Sol Ruca vs. Tatum Paxley - NXT Women’s North American Championship - NXT August 5, 2025 - video Dailymotion

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00:00Air type of competitor who thrives under pressure.

00:02This is a woman who meets the moment every time the bell rings and is showing no signs of slowing down.

00:09Interesting stat coming into this matchup.

00:11Sol Ruka this year, fourth most wins at 14 in the WWE.

00:15She's trailing Jey Uso, L.A. Knight, and Stephanie Bacare.

00:19Booker, what is the strategy for Sol Ruka here tonight against a former, well, friend in Tatum Pax?

00:25I can't tell you what the strategy is, but Sol Ruka better not have one.

00:29Cover, cover, cover, cover.

00:30Hold on, better not have one lapse of focus in this matchup tonight because this could be a major, major upset, guys.

00:37It's time to look at tonight's NXT recap presented by Progressive.

00:43Sol Ruka, 107 days as champion.

00:47Look at this unique submission being executed by Paxley.

00:51Paxley doing a nice job also keeping her shoulders off the mat.

00:54Great job by her.

00:55Wait a minute, wait a minute, guys.

00:56I spoke too soon, getting her shoulders up that time.

00:58Big right hand from the champion who's trying to turn things right around into a submission maybe of her own.

01:03And Booker, in regards to Rukum, Tatum, his friends, is she getting a true lesson in DTA?

01:09Don't trust anyone.

01:11That's what it's all about in the gym right now.

01:13The odds are in the favor of Tatum Paxley, that guy, with the curling thing out here.

01:19That's just my opinion.

01:19Well, the wave's starting to go here, which Sol Ruka has been riding a wave of momentum since she arrived.

01:26And bam, it's a rock kick.

01:29Wow.

01:31And Ruka now measuring, charging.

01:36Nice counter there by the challenger.

01:37Paxley able to block it once, and now Sol looking on.

01:43And oh, X marks the spot.

01:46Perfect, perfect position.

01:49Well, why not go for the cover, Graves?

01:51And shot Spears.

01:54And there's Zarya.

01:56The curling, though, outnumbering Zarya on the outside.

01:59Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, watch Sol.

02:06Sol just wiped out the Kelly.

02:09Can Sol remain champion?

02:11Who's walking out with the title?

02:14NXT, NXT, NXT.

02:17This is our main event, wherever you are watching around the world.

02:31It's a Women's North American Championship.

02:34The champion right now just hung out to dry by the challenger, Tatum Paxley.

02:39And Paxley now getting the champion right back up and going right to work.

02:43Paxley, of course, pinned Zarya in Houston.

02:46And Graves, has the culling really been the difference maker for Tatum Paxton?

02:52I think we'll ultimately get our answer by the result of this matchup there.

02:55Paxtley seems to have been in search of something that has been found within

03:00the culling, is it a family atmosphere?

03:02I don't necessarily know that's what Paxton is lacking.

03:06But she's being very effective at the moment.

03:08Nico called her an asset last week, and Booker, it's hard to argue that.

03:14I believe getting back was a very valuable asset.

03:18Hold on here, guys.

03:19Another kick out by the challenger.

03:21Very unpredictable, and I'm going to tell you right now, she's got a lot of talent.

03:25And Sean Spears is holding it all together, baby.

03:28Cover by the challenger, title on the line.

03:32And Sol just getting that right shoulder off the mat.

03:36Paxton needs to slow down the pace, stay the course.

03:40She's in control, but Sol Ruka we've seen in the past.

03:43Will capitalize on the slightest of opportunities, the slightest of openings.

03:49Paxton can't afford that tonight.

03:51That's one thing Sol Ruka does very well, just because of her uncanny athleticism.

03:54She can make anything happen out of anywhere around the ring.

03:57She's really able to use her environment to her advantage, to your point, Graves.

04:02Right now, Tatum Paxley trying to wear down the champion.

04:04Zarya looking on from the outside.

04:06Could be a huge night for Tatum Paxley and the Culling.

04:10And oh, throat first went Sol Ruka.

