Heading into his backstage conversation with “WWE NXT” General Manager Ava, Ethan Page desired to be on the shortlist of NXT Championship contenders. Coming out of it, though, he found himself off the list and arrange for a defense of his existing NXT North American Championship as a substitute.
Amidst his discussion with Ava, Page identified that, as NXT North American Champion, he had a record variety of title matches in 2025, and since of it, he’s now also approaching a record amount of days because the champion. Much to his surprise, Ava then praised Page for his efforts with the title, while adding that it deserved its own highlight. With that in mind, Ava also confirmed that Page would defend the respective title against French luchador Elio LeFleur on next week’s edition of “NXT.”
For Page, it will mark his eleventh televised title defense as NXT North American Champion, with the likes of Tavion Heights, AAA’s Mr. Iguana, and TNA’s Moose and Mustafa Ali previously difficult him. For LeFleur, next week will function his “NXT” TV debut.
Over the past week, WWE has released introductory vignettes of LeFleur, who guarantees to “slash the sky.” LeFleur joined WWE last yr following a successful tryout in the UK in March 2025. In October 2025, WWE fans got their first have a look at LeFleur when the corporate unveiled a photograph of him, unmasked, alongside other latest signees similar to Zozaya and Mike D. Vecchio. On the independent scene, wrestling fans knew LeFleur as Aigle Blanc, a former wXw European and APC Champion.