NXT Gold Rush lineups revealed: Tatum Paxley vs. Jacy Jayne to headline Week 1

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A total of eight title matchups have been confirmed for NXT Gold Rush, the Tuesday night brand’s two-week special from the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York City, New York.

The show, which features cross-promotional title bouts featuring TNA, AAA and EVOLVE, will begin next week with a card headlined by a rematch for the NXT Women’s Championship.

In a sequel to their Halloween Havoc battle, NXT Women’s Champion Tatum Paxley will face former titleholder Jacy Jayne next week. The bout was confirmed on Tuesday’s episode of NXT, with the generous Paxley agreeing to give Jayne one last shot at the belt.

It was also revealed on Tuesday night that 21-year-old rising star Je’Von Evans and TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater will team up to challenge DarkState for the NXT Tag Team Championships next week. A feud between the heel NXT faction and the singles stars has been in the works since TNA’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view last month, where DarkState interrupted a dream match between Slater and Evans.

The first week of Gold Rush will also include the return of Sol Ruca, who, on Tuesday night, revealed her return to the ring after a month away. She’ll meet Blake Monroe and try to regain the Women’s North American Championship, a title she relinquished last month due to injury.

A previously announced bout for the AAA Mixed Tag Team Championships will also air on next week’s Gold Rush, with Ethan Page and Chelsea Green putting their title on the line against Ethan Page and Thea Hail.

The biggest match on the second week of Gold Rush will be a three-way for the TNA Knockouts World Championship, with incumbent Kelani Jordan meeting ex-Knockouts champ Jordynne Grace and current TNA talent Lei Ying Lee.

A pair of EVOLVE matchups will go down on the second week as well. First-ever men’s EVOLVE champ Jackson Drake will try to defend against Sean Legacy, and Kendal Grey will put her title on the line against Fatal Influence’s Lainey Reid.

The second week of Gold Rush will also include the finals of a tournament to crown the next WWE Speed Women’s Champion, with Zaria and Fallon Henley facing off.

Here’s a look at everything announced for the next two weeks:

NXT Gold Rush Week 1 – 11/18/25

  • Blake Monroe vs. Sol Ruca (NXT Women’s North American Championship)
  • Ethan Page & Chelsea Green vs. Joe Hendry & Thea Hail (AAA Mixed Tag Team Championships)
  • DarkState vs. Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater (NXT Tag Team Championships)
  • Tatum Paxley vs. Jacy Jayne (NXT Women’s Championship)

NXT Gold Rush Week 2 – 11/25/25

  • Zaria vs. Fallon Henley (Vacant WWE Speed Women’s Championship)
  • Kelani Jordan vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Lei Ying Lee (TNA Knockouts World Championship)
  • Jackson Drake vs. Sean Legacy (WWE EVOLVE Championship)
  • Kendal Grey vs. Lainey Reid (WWE EVOLVE Women’s Championship)
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