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NXT No Mercy _Sep 27, 2025 - Oba Femi Vs Ricky Saints _ NXT Championship Match
NXT No Mercy _Sep 27, 2025 - Oba Femi Vs Ricky Saints _ NXT Championship Match
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00:00To our main event, who will be NXT Champion come Tuesday?
00:05Can Ricky Saint's Revolution take down the ruler?
00:08Or will Obafemi send another superstar on a fall from grace?
00:17I made this place my home a long time ago.
00:20Give it up for Obafemi.
00:22Obafemi has shocked us all.
00:25From breakout star to North American Champion.
00:30Since January the 7th, I have been your NXT Champion.
00:35And ever since then, NXT has been my kingdom.
00:38Continuing to dominate, continuing to rule is our champion Obafemi.
00:44Any man in my position will start to rest on his laurels.
00:49And bask in the euphoria of his victories.
00:52But the ruler is not just any man.
00:54I get restless when there's no contenders.
00:57Because I crave the fight.
00:58So any man who thinks they are worthy to take this title from me.
01:02Any man who thinks they can stand up to the ruler himself.
01:06This is your opportunity.
01:08This is your moment.
01:10This is the revolution.
01:13Well look who it is.
01:14Wait a minute.
01:16Ricky Saint's.
01:17Is Saint's the one to end the reign of the ruler?
01:20What is Obafemi without the title, huh?
01:27Who are you at the core of it?
01:30I know who I am.
01:32When I was younger, I always thought that I was going to be a professional wrestler.
01:37But I did not think that it was going to take me to heights that I never could have imagined before.
01:43I knew that I was going to do something great.
01:47I just couldn't define it until this moment.
01:50This day isn't just about winning the NXT championship.
01:53It's about making all the non-believers into believers.
01:56And ultimately, it is proving to myself that all the gambling and all of the sacrifices that I made pays off.
02:02I prove to myself that I am exactly who I say I am.
02:06There's been six months since I've been here.
02:10In that six months, I have been North American champion, taking down monsters, and I have faced the best of the best.
02:20But there is one thing that I want, and that is the thing that you, Obafemi, have in your possession.
02:26I can't help but be underwhelmed because, Ricky, I eat, sleep, and breathe this title.
02:36You act like you got a warrior spirit, but more like you're just a pampered athlete.
02:41You were scouted.
02:42You were sponsored.
02:44I grinded for that.
02:45I worked for that.
02:45I got a big mouth and a bad attitude as well.
02:48Eight years ago, I poured my energy.
02:50I poured my effort into it.
02:52Three days just to go home to get an automated email that said no.
02:55But guess what?
02:57I realized that a delay is not a denial, and I will always gamble on myself.
03:03Come, no mercy, I am not going to be delayed.
03:05I am not going to be denied.
03:07I am going to be the NXT champion.
03:10Why?
03:10Because I am absolute wicked freaking saint.
03:16No mercy, I am going to show you that you are not special and make the exceptional average.
03:23And in your case, I am going to make the absolute, absolutely mediocre.
03:32Can the revolution end the reign of a ruler who will show no mercy?
03:37Who will be NXT champion?
03:39This is the revolution.
03:46This is the revolution.
03:46Take a look around.
04:09Book sold out here in Fort Lauderdale.
04:11The phones are out.
04:13Everyone trying to snap a pic of the leader of the revolution.
04:18But, but, is it time to put up or shut up?
04:24Oh, it's time.
04:25It's time.
04:27It's a massive opportunity for this young man to grab cash in on that ultimate treat.
04:33The NXT championship will be a hell of a task, old dog.
04:54It's main event time here at No Mercy.
04:58it's time for this young man, baby.
05:06Let's go.
05:36Let's go.
06:06No doubt the ruler has been in control, has been dominant, and this brand has been under
06:21his thumb since his arrival.
06:24Let's go up to our ring announcer, Mike Rowe.
06:53The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the NXT Championship.
07:08Introducing the challenger from New Orleans, Louisiana, weighing in at 200 pounds, Ricky
07:20Sands.
