{"id":147723,"date":"2025-12-04T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=147723"},"modified":"2025-12-04T00:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:11:50","slug":"how-tony-d-angelos-next-move-was-teased-at-nxt-championship-contract-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/04\/how-tony-d-angelos-next-move-was-teased-at-nxt-championship-contract-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tony D&#8217;Angelo&#8217;s Next Move was Teased at NXT Championship Contract Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/03\/wwe-nxt-results-12-2-25-nxt-deadline-on-the-horizon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">December 2, 2025<\/a> episode of NXT ended with an NXT Championship contract signing. This Saturday at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/30\/wwe-nxt-deadline-preview-12-6-25-who-will-be-the-iron-survivor\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Deadline<\/a>, Oba Femi will face Ricky Saints in an effort to get back his championship. Femi lost the championship to Saints after a thrilling 263 day reign at No Mercy. He returned a few weeks ago to reclaim what he lost, which led to the match being official. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The contract signing closed the show for a few significant reasons. First, NXT General Manager Ava told them that the match would open Deadline on Saturday. Second, it was teased something would happen during the match. Ava got a mysterious package delivered to her earlier, with Tony D\u2019Angelo\u2019s bridge <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bodyslam.net\/2025\/12\/03\/mysterious-bridge-shown-in-background-during-nxt-championship-contract-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flashing on the screen<\/a> during the contract signing. Would D\u2019Angelo be returning to make an NXT Championship run, or will he deliver the loser to the main roster?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">D\u2019Angelo Still Has Unfinished Business in NXT<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The last time D\u2019Angelo was seen on NXT television was during a now infamous vignette. He was approached by a figure casting a shadow over him, and it\u2019s been silence ever since. Five months later, and fans are still speculating what\u2019s going on with him. There have been conversations about him going to the main roster. But the timing of the bridge teaser might lead to speculation about a proper NXT sendoff.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tony D\u2019Angelo\u2019s Current WWE Status Revealed After Months Off TV <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jenQ5DLuC5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jenQ5DLuC5<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lwgrcG3foR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lwgrcG3foR<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gDEa6wzmQ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gDEa6wzmQ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ringside News: WWE &amp; AEW Wrestling News (@ringsidenews_) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringsidenews_\/status\/1990211178107130363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He has been NXT North American Champion, NXT Heritage Cup Champion, and NXT Tag Team Champion. But he has never been NXT Champion. His last match was winning the D\u2019Angelo Family Battle, cementing himself as the Don of the D\u2019Angelo Family. Without the NXT Championship, that title is meaningless, and he knows that. Coming back to NXT is a smart move for him. Becoming NXT Champion will surely make him the true Don of NXT.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>He\u2019s Going to \u201cTake Care\u201d of the Match\u2019s Loser\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Both Femi and Saints deserve to be on the main roster. Femi has had many epic championship defenses. Saints made a name for himself in NWA and AEW before having NXT success. D\u2019Angelo has no doubt heard the fans\u2019 cries to put them on the main roster. After all, he has had many instances of \u201ctaking care\u201d of problems over the years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pretty Deadly got packed up and delivered to the main roster. Santos Escobar and Legado del Fantasma lost their Loser Leaves NXT match. Even Two Dimes, who got released and is now with AEW and ROH, got a farewell and eulogy from him. Having him \u201ctake care\u201d of the match\u2019s loser is a brilliant way to write them out of NXT. Given that the bridge teased was the bridge he loves to frequent, it\u2019s clear he\u2019ll play a big role in the match on Saturday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Bridge Teased D\u2019Angelo\u2019s Next Move\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There have been tons of speculation surrounding D\u2019Angelo\u2019s future. Would he be joining the main roster? Could he still have more to do in NXT? What happened on Tuesday is a big clue about his next move. The bridge is clearly the bridge he\u2019s associated with, and it flashed during the contract signing between Femi and Saints. He\u2019ll be involved in some way, but no one knows for sure what he\u2019ll do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He could return and attack the winner of the match. That puts him straight into the NXT Championship picture, a title he has never won. However, he does have a history of bringing people to the main roster or into other companies. It would make sense if that\u2019s how the loser gets written off NXT. Whatever happens on Saturday, it\u2019s clear that the NXT Championship match will start of Deadline in a big way.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Signed. Sealed. Delivered.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in NXT PLE History, the NXT Championship Match will KICK OFF the show when Ricky Saints defends against Oba Femi THIS SATURDAY in San Antonio!!! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vh3BWtq1dP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Vh3BWtq1dP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1996053027766386763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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). 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