Generation NXT - NXT recap for September 8, 2026

Jaida Parker retains the NXT Women's Championship against Kelani Jordan. After the match, Wren Sinclair attacks Kelani Jordan and lays out the referee in the process. She then finds a shinai underneath the ring and smashes Kelani with it until officials rush in to restore order.

In backstage footage from yesterday, Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno meet with General Manager Robert Stone, wanting a match with The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) after they attacked them last week. Stone makes the match official.

We hear from Myles Borne, who wonders if he made a mistake doing what he did to Tavion Heights and feels that he may have read the situation wrong and owes Tavion an apology. Meanwhile, Tavion Heights is watching Myles Borne's message on his phone along with Hank Walker and Tank Ledger. Tavion says that his friendship with Myles will have to wait, as he has a North American Championship match tonight.

The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) beat Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Birthright (Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace) are met by William Regal and Fit Finley, who want Birthright to step up if they want to be taken seriously. Regal says that he has history with Zilla Fatu's father Umaga, and sends Charlie Dempsey to take care of Zilla Fatu tonight.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone catches up with Wren Sinclair and suspends her for her recent actions.

Charlie Dempsey is in the ring. He says that enough is enough after keeping his head down for six years, and says that even though he has always been substance over style and action over words, he can say he has never sold out. He says that when Birthright (Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace) came together, he could not pass up the opportunity, as they wanted to mold wrestling into what it was meant to be. Dempsey sees Birthright as a new start and a means of proving he is the best grappler in the company, but he has been made to look like a fool. Dempsey sees Birthright as a new start and a means of proving he is the best grappler in the company, but he has been made to look like a fool. He says he is going to force NXT to take him seriously after NXT turns its back on real wrestlers while hiring former football players, and says that those who deserve it should come and take it and that that nobody can step up to Birthright, especially Zilla Fatu. He offers Zilla Fatu a spot in Birthright again, saying that last week was a start on the wrong foot, and that Zilla does not need to stand in his father's shadow before telling him that the offer is still on the table. Zilla Fatu shows up and says he likes what Charlie is saying and that the majority of it is true, then says that while he appreciates the invitation, he is "The Main One." Zilla refuses the offer again, then Birthright shows up and surrounds Zilla. Zilla gets the upper hand, but Lexis King hits Zilla in the back with a chair after Zilla is slapped in the face by Arianna. Birthright then puts Zilla through the announce table. Dempsey then rips the shirt off Zilla's back and raises it up.

In this week's NXT Spotlight, we hear from Naraku, who says that questioning the mist is leading Shiloh Hill down a path of darkness. He tells Shiloh to stop all of this now, or else he will experience every color of mist and every effect.

Backstage, Saquon Shugars tells Mason Rook and Tony D'Angelo that he has everything figured out. D'Angelo is more focused on getting back the NXT Championship, while Mason rook wants everyone on the same page. Tristan Angels shows up and says Rook should not even be here at all and that he would fit in the main event tonight, but Saquon reminds Tristan that he could not get his first singles win against Zilla Fatu. Tristan says that he at least has the bollocks to face Zilla Fatu while Saquon is nothing more than a sheep.

Jackson Drake retains the NXT North American Championship against Tavion Heights despite Drake's left foot being injured and targeted by Tavion during the match. After the match, Myles Borne is spotted in the crowd, and Tavion notices him.

Backstage, EK Prosper, Keanu Carver and Cruz Montana meet before their match, and Montana says that the three of them need to be on the same page so that they can all throw hands. General Manager Robert Stone shows up, and Keanu Carver's mood changes, with Carver saying that he is looking forward to tonight.

Zaria heads to the ring. Zaria talks about how there was always someone or something in her way of championship gold, including Sol Ruca, and how she dumped "the dead weight" of Sol Ruca seven months ago and went on to beat everyone's favorites. She says that this continued at Heatwave where she put to bed every remaining doubt about who she was when she carried two titles and unified them, and now the Women's Speed Championship is in the past while she continues to be Women's North American Champion. Izzi Dame shows up and questions exactly how dominant Zaria is, then says that Zaria is presenting a facade that she can see right through and is now everything that she hated. Izzi says there is more to Zaria than the facepaint and that she will expose who the real Zaria is, then Thea Hail suddenly shows up and says everyone does not care what Zaria says and that that she will get the women's North American Championship again. Izzi says this is boring and leaves this between Zaria and . Zaria says that Thea would not be here if it were not for Jaida Parker telling her what to do, and that Thea will never be champion again because someone does the thinking for her. Thea says she has at least a real friend, but Zaria says that even Jaida will leave her like everyone else. Thea says she will get over that when Zaria gets over Sol Ruca, and when Zaria headbutts Thea, Thea fights back and makes Zaria tap.

Backstage, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger meet with Myles Borne. Myles says he will apologize to Tavion Heights face-to-face next week.

Backstage, Birthright (Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace) meets with William Regal and Fit Finley with a piece of Zilla Fatu in the form of Zilla's shirt. Regal and Finley are pleased when The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake, Myka Lockwood) show up and brag, and Regal tells Jackson Drake not to get comfortable, as Birthright is on the hunt. Dorian Van Dux and "Super" Sean Legacy show up wanting the NXT tag titles, as do The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) and DarkState (Cutler James and Osiris Griffin). This leads to a big backstage quarrel.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Kali Armstrong, who takes offense to Thea Hail jumping the line to the NXT Women's North American Championship, saying that Thea is only doing this because Jaida Parker told her to and that Thea cannot think for herself. Lizzy Rain shows up and says that if Kali feels worthy enough of a title shot, then she should take it like she took her interview time. Officials have to restore order.

Grayson Waller guests on commentary for the next match.

Tony D'Angelo, Mason Rook and Saquon Shugars beat Cruz Montana, EK Prosper and Keanu Carver in a six-man tag match after Mason Rook tags himself in and uses Tony D'Angelo as part of a cannonball senton on EK Prosper. D'Angelo, Mason and Saquon will face each other in an NXT Championship Triple Threat #1 Contender's Match next week. After the match, Keanu Carver and Cruz Montana brawl on the stage as officials try to restore order.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!

Thursday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for August 13, 2026

The MFT's (Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga) beat Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom).

American Made (Julius and Brutus Creed) beat Birthright (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Uriah Connors).

Lyra Valkyria beats Jaida Parker by submission.

Generation NXT - NXT recap for August 4, 2026

Jaida Parker and Thea Hail beat Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic. After the match, Nattie, Karmen and Nikkita go on the attack, but Nattie inadvertently punches out Nikkita when Thea Hail ducks a punch from her. This allows Thea and Jaida to clean house.

Backstage, Myles Borne and Tavion Heights are locked in for their tag team title match.

Tony D'Angelo heads to the ring. D'Angelo mentions Grayson Waller's promo from the start of last week's show and how it disrespected everyone, and that Grayson will not use his title as a boomerang to get himself what he thinks he is owed. He says he will not let Grayson use him as a stepping stone and get what he wants at his expense, but before he can move on to other business, Grayson Waller shows up and interrupts. Grayson is on the balcony as he states that he is "the money fight" and that Grayson and the NXT Championship go through him. D'Angelo says Grayson is not in the ring with him because he is a bitch, then mentions how they were partners back in WarGames. He talks about how Grayson Waller was the only person on their team without a singles title history, then says Grayson is only in NXT to make himself relevant and win the title, but unfortunately for Grayson, he is champion. Grayson says the men's roster is more relevant than ever thanks to him, then says that D'Angelo lost his balls along with his mafia family. As Grayson continues to speak, Cruz Montana - who D'Angelo called out earlier to continue last week's conversation before Grayson interrupted - shows up. Montana says that D'Angelo did not call Grayson out here, but he might as well "give [Grayson] this work." He gives Grayson credit where credit is due for rattling cages, then says he put in the work instead of insulting people and proved over time that he is who he says he is. He says Grayson has a chip on his shoulder because his comfortable life is not so comfortable, while he has one because he has no other option but to survive. He hopes Grayson never meets the man in the mirror he went to war with. Montana says the difference between him and Grayson is that he spent years proving he belonged while Grayson spent years proving people should notice him. Grayson says Montana's opinion does not matter, and that he is embracing his demons. Montana tells Grayson that he only fights for himself and that it will not get him anywhere, and when he has people who depend on him and hold him accountable, that will make him "the man." D'Angelo says that he does not care about either man's motivations and know they want his title, then tells them to meet with General Manager Robert Stone to make a match over who faces him for it.