07:25And his opponent, from Lagos, Nigeria, weighing in at 310 pounds, he is the NXT Champion,
07:44Obama!
07:46We just looked into the eyes of the champion through the monitor, and wherever you're watching
08:02around the world, Booker Ricky Sands is going to have to stand toe-to-toe, face-to-face
08:09with that man.
08:10This monster, that's what he is, dog.
08:13M-O-U-N-S-T-E-R, this monster, dog.
08:16No bread, no water, just meat.
08:19Oh, man.
08:20Uphill battle.
08:23Ricky Sands became the number one contender on August the 26th.
08:28And let's not forget at Heat Wave, Sands confronted Femi, and we remember that feeling on that night.
08:34We were sitting there ringside.
08:35But also, you can feel everyone right now here sold out in Fort Lauderdale for no mercy.
08:42The tension is in the air.
08:45I mean, the tension is in the air, but I'm going to tell you right now, Ricky Sands, he
08:49must know something we don't know.
08:51We're going to find out what it is tonight.
08:53I think what we don't know is how much belief that man has in himself, that inner belief.
08:58I think it's been questioned by a lot of people.
09:00We don't know what sort of man Ricky Sands is.
09:04We know he's won championships, but Obafemi's looked in the eye and said, look, you're not special.
09:08He's going to have to show Oba just how special he is.
09:11And he's fighting to overthrow the dominance of Oba.
09:14And every man is beatable, right, Book, on any given day.
09:17Every man is beatable, but I'm going to tell you right now, Obafemi has managed to figure a way,
09:21find a way to combat all challenges, man.
09:25The guy is, he is just that good.
09:28He's not championed by accident or anything like that.
09:31Obafemi, second longest reign of any champion in WWE, trailing Tiffany Stratton,
09:36who retained the WWE Women's Championship last night on Friday Night SmackDown.
09:41And Sands going from behind, taking Oba off his feet for a moment, not able to get a three.
09:45And Sands turning right back around.
09:47And both men, same thought process, but Oba had a little bit more behind his kick,
09:51and then he fouls up with that deep European uppercut.
09:55Oba's coming in at, what, 310 pounds?
09:58I mean, of muscle, I mean, very little body fat right there.
10:03This is what Ricky Sands is going to have to deal with here in this matchup.
10:07Well, look, I'll ask you this about Obafemi.
10:08We've seen what's happened over the last several weeks.
10:10Do you think he's overlooking the challenger?
10:13Do you think Oba is looking past Ricky Sands?
10:16And I bring that up to you because Oba has mocked Sands.
10:19Remember the appearance on the Grayson Waller Effect?
10:21It was overshadowed by Oba wanting to talk to and talk about Trick Williams.
10:27Didn't even want to talk about Ricky Sands.
10:28I think Obafemi is just finding himself right now.
10:30Obafemi has realized he has come.
10:32Oh, man.
10:33All opponents, he's beat anybody that they put in front of him.
10:36Off the body slam, Ricky able to kick out at one, but you see immediately upon kicking out,
10:41Ricky grabbed his ribs, grabbed his back, and is crawling over to the ropes.
10:46Ricky Sands is going to be tested in this match like he's never been tested before.
10:51I can almost guarantee you that.
10:53I hate to bring this up, but I want to go back to something I've already mentioned.
10:57Do you agree with Oba that there's nothing special about Saints?
11:01He confidently did say that Ricky cannot take his title.
11:05Here at tonight, he said earlier today on social media.
11:07I'm going to tell you, you can't underestimate, excuse me, underestimate a man
11:10and thinking that, not knowing that.
11:12Whoa!
11:13Not knowing how good he is until you get in the ring with him.
11:16Ricky turning right around, and now Ricky's putting his foot on the gas,
11:20able to buckle the legs of Obafemi, and that might have been a wake-up call to the champion.
11:25The challenger right now swinging away, but Oba back to his feet.
11:29Maybe a smart strategy for Ricky Sands is going to be stick and move.
11:33I mean, what strategy would work against Oba?
11:35Nothing has seemed to work for anyone.
