Oba Femi has a new challenger.
This week’s episode of NXT featured a Fatal 4-Way main event to determine the challenger for the NXT title at the upcoming New Year’s Evil special on January 6.
The match saw Joe Hendry, Myles Borne, Dion Lennox and the reigning TNA X-Division champion Leon Slater battling for a shot at the top belt of WWE’s development brand.
Joe Hendry looked to have the match won after he threw Slater on Lennox outside the ring and then delivered the Standing Ovation on Borne.
As the former TNA World Champion went for the pin, however, Lennox pulled him out of the ring. The two then started brawling at the ringside, allowing Leon to take advantage.
The X-Division champion delivered a big 450 splash on Myles Borne to win the match. Oba Femi showed up at the stage after the bout and stared down the new #1 contender to end the show.
HE DID IT!!!
LEON SLATER IS THE NEW NO. 1 CONTENDER!!!@LEONSLATER_ pic.twitter.com/sfO6FIA9cP
— WWE (@WWE) December 17, 2025
This is the second match confirmed for the upcoming event. The winner of the 2025 Women’s Iron Survivor match Kendal Grey, is set to challenge Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s title in the other confirmed bout of the special.
Femi is in his second reign as the NXT champion after winning the belt back from Ricky Saints at Deadline earlier this month. The ruler is likely to make the main roster move soon after his recent match with Cody Rhodes but we’ll have to see how he handles his business in the meantime.