Backstage, Wren Sinclair is focused on her and Kendal Grey's matches. Kendal Grey says they wanted this pressure, then tells Wren that she is up next and that she needs to lock in.

Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair for the WWE Women's Speed Championship ends in a time limit draw. Wren Sinclair retains the WWE Women's Speed Championship. After the match, Zaria attacks Wren Sinclair and hits her with an F-5.

Bronco Nima meets with Lucien Price, saying he owes him after taking his eyes off what mattered most last week. Lucien says Bronco should do what he has to do, and says he should get his back-up plan as Birthright (Lexis King, Uriah Connors, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Arianna Grace) show up trying to drive a wedge between them again. This leads to a challenge to a one-on-one match, and Lucien accepts, saying he has his back-up plan.

Backstage, Kelani Jordan meets with Grayson Waller, saying that she will win the NXT Women's Championship on the very first attempt. Mason Rook shows up and calls out Grayson Waller for calling him soft, saying he can do things in the ring Grayson cannot. As Grayson tells Mason Rook he does not know sacrifice, Mason is attacked from behind by Kam Hendrix, and referees show up to stop the ensuing brawl.

Myles Borne and Tavion Heights beat The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) to become the NXT Tag Team Champions after Jackson Drake tries to get involved in the match, which only gets him and Myka Lockwood ejected from ringside.

Backstage, Myka Lockwood gets another look at Keanu Carver as a furious Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake, Myka Lockwood) head to the back.

Backstage, Izzi Dame and Niko Vance meet with Lizzy Rain. Izzi says their match would have went differently if not for Shawn Spears, but Lizzy feels differently. Shawn Spears shows up and says that he has gotten with Robert Stone and that next week it will be Izzi and Niko vs. him and Lizzy. Niko tells Shawn to take his own advice and quit while he is head. Lizzy makes it clear she does not trust him, and that if the match goes south, it will be three-on-one really quickly. Lizzy leaves, and Shawn says "Smart girl."

Keanu Carver beats EK Prosper with a small package.

Backstage, Osiris Griffin and Cutler James are worried about Dion Lennox, who is upset that DarkState (Lennox, James, Griffin) is not as untouchable as they used to be and wants it to be untouchable again. He says that Saquon Shugars will not walk away from them again.

We look back on Kendal Grey winning the NXT Women's Championship at The Great American Bash in this week's NXT Focus.

We hear from Shiloh Hill, who says that he injured his maxilla in his last match with Tristan Angel and that he is now injured, and that he will be out for a while. He also mentions research he did on Kali Armstrong's college track career, the Intercontinental Championship tournament in 1979, and the actual history of the green mist in professional wrestling.

WWE acknowledges the passing of WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr. RIP Dory Funk Jr. (1941 - 2026)

As General Manager Robert Stone handles a phone call with a free agent, Cruz Montana shows up and finds out he will face Grayson Waller in an NXT Championship #1 contender's match next week. Stone leaves, Tristan Angels shows up and confronts Montana for being given a chance at a championship, but Montana reminds Tristan that he was not here when he was putting in the work last year when he was still in TNA.

Kendal Grey retains the NXT Women's Championship against Lola Vice in an NXT Underground Match by submission with a triangle hold that sees Kendal bleed under the right ear after being tripped into ring steps, Lola Vice nearly knocking Kendal Grey out of the ring, and referee Adrian Butler getting knocked out by a spinning back fist by Lola Vice. Both women bow and then hug in a show of respect before Lola raises Kendal's hand after the match.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!

Generation NXT - NXT recap for July 21, 2026

General Manager Robert Stone tells a referee that Tony D'Angelo and Naraku cannot touch each other before the main event. Thea Hail shows up, then Nattie shows up saying she will tap Jaida Parker out. Stone leaves before Thea Hail is able to say what she has to say.

DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin) beats Saquon Shugars, Noam Dar and Romero Moreno in a six-man tag match. Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox have to be held back after the match.

Lizzy Rain, Skylar Raye, Jaida Parker, Thea Hail, Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair talk about their matches and current plans in the women's locker room. Thea with Jaida luck with Nattie tonight.

Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair head to the ring. They are soon joined by Lola Vice. Kendal says she is glad that Lola wants to face her again, and Lola says that she is not done running the women's division and that "Vice City" continues to grow. Kendal says Lola became everything everyone said she could be, then ran into her. She says that Kendal was right when she said she saw a champion, but Lola saw someone who needed validation when she looked at Kendal. Kendal says she does not need validation, as the NXT Women's Championship is validation, and that she did not need years to prove she belonged here. Lola says Kendal got here fast, then wants to know how fast Kendal will fall. Lola says she knows her worth, and that Kendal is shy, weak and vulnerable. Kendal says she is honest with herself and the fans, and says that there is not a woman in the back who can match her. Lola says Kendal beat her once in a match, but not in a fight. Wren Sinclair is hesitant, and Kendal knows where Lola is going. Kendal tells Lola to think about it, as she will be exposed if she goes where she is taking her. Lola gives Kendal a week to train for an NXT Underground match, then says she will send Kendal to the mat. Kendal says she will beat Lola's ass and send her back to "shakin' it."

We see a video package chronicling the events between Tony D'Angelo and Naraku leading to tonight's street fight for the NXT Championship.

Keanu Carver beats Hank Walker. After the match, Carver attacks Hank, and when Tank tries to stop him, Carver sends him into the announce table. Carver grabs the top of a set of ring steps, but EK Prosper shows up out of the crowd and drop kicks Carver. Hank and Tank double-team Carver back in the ring, and EK Prosper gets the last word on Carver from the top rope.

Backstage, Nattie (along with Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic) meets with Thea Hail about inviting her to "The Dungeon," saying she has worked wonders for Karmen Petrovic and Nikkita Lyons and that Thea can either be a legend like her or "a soft bitch" like Jaida Parker. Thea says she has no problem with Jaida; it is Nattie she does not like. Karmen tells Thea that she will reject this as she, Nikkita and Nattie leave. Thea genuinely hopes that Nattie gets her teeth punched in.

In footage from last night, Shiloh Hill meets Danhausen. Shiloh asks for Danhausen's help with Tristan Angels and mentions that Tristan smashed his tooth. Danhausen hands Shiloh a tooth, but says adhesive will cost a lot of human monies. Shiloh pays Danhausen in Bitcoin. Danhausen takes the Bitcoin payment, then tries to put it in his computer.

Jaida Parker beats Nattie by referee stoppage. As Jaida has Nattie in the Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring, Karmen Petrovic and Nikkita Lyons fight over the white towel in Nikkita's hand. All of a sudden, the towel is thrown into the ring, and Nattie looks at Nikkita and Petrovic only to see Thea Hail at ringside. An alternate camera shot of what happened at the end of the match shows that Thea Hail suddenly showed up, took the towel away, and threw it in the ring. Nattie is embarrassed.

In tonight's NXT Spotlight, we see the events from last week that have led to tonight's street fight for the NXT Championship between Naraku and Tony D'Angelo.

Backstage, Kelani Jordan meets with General Manager Robert Stone, who is on the phone again, saying that she kicked out before the three count, but Stone says the referee's decision is final. Kelani leaves, then OTM shows up. Bronco Nima being part of Los Perros del Mal in AAA and one-half of NXT leads to complications as to what matches Bronco Nima will be in on the weekend of NXT Heatwave.

