Generation NXT - NXT recap for April 25, 2018

The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) shows up to start tonight's show. Adam Cole tells the rest of The Undisputed Era to relish the moment due to all the gold they have, as it is what happens when they are backed into a corner. He says that NXT has done everything in their power to keep this from happening, but here they stand. Fish says that they were thrown to the wolves during the last two NXT TakeOver events, but at every single turn, they remained one step ahead and now they are dripping in championship gold. Strong then says everyone wants to know why he turned on Pete Dunne to join The Undisputed Era. He says that he does not always pat himself on the back for something, but he has The Undisputed Era for that, which they do. Strong says he did something for himself and made the best decision of his life. He could have won the gold with Pete Dunne, but Pete Dunne would have eventually turned on him over the WWE United Kingdom Championship. He then says he has seen The Undisputed Era take a bullet for himself, and at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, he had an epiphany. It may be "Roddy vs. The World," but why fight alone when he can work with The Undisputed Era and take over NXT? O'Reilly says they are tired of being backed into a corner, and that now, they cannot be stopped and that this is their era. He says times are changing, and they are leaving everybody in the dust. Cole says they will prove that when he defends the NXT North American Championship against Oney Lorcan right now and defend it on his own, as he won it on his own and will continue to defend it on his own. Cole says they will prove that when he defends the NXT North American Championship against Oney Lorcan right now and defend it on his own, as he won it on his own and will continue to defend it on his own. Cole then mockingly states he does not need any help beating Oney Lorcan, and asks the rest of The Undisputed Era to watch from backstage. He then says their time is here, and that it is forever their time to shock the system.

Adam Cole retains the NXT North American Championship against Oney Lorcan when the rest of The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) show up with a trainer to check on Cole, which is soon revealed to be a front for Bobby Fish to do some damage behind the referee's back. After the match, The Undisputed Era (Cole, Fish, O'Reilly, Strong) take the boots to Oney Lorcan. Danny Burch runs in to fight off The Undisputed Era, but he falls victim to an Adam Cole superkick before getting laid out by the rest of The Undisputed Era.

We see a video package for "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler.

Next week: Candice LeRae vs. Bianca Belair!

We see a video package for Bianca Belair.

Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic) beat Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss after Tino Sabbatelli turns his back on Riddick Moss again. After the match, Heavy Machinery call out War Raiders (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) for attacking them from behind, and says they will rain on their buffets and take all the steaks. Dozovic says they will lift all the gyms and lift all the weights. They then challenge War Raiders to a match.

We see a video package for Nikki Cross, Aliyah and Kairi Sane.

We see footage from earlier today where Cathy Kelley interviews Dakota Kai. Kai says she does not feel comfortable about the incident in the WWE Performance Center, and that she prefers not to talk about it. "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler shows up and tells Kai to look at her, then asks her how it feels to know that the reality that a women's division run by her is her worst nightmare.

We see another vignette for "The Finest" Kona Reeves, who is coming back to NXT next week.

We see a video package for Lacey Evans, Vanessa Borne and Candice LeRae, all of whom want a shot at "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler.

Next week: TM61 (Shane Thorne and Nick Miller) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)! Pete Dunne vs. Roderick Strong!

Tommaso Ciampa attacks Johnny Gargano before Gargano can take on Aleister Black for the NXT Championship. Ciampa, who now has an eye patch over his right eye, asks Gargano if he thought he was done! He gets up in a Fireman's Carry, but Gargano fights out of it and strikes back against Ciampa. Ciampa eventually kicks Gargano in the groin before pushing him down on the stage. The crowd chants "You tapped out" to Ciampa, who then hits Gargano with a running knee to the side of the face, smashing Gargano's face into a nearby LED board. Referees eventually show up and check on Gargano, and as they tell Ciampa to go back to the back, Ciampa grabs Gargano and hits him with a running White Noise into a table just off the stage. Candice LeRae runs out to check on Gargano as the referees call for medical assistance. Meanwhile, Ciampa stares on at Gargano, nonperturbed, as EMTs show up to put Gargano on a stretcher. Kassius Ohno shows up to help Gargano into the ambulance, and Aleister Black walks by, the NXT Championship still on his shoulder as he watches Gargano gets placed inside. Afterwards, the ambulance drives away, and Tommaso Ciampa can be seen on the top of a tractor trailer waving goodbye to the ambulance. Meanwhile, Aleister Black makes his way to the ring. He calls out Ciampa, but before he can say more, SAnitY (Eric Young, Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe) show up. SAnity surround Aleister in the ring, and Eric Young says Gargano provided hope. He then says chaos took away that hope, but in chaos, SAnitY will find greatness and sanity. Aleister tells Eric Young that if he is looking for the NXT Championship, then they can go at it for the title right now.

Aleister Black retains the NXT Championship against Eric Young. After the match, Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain rush at Aleister Black, but he hits them both with Black Mass.