04:14And the Culling right now, Booker, all smiles here in front of us as Paxley rolling into another cover and another near fall.

04:22That's exactly what I was talking about right there.

04:26Tatum Paxley, she has a crew out here.

04:28She has a hell of a team behind her.

04:30That right there, that one little thing is what could catapult her to that next one.

04:35Oh baby!

04:36Big double thrust to the top, top to the throat right there.

04:43Tatum Paxley brought her A-game tonight, no doubt about it, as the NXT Universe tries to rally behind the champion Sol Ruka.

04:49Beautiful.

04:50NXT Universe has been fired up at a fever pitch all night long.

04:55This is our second championship matchup of the night.

05:00And now, Tatum Paxley trying to continue to work in on Sol Ruka right in front of the Culling.

05:09Wearing down the champion is the challenger.

05:11Are we going to see a new champion tonight?

05:19Sol Ruka has done her best to weather the storm.

05:21Tatum Paxley has been able to stay on top of the champion for the most part.

05:25And Booker, you know as well as I do, Tatum Paxley has been obsessed with...

05:29Two things over the last year, friendship and championship.

05:33Into the cover, hook away, and she came damn close to putting gold around her waist.

05:38What a match this has been, Graves, and it's been all Tatum Paxley.

05:42Sol Ruka understanding the assignment, leaving it all on the outside of the ring,

05:46taking out the Culling.

05:47But Paxley would capitalize with a neck breaker across the middle rope,

05:51which actually I believe might have affected Ruka's lower back worse than her neck.

05:55Either way, very dangerous, very effective from the challenger.

05:58Yeah, Paxley who pinned Zarya in Houston.

06:00It was last week, Izzy brought up a fair point that Tatum didn't pin the champion.

06:04Nonetheless, Izzy Dame who is stunned in the moment, it is what it is.

06:07She is here showing support with the rest of the country.

06:10Because gold could be coming back home courtesy of Tatum Paxley.

06:14And you just see the look of pain on the face of the champion.

06:18I'm talking about Tatum Paxley right there, she's very unorthodox right here.

06:23Got Sol Ruka in a bad position.

06:26Champion trying her best to counter.

06:28Paxley was unable to hook the leg of the champion in that submission,

06:31which is what allowed Sol to escape and perhaps turn the tides in this one.

06:35That DDT counter with a nice cartwheel, and this is what you were talking about, Graves.

06:39Just the ability to have a counter for a counter with just natural, God-given athleticism.

06:46Sol Ruka brings to the table night after night.

06:49Big time kick by the champion.

06:51Nice combination offense.

06:52Who will be champion in Philadelphia in two weeks on August 19th?

06:56For that matter our next premium live event there will be Heat Wave in Lowell on August the 24th.

07:01Right now it looks like it's going to be Sol Ruka charging right back through.

07:05Bam! Super kick under the jaw.

07:07Paxley's rocked.

07:08Tatum coming back in.

07:10Big rude awakening type neck breaker from Sol.

07:16And Ruka now measuring the challenger.

07:19Bam!

07:20Charging in.

07:22Hoisting up.

07:24Oh!

07:25Pax style.

07:26Is it going to be enough?

07:27Flipping in.

07:28Oh, baby.

07:29Kick up by Tatum Paxley.

07:31Is this match up continuing?

07:33Big D.

07:34There was some heat behind that one.

07:36What a combination by Sol Ruka, guys.

07:40Come on.

07:41Ruka continues to add wrinkles to her repertoire as we talk about all the time,

07:45but how important it is, but so has Paxley.

07:48Did you see Tatum Paxley use the apron to help her step up into that enziguri?

07:53And now, Moots off with a twist into the cover for the title and another near fall.

08:02Whisper in the wind-esque.

08:04Tatum Paxley is throwing.

08:05Is he's beside herself.

08:07Whoa.

08:08Tatum's pushing Sol Ruka to the limit tonight, guys.

08:12This is awesome.

08:13This is awesome.

08:14Yes, it is.

08:15This is awesome.