Shawn Spears beats Niko Vance by disqualification. During the match, Lizzy Rain shows up and brawls with Izzi Dame, and as this goes on, Shawn Spears hit the mat with the chair and tosses the chair to Niko Vance before lying down on the mat behind the referee's back. When the referee turns around, Niko Vance has the chair and Spears is lying on the mat. The referee calls for the bell and gives Spears the win via disqualification, and multiple referees have to hold Vance back after the match.

Backstage, Kam Hendrix tells General Manager Robert Stone that he is not yet medically cleared. Myles Borne and Tavion Heights show up, and Myles Borne wants a tag team title match, saying that he will defend the North American title next week if he can get the match. Myles wants Hendrix, but says that Hendrix's hurt leg is attached to a coward. Kam Hendrix suddenly gets a text from the medical team stating that he is clear. Stone tells Myles that he has his tag team title match, and that he has his North American title match next week. Kam Hendrix says he will see Myles Borne next week.

We hear from Reina Volcan, who says that people mistake beauty for weakness. She says that NXT will suffer, not survive, her.

Reina Volcan beats Skylar Raye by submission with a backbreaker rack in her NXT debut.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone is met by Shiloh Hill. Shiloh Hill says that Tristan Angels embarrassed him by destroying his tooth, and that the fog is coming and that Tristan needs to be put down. Stone gives Shiloh a match with Tristan next week, and Shiloh thanks him before taking all of the KFC Popcorn Chicken on the desk on his way out.

A black SUV pulls up in the parking lot, and the back door of the SUV opens.

Tony D'Angelo retains the NXT Championship against Naraku in a street fight after blocking Naraku's poison mist with his hands and getting it in Naraku's eyes before putting Naraku through a table with Dead to Rights on top of some ring steps. After the match, Mike Santana - now out of TNA and signed to WWE - shows up in the crowd and stares down D'Angelo to end the show.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!

Generation NXT - NXT recap for June 16, 2026

Zaria heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Zaria says that she spent so long in Sol Ruca's shadow that she forgot what the sun looked like, and after setting the women's division ablaze, she is the new Women's North American Champion. She says that she did this all of her own after being overlooked, underestimated and looked past in favor of Sol Ruca, but now, she holds a title, and the power is in her hands. She calls this a course correction, not a dream come true, that she owes nothing to anybody. Zaria then promises that her name will not be in the shadows ever again before Kelani Jordan shows up and congratulates Zaria. Kelani then gives Zaria some advice: enjoy all of this, as the people who chant that she deserves this will switch it up on her before the week is even over, and no matter what she does, it will never be good enough. She tells Zaria to hold on to the Women's North American Championship as tightly as possible, as she may never hold another title again. As Kelani talks about how she only needs one shot to beat Lola Vice and become NXT Women's Champion, Kendal Grey shows up. Kendal says she has already beaten Kelani and that Kelani will be watching her beat Lola Vice to become NXT Women's Champion, and that if Kelani ends up back in her path, she will beat her again. As Zaria complains about somebody making this about themselves, Lola Vice shows up and tells Zaria to get over Sol Ruca, then says she will beat Kendal Grey again. All four women argue, then General Manager Robert Stone shows up. All four women see themselves in a tag team match against each other coming, which Stone more or less confirms.

Tavion Heights beats Jackson Drake in an NXT North American Championship #1 contender's match after Myles Borne stops Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes from interfering after Tavion sends Drake flying into the both of them.

In backstage from last week, comedian Matt Mathews, Aaron Rourke, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger meet with General Manager Robert Stone when Birthright (Lexis King, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Arianna Grace) interrupts. Matt Mathews mocks Birthright when Lexis King thanks Stone for putting Arianna in the Women's Speed Championship Tournament where she will soon be "the fastest woman alive," and the ensuing argument leads to Birthright getting kicked out of the office.

Izzi Dame beats Thea Hail to advance in the WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament.

Backstage, Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair talk about each others' matches and state that they will both be champions by the end of The Great American Bash. Lola Vice shows up and tells Kendal not to get ahead of herself, and Kendal tells Lola not to hit her on accident again while Wren heads out to ensure she is medically cleared.

Tony D'Angelo meets with Naraku, who has the contract for their match. D'Angelo says he can see through Naraku's nice guy act and knows about his accomplishments as the leader of Los Ingobernables de Japon, and says Naraku left Japan for his title. D'Angelo says that Naraku is a man without a family who has moved his life halfway across the world for something he cannot accomplish, and says that the NXT Championship is staying with him. D'Angelo signs the contract after noticing that Naraku has yet to sign, then tells Naraku to get ready for war. D'Angelo leaves, then Naraku says "Evil is coming."

We see a video package for Jaida Parker vs. Nattie in this week's NXT Focus.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone is met by Keanu Carver. EK Prosper shows up, and Keanu Carver finds out EK Prosper is his opponent next week. Carver does not think highly of Prosper, and Prosper takes offense to the disrespect as he tells Carver that he will humble him.

Nattie beats Jaida Parker by submission with the Sharpshooter after keeping Jaida away from the ropes.

Backstage, Mason Rook and Lizzy Rain talk about their title aspirations when they run into Tristan Angels shows up and says that he will be representing England properly as Mr. NXT. As Aaron Rourke reminds Tristan that the fans voted for Shiloh Hill, Tristan mentions that if Shiloh cannot perform his duty, the title goes to the runner-up, which he says is worthy of a championship match. Rourke challenges Tristan to a match, reminding Tristan that he has a history of coming up short. Tristan gets angry and leaves, and Rook and Lizzy tell Rourke to kick Tristan's ass.

Arianna Grace beats Layla Diggs with an inside cradle to advance in the WWE Women's Speed Championship Tournament after Layla Diggs takes out the rest of Birthright (Lexis King, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) with a top rope moonsault to the outside.

Backstage, Romeo Moreno, Noam Dar, Dorian Van Dux and Sean Legacy talk about Noam Dar's new success as a tag team wrestler. Romeo and Noam agree that they make a great tag team, and Legacy believes that he and Dorian make a good tag team.

We hear from Tate Wilder, who says that one cannot grow without risks, but with risks comes consequences. He says that he has yet to get his first win, but he is driven by reward, and he hopes to get that first win and many more.

In this week's NXT Chronicle, we learn more about Saquon Shugars, who talks about his violent upbringing in Washington D.C., the beating he gave Cutler James and Osiris Griffin with a baseball bat, and how he plans to beat Dion Lennox at The Great American Bash. Backstage, Lennox says that Saquon is the one who has made a mistake, and says that he will see Saquon next week.

Lola Vice and Kendal Grey beat Kelani Jordan and Zaria after Tatum Paxley shows up in the front row and distracts Zaria, allowing Lola to get Zaria back in the ring for the spinning back fist and the win. After the match, Tatum attacks Zaria from out of the crowd, and officials have to keep both women apart. Meanwhile, Kelani gets between Kendal and Lola and takes the NXT Women's Championship, and when Kendal takes the title away from Kendal, she knocks out Lola.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!

Generation NXT - NXT recap for May 26, 2026

Kelani Jordan beats Wren Sinclair by submission with an STF after dragging Sinclair to the middle of the ring and wrenching back during the hold.

Backstage, Tatum Paxley talks with Lizzy Rain, saying that Zaria is obsessed. Shiloh Hill shows up with his Mr. NXT petition and says the amount of signatures is huge. Tristan Angels shows up and notes some of the famous names on the petition, then hopes Charlie Dempsey stretches some sense into Shiloh before leaving. Lizzy Rain leaves to focus on Zaria, and Shiloh tags along.

DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin) heads to the ring. Osiris Griffin says that Saquon Shugars was always the odd man out due to not having the football background the rest of DarkState had. Dion Lennox says that Saquon was an indy wrestler who knew his way around the ring, but Osiris says Saquon made things harder than necessary. Dion Lennox says that Saquon was an indy wrestler who knew his way around the ring, but Osiris says Saquon made things harder than necessary. Cutler says that success by the individual is success for the group, and that Saquon forgot that and became a liability. He says that Saquon went into every situation blind and was never prepared for the consequences, and for that, he failed DarkState, and last week was the last straw. Lennox says that could have been him, and says Saquon tried to turn DarkState against him due to his own jealously and belief that he was better. Lennox says John Cena picked him for the Iron Survivor Challenge and that he earned it. He says that the DarkState vehicle is for everyone and that he built it brick by brick, and says there is no DarkState without him and that he will not let Saquon tear it down. Osiris says that they are going back to what they do best when the lights go out, then Lennox warns everyone they have spared in the last few months and says that if it was not safe before, then no one has seen anything yet. (Instances of Saquon Shugars are crossed out in both LED board imagery as well as in post-promo footage.)

Backstage, Lola Vice meets with Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair at medical when Kali Armstrong shows up and mocks Kendal and Wren. Lola says that Kali has just gotten here and already has a big head, but Kali says that her eyes are on Lola's title and that she will be watching her tonight.

"Super" Sean Legacy vs. Dorian Van Dux in a WWE Speed Championship Tournament Match ends in a three-minute time limit draw. As a result, neither man advances in the tournament, and Nathan Frazer vs. Romeo Moreno ends up being the tournament finals automatically.

Backstage, Layla Diggs is met by Nattie, who thanks her for standing up to Jaida Parker before stating that she will be in her corner when she beats Jaida tonight.

Jaida Parker beats Layla Diggs.

Backstage, Blake Howard interviews Lexis King. Lexis King says the best athletes around the world are trying to catch up to him, then says Charlie Dempsey will make an example out of Shiloh Hill tonight before he proves he is the fastest man alive. Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) shows up, and Nathan Frazer says comparing Lexis's claim is like comparing a cheetah to a cow.

Tony D'Angelo heads to the ring. D'Angelo says the recent slew of fresh new faces in NXT makes things more interesting, but he notes that they want a shot at the champion. He then says it is his turn when he faces Kam Hendrix next week. D'Angelo says that he is not here to talk about Hendrix's potential or readiness, then proclaims that Hendrix will not be NXT Champion next week. He then addresses Naraku, stating that it is about time they meet face-to-face. Naraku shows up and heads to the ring, and D'Angelo tells Naraku to get straight to the point. Naraku says he wants to keep D'Angelo and his title safe, but D'Angelo does not buy it, and says he will take care of Hendrix before he takes care of him. Naraku says he will keep D'Angelo and his title safe because it is destiny that they go to war, then Kam Hendrix shows up and tells D'Angelo that he has seven days left before it is "Lights, Kam, Action" for the NXT Championship. Hendrix says that D'Angelo is running into a buzzsaw that he cannot stop, as he has beaten two former champions last week and he is about to beat a pillar of NXT next week. D'Angelo says Hendrix may be a premier athelte, but sees his title as a status symbol. D'Angelo tells Hendrix he sacrificed everything and spent five years in NXT to earn the NXT Championship, and yet he is facing someone who does not even deserve a shot at it. D'Angelo then tells Hendrix that beating him for the title is not going to happen, and when he turns his back to leave, Hendrix goes for a cheap shot only to be caught and tossed out of the ring by Naraku.

Backstage, Tavion Heights argues with Myles Borne over last week, and Myles tells Tavion that he needs to slow down or else they will both crash and burn. All of a sudden, they are both attacked by DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin).

Backstage, The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake, Myka Lockwood) brag about their victory last week when they run into Tate Wilder, who says that he only needed four stitches and will not be out at all. Jackson Drake says that Tate Wilder still has a lot to learn, and Tate Wilder challenges Jackson Drake to a match next week.

Romeo Moreno beats Nathan Frazer in a WWE Speed Championship Tournament Match with a sudden inside cradle following a Nathan Frazer Superplex to win with three seconds left and face Lexis King for the WWE Speed Championship.

Backstage, Izzi Dame looks forward to becoming a champion while Shawn Spears and Niko Vance win their match, then asks where Spears is. Niko says that Shawn Spears must be getting ready, and leaves.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone speaks with Mason Rook. As Stone says that it is still possible for Mason Rook to still be in title contention, Naraku shows up and says he will not let anyone ruin Tony D'Angelo's NXT Championship match. Mason Rook says "We'll see."

Before the next match, Shawn Spears attacks OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) with a metal folding chair before the match can even begin.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Kali Armstrong, saying that she is picking her spots in NXT, and entertains winning both women's singles titles. Thea Hail shows up and says that is a heck of a dream, but Kali says that will soon be a reality for her.

Backstage, Shiloh Hill asks Zaria to sign his Mr. NXT petition. Zaria is not interested, and when she tells Shiloh to tell Tatum Paxley to sign it, Shiloh tells her that she should be more worried about Lizzy Rain before leaving. Zaria is then attacked from behind by Lizzy Rain.

Shiloh Hill beats Charlie Dempsey after pinning Dempsey's shoulders to the mat with a Northern Lights suplex. After the match, Tristan Angels tells Shiloh Hill that he is incensed with Shiloh calling himself "Mr. NXT," then says that he must teach him a lesson for the rest of his life, as Shiloh "cannot hack it in [his] domain." He says that there will be a "Mr. NXT" pageant where he will beat Shiloh once and for all. Shiloh says he cannot wait to embarrass Angels, and tells him to bring it on.

Backstage, Shawn Spears tells Izzi Dame that says he and Niko Vance should not have had a match on the same night as her championship match and that he was "doing the right thing," much to Izzi's chagrin.

Lola Vice retains the NXT Women's Championship against Izzi Dame. During the match, Shawn Spears grabs at Lola on the outside behind the ref's back, and while that allows Izzi to hit a Backstabber, Spears and Vance are soon attacked by OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price), who force them to the back. Later on, Izzi inadvertently knocks out the referee with a Busaiku Knee meant for Lola. At one point, Izzi uses the Women's title as a weapon by throwing it to Lola and booting the title into Lola's face, but Lola still kicks out. Lola wins after Izzi counters a guillotine choke with a pinfall attempt only for Lola to hit a second spinning back fist to win and retain.

Backstage, DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin) declare that they are coming for all of the gold. Meanwhile, Saquon Shugars is seen watching DarkState from a distance.

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Generation NXT - NXT recap for May 5, 2026

Backstage, Tony D'Angelo attcks Tavion Heights, and the entire locker room has to pull both men apart.

Kali Armstrong beats Jaida Parker.

Backstage, Tony D'Angelo tells General Manager Robert Stone that he wants Tavion Heights tonight. Robert Stone gives him the match.

Backstage, Lexis King tells the rest of Birthright (Uriah Connors, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Arianna Grace) that last week was an embarrassment. Fit Finaly shows up and says that Birthright should be holding up tradition, then plays a message from William Regal, who says that Charlie Dempsey has been sent back to "the Snake Pit" for more training for an upcoming six-man tag match, and to make the most of this opportunity.

We hear from EVIL, who talks about how he has done a lot in Japan, and then says that the soul of a warrior is never satisfied. He says that NXT is entering a new era of great opportunity, and now is his moment to strike. He says that Tony D'Angelo sits at the top of NXT with the biggest prize, which he wants, and that he presented him not with a gift, but a proclamation. He says that one day they will do battle for the NXT Championship, as it is written in he rising sun. We then see the words "Naraku debuts next week."

Jackson Drake beats Jasper Troy after Myka Lockwood shows up and slams Jasper as he attacks The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) on the outside as the referee is distracted with Brad Baylor, who Jasper Troy tossed into the ring.

