WWE NXT 4/8/2025

WWE NXT 4/8/2025 

 Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/wwe-nxt-412025.html

Stephanie Vaquer is interviewed in the back. She says she will make her decision on who she fights for the title after this match.

Jordynne Grace vs Jaida Parker

JG takes her down and they pound on each other. They roll out and JG stomps her. JP's head is banged off the apron. JG gets on her back with a sleeper. JP's head is banged off the apron. JG atomic drops her then low diving forearms her.

They fight on the apron. JG is dropped throat first on the top rope. JP running headhunters her for 2. JG is laid on the 2nd rope and JP butt presses her down. We go to PiP break and return. JG reverses a tombstone and throws her backwards from the tombstone position.

They trade forearms. JP rolls out of a backslide and hip attacks her. JG goes up and over. JG drops her face first on the buckles. JG then torture rack neckbreakers her for 2.

JP misses a running hip attack then JG tries to tope her outside but gets stuck on the ropes. JP runs into Vaquer at commentary then slaps her. Vaquer tries to hit JP but hits Grace (barely). The match then either goes to a double DQ or a DQ win for Grace.

Thoughts: It was going okay then Grace missed the tope and Vaquer barely hit on the spot that caused the DQ finish. That brought this one down.

JP then hits Vaquer. Grace pounds on Vaquer. Giulia then returns. SV and Giulia go back to back. Giulia headbutts her and hits a northern lights bomb.

Swipe Right talks to Hank and Tank in the back. Swipe says they are the hottest tea in Evolve. Smokes says he heard they were going through a rough patch and were looking for advice. They say they will get bck to them after them beat Fraxiom and tell them to take notes tonight. Hank says we're not that desperate, are we?

We see The Culling talk. They say they will do anything to get the North American Title back. Shawn says he's grateful for winning the gold but says it's not the focus. He says Izzi can qualify tonight for the match at Stand and Deliver and tells her to focus on what she can achieve. Shawn tells Niko and Brooks to make sure Hank and Tank don't win tonight.

Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) vs Swipe Right (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes)

Smokes dropkicks Ax off the apron to start. NF is then held for a dropkick for 2. NF is dropkicked in the back of the neck. NF spinning enzugiri's Brad. Brad takes a double team with a short ddt. Smokes takes kicks then Ax is lifted to dropkick Smokes out. Ax topes Brad and NF topes Smokes. They then hit more topes.

Smokes spears Ax off the buckles for 2. Brad springboards into a facebuster on Ax. Ax germans Brad and Corey asks if Smokes is related to Julius Smokes. Ax standing spanish flies Smokes. NF flatliners Brad into the buckles then does a ddt + reverse ddt combo. NF running ssp's Smokes for 2.

NF takes a forearm and a jumping knee then a double team twisting ddt. Smokes is stuck on the buckles and takes a top rope spanish fly. NF hits a phoenix splash on Smokes and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a very fast paced match that the crowd liked. The selling was nil here but I think it helped put Swipe Right on the map. I would have liked to have seen them debut on NXT with a win though.

Fatal Influence talk in the back. They discuss who will be in the qualifier tonight and argue about it. Jacy and Fallon both want it but Nyx says it will be here.

WWE NXT Women's North American Title Qualifier - Jazmyn Nyx vs Sol Ruca

Fatal Influence and Zaria are at ringside for this.

Nyx side headlocks her. Sol handstands out. Sol side headlocks her then flips over her. Sol jumping facebusters her. Sol suplexes Nyx then backflips into a pin attempt on her. Nyx legsweeps her.

Sol high kicks her. Nyx gets her feet up on Sol's springboard. Nyx hits boots to the gut and foot chokes her. Nyx leg lariats her then fisherman suplexes her for 2. Nyx then does an indian deathlock out of it.

Nyx PK's her for 2. Sol spinning drops her chest first. Sol hits chops then flying shoulders her. Sol does springboard shots. Sol does a backpack drop on her then running knees her for 2. Jacy argus with Zaria outside, Sol is distracted by Fallon then takes a pele kick for 2.

Sol cradles Nyx for 2. Nyx high kicks her. Sol then hits a sol snatcher and wins.

Thoughts: I liked it. It was a fast paced high flying match and the two matched up well together. It was maybe the longest Nyx singles match we have seen so far and she did well in this. I'd be up for seeing this again. 

Je'Von Evans is interviewed in the back. He said he knew Dark State would be a problem and they wouldn't be in this situation if they listened to him. He said Trick and Oba tried to little bro him but he's coming for the NXT Title. He says it's Dark State tonight but it's the NXT Title at Stand and Deliver.

Giulia is interviewed outside. She says she wants a rematch at Stand and Deliver, and says there's no friends (the camera man asked why she dropped her best friend Vaquer).

Hank Walker and Tank Ledger vs The Culling (Niko Vance and Brooks Jensen)

BJ takes down Tank. Hank shoulders BJ from the side. BJ takes a sandwich double bodyblock. Hank is lifted into a butt drop on Niko. Niko takes a sandwich double bodyblock. BJ is tripped and Hank is pulled out. BJ spinning heel kicks Tank then hits mounted shots.

BJ neckbreakers Tank. Nok sleepers Tank. Tank jawbreakers him. Hank gets in beats up on BJ. Hank hits corner spears and bulldogs BJ. Hank runs around the ring and boots Niko. Hank flying back elbows BJ. Tank lariats Niko over the top. Niko sends Tank into the rails.

Hank black hole slams BJ then misses a top rope swanton. Hank takes a dominator + flying knee combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: We sadly didn't get to see much of Niko here which sucks as he would have matched up well with Hank and tank. It was a quicker one with a lot of action.

We see Ricky Saints arrive and Tank wonders what they did wrong.

Ricky Saints comes out. He says he told everyone he was here to turn this place upside down. He says he's the new N-A champ. He says he has a bitter taste in his mouth due to Ethan Page. He says his ego would be shattered if he was him too. He said Page ruined a special moment of his and he wants to discuss it.

Lexis King comes out. He says he has the Heritage Cup but loves gold. Eddy Thorpe comes out. Eddy says he has had his sights set on the wrong place as the N-A Title represents the land of his people. He says the land was stolen from his ancestors and says it's his birthright. Wes Lee comes out with Dupont and Igwe. Wes says he's overdo for having gold around his waist.

Eddy calls King a "greedy White man" in a racist moment. Saints interrupts then Page cutters him. Page, King, Wes and Eddy fight over the N-A Title. They fight outside and Wes dives on them. 

Ava, Robert Stone, Stephanie Vaquer and Stevie Turner talk in the back. Steph says she wants all of the girls from earlier in a match, so it'll be a 4-way for the Women's title with Vaquer vs Grace vs Parker vs Giulia.

Trick Williams is interviewed. He says someone gets in the way everytime he is about to get his. He says he's leaving Stand and Deliver with the title around his waist. He says he's concerned about Dark State. He says Oba and Evans need to be on their a-game tonight, but he will whip both at Stand and Deliver.

Wes Lee vs Yoshiki Inamura

Wes dives on YI as he enters. YI drives him into the apron. Wes pump kicks YI and hits shots to the gut. YI shoulders him over. Wes hits a hard forearm. YI chops him in the ribs and hits a hard forearm back. Wes upkicks YI.

Wes slingshot flips into a