{"id":141088,"date":"2025-08-31T22:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T02:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=141088"},"modified":"2025-08-31T22:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T02:54:38","slug":"wwe-nxt-preview-9-2-25-the-road-to-no-mercy-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/31\/wwe-nxt-preview-9-2-25-the-road-to-no-mercy-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE NXT Preview (9\/2\/25) &#8211; The Road to No Mercy Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tensions are rising in WWE NXT as eyes are starting to get set on No Mercy. This week\u2019s NXT episode will feature stars who are fighting for their chance to be on the event. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be the beginning of the Speed Tournament to see who challenges the champion, Sol Ruca. Along with a stacked 8-man tag team match later in the night, with some unlikely partners. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a WWE NXT preview to let you in on what to expect on this week\u2019s episode.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>WWE NXT Preview &amp; Match Card:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speed Tournament Match: Candice LeRae vs Xia Brookside<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tag Team Match: Oba Femi, Ricky Saints, Hank Walker, and Tank Ledger vs. Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, Cutler James, and Saquon Shugars (Darkstate)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singles Match: Lash Legend vs. Jaida Parker<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Candice LeRae vs. Xia Brookside<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prepare for No Mercy, this week, NXT kicks off a tournament to determine Sol Ruca\u2019s challenger for her Speed Championship at the PLE on September 27th. The first match in the tournament will be SmackDown\u2019s Candace LeRae vs. TNA\u2019s Xia Brookside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are great competitors in the ring, but speed matches are unlike any other type of match. In these tournament matches, there are only three minutes to pin your opponent to advance. You have to be clever and quick on your feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Speed Championship Tournament will continue into next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MdxRgWi2AHU?si=Xa02nZYFBEAyEJyZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Oba Femi, Ricky Saints, Hank Walker, and Tank Ledger vs. Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, Cutler James, and Saquon Shugars (DarkState)<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This massive 8-man tag team match includes fallout from NXT Heatwave and feuds that are brewing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week on NXT, Ricky Saints defeated Josh Briggs to become the number one contender for Oba Femi\u2019s NXT Championship. After DarkState attacked the two, Saints and Femi are set to work together with Hank Walker and Tank Ledger. We will have to watch and find out if Saints and Femi can coexist for the night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walker and Ledger recently lost their tag team championships to the DarkState at NXT Heatwave. This tag match will be a way for Walker and Ledger to gain some retribution after losing the tag team championships.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141149\" style=\"width: 1522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141149 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/22-40.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic for the WWE NXT preview for September 2nd, 2025.\" width=\"1522\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/22-40.jpg 1522w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/22-40-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/22-40-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/22-40-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1522px) 100vw, 1522px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Lash Legend vs. Jaida Parker<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tensions have been rising very high between Jaida Parker and Lash Legend over the past few weeks, and this week on NXT, we will finally get a singles match between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bound to be a great bout as they are both phenomenal in-ring competitors. Both women want a chance at the NXT Women\u2019s Championship. Who knows, maybe after No Mercy, one of these women will be next in line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F749980100973156%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on WWE NXT previews and other news 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.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions are rising in WWE NXT as eyes are starting to get set on No Mercy. This week\u2019s NXT episode will feature stars who are fighting for their chance to be on the event. It will be the beginning of the Speed Tournament to see who challenges the champion, Sol Ruca. 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