New champion crowned at WWE NXT No Mercy
A new NXT Champion has been crowned.
Ricky Saints ended up being the person to topple Oba Femi at Saturday’s No Mercy premium live event, defeating The Ruler of NXT to win the NXT Championship for the first time. The finish came when Starks kicked out of Femi’s fall from grace powerbomb. Femi went for the move a second time, but Saints cut off Femi with a DDT. He then followed with a tornado DDT to win the match and the championship.
NXT No Mercy closed with Saints celebrating with the championship.
Femi had held the title for most of 2025, winning it from Trick Williams back at NXT New Year’s Evil on January 7.
Saints started making his claim for the NXT Championship following Heatwave, which saw Femi retain against Je’Von Evans. However, the last few weeks had seen Femi confront former foe Williams, leading to a TNA title vs. NXT title match on this past Tuesday’s NXT. No winner emerged after the NXT and TNA locker rooms emptied leading to an interpromotional brawl. Saints had his focus on the NXT title, but Femi emerged and the two had a staredown in the closing moments of the program.
