{"id":129200,"date":"2025-01-20T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=129200"},"modified":"2025-01-20T05:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:44:26","slug":"preview-wwe-nxt-1-21-25-oba-femi-defends-nxt-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/01\/20\/preview-wwe-nxt-1-21-25-oba-femi-defends-nxt-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE NXT (1\/21\/25) &#8211; Oba Femi Defends NXT Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s episode of WWE NXT continues the road to the Vengeance Day PLE. This show will also be the immediate aftermath of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/01\/19\/instant-reactions-tna-genesis-2025-wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_self\">TNA Genesis<\/a>, which featured some NXT talent.<\/p>\n<p>For this show, two matches have been confirmed but it can be expected that it will only get more stacked. Here is all you need to know ahead of the January 21 NXT.<\/p>\n<h2>WWE NXT Full Card:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>NXT Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. Eddy Thorpe<\/li>\n<li>NXT North American Championship Match: Tony D&#8217;Angelo (c) vs. Ridge Holland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Oba Femi Defends NXT Championship Against Eddy Thorpe<\/h2>\n<p>Oba Femi&#8217;s reign with the NXT Championship is already off to a challenging start. On the January 21 edition of NXT, Femi will be defending the title against a determined Eddy Thorpe, who also believes he deserves that gold.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst these two have to find a way to defeat each other, the looming threat of a returning Trick Williams is one they should not forget. Regardless, Femi will not be willing to let his reign end easily but Thorpe might have him figured.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NXT Championship will be on the line when <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Obaofwwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Obaofwwe<\/a> defends against <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EddyThorpe_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EddyThorpe_WWE<\/a> THIS TUESDAY on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa 8\/7c on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheCW<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqxfdXQ2BF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/DqxfdXQ2BF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1880736927822802992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Tony D&#8217;Angelo and Ridge Holland Finally Clash<\/h2>\n<p>Tony D&#8217;Angelo and Ridge Holland have been feuding for a while now. With D&#8217;Angelo now holding the NXT North American Championship, the title finds itself in the middle of this feud.<\/p>\n<p>It can be expected that this will be a hard-hitting affair, as D&#8217;Angelo and Holland really do not like each other. The question is: Who will do enough to walk away with bragging rights and the title?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After their intense brawl in the parking lot last week, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDangeloWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TonyDangeloWWE<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RidgeWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RidgeWWE<\/a> will battle it out for the North American Championship THIS TUESDAY on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa 8\/7c on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheCW<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D0fNLYdLqU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/D0fNLYdLqU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1881054018513805621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h2>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Network<\/a>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CW<\/a>\u00a0(NXT), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>\u00a0(archives and premium live event streaming). You can follow WWE on social media and relive top moments on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WWE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s episode of WWE NXT continues the road to the Vengeance Day PLE. This show will also be the immediate aftermath of TNA Genesis, which featured some NXT talent. For this show, two matches have been confirmed but it can be expected that it will only get more stacked. 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