Overview
- Saints pinned Femi in the Sept. 27 main event at Fort Lauderdale’s FTL War Memorial during the NXT No Mercy premium live event.
- The finish featured Saints countering at the announce table and landing multiple DDTs, including a final rope-assisted DDT for the decisive pin.
- Femi’s title run, which began in January 2025, ended with the loss, with the reign listed at 264 days by Fightful.
- WWE shared footage of Shawn Michaels congratulating the new champion, and Saints said, “the Absolute Era truly begins.”
- Femi remains booked for the NXT–TNA Invasion special on Oct. 7, where he is advertised to challenge Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship.