{"id":142088,"date":"2025-09-17T00:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T04:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=142088"},"modified":"2025-09-17T00:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T04:06:34","slug":"alexa-bliss-and-charlotte-flair-retain-wwe-womens-tag-team-championships-at-nxt-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/17\/alexa-bliss-and-charlotte-flair-retain-wwe-womens-tag-team-championships-at-nxt-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair Retain WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships at NXT Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NXT Homecoming was the first broadcast from Full Sail University since 2020. The University had been its full time home since the weekly television show began in 2012. However, when the COVID pandemic hit, WWE moved production to its current home, the WWE Performance Center.<\/p>\n<p>During the special, past NXT wrestlers returned to compete in matches against wrestlers that are currently wrestling on the brand. One of those matches was Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, the current WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champions, vs. The Culling&#8217;s Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley. Did the tag team titles come back to NXT for the first time since 2023, or did Bliss and Flair walk out still champions?<\/p>\n<h2>Bliss and Flair Use their Friendship to Get the Victory<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142098\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-142098\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/NXT-Homecoming-Womens-Tag-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"NXT Homecoming Women's Tag Team Championship Match Graphic\" width=\"389\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/NXT-Homecoming-Womens-Tag-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/NXT-Homecoming-Womens-Tag-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/NXT-Homecoming-Womens-Tag-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/NXT-Homecoming-Womens-Tag-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/NXT-Homecoming-Womens-Tag.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dame and Paxley <a  href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N50JIM14_bY?si=iLMvI3_0ahHoVrMI\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">qualified for the title opportunity<\/a> on the September 9, 2025 episode of NXT. They competed in a Triple Threat Tag Team elimination match to get their championship opportunity. The two women competed against and successfully beat Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx as well as Sol Ruca and Zaria. It was a very impressive victory, as the teams they beat both have a storied history as partners and have been together way longer than Dame and Paxley had. They have only been a team for a couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>After Gigi Dolin and Shotzi were released, Paxley had to find some new friends. She started associating herself with The Culling, and the two have had success ever since. Winning the match showed they could work well under pressure. But would it be enough to capture the Women&#8217;s Tag Team titles?<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/825H2Jh-Gsg?si=nzonXOAB3LA9aNjs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The match<\/a> started off strong, with Bliss and Flair showing why they&#8217;re champions, and Dame and Paxley showing why they won the elimination match last week. They traded blows back and forth, with each woman not giving up without a fight. The pivotal moment came when Flair and Dame went outside the ring, leaving Bliss and Paxley alone. Paxley jumped off the ring post into a 450 splash, but couldn&#8217;t connect. She then ran straight into a Sister Abigail from Bliss, who got the pin and the victory.<\/p>\n<p>It was a hard fought battle, but in the end, Bliss and Flair walked away still the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team champions. Sadly, it looks like an NXT team won&#8217;t be holding the belts unless they make another challenge. It would be nice to see that though, as the belts haven&#8217;t been NXT exclusive since the NXT Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships got unified with the current titles. Bliss and Flair survived a very hungry NXT team, giving everything they had to retain their championship titles.<\/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>NXT Homecoming was the first broadcast from Full Sail University since 2020. The University had been its full time home since the weekly television show began in 2012. However, when the COVID pandemic hit, WWE moved production to its current home, the WWE Performance Center. 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