During this week's NXT Spotlight, Tristan Angels talks about his debut and says he is here to bring real class to NXT, as while he was born a seventh-generation sheep shearer on a hill, yet knew he was destined for so much more. He says that his name has been tied to greatness at a young age, and mocks the rest of the roster as he states that he is the star NXT has yearned for. He says he has the shoulders broad enough to carry the burden, and that "Mr. England" has officially arrived.

For this week's NXT Origins, we look at Rhea Ripley's time in NXT.

Zaria heads to the ring. Zaria says that NXT feels different, and now, it could be anyone's game. She says that for the first time, she is standing in the middle of the women's division with nobody holding her back. She says there is no dead weight or fake friends, and she is starting to realize that this is how it always needed to be. Zaria says she has a clear path to what it started it all and came between her and Sol Ruca: the NXT Women's North American Championship. Some people think that the title destroyed everything, but Zaria said it woke her up, and after spending enough time around it, it starts to feel like it should be yours. Tatum Paxley shows up and says she understands Zaria, as she is trying to understand who she is on her own. She also warns Zaria that if she comes for her title, it would not matter if she scorched the earth, as she has ended friendships and put someone in a coffin. Lizzy Rain shows up and says that NXT does feel different and is now anyone's game, and now that she is the new blood, she does not mind joining in. She says she was talk of the town last week, and while the title is iconic, it would be great to add some heavy metal. Nikkita Lyons shows up and says Lizzy Rain is the talk of the town because she got "the Nikkita Lyons rub," and says "the flavor of the month" is shooting way over her head and women like Lizzy have come and went. Nikkita then says she is not even done with Lizzy, and when she throws a punch at her, it starts a brawl that leads to Zaria hitting an F5 on Tatum and being the one to stand tall.

Backstage, The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) are met by Romeo Moreno. Noam Dar suddenly shows up and says that he is back, and has decided to shake off the ring rust with Jackson Drake week, with Baylor and Smokes being able to watch as they look like they "cannot be left unsupervised." Myka Lockwood shows up and says The Vanity Project is with her. Moreno is starstruck by Noam Dar's sudden return after The Vanity Project leaves.

Tony D'Angelo is attacked from behind by Kam Hendrix backstage.

Backstage, General Manager Robert Stone tells the production truck that Tony D'Angelo vs. Tavion Heights is not happening right now due to Kam Hendrix's backstage attack, and that the mixed tag team match for tonight must be moved up to right now.

The Culling (Izzi Dame and Niko Vance) beat Mr. Iguana and Lola Vice.

Backstage, Tavion Heights meets with Myles Borne, who says that Heights has time to prepare now that D'Angelo has been attacked. General Manager Robert Stone shows up and tells Heights his match is still on, as Kam Hendrix has been kicked out of the building and Tony is still willing to wrestle. Zaria then runs into Robert Stone, and finds out that next week she is in a tag match with Nikkita Lyons against Lizzy Rain and Tatum Paxley. Zaria says she is done with tag team, but Stone tells her that if she wants an opportunity, she will need to win this.

Backstage, Jaida Parker has a breakdown in the women's locker room. Nattie shows up and says that Jaida has gotten soft, then leaves the room.

DarkState (Cutler James and Osiris Griffin) beat Hank Walker and Tank Ledger.

Backstage, Kelani Jordan is met by Lola Vice, who says that Kelani needs to focus on her more than her other challengers. Kendal Grey shows up and says that Kelani is in her sights after what she did to Wren Sinclair last week, but Kelani cares more about titles than friendship.

In footage from earlier today, new NXT correspondent Emily Agard interviews Keanu Carver. Carver says he will not talk in front of a camera, and that Emily has been put in a tough situation. Carver says he is motivated by money and that he is here to get paid, as he has a family to feed. He says he is not trying new tricks or getting clout, and that he has people back home to take care of. He also says he told Shawn Michaels to either give him a chance or cut him, and if wrestling does not work, he will have to find something that does. Carver says that while everyone else is someone they are not, he is the same person he always was. As for the symbol of war from Nakare, he mentions his college education and says that he does not brag like everyone else in NXT.

We see an Instagram video from Shiloh Hill, who brags about beating Ricky Saints in Saints' last NXT match while also bringing up Tristan Angels' words about him in NXT Spotlight.

Tony D'Angelo beats Tavion Heights after Kam Hendrix shows up and gets beaten up by Tavion Heights as well as Myles Borne, which allows D'Angelo to hit Dead to Rights on a distracted Tavion to get the win. After the match, D'Angelo and Heights are squashed in the corner by Will Kroos, who says that his name is now Mason Rook and that he has arrived in NXT.

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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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Generation NXT - NXT recap for March 31, 2026

Mike Santana and OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) beat DarkState (Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin) in a six-man tag match.

We see Vic Joseph's backstage interview with Myles Borne from earlier today. Borne says he thanks Charlie Dempsey as well as "All Ego" Ethan Page for making him the champion he is today, and says Ethan gave him the edge that he must keep to stay champion. He says that it will be harder to stay champion than it was to become it, and he plans to walk out as North American Champion after Stand & Deliver. Myles Borne says that he is facing a SmackDown Superstar in Johnny Gargano and that he does not know what to expect from Gargano, but he hopes to get "Johnny Wrestling." Gargano shows up and takes over for Vic Joseph, and tells Borne that he used to be known as "Johnny Takeover," and if he becomes Johnny Takeover, he will eat Borne alive. He says that he will be the man he once was if he wins the North American Championship and that he will not know what he will do if he loses. Gargano claims that the cannot lay down and die, and that he must stand and deliver more than anyone knows.

Backstage, Wren Sinclair gets Kendal Grey hyped up for her match against Lola Vice.

Los Americanos (Rayo Americano and Bravo Americano) beat Birthright (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Uriah Connors) in the finals of the NXT Tag Team Championship #1 contenders' tournament to earn a shot at the NXT Tag Team Championships after Shiloh Hill chases off the rest of Birthright (Lexis King, Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace) and El Grande Americano II shows up to distract both Birthright and the referee so that Los Americanos can load their masks, allowing Bravo Americano to headbutt Uriah Connors for the win.

Backstage, Dion Lennox is furious that DarkState (Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin) is slipping and states that they are the danger of NXT, not the other way around, and that he will make sure of this at Stand & Deliver.

Jaida Parker beats Kelani Jordan.

Backstage, The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) meet with Blake Monroe and offer to keep an eye out for Tatum Paxley, but Blake Monroe says she is ready for Tatum and ready for her close-up.

General Manager Robert Stone, Joe Hendry, "All Ego" Ethan Page, Ricky Saints and Tony D'Angelo are all seated at tables in the ring for a contract signing for the NXT Championship Fatal 4-Way Match at Stand & Deliver. Joe Hendry takes the contract and signs it as Saints and Ethan squabble over it, then admits he cannot wait to see who stabs the other back between them first, as they both cannot stand seeing the other as NXT Champion and their friendship will fall apart. Hendry says Saints and Ethan cannot separate passion from desperation, and while they are desperate to be NXT Champion again, he is passionate about being NXT Champion and being in NXT in Madison Square Garden. He then says he will take that passion and defend this championship, as he will be the one to stand and deliver despite what Saints and Ethan have in store while the fans chant "We Believe." Saints tells Hendry to stop overanalyzing their friendship, and while he and Ethan want the same thing, that does not mean they cannot support each other. He also says that the NXT Championship should belong to him, then says he will make things right when he takes the title back. Saints signs the contract and hands it to Ethan, who also agrees that everything will be right in the world as he has been focused on being the greatest North American until Saints reminded him of his true value and that he deserves global recognition. Ethan says he will be the one to be the champion for a second time and signs the contract, then Tony D'Angelo yells at Ethan and Saints to shut up and mentions Saints and Ethan's histories with the title, and says NXT is in his blood, unlike Hendry's. D'Angelo says he will run everyone over like a freight train at Stand & Deliver, then signs the contract before telling Robert Stone to get out of the ring for the inevitable brawl. Stone gets out of dodge and calls for security. D'Angelo and Ethan put Saints and Hendry through the two tables, and security has to break up what is left.

