState tried to swarm, but the Hardy Boyz cleared the ring of them. Referee Adrian Butler sent James & Shugars to the back. The bell sounded and Jeff faced off with Lennox. In the audience, Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley were shown, as members of both companies’ hall of fame. Jeff controlled Lennox and made a couple of early covers, but Lennox made a tag and Griffin grounded Jeff with basic power stuff. Griffin missed a standing leg drop and Matt tagged in. Matt fought off Griffin in a corner, but got caught on a charge. He set up a twist of fate but Lennox had made the blind tag and he grounded Jeff. The match went to commercial with no split-screen. [c]

Lennox was still dominating Jeff upon return. He went with some ground & pound followed by a splash. He tagged Griffin, who kept it up with some kicks, then a choke over the second rope. Lennox tagged in and laid out Jeff with a big DDT for two. The hot audience chanted for the Hardy Boyz. Griffin hit a big elbow for two. Lennox tagged in as the heat sequence reached five minutes. Jeff finally fought free of the would-be double team and hit the whisper in the wind on both men. He leaped for the hot tag. Matt hit a bunch of rights, a side effect on Lennox, and a spike DDT on Griffin. He battered Lennox in a corner, and the Hardyz teamed up for the Plot Twist for two. “This is awesome” chant.

DarkState hit a big spinebuster on Matt, then set up a Doomsday Device. Matt wriggled free in a very awkward spot, but the guys saved it without injury. Matt put down Lennox with a Twist of Fate. Jeff tagged in and immediately hit the Swanton Bomb for the win and the titles.

WINNERS: The Hardy Boyz at 10:43.

(Wells’s Analysis: No real surprise, as this was clearly set up to allow the Hardy Boyz to win another tag title they’ve never won before. DarkState really could have used the win as while they’re champions, the jury is still out on them, but between history – and the fact that TNA had yet to win an NXT Championship while NXT has repeatedly won TNA Championships, this outcome was inevitable. The match was okay, and was set up for the Hardy Boyz to play their greatest hits)

-Vic promoted the women’s Survivor Series match, up next. [c]

-While he didn’t mention their relationship, Vic was clearly jazzed to introduce TNA ring announcer McKenzie Mitchell (his wife, formerly of NXT).

(2) TEAM NXT (Jacy Jayne & Sol Ruca & Lola Vice & Jaida Parker) vs. TEAM TNA (Kelani Jordan & Mara Sade & The Iinspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) – Survivor Series Style Match with Jordynne Grace as Special Referee

After Parker was introduced, she and Vice did Parker’s litte entrance dance together, and when Ruca got there, the three did hers, too. They were less excited about joining Jayne, but they did so.

Jayne and Jordan – the captains – started the match and went to quick mat reversals and near-falls. After a few shots neither could land, Vice tagged herself in, to the annoyance of Jayne. Jordan held Vice in an arm wringer and the Iinspiration made two tags, grounded Vice, and did a pose to cheers. Santino Marella and Carlos Silva watched on a monitor in a room somewhere in the CWC. Parker and Sade tagged in. Parker and Vice did a stereo hip attack on Sade. Sade threw some rights, then hit a neckbreaker and covered for two. Parker and Sade got chippy, and Grace tried to get control, but then she told them to just go ahead and fight. It was pier eight for a moment and all women got some shine as action spilled out to the ramp side. Ruca hit a plancha to the outside on all four TNA women, and the NXT team jumped up and down together excitedly, totally giving in to being a team for one week that will likely be ignored soon when it’s time to just be faces and heels again, and the match went to commercial, again with no split-screen. [c]

Cassie Lee had Sol Ruca grounded, and Mara Sade tagged in to keep it up. The audience was doing the wave for some reason. Sade hit a knee drop on Ruca for two, then tagged each member of the Iinspiration, but Ruca hit them with a double suplex as they attempted to suplex her. Jordan and Jayne each tagged in, and Jayne played a babyface house of fire, which was…a strange decision. She hit a cannonball on Jordan in a corner, then a senton from the second buckle for two. Jordan hit a split-legged stunner and both Parker and Sade tagged in. Lee and McKay made tags again and Parker beat them both down and stacked them in the corner for the teardrop. She missed in the corner on Sade, who hit a reverse x-factor. Sade went up and completely missed a moonsault by overshooting Parker. Yikes. Parker hit a falcon arrow and got a near-fall, broken up by Ruca. Yet again, every woman got involved and hit impact moves. Parker laid out a bunch of TNA women, but Sade rolled her up for three. Immediately afterward, Ruca came in and hit the Sol Snatcher to eliminate Sade. I’m guessing the formula of TNA getting some quick rollups and NXT getting pins via finishers will continue. [c]

First elimination: Parker by Sade at 12:37

Second elimination: Sade by Ruca at 13:05

McKay & Jayne were going at it evenly. McKay got dumped but Lee quickly got her back to the ring. Vice made a hot tag and hit impact kicks on all of TNA. Vice hit Jordan and McKay with repeated hips in the corners, and Lee reentered. Vice finished off Lee with a backfist, and then finished McKay with a submission, with Jordan able to break it up but electing not to.