11:37I can tell you right now, Ricky Sands only got one strategy that's going to work,
11:40and that's whether this storm of Obafemi, because trust me, the storm is coming.
11:47And Ricky took too much time, started to showboat, and now might just pay the price.
11:53Able to slither down the back.
11:55Oba right now looking out for that top rope.
11:57Too much muscle.
11:58Push off, and that dropkick connecting Oba though, staying on his feet.
12:01Oba's knees buckled for a moment.
12:02Ricky charging right in with a knee right into the back.
12:05Taking Oba right out here to the floor.
12:07And how should Saints go about trying to defeat someone like Oba,
12:11who's already rising from the ashes in front of us?
12:14Just like he's doing right there, trying to land big shots.
12:17Trying to land big shots, but got caught with one right there on the rebound, man.
12:21What a shot that was.
12:29And I feel, and look at, I can't get over it.
12:32I just looked up, saw Saints' eyes roll around because, did you hear that?
12:38Caught all of it right there.
12:40What was the saying Mike Tyson has?
12:43I mean, what is it?
12:45Everyone's got a plan until you get hit.
12:47And want a right hand from Oba Femi.
12:51Two, three, one.
12:54And if this match slows down the way it has, it obviously favors the champion.
12:59I mean, right now Oba's, you know, he's fighting at his, at his tempo.
13:03Right now he's in his, in a comfort zone right there.
13:05And Ricky Saints isn't pushing, isn't pushing the issue.
13:09Oh, yes!
13:11Nice backbreaker, Oba.
13:13Just playing around almost with his food right now here against Ricky Saints.
13:18Saints, I mean, just again.
13:21Too much muscle.
13:22I mean, and the thing is, he's doing it with ease.
13:25He's making this look so easy.
13:26And he's doing it for fun at this point.
13:29The champion, third time to the challenge.
13:33Finish him.
13:34Hook of the leg.
13:35And Ricky Saints left shoulder coming off the mat.
13:38This is Oba's 11th title defense.
13:41We talked about JC Jane with six.
13:44This is Oba's 11th championship defense of the NXT title.
13:48Booker, I want to put that in perspective.
13:50That's the most since Braun Breaker's second reign.
13:54Wow.
13:55Second reign with the NXT title when he defended it 13 times.
13:59I don't know how many times I can tell you.
14:00I mean, Oba Finney, he's a generational talent.
14:03This guy could have worked across all, you know, ages of this business because he is truly one of a kind.
14:10Oh, man.
14:11Big shot right there by Oba.
14:13And what's wise for Ricky Saints at this juncture of the matchup is he's been in the game a long time.
14:20Every time he's going down, he's trying to quickly get up to the ropes.
14:24You see that Oba said, just count him out.
14:26Count him out.
14:27He's done.
14:28He's finished.
14:29You've got a lot of praise here for Oba Finney, in your opinion.
14:32You're a two-time WWE Hall of Famer.
14:35Ah, man.
14:37What is this man's ceiling?
14:39No, I mean.
14:40When you really look at it and break it down, what is the ceiling for someone like Oba Finney?
14:44I don't think there are any bounds for Oba Finney.
14:46Really?
14:47I think in any company, I mean, you put him on the main roster, he's going to be a champ.
14:51You talk 20 years from now, he's going to be a Hall of Famer.
14:54These guys definitely, he checks off, he checks off every box.
14:58Referee at five.
14:59I'm talking about every box.
15:00Referee at six.
15:01Ricky Saints trying to get back.
15:03Ricky Saints just flopping, falling back into the ring.
15:07Oba wasting, no energy, man.
15:09Right now, he just, he just stalking Ricky Saints.
15:13And, ooh!
15:16Ricky, the veins popping out of his throat.
15:19Ah!
15:20His face.
15:21Baby.
15:22As he is just being punished.
15:23And when we talk about domination, take a look at the body count of challengers.
15:28Is this the strategy?
15:29Is this Ricky Saints strategy to take as much as I possibly can take here tonight?
15:34Is that it?
15:35I don't know if that's a great strategy right now because he is just getting bent, broken,
15:40battered, and bruised.