Keanu Carver beats Jasper Troy in a match with Josh Briggs as special guest referee after Briggs boots Jasper Troy for shoving him. After the match, Carver demands that Briggs raise his hand in victory. Briggs does just that, then plows through him with a lariat.

Backstage, Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, Eli Knight, Elio LaFleur and "Super" Sean Legacy chat backstage. LaFleur says that he will be out for six months and will have to relinquish the WWE Speed Championship. Wren Sinclair shows up and says sorry to LaFleur, then Shiloh Hill shows up and laughs about what he did to Birthright (Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace). Hank says this is not the time as they are not on Stand & Deliver and are on the outside looking in, then Shiloh says he is not on the show either, yet he has an idea.

Tatum Paxley heads to the ring. Paxley talks about how she grabbed Blake Monroe by her hair and realized that Blake is "a very complex woman," which excites her. She then calls out Blake Monroe to return the Women's North American Champonship, but Blake says she has no issue with Tatum when she shows up. Blake also says that the title feels right on her and that she never lost it in the first place, and that she cannot give it back. Tatum says Blake has something she wants, but she has something Blake wants. Tatum says Blake has the opportunity to appear at Stand & Deliver and that Blake crave the sense of belonging, which she says she has had and has caused her to do unbelievable harm while heading to place she never thought existed. Tatum proposes they face each other for the Women's North American Championship, and Blake considers Tatum the perfect co-star for the biggest show before accepting her challenge. Blake then makes it clear that they are polar opposites and that she is a polished woman and the standard of NXT while Tatum looks like one of the fans. Tatum makes it clear that while there is a bad side to Blake, there is a worse side to her, and she can be the goth to Blake's glamor and the fire to Blake's hell. This leads to both women playing tug-of-war with the Women's North American Championship, and while Tatum gets the better of Blake, Blake steals the title back.

Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews General Manager Robert Stone, who says that Stand & Deliver is stacked and that on the countdown, there will be a ten-person mixed tag match between Birthright (Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace) and the team of Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, Wren Sinclair, Shiloh Hill and Eli Knight. Keanu Carver then shows up wanting a match with Josh Briggs, and gets a triple threat match with Briggs and Jasper Troy next week. All of a sudden, Kelani Jordan is attacking Jaida Parker with a garbage can.

This week's NXT Focus is a video package chronicling the rise and fall of the team of Sol Ruca and Zaria.

Backstage, Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Lainey Reid) have been watching NXT Focus, and Jacy Jayne says she is glad they do not have a friendship problem while Lainey Reid says that all there is left to do is to see who Jacy's next opponent is. Izzi Dame shows up from behind them and says there is a reason that everyone wants the NXT Women's Championship, then says she makes it crystal clear what she wants.

Kendal Grey beats Lola Vice in an NXT Women's Championship #1 contender's match after countering a guillotine choke with a Northern Lights Suplex...almost. Before Kendal Grey can be declared the winner, another referee shows up and says that Kendal Grey tapped out to the choke, which was still applied, just before the count reached three. The pinfall is replayed, and Kendal Grey is seen tapping out to a still-applied guillotine choke despite the Northern Lights Suplex. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Lainey Reid) is watching from the bottom of the ramp as Shawn Michaels suddenly shows up and gets to the bottom of everything in the ring as the show ends.

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Generation NXT - NXT recap for February 10, 2026

Joe Hendry heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Hendry admitted he had a bit of doubt in last week's ladder match and that he was on the outside looking up at Ricky Saints, but as Saints climbed up the ladder, he heard the words "We Believe," and the fans gave him the energy to get back up and win. Hendry says he sent Saints crashing down the ladder along with any doubts that he had and became NXT Champion, and in that reason, he realized he had no reason to doubt himself and that the climb happened long before the match. He says that the climb does not stop and that he is just getting started, then he is interrupted by The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake). Jackson Drake says that Joe Hendry is "mid" at best and says that Hendry goes viral for his music while he goes viral just for looking good, and says he should have never been in the ladder match to begin with. Drake says The Vanity Project took Hendry out because he disrespected them and because he did not belong, and Hendry says they not only failed, but they could have been successful if they coordinated their attacks as well as their wardrobe. Jackson Drake then makes it clear that he wants the NXT Championship, and Hendry says he has no problem kicking Drake's ass and defending the title. He punches Drake when Drake takes a shot at him, but the numbers game takes over. Hendry is laid out, and Drake mocks Hendry while holding up the NXT Championship.

Backstage, Sol Ruca tries to make up with Zaria, and Zaria wants to know when it is her time before saying that the two of them should stay out of each others' way.

We hear from Jaida Parker, who says that if Blake Monroe wanted her attention and wanted a fight, then she has gotten both.

Backstage, Keanu Carver confronts Interim General Manager Robert Stone for giving Jackson Drake a title shot before him. Stone says that if Shawn Michaels want chaos, then he will get chaos. Carver says that if he wants chaos, then say no more. Stone stops Keanu Carver at first, but relents.

Jaida Parker vs. Blake Monroe ends in a double count-out. Both women continue to slug it out after the match, and Jaida tries to hit Blake Monroe with Hip-Notic back in the ring only to take out a referee with it. Jaida tries to chase Blake through the crowd, and when security stops her, Jaida lays them out, even kicking one security guard in the groin before booting him through the barricade.

We see a vignette for Tatum Paxley, who says that she lost sight of who she was as part of The Culling (Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame), but when she let go, she finally realized that things slowed down and the noise had disappeared. She says that her feud with Izzi Dame is not about control, but clarity, and when it is over, she will be the person she was meant to be.

Backstage, Kale Dixon chews out Uriah Connors for walking out on Chase University. Uriah says that Andre Chase held him back, then Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Arianna Grace and Lexis King show up. Kale Dixon leaves, and Arianna Grace says that Kale and Chase will never understand Uriah's frustration like they do. Uriah says he wanted to separate himself from his father, but realizes that this was a mistake and that he was born for this business. Lexis King says that that they now need one more piece of the puzzle.

The masked man from the upcoming movie "Psycho Killer" is seen in the front row.

Eli Knight beats Josh Briggs to advance in the WWE Speed Championship Tournament. After the match, Elio Lafelur meets with Eli Knight in the ring, but both men are taken out by Jasper Troy as they shake hands.

Backstage, Interim General Manager meets with Lola Vice in the trainer's room and tells her that she has a match with Kelani Jordan next week, but if she is hurt, he will have to push it back. A referee then shows up and says something is happening, and when everyone else leaves, Lola is attacked from behind by Kelani. We then find out that Keanu Carver has taken out multiple people backstage.

DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin) is in the ring. Dion Lennox says that they belong in the main event, and while he came up short, it is only a matter of time before he is NXT Champion and that whoever wins it will be in his sights until the title is his. Cutler James says Lennox is a future NXT Champion, then mentions that Tony D'Angelo has sent threatening words in their direction after they left him with nothing. He says DarkState is stronger than ever while D'Angelo is lonelier than ever, and tells D'Angelo do his soul searching somewhere else. Osiris and Saquon says that whoever messes with them will get put down, and Saquon warns The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance) that they do not want a piece of them. All of a sudden, Shawn Spears and Niko Vance are on the balcony, and Spears that they are smarter than to take them on 4-on-2, and Niko Vance says that what they did to them is a taste of what is to come and that they have come to purge them of the tag team titles. All of a sudden, the lights go out, and a spotlight is on the crowd. Bronco Nima is in the crowd, and says the tag team titles are not safe. Lucien Price shows up in the crowd and says the tag team titles belong to OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) and that OTM is not missing twice. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger show up and says the tag team titles also belong to them. This starts a brawl, and Tony D'Angelo shows up to decimate DarkState from out of nowhere.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Interim General Manager Robert Stone, who makes OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) vs. The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance) vs. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger for #1 contendership of the NXT tag titles official for next week. He meets with Shiloh Hill in his office, but Ethan Page shows up to talk business. Shiloh leaves, but accidentally leaves his machete on the desk, and Ethan says he is tied for the most defenses of the North American Championship and wants to break that record. Shiloh comes back to get his machete, and ends up walking right into a North American title shot.

