Philadelphia is town of Brotherly Love, and it’s town that can see Oba Femi’s next challenger emerge when Je’Von Evans and TNA World Champion Trick Williams finally clash in a Number One Contender’s match.
After weeks of tense promo exchanges and brawling — each with one another and with Femi — Evans and Williams found themselves in General Manager Ava’s office on Tuesday’s episode of “WWE NXT” alongside Femi and TNA arrival Moose. Evans, Williams, Moose, and Femi all bickered over one another before an exasperated Ava walked in to her office to handle the 4 men. Ava announced that Evans and Williams’ Number One Contenders match for the upcoming August 19 episode of “NXT Heatwave.” Before then, nonetheless, Ava announced that the team of Evans, Williams, Moose, and Femi will team up against Darkstate on the upcoming August 12 episode of “NXT.”
Evans and Williams’ upcoming match at “NXT Heatwave” will likely be the 2 competitors’ first singles match against one another, having only worked together as a tag team before. While Williams’ last singles match in Philadelphia saw him take an enormous win against then-rival Carmelo Hayes at Stand and Deliver 2024, his win streak within the City of Brotherly Love could also be impacted by the incoming Moose, because the TNA star originally appeared on Tuesday’s “NXT” broadcast to stake his claim on Williams’ TNA title. Femi holds a win over each contenders after successfully defending his world title at Stand and Deliver 2025.
Evans and Williams’ match is one in all two currently announced for Philadelphia’s upcoming “NXT Heatwave” festivities, with the opposite being a showdown between Jordynne Grace and Blake Monroe.