08:16Come on.

08:17This is awesome.

08:18This is awesome.

08:19This is awesome.

08:20This is your main event for the women's North American title.

08:25Izzy Dame, The Culling out here.

08:27Trying to rally behind Tatum Paxley to bring gold back to The Culling.

08:31Sol Ruka the champion, hoping to make it today 108 as champion.

08:36With Zarya here supporting her.

08:38And both women now in a preparious position.

08:41And I don't know if you guys saw that.

08:44Tatum just had a grin on her face.

08:46Tatum trying to hoist up Sol.

08:56Champion able to block.

08:57What's on the mind now of Sol Ruka?

09:00We're the district.

09:02Yes, baby.

09:03Powerbomb.

09:04Wow.

09:05Gnarly landing for Paxley high across her shoulders and the base of her neck.

09:10That could spell the beginning of the end for the challenger.

09:13Look at the champion looking over to Zarya.

09:17She could be maybe entering the zone of destruction.

09:21Looking for a spear.

09:22No one there.

09:23Champion into the post.

09:25Challenger rolling over to the champion.

09:28And another near fall.

09:30Paxley's so close to manufacturing the win here, man.

09:33So close to a victory.

09:35Paxley is so close right now hoisting up.

09:38Wow.

09:39Okay, Kota, Kota, Kota, Kota and a near fall again.

09:42Wow.

09:43Counter for counter.

09:44Kick catches Paxley.

09:45Challenger just fell.

09:46Champion rising back to her feet.

09:49What does Sol Ruka have left in her bag of tricks to retain the women's North American title?

09:55Able to land on her feet.

09:59Coming right back.

10:00That time wasn't a full spear, though Graves was a mini one still effective.

10:05Driving all the breath out of the challenger Tatum Paxley.

10:08Capoeira style kick again from Sol Ruka to the outside effortlessly.

10:13Here comes the champion.

10:14Whoa.

10:15Oh, fatigue maybe settling in.

10:17Sol Ruka was able to catch herself with the last moment and pop right back up.

10:22The freakish athleticism possessed by the champion, the ability to think on her feet in the air, mid maneuver.

10:29And if at first you don't succeed, you try and try again.

10:35But, Tatum Paxley to the counter.

10:37Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, no, no, no, no, no.

10:41I don't know if that was a cutter or a neck breaker, but damn it, it was effective.

10:46Paxley though can't get into the cover.

10:48So much taken out of the challenger, she can't roll over into the cover.

10:53Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, holy shit.

11:00What happened is some sort of disagreement within the culling between Spears and Izzy.

11:05There's chaos on the ref, what the hell, that's Nia Jax.

11:08And I think Tatum Paxley just looked at Izzy Dave shaking her head,

11:12thanking her for the down.

11:14And on the outside you said, Lashley, what the hell is going on?

11:18There's no time for those.

11:21Security's getting dropped.

11:24We still got a championship match.

11:26Tatum had the ultimate equalizer.

11:29Through the barricade, back in the ring.

11:34Soul Snatcher, Soul Snatcher.

11:37And Ruka just snatched another soul.

11:42Here's your winner and still the NXT Women's North American Champion,

11:50Soul Ruka.

11:57I can't get over what has happened here tonight.

12:02Certainly a lot to digest, Vic.

12:04But the reality of the situation, all that matters is the result.

12:08And still, Soul Ruka after surviving a brutal neckbreaker off the top.

12:15And then all hell goes loose.

12:17Flash Legend puts Nia Jax through the barricade ahead of their collision.

12:22Soul Snatcher from the North American Champion.

12:26Boom!

12:27So nice.

12:28Let's watch it twice.

12:29Hook of the leg.

12:30And Soul Ruka retains.

12:34And that last look, Sean Spears was beside himself.

12:39So close to that championship was Tatum Hapsley.

12:46But in the end, as you mentioned, Soul Ruka survives.

13:01This night belongs to our Women's North American Champion.

13:05As Soul Ruka continues to ride the wave of momentum in NXT.

13:12T.

13:13T.

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