15:42Center of the ring.
15:43And there's no ring.
15:44He's got to try to move with 300 plus pounds sitting on his lower back.
15:49He's just, he's just giving away energy at this point.
15:51Gotta devise some kind of plan here to try to withstand and try to combat Obafemi in some
15:57way, shape, or form because right now it doesn't look good.
16:01Oh, that's a little bit of separation created for Ricky Saints.
16:06That's something for Saints to start trying to build off of.
16:10Bad move.
16:11Bad move.
16:12Just got caught.
16:13And again, you see more of these devastating back breakers, rib breakers, and like nothing.
16:20Another thing is.
16:21It's like he's grocery shopping right now.
16:22That cross body that Ricky Saints just went by did not fool Obafemi one inch.
16:29Well, we got a great view of this right here from the announce desk.
16:32Just looking up.
16:33Oba slow, methodical, just breaking down.
16:40And at what point, Booker, as we see him just bending the challenger, at what point, Booker,
16:47is too much, too much for the challenger?
16:49Wait a minute.
16:50Ricky Saints just landed the shot.
16:51We've seen him do it two or three times.
16:52It doesn't go anywhere, Booker.
16:53He landed a big knee right now.
16:55Obafemi reeling just a little bit.
16:58And got caught.
16:59Got hoisted.
17:00And got planted.
17:01That's what I mean.
17:02Does this man have a weakness?
17:04Answer that after the cover.
17:05Hook of the leg is, and this one's going to continue.
17:08Does he have a weakness?
17:09Of course Obafemi has a weakness.
17:10The question is.
17:14I don't see the weakness, Booker.
17:15He just caught a grown-ass man and planted him like nothing.
17:18The question is, can Ricky Saints find that weakness?
17:21Every man has one.
17:26Ricky Saints doing his best.
17:27And if the ropes weren't there, the turnbuckle wasn't there, I don't know if he'd be standing
17:31for this about the NXT Championship.
17:33Ricky knows that cover and a kick out.
17:35And you've said it, Book.
17:37Championship opportunities don't grow on trees.
17:40Ricky Saints, who arrived here, earned this opportunity.
17:44He became the number one contender.
17:46He, just like Oba, is a former North American champion.
17:50He's walking the walk.
17:51He's trying to talk the talk tonight as well.
17:54Picking up some speed.
17:55Charging in with a forearm.
17:56He's gonna have to have a little bit more than that, though, Book.
17:58To take down the big champion, Obafemi.
18:01And that's what he's got.
18:02There it is.
18:03There it is.
18:04And he is.
18:05I don't know if that's gonna do anything as well.
18:08He's trying to finish Obafemi or anything like that, but he's rocking a little bit.
18:11Charging back in.
18:13Challenger now trying to hoist up the champion.
18:17And that goes back to what you just said about wise decisions.
18:21But he's able to slide right underneath.
18:23Whoa!
18:24Back up!
18:25And down!
18:26Use Oba's momentum right there.
18:27Cover!
18:28For the title.
18:29Oba's left shoulder off the mat.
18:31It's not gonna be enough right there.
18:32You're gonna need to hit Oba with many, many big shots before that.
18:36Whoa!
18:39But, too, you know, I'm glad Ricky's starting to get back into it.
18:42But even there, the amount of energy he just used.
18:46To hoist up a 300-plus pound man.
18:49And now charging in.
18:50Fall from Grace!
18:51He will land on his feet.
18:52Saints turning back around.
18:53Got caught in Seguri.
18:55To the right side, rocking Oba.
18:57Saints charging in!
18:58That spear!
18:59That spear just got swatted and flattened like a mosquito.
19:04Goal.
19:05Wipeout.
19:06That's what that was.
19:07Oh, yes!
19:08Big uppercut!
19:09Big European into the cover and...
19:13Ricky able to kick out.
19:14I've never seen a spear countered with a human swat like that before.
19:19Ricky saw a little bit of fight.
19:22Able to sidestep Oba.
19:23Back in!
19:24And he connected with the spear!
19:25Got all of it, too!
19:26Spear!
