WWE NXT Results, Highlights and Key Moments for January 27, 2026

Tonight’s WWE NXT airing January 27, 2025, promises an action-packed night live from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE Performance Center) in Orlando, Florida. The show sees WWE NXT Tag Team Champions DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) defend their titles against OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price). Plus, Joe Hendry will face The Vanity Project’s WWE EVOLVE Champion Jackson Drake in a WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Ladder Match Qualifier.

The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the CW and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!

WWE NXT Results (1/27/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights

The show opens up with Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcoming us as we see Joe Hendry laid out in the back and The Vanity Project (Ricky Smokes, Brad Baylor and WWE EVOLVE Champion Jackson Drake) standing over him. The Vanity Project insists they didn’t attack Joe Hendry and NXT General Manager Ava says she wants to know what happened and she wants to get things adjusted.

We then see Tony D’Angelo walking with his security detail.

Ricky Saints then joins the announce desk as DarkState makes their way down to the ring for the first match of the night and OTM follows.

WWE NXT Tag Team Championship Match: DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) (c) vs. OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price)

The match starts off with Nima and Saquon and Nima tosses Saquon around. Saquon then tries to go through the legs, but Nima blocks him. Price then tags in and he hits a head butt for a near fall. Saquon then hits a jaw breaker and Osiris tags in. They then try to move each other and they pie face each other. Osiris then hits a boot. Nima then tags in and he hits a hip toss and they send Saquon face first to the mat. They then do the same to Osiris. Saquon, Osiris and Cutler then surround the ring, but Saquon cannot take control and he has a kick blocked. Osiris then hits Nima from behind and Osiris hits a suplex. Price then tags in and they kick Osiris and get a near fall.

Price then cinches in a wrist lock and Saquon tags in and he holds on to the wrist lock. Price then hits an Irish whip that sends Saquon into the turnbuckles face first. Osiris then tags in and he goes for a slam, but Price escapes. Price then hits a slam to Osiris and to Saquon. Nima then tags in. Nima then punches Osiris, but misses a forearm. Saquon then tags in and Nima hits a suplex and he holds on for a second one with a delay. Saquon then hits a knee to block a third one. Osiris then tags in and he sends Nima into the corner and Saquon hits a splash. Nima then hits a suplex and Price press slams Saquon onto Cutler on the floor. Nima then hits a bronco buster to Osiris in the ropes.

Nima then works on Osiris’ shoulder. Price then tags in and Price hits a knee. Nima then hits a curb stomp for a near fall. Nima then tags in and Osiris escapes a slam and hits a forearm. Saquon then tags in and Nima cinches in a Greco Roman knuckle lock. Saquon then gets a victory roll for a near fall. Nima then hits an uppercut and elbow drop. Saquon then tries for a drop toe hold, but Nima does not go down. Cutler then distracts Nima and Saquon hits a clip. Osiris then tags in and hits a splash.

Osiris then chokes Nima in the ropes. Osiris then hits some punches and an uppercut. Osiris then hits a shoulder tackle. Osiris then hits a punch and a forearm to the back of the neck. Nima then fights out of the corner and he punches Osiris. Osiris then hits a kick and a knee. Saquon then tags in and he hits a springboard neck breaker while Osiris hits a belly-to-back suplex. Saquon then gets a near fall. Nima then kicks Saquon away, but Saquon stops Nima from making the tag. Saquon then hits a dragon screw and Osiris tags in and misses a slingshot splash. Nima then sends Saquon over the top rope and to the floor. Both men then go for a cross body at the same time and both men go down.

Price then tags in and clotheslines Saquon and Osiris. Price then hits a back drop and a clothesline. Price then hits clotheslines to both men in the corner. Price then tosses Osiris into the center of the ring and he catches Saquon as he comes off Osiris’ back. Price then hits a uranage and he gets a near fall. We then see Hank and Tank watching in the back while Vanity Project runs past them. They then make their way to the ring and that allows Saquon to roll up Price for win.

The winners and still the WWE NXT Tag Team Champions, DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars)!

After the match, all of the tag teams come out and fight to the back. Niko Vance and Shawn Spears then attack Osiris, Cutler and Saquon. They then hit the elevated assisted DDT on Osiris.

We then see Nikkita Lyons talking in the locker room and Blake Monroe comes in and mocks Jaida Parker. Nikkita then says Blake should have her own chant. Nikkita then says she knows that Blake has gone through so much. Blake then says she cannot let Jaida hold her back. Nikkita then says Blake needs a sage. She then says she never has had a problem stepping up to the women of NXT. She then says she will face Jaida so Blake’s path will be clear. Blake then asks how can she pay her back.

Nikkita Lyons then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Jaida Parker follows.

Singles Match: Jaida Parker vs. Nikkita Lyons

The match starts off with both women locking up and Parker rocks Lyons with a shoulder block, then wears her down with a submission hold and transitions into a pinfall. Lyons kicks out and rains down forearms on Parker, then levels her with a right hand and goes for a pin.

Parker kicks out, but Lyons takes her down with a suplex and a powerbomb. Parker and Lyons then rock one another with forearms, then connects with her signature Hip Attack on Lyons in the corner and follows it up with a pump handle sit-out powerbomb for the win.

Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for WWE NXT on January 27, 2026

• WWE NXT Tag Team Championship Match: DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) (c) vs. OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price)
• WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Ladder Match Qualifier: Joe Hendry vs. The Vanity Project’s WWE EVOLVE Champion Jackson Drake
• WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Ladder Match Qualifier: Chase U’s Andre Chase vs. Keanu Carver
• WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Ladder Match Qualifier: Myles Borne vs. DarkState’s Dion Lennox