NXT vs. TNA Showdown

NXT vs. TNA Showdown (also stylized as ShoWdown) was a professional wrestling television special co-produced by WWE and partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) for wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand division and TNA. The event took place on October 7, 2025, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and aired live as a special episode of NXT on The CW. It featured direct competition between wrestlers from both companies. The special was originally named Invasion, reviving the "Invasion" event name from 2001, however, due to controversy regarding the name and date coinciding with the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Southern Israel in 2023, WWE changed the name to Showdown. Four matches were contested at the event. The event featured two NXT vs. TNA themed Survivor Series style elimination matches, with one each for the men and women. The main event was the men's match where Team TNA (Mike Santana, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Leon Slater) defeated Team NXT (Ricky Saints, Trick Williams, Je'Von Evans, and Myles Borne) with Joe Hendry serving as special guest referee, while for the women's match, Team NXT (Jacy Jayne, Jaida Parker, Sol Ruca, and Lola Vice) defeated Team TNA (Kelani Jordan, Jessie McKay, Cassie Lee, and Mara Sadè) with Jordynne Grace serving as the special guest referee. In another prominent match which was the opening bout, TNA World Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated NXT Tag Team Champions DarkState (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin) in a Winners Take All match to retain their TNA title and win NXT's, becoming the first TNA-contracted wrestlers to win a WWE title.