19:27It's gonna be a dove!
19:28I'm gonna be a dove.
19:29That was close.
19:30That was close.
19:31That was close.
19:32That.
19:33Was.
19:34Close.
19:35And right now, I know you're hurt.
19:37Ricky is hurt.
19:38He's been hurt the whole match.
19:40But that spear, right there, this near fall, we just witnessed is proof to what you said earlier.
19:47Oba is human.
19:48Oba is a man.
19:49Every man has a weakness.
19:51Can you find it?
19:52Can you exploit it?
19:53The time may be now for Ricky Saints.
19:56Ricky Saints, I think, like I said, his best strategy.
19:58Try to get Oba Femi in those deep waters.
20:01Let the cardio effect come into play.
20:03Maybe that, maybe that might work.
20:05Just when I start believing what I'm saying, Oba rises up and takes control of the matchup once again.
20:12You have a winner.
20:13The high rent district.
20:14Oba's normally not too comfortable being up here on these top ropes, man.
20:18Oh, Ricky got to take advantage and Ricky trying with everything.
20:25Holding on.
20:27Looking for a power bomb.
20:32Yes.
20:33Got all of it.
20:34He fell to the cover.
20:35He fell to the cover.
20:37Oh.
20:40Oh, disbelief.
20:42I wonder was that Ricky's best shot.
20:44I mean, because he landed that power ball.
20:47Flagged in the middle of that square circle.
20:49And did it.
20:50Covered it.
20:51Immediately.
20:52I wonder if that was it.
20:57We talked about a gas take earlier as we are sold out here.
21:00War Memorial.
21:01Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
21:03Main event of No Mercy.
21:05The NXT Championship on the line.
21:07Ricky Saints, a challenger, Oba Femi, the champion.
21:09That's scary right there.
21:10We're talking about everything that's happened.
21:11Who was the first one to his feet?
21:12That's scary right there.
21:13Who was the first one to get up?
21:14Oba Femi got up first after a massive power ball.
21:16Delivered.
21:17You gotta love it.
21:18Body shot by the champion.
21:23Challenger answering back.
21:25I think Ricky's, Ricky Saints' body just gave out from that last body shot.
21:38I mean, you watch boxing.
21:39You break it down.
21:40A body shot can crumble a man.
21:41It's called playing possum.
21:42It's called playing possum, dawg.
21:44That's what it wants.
21:45Ricky back up.
21:46Almost baited in.
21:47Oba Femi, I guess, to a point.
21:49They just got rocked.
21:50Good night.
21:51Turn inside out.
21:55Welcome to the party, pal.
21:57And now rolling through those, Ricky.
21:58Oh, wait a minute.
21:59Ricky holding that leg.
22:00And kicking out another near fall championship again is on the line.
22:04Dugging the clothesline.
22:05Ricky coming right back in.
22:06It just got tossed.
22:10The strength all over, baby.
22:11And Book, you know what's next.
22:16A fall from Bray's counter.
22:20Cover.
22:21Kick out.
22:22Ricky Saints pulling on all the stops at this point.
22:26Oh!
22:27Wow!
22:28Big man got air.
22:29Big man got air right there.
22:30We're talking about pulling all the stops.
22:336'5", 6'6", 300 plus.
22:35And everyone right here around us.
22:46Close to us on their feet to the right.
22:49What a main event.
22:50Up in the rafters.
22:52Behind us going nuts.
22:54This is the main event tonight.
23:01Of no mercy.
23:04And Oba.
23:05Hey.
23:06Back.
23:07Back it up.
23:08Move.
23:09Back it up, Vic.
23:10Hell, you ain't got to tell me twice.
23:18And Oba breaking the count.
23:20Smart.
23:21Because he wants to beat the hell.
23:23Out of Ricky Saints.
23:27It's about dominance right here, Vic.
23:33Certainly is.
23:34It's about showing dominance.
23:35And the referee showing discretion right now.
23:38He knows how much this match means.
23:40He knows what this is for.
23:42It's for the NXT Championship.
23:44Oba, think about it.
23:45He thought about it.