Third and fourth: The Iinspiration by Lola Vice at 19:00 and 19:24

Jordan hit the split-legged moonsault and had the visual pin on Jayne, but Grace was hung up with the Iinspiration and she didn’t get the pin. Jordan did, however, roll up Vice for the pin shortly after. McKenzie Mitchell said “The winners of the match, team – ” but thankfully caught herself at the last moment.

Fifth elimination: Vice by Jordan at 21:19

Fans chanted “traitor” at Jordan. She fought both women, but eventually got hit with a Sol Snatcher. Jayne tagged herself in and stole the pin.

Sixth elimination: Jordan by Jayne at 23:12.

WINNERS: Jacy Jayne & Sol Ruca at 23:12.

(Wells’s Analysis: Jayne continues to be a big priority for whatever reason. Vice got plenty of shine, scoring two eliminations, but didn’t get to survive; however, her elimination came at the hands of someone who’s actually NXT, so it’s not like she took a fall to TNA. The only NXT star to take a fall to TNA was Parker, and it was a flash rollup that did her in. Fun action through most of this, but Mara Sade’s completely missed moonsault and McKenzie Mitchell nearly calling the winner too early might reinforce the stereotypes that some WWE fans feel about most any other company)

-Mustafa Ali and Ethan Page separately walked through the back ahead of their match. [c]

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Less than a week from Opening Day, the Arizona Fall League has altered its rosters. This is common practice and will likely happen several more times before the six-week season concludes in November.

Among the notable changes was the removal of Padres catcher Ethan Salas, who played just 10 games this season due to a back injury. He was replaced by another San Diego catcher, Lamar King Jr. The team also swapped in righthander Kannon Kemp for fellow righty Isaiah Lowe.

Those were far from the only shakeups on the league’s six rosters.

• The Braves added lightning-armed righthander Jhancarlos Lara, who has big-time stuff but struggled with command and control in a season split between the upper levels.
• The Dodgers removed speedy outfielder Kendall George, who swiped 100 bases this season. In his stead, they added infielder Nico Perez and catcher Jesus Galiz.
• The Blue Jays added infielder Cutter Coffey, whom they acquired from Boston last summer in the deal that sent catcher Danny Jansen to the Red Sox. Coffey, 21, produced a .786 OPS with 11 homers this year at High-A Vancouver.
• The Astros removed outfielder Zach Cole, who earned his first big league callup this season and homered four times in 47 at-bats.

Looking for all of Baseball America’s comprehensive Arizona Fall League coverage in one place? Check it out here.

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Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard is making steps toward recovering after being shot in the back of the head two weeks ago.

Per The Athletic’s Matt Baker, Pritchard opened his eyes in the hospital Sunday.

“It was something that was emotional for everybody, to be honest with you…” Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell said on Monday. “It puts all things in perspective, the appreciation of a blink.”

The incident occurred on Aug. 31, a day after Florida State’s win over Alabama in its season opener. Pritchard was driving near Tallahassee, Florida, with two family members when he was shot.

“Literally (Pritchard) was just in the wrong place at the wrong time…” Norvell said, per Baker. “Now he’s fighting for it every single day.”

Earl Pritchard, Ethan’s father, said Pritchard was driving away from a family gathering at the time of the shooting.

“He was actually in the car taking my sister around the corner to her daughter’s house to drop her off,” Earl told WFTV News. “They turned the corner, and as soon as they turned the corner, they heard gunshots.”

The Athletic’s Jenna West reported last week that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested four suspects believed to be connected to the shooting.

Pritchard, a true freshman, was a 3-star prospect coming out of high school, per 247Sports’ composite rankings.

Norvell said Pritchard still has “major steps along the way” to his recovery, but opening his eyes for the first time is a positive development in what has been a tragic situation for a promising young player.

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Chelsea Green hopes her NXT pairing with Ethan Page comes to the WWE main roster with Page continuing to be…