Joe Hendry retains the NXT Championship against Jackson Drake. After the match, Joe Hendry is attacked from out of nowhere by Ricky Saints. Saints then stands over Hendry and holds up the NXT Championship.

Backstage, Wren Sinclair tells Kendal Grey that they are a team and that everyone is fighting for themselves. Kendal says that they are better than everyone else at technical wrestling and that they will get the win tonight.

Backstage, DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin) is furious about what happened earlier, and Cutler James tells everyone to stick to the plan while he handles Tony D'Angelo next week.

The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes) beat Hank Walker and Tank Ledger after OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) and The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance) show up with security holding them back. Jackson Drake hits Tank Ledger with a drop kick to the head as the referee is preoccupied, giving The Vanity Project the win.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews "Super" Sean Legacy, who says that he was in Keanu Carver's path of destruction again just like when Carver put him through a wall last week. He then challenges Keanu Carver to a match, knowing what he is in for, in two weeks' time.

Backstage, The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) meets with Interim General Manager Robert Stone for a tag team title shot. Stone puts The Vanity Project in the tag team #1 contender's match next week. As The Vanity Project leaves, Myles Borne shows up amazed that Shiloh Hill has a shot at "All Ego" Ethan Page over him, and Stone tells Myles to do something out of character to get Ethan Page's attention.

Sol Ruca and Zaria beat Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey in an NXT Women's Championship #1 contender's tag team match. Sol Ruca scores the pinfall and #1 contendership after Zaria is superkicked into Sol Ruca, which the referees counts as a tag, and Sol Ruca hits Kendal Grey with a Sol Snatcher as Zaria hits Wren Sinclair with an F5 to get the pin, the win and the title shot, much to Zaria's chagrin. After the match, Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, Lainey Reid) show up and they and Sol Ruca have a staredown to end the show.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!

Generation NXT - NXT recap for January 27, 2026

Before the next match, The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) have laid out Joe Hendry backstage. They try to lie to General Manager Ava, but it does not work. To make matters worse, Tony D'Angelo is on his way to the arena and surrounded by security. Ricky Saints is also on commentary, but not for long, as a tag team match becomes the new opening match.

DarkState (Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars) retain the NXT Tag Team Championships against OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) after The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) run to the ring, which catches the eye of Hank Walker and Tank Ledger, who follows them. The Vanity Project distracts OTM, allowing Saquon to use the ropes for leverage and retain. After the match, Hank and Tank brawl with The Vanity Project, and OTM, having figured out that The Vanity Project cost them the match, jump in. Chase University (Andre Chase, Kale Dixon, Uriah Connors) also gets involved, and as DarkState celebrate in the ring, they are attacked and laid out by The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance).

In backstage footage from last week, Blake Monroe finds an ally in Nikkita Lyons, who says that she knows Jaida Parker and that she will face Jaida so that Blake does not have to.

Jaida Parker beats Nikkita Lyons. After the match, Blake Monroe shows up on the TitanTron and says that while Jaida Parker has something, she is not glamorous. She says that nobody takes the spotlight from her and gets away with it, and that she will be seeing Jaida soon.

In backstage from earlier today, Tavion Heights tells Elio LaFleur and Eli Knight that despite their recent losses, they had the place on their feet. Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Arianna Grace show up, and Lexis tells Tavion Heights that he has squandered every one of his opportunities since he went solo. Members of the locker room have to break up a brawl.

We hear from The Elegance Brand (The Personal Concierge George Iceman, Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance). The Personal Concierge look forward to facing Sol Ruca and Zaria for the Knockouts tag titles, and Heather and M try to drive a wedge between Sol Ruca and Zaria, calling them "fake friends." The Personal Concierge says that they have beauty, class and health and that they will keep the Knockouts tag titles forever.

Backstage, Zaria cannot get a hold of Sol Ruca. Thea Hail shows up and mentions the state of how friends are come and go before wondering about how to become a champion again, and this leads to an argument where Zaria is irritated that she cannot win championships while Thea stumbled into one. Zaria then says she will see Thea later.

Backstage, Myles Borne runs into "All Ego" Ethan Page, who tells him that he must beat Dion Lennox by any means necessary. As Myles says it is none of Ethan's business how he wins, Ricky Saints shows up, but Myles Borne is not in the mood for him, either.

Backstage, General Manager Ava finds out that Joe Hendry is no longer medically cleared as The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) show up. They say that Ava cannot prove that they attacked Hendry. Ava says that Jackson Drake has qualified for the NXT Championship Ladder Match, but if Joe Hendry gets cleared, he will be part of it, too.

Dion Lennox beats Myles Borne in an NXT Championship Ladder Match qualifier after "All Ego" Ethan Page hands one of his championships to Myles to use as a weapon only for Myles to get caught with it, allowing Lennox to get the win and qualify for the match. After the match, Ethan tells Myles that all he had to do was listen and that he will never win without his advice. Myles attacks Ethan with the North American title in response.

Backstage, Tony D'Angelo shows up in General Manager Ava's office as Ricky Saints speaks with Ava. Saints leaves, and Ava says she bailed him out because NXT needs him, as D'Angelo knows NXT better than anyone. She asks D'Angelo if he is in or out, and D'Angelo says he will mention his intentions next week. Ava then tells D'Angelo not to interfere in next week's ladder match.

Backstage, Andre Chase gets ready for his match as Uriah Connor is frustrated with a lack of success. Lexis King shows up, sits on his throne, and says that Uriah has been listening and that his father would be proud, as he knows his own father would be.

Lexis King beats Tavion Heights as Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Arianna Grace show up to watch the match from ringside halfway through.

Finn Balor's time in NXT is covered on NXT Origins.

Izzi Dame guests on commentary for the next match.

Thea Hail beats Zaria with a schoolkid pin after Tatum Paxley shows up to attack and chase after Izzi Dame at the announce table, distracting Zaria and giving Thea Hail the win. After the match, Zaria slaps Thea Hail's hand away, then Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley show up and get on the apron. Thea offers to help Zaria, but Zaria lays her out. Lainey and Fallon decide it is better to retreat, and step off the ring apron.

Backstage, Charlie Dempsey is impressed with Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair, but notes that they did not get the win last week. As Kendal is focused on Jacy Jayne, Stacks, Arianna Grace and Lexis King want a word with Charlie Dempsey.

Keanu Carver beats Andre Chase in an NXT Championship Ladder Match qualifer that also acts as Carver's NXT debut. After the match, Carven sends Chase's face into an exposed turnbuckle before stomping Chase's head into the ring steps. Referees and medical have to check on Chase afterwards. Keanu Carver grabs the microphone and says that Andre Chase was not going to stop him. He then proclaims that he will tear everyone in the NXT Championship Ladder Match up and dares anyone to take it up with him if they have a problem, all while most of the ladder match participants watch from backstage.

"Super" Sean Legacy, Shiloh Hill, Keanu Carver, Dion Lennox and Jackson Drake are in the ring. Shiloh Hill is fired up by Keanu Carver's action, but says that brains as well as brawn is important in the ladder match. Dion Lennox says dropping people is his specialty and that nobody will jump him in line, but Sean Legacy says he has worked to get here and has nothing to lose, and that he is willing to get crazy. Jackson Drake says that getting crazy is why Legacy will choke, and that he can be the human highlight reel after barely breaking a sweat. He then says that he will be the champion while everyone else in the match becomes a part of history.Ricky Saints shows up with a ladder and climbs up it at the entranceway before stating the view from the top is great and that while he sees a lot of potential, they are seeds that have not sprouted yet while he is the rose that bloomed in NXT's concrete jungle. Keanu Carver says that they do not have to wait until next week before punching Shiloh Hill in the face, starting a brawl. Ricky Saints attacks Keanu Carver with a ladder and climbs up to the NXT Championship, but Joe Hendry shows up and hits Saints with the Standing Ovation. Hendry soon gets laid out by Keanu Carver, who is the last man standing as the show comes to an end.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!