23:46He thought about it.
23:47He thought about it, Vic.
23:48Here we go.
23:49Here we go, baby.
23:50He's gonna destroy Ricky Saints.
23:51Saints counter.
23:52DDT.
23:53There is still fight.
23:54There is still left in the challenger book.
23:57You gotta give him that much, right?
23:58No, this kid is definitely fighting his heart out here tonight.
24:00Ricky Saints is everything he said he is.
24:01And that's a fighter with a lot of heart, man.
24:02And I'm gonna go into what you said, Booker.
24:03Is it heart?
24:04Is it fight?
24:05Or is it desperation?
24:06Because that's the second time.
24:07The second time that tornado DDT.
24:08This time, it was right here in front of us.
24:10I think Ricky Saints is desperate right now.
24:11He's definitely impaired.
24:12And that might help him.
24:13That might help him, man.
24:14You gotta be desperate right now.
24:16So much taken out of Ricky Saints.
24:17So much taken out of Ricky Saints.
24:18So much fight still left.
24:19And in the fight in Ricky Saints.
24:20Might have just been smacked.
24:21Wow.
24:22From Fort Lauderdale back to New Orleans.
24:23He's got all over this arena, man.
24:24He is really a big win.
24:25He's really a big win.
24:26He's a big win.
24:27Because that's the second time.
24:28He's a big win.
24:29Because that's the second time.
24:30That's the second time.
24:32That tornado DDT.
24:34This time, it was right here in front of us.
24:35I think Ricky Saints is desperate right now.
24:36He's definitely impaired at most.
24:37And that might help him.
24:38Couldn't be desperate.
24:39You got to be desperate.
24:40That might help him, man.
24:41You got to be desperate right now.
24:42So much taken out of Ricky Saints.
24:43Heard that all over this arena, man.
24:48I'm talking about a body count earlier.
24:51You can add another one.
24:53Welcome to the party.
24:55From Grace.
24:58One, two, three.
25:00Oh, no.
25:02Wow.
25:03Oba beside himself.
25:04I'm beside myself.
25:08Unbelievable.
25:10The referee right now trying to tell Oba.
25:13You didn't put the man away.
25:15This is showing you for everyone that has questioned Ricky Saints about his heart, where his head's at.
25:20He's bringing it here tonight.
25:22Second fall from Grace.
25:23Another DDT.
25:25How many is that?
25:26Two, three.
25:27Everything he possibly can to try to slow him down.
25:31Paul Kudeta.
25:32Paul Kudeta.
25:34One on the table.
25:35One on the floor.
25:36One in the ring.
25:38It's Saints.
25:39Saints did it.
25:43Here is your winner and the new NXT champion, Ricky James.
25:56For all those hardships, for what your mother went through, that man just overcame the ruler, the destroyer.
26:05And you know what?
26:07It is yours.
26:08You did it.
26:09And new.
26:10Yeah.
26:12Yeah.
26:24Look at this place.
26:27Listen to this place.
26:30Sold out.
26:31What a moment.
26:33Right out here, legitimately on our desk.
26:55That was the first DDT.
26:58That DDT rocked over.
26:59The second one did the same, but as you said, Obafemi is a monster.
27:06He able to rise up, swat down another grown man.
27:10And this is where Obafemi does what he always does.
27:14Cockers, overpowers, destroys, and rules.
27:18And just when he looked to add to his defenses, Ricky Saints showed you the heart.
27:25Shows you he is going to be what he says he is.
27:28That man, to your verbiage, I should say.
27:33And then not only the third, but the fourth DDT.
27:39And for Ricky Saints, he did it.
27:41Ricky Saints defeated the ruler.
27:44And the revolution takes its next step.
27:55But with the current situation with TNA, what's next for NXT?
28:01What's next for our new champion?
28:04And with an invasion on the horizon, we are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:10We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:15We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:16We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:17We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:17We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:19We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:19We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:20We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:21We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:22We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:23We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:24We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:25We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:26We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:27We are all going to have to show no mercy.
28:28We are all going to show no mercy.
28:29We are all going to show no mercy.
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