WWE NXT Vengeance Day saw the arrival of a new faction, one that many fans compared to The Shield on social media. With the NXT Tag Team Titles on the line, Fraxiom retained against Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura. After the match, the group, which has been teased for weeks on WWE NXT, struck.

This wouldn’t be the only appearance by the faction. After Oba Femi retained the NXT Championship against Grayson Waller and Austin Theory, he too was attacked by the group.

On social media, many compared this new faction to The Shield, the iconic trio of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley) fans pointed out the group’s use of all black attire, their skull masks, and their use of a multi-man powerbomb as nods to The Shield. In several posts on X, many branded the group ‘Shield 2.0’ while others saw the group as the next Retribution.

Questions remain about the group and their intentions, but at least one member has been confirmed. After Corey Graves made reference to Dion Lennox being part of the faction. Lennox shared a photo from the group, making his involvement crystal clear.

Whatever the group has planned, their impact at NXT Vengeance Day can’t be denied. Stay tuned to SEScoops for the latest from this faction that is poised to shake things up on the silver brand.

Additional matches have been confirmed for the upcoming WWE NXT Vengeance Day event.

Eddy Thorpe has challenged Trick Williams to a Strap Match at Vengeance Day, citing Williams’ numerous opportunities compared to his own lack of recognition from Ava, Shawn Michaels, and the fans. This challenge follows weeks of Thorpe using a strap to attack Williams on NXT.

Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) will defend their NXT Tag Team Championships against Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura. Briggs & Inamura secured this title shot by defeating Hank Walker & Tank Ledger and the No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne & Tavion Heights) on the February 11 episode of NXT.

Additionally, Cora Jade has been added to the NXT Women’s Championship match, making it a Fatal 4-Way. Jade earned her spot by defeating Bayley on the February 11 episode of NXT, thanks to a distraction from Roxanne Perez, who disguised herself as “Hugger” Bayley. Taking advantage, Jade secured the victory with two Double-Arm DDTs, including one on the ringside floor. Following the match, NXT General Manager Ava made the Fatal 4-Way official.

WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2025 takes place on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. The event will air live on Peacock, with the pre-show starting at 5 PM ET and the main card beginning at 6 PM ET.

Updated WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2025 Card:

• WWE NXT Championship: Oba Femi (c) vs. Grayson Waller vs. Austin Theory
• NXT Women’s Championship Fatal 4-Way: Giulia (c) vs. Bayley vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade
• NXT Women’s North American Championship: Fallon Henley (c) vs. Stephanie Vaquer
• Ethan Page vs. Je’Von Evans
• Strap Match: Eddy Thorpe vs. Trick Williams
• NXT Tag Team Championship: Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) (c) vs. Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura

The debut of a new faction has been teased for the upcoming NXT Vengeance Day special set for Saturday, February 15, 2025.

The main event of this week’s episode of the Black & Silver show saw Oba Femi and Trick Williams teaming up to take on A-Town Down Under. The duo of Greyson Waller and Austin Theory won the match thanks to an argument between the two NXT stars and interference from Eddy Thorpe.

Thorpe, who had brought in a leather strap with him continued attacking Williams after the match as Femi headed to the back. The producer’s graphic appeared as Eddy stood tall but right before the show went off air, it cut to a screen with colored bars and a message reading ‘Vengeance Day.’

The message was similar to the one seen last week but this time it cut to a new screen showing four mysterious figures standing in the dark:

The Vengeance Day teaser closes out #WWENXT again this week and we got a glimpse of the people behind it! ?? pic.twitter.com/mN6q5yRFNu

— ?????? (@WrestlingCovers) February 5, 2025

This new vignette all but confirms the debut of a new faction at the upcoming show from Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington DC.

The show will also see Oba Femi defending his NXT Championship against both members of A-Town Down Under in a triple-threat match while Giulia will defend the NXT Women’s Championship against Roxanne Perez and Bayley.

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The ending to the January 28, edition of WWE NXT has left fans speculating as to what’s to come for the silver brand. In the main event of the show, Bianca Belair and Naomi retained the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson. Jackson nearly scored the win for her team with a pin on Naomi, before a hot tag to Belair saw the champions hit an assisted Kiss of Death to score the win.

As the four women shared a moment of respect in the ring, the screen cut to a WWE transmission card. The text on the card was then deleted and replaced with ‘Vengeance Day,’ teasing a reveal for NXT’s upcoming event.

This cryptic ending to WWE NXT immediately had fans speculating as to what will happen at Vengeance Day, set to take place on February 15, in Washington, D.C. On X, some fans speculated that it could mark the return of Jorydnne Grace, who since her most recent NXT appearance has signed with WWE. However, fans may be seeing Grace far sooner than that given reports that she could be part of this weekend’s Women’s Royal Rumble match.

Title Matches & Main Roster Stars Set For NXT Vengeance Day

Some social media users speculated on it being Sami Callihan, or another name from TNA Wrestling as part of the multi-year partnership between WWE and TNA. Whatever this tease means, fans will have to wait until NXT Vegeance Day to know for sure.

The January 28, edition of WWE NXT saw the silver brand continue on the road to its Vengeance Day event. During the show, three exciting Championship matches were announced.

On the Grayson Waller Effect, NXT Champion Oba Femi pointed out that neither Waller nor Austin Theory held gold during their respective runs in WWE NXT. After brawling with the pair and laying out Trick Williams, Femi was told by NXT GM Ava that he will defend the NXT Championship against Waller and Theory in a triple threat match at NXT Vengeance Day.

On the show, Fallon Henley retained the NXT Women’s North American Championship against Shotzi. After the match, she came face-to-face with Stephanie Vaquer. Commentary confirmed that Vaquer will challenge Henley for the title at NXT Vengeance Day.

The WWE NXT Women’s Championship will also be on the line at NXT Vengeeance Day. During this week’s show, Bayley and Giulia picking defeated the duo of Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez in the Role Model’s first NXT match in over four years. After the match, Bayley eyed Giulia and her NXT Women’s Championship. Later that night, Ava announced that both Bayley and Roxanne Perez will challenge Giulia for the NXT Women’s Championship at Vengeance Day.

NXT Vengeance Day will take place on February 15, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington D.C. With the show set to air the same day as AEW hosts its Grand Slam: Australia event, WWE is holding nothing back in their war for viewers next month. Stay tuned to SEScoops for the lateston NXT Vengeance Day, which has the potential to see several new champions be crowned.