On December 17, World Wrestling Entertainment taped two episodes of WWE NXT at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, for December 23 and 30. These matches will air over the next two weeks. The spoilers,

In the closing moments of the match, Thea Hail hit Blake Monroe with a springboard senton splash. When Hail went for the cover, Monroe didn’t kick out. The referee counted things as a shoot, and the three-count was executed before the champion could kick out.

After a quick recap of Deadline, we went live in the arena for Femi's entrance to celebrate regaining the NXT title from Saints. He gave a promo in which he promised to defeat Rhodes on Saturday before he was interrupted by Saints' music.

WWE NXT Wrestler Blake Monroe lit up her Instagram feed on Sunday, December 14, with a pair of snaps. The 27-year-old wrestler showed off a mix of strength and glam in a bold red corset-style top with lace-up detailing and a strapless neckline.

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio noted that WWE higher-ups were quite pleased with the performances of all the “NXT” stars featured on “Saturday Night’s Main Event.” That also includes Joe Hendry,

Blake Monroe is no longer the NXT Women's North American Champion, and her loss came by way of an awkward finish.

Leon Slater is heading to New Year’s Evil. In the main event of Tuesday’s NXT, the TNA X Division Champion defeated Joe Hendry, Dion Lennox, and Myles Borne in a four-way match to determine Oba Femi’s opponent for January 6.

More WWE NXT stars speak on John Cena’s retirement. John Cena competed in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. The Never Seen Seventeen faced Gunther in the main event of the December 13 event.