NXT Revenge, Week One - NXT recap for April 15, 2026

Kelani Jordan beats Jaida Parker after Jaida hits Hipnotic into a turnbuckle exposed by Kelani earlier in the match, when Jaida hits a German suplex on Kelani as Kelani held on to the corner for dear life.

In locker room footage from earlier today, Shiloh Hill has a clipboard and a hammer when Ricky Saints shows up wanting to know what he is doing. "All Ego" Ethan Page shows up and tries to extend an olive branch to Ricky Saints, saying they are powerful united and distracted divided. He says that if Saints helps him win the NXT Championship, Saints will be the first person he defends against. Both men hug on it.

Tonight's NXT Focus focuses on the events leading up to the break-up of Sol Ruca and Zaria, their match at Stand & Deliver and their Last Woman Standing Match next week.

Joe Hendry shows up to perform live in concert in the ring. Hendry says that he has lost the NXT Championships and must ask himself if this is the end of the road, then says "Joe Says No." Hendry says that he has lost the NXT Championship and must ask himself if this is the end of the road, then says "Joe Says No." He lifts everyone's spirits with a concert where he sings about the current state of the NXT Championship picture. In the middle of the song, Keanu Carver shows up. Hendry says they are not doing this, but Carver shoves him. This leads to a brawl, but when Hendry hits him with a guitar, it has no effect on Carver. Hendry is busted open before security gets in the ring only to be manhandled, and Carver puts three members of security as well as Hendry through the barricade with a Spear.

We hear from Tony D'Angelo, who says that he will set the tone for his NXT Championship reign against "All Ego" Ethan Page tonight. He mentions what Ethan has accomplished in NXT, including dethroning Oba Femi, then says he beat Oba Femi first. He says that while he hates Ethan, Ethan has been the forefront of NXT for the past two years. D'Angelo says he has changed himself to win the title, and that he will break Ethan Page to keep it.

Backstage in the locker room, Lola Vice is met by Stephanie Vaquer, who wishes Lola good luck tonight.

Kali Armstrong beats Skylar Raye in her NXT debut.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone meets with Blake Monroe and The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake). Blake Monroe learns from Stone that Tatum Paxley agreed to a match for the Women's North American Championship next week, but that Tatum wants to select the stipulation. Blake reluctantly accepts.

Tony D'Angelo retains the NXT Championship against "All Ego" Ethan Page. During the match, Ricky Saints gets grabbed and pulled into the ring by an unknown set of hands. Not long after this, Shiloh Hill crawls out and pulls a rope, dragging Saints by hits feet as he forces him to the back.

Backstage, Ricky Saints confronts Shiloh Hill with a referee holding him back. Shiloh Hill responds by comedically approaching him with an electric saw while talking about all the things he is working on.

Myles Borne is in the ring. He talks about what happened at Stand & Deliver as well as how Dion Lennox attacked him, then calls out DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin), stating that they are not safe after attacking him. DarkState appears in the crowd, and Dion Lennox says that DarkState's slump is over and that their future is on Borne's shoulder. He gives Borne two options: accept his face, or deny the inevitable. Borne says that if Lennox wants a title match, they can have one next week. He then picks Option C, where he keeps his title, and says that while Lennox can get his match, he may not get it if all of DarkState jumps him. As Borne says that Lennox has a decision to make as the leader of DarkState, Saquon says that DarkState has no leader and threatens to break Borne's neck. Lennox interrupts, and after he and Saquon briefly quarrel over the title, they go after Borne only to be outsmarted.

We hear from Zaria, who says that gold was all that mattered to Sol Ruca and that Sol kicked her off the ladder. She says she tried to be the supportive friend, but Sol Ruca screwed it up when tag team gold was on the line and she got the worst of it. She also blames Sol Ruca for losing the Women's North American Championship, saying that she made the match about her. She also says that she should not have thrown in the towel for her, because Sol Ruca was handpicked for everything afterwards. She says that every time she got close to something, Sol Ruca kept her in her shadow, as she has always been better than her. She also says it took three Sol Snatchers to keep her down at Stand & Deliver, and promises this will never happen again. Zaria says that she would have let the world burn for Sol Ruca, but now, she will burn beside it when she is last woman standing.

EK Prosper beats Dorian Van Dux with eight seconds left to advance in the WWE Speed Championship Tournament.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone confronts Carver for his actions towards Joe Hendry, but Carver says he is done with the singing. When Stone mentions his plans for next week, Carver says that next week will be Joe Hendry's funeral.

This week's NXT Chronicle is a video package for Kendal Grey, who talks about how the last year has gone, her partnership with Wren Sinclair, her time in Evolve, being picked for the 2025 Women's Iron Survivor Challenge and winning it, and her transition to pro wrestling.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone meets with Tatum Paxley high up in the Performance Center. Tatum Paxley says she will send Blake Monroe and her fake title to Hell. Shiloh Hill shows up with a giant black coffin and Tatum Paxley picks the Casket Match as her stipulation.

Backstage, Dion Lennox and Saquon Shugars argue, with Lennox saying that Shugars is not listening and Shugars says Lennox got what he wanted and that Lennox keeps changing the plan. Lennox says he is trying to be smart as he goes off on Shugars, and says that they need g\old. He says that this is their only shot, and that they cannot risk it. Shugars is still not happy.

Lola Vice retains the NXT Women's Championship against Jacy Jayne after hitting the spinning back fist on Jacy Jayne despite being smacked from the outside by Lainey Reid. After the match, Kali Armstrong shows up, blasts through Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Helney, Lainey Reid) and stares down Lola. Kendal Grey stares down Lola from the other end of the ring, and The Culling stares down Lola from the balcony. Zaria shows up, but he is attacked by Sol Ruca, and they brawl their way to the back.

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