Generation NXT - NXT recap for September 30, 2025

Ricky Saints heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Ricky says that the reality he said would happen in February is now, and while there were empty and doubtful nights as well as people asking if he could win the NXT Championship, he bet on himself and became champion. He says that the NXT Championship is absolute proof that one should only worry about one's self, then Jacy Jayne suddenly shows up. Jacy congratulates Saints, then tells him that they have bigger things to worry about such as Total Nonstop Action's invasion. General Manager Ava shows up and agrees, and names them both team captains for NXT. She says that because of this, they are tasked with picking the best members for their team, and asks them to put aside their pride to do just that before TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up. Santino says he will let his captains pick their team members as well, but admits he does not trust Trick William and names Mike Santana the captain of TNA's men's team. Santana shows up, then says he does trust someone from NXT to be a team captain, and picks Kelani Jordan to be captain of TNA's women's team. Kelani Jordan then shows up. Ava says she needs both teams finalized by the end of the night, and Santino says this is more of a showdown than an invasion, and that there will be a summit between both companies. Jacy Jayne takes exception to Kelani being the captain of TNA's women's team. Saints says that he and Jacy should be more concerned about their own teams and that he will see Santana at the end of the night.

Backstage, Je'Von Evans runs into Leon Slater. Je'Von says their X Division Championship match is "the youngest dream match in history" before The Culling (Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, Izzi Dame, Tatum Paxley) shows up and chides Je'Von for being friends with the enemy. Je'Von says he and Slater will see who is the best at Bound For Glory, and if they are on opposite teams at Invasion, so be it. This leads to Shawn Spears challenging Je'Von and Slater to a tag team match, which both men simultaneously accept. Je'Von and Slater leave, then Lyra Valkyria shows up after Je'Von and Slater leave, and hands Tatum Paxley a Lyra Valkyria doll. The rest of The Culling take exception to this as Tatum is delighted.

Jaida Parker beats Lash Legend.

Backstage, Ricky Saints is being congratulated in the locker room when Trick Williams shows up wanting to be "co-captain." Ricky Saints that Je'Von is on the team, then says that there are two spots left, and that Myles Borne is all in for this and has one of the spots. When Trick says he has the power and size, Jasper Troy steps up, and Trick Williams puts Josh Briggs up for consideration. Starks says there is not much choice when Je'Von does not want to team with Josh Briggs, and Je'Von leaves. Trick proposes that Myles Borne and Josh Briggs face each other for one of the spots, to which Saints agrees to.

"All Ego" Ethan Page heads to the ring. Ethan brags about retaining against Tavion Heights at No Mercy before addressing El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.'s challenge, saying that he only has a doctorate in pissing him off before the man himself seemingly shows up at the arena. We only see that person's foot, though, and instead of El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Mustafa Ali shows up in NXT for the first time in two years. Mustafa tells Ethan that he has no issue with anything he has said, yet he has an issue with the NXT North American Championship. Ethan says he has no issue as well as no business with Mustafa. Mustafa says Ethan does not owe him anything, but NXT does, and that he had a shot at the title before he was released two years ago on this very day and that the opportunity never came, which he is bitter about as he is still waiting. Ethan calls this "a sob story" and tells him to pick someone with the ears to want to hear it, as he is not the guy. Mustafa says he will not cry; instead, he will politick for it, as he has spoken to General Manager Ava and Total Nonstop Action Director of Authority Santino Marella. Next week at Showdown (formerly called "Invasion"), he gets his title shot, and Ethan will have no choice but to defend the North American Championship against him. Ethan gets angry and says that Mustafa is just trying to claim what he never could, and that he will disappoint him and wish him the best in his future endeavors. Both men brawl, and Mustafa lands a drop kick on Ethan before Ethan retreats.

Backstage, Jacy Jayne shows up in the women's locker room. She declares Jaida Parker a strong candidate for the team, then picks Sol Ruca, stating that she defended the Women's Speed title at No Mercy successfully and that she needs winners. Lola Vice asks to be on the team and states that she is willing to put differences aside, but Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid show up wanting a spot on the team. Everyone argues, and Jacy puts Fallon and Lola in a match to see who gets on the team.

We hear from The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy), who states that although they do not know who their opponents in DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin) are, there will be no one else at ringside, which promises a fair fight. Matt says they must delete DarkState and win the NXT Tag Team Championships to prove that they are the best of all time.

Myles Borne beats Josh Briggs to earn a spot in the NXT men's team. During the match, Josh Briggs rips off the chain around his neck to use it as a weapon only to get stopped by Matt Cardona, which causes the referee to take the chain away. Borne hits Briggs with a drop kick followed by Borne Again for the win and the spot. The men's team consists of Ricky Saints as captain with Trick Williams, Myles Borne and Je'Von Evans as the other three members.

Backstage, Jordynne Grace tells Kelani Jordan that there is a lot of history to the Total Nonstop Action Knockouts World Championship and to carry the title well, then says she does not trust Jacy Jayne. Kelani brings up the fact that Jordynne's past is in TNA, but her present is in NXT. Jordynne mentions Joe Hendry's name as she talks about where she stands, and as Joe Hendry shows up and explains things, Mike Santana shows up and says that Hendry and Jordynne both have one foot in and one foot out. Kelani says she is closing to completing her team, but Santana says he wants her to meet the rest of the TNA locker room. Jordynne and Hendry, both knowing that they will not be picked for either team, agree that they need to be part of Showdown somehow.

Lola Vice beats Fallon Henley to earn a spot on the NXT women's team.

We hear from DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin). They say that what they started does not stop for anyone and that they forced NXT's hand, and that they are here to be the moment. Osiris then says that he and Lennox took the NXT tag titles and will take the Total Nonstop Action tag team titles.

Backstage, Jacy Jayne apologizes to Fallon Henley, stating she should not have put her in a match with Lola Vice when Lainey Reid shows up and tells Jacy not to be too hard on herself. Fallon wants to know what her deal is with them, then Lainey then reveals that she was the hooded woman who helped Jacy retain at No Mercy before admitting that she also attacked Jazmyn Nyx, stating that she never belonged in Fatal Influence (Jacy and Fallon).

Je'Von Evans and Leon Slater beat The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance). After the match, it is revealed that the entire Total Nonstop Acton locker room has made its way to the arena on a Cybertruck. The NXT locker room soon shows up, and everyone confronts each other. After the commercial break, the NXT and TNA locker rooms surround the ring. General Manager Ava runs down the card for Showdown, then Trick Williams tries to make an announcement as "co-captain" only for Ricky Saints to tell Trick he is riding shotgun. Saints picks Trick, Myles Borne and Je'Von Evans for his team, while Mike Santana picks Frankie Kazarian, Moose and Leon Slater for his team. Jacy Jayne tells Kelani Jordan that when she was Knockotus Champion, she still represented NXT, and as far as she is concerned, she is "a two-timing traitor." Jacy then picks Sol Ruca, Jaida Parker and Lola Vice for her team, while Kelani - who looks forward to shutting Jacy up -picks The IInspiration (Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee) and Mara Sadé (who she almost calls Jakara Jackson to mess with everyone). Mike Santana says that TNA is winning Showdown just like he is winning the TNA World Championship and bringing it back where it belongs, then punches Trick Williams and starts a massive brawl that ends the show. As the brawl goes on, Shawn Michaels watches from the bottom of the ramp as everybody goes at it.

Here are the highlights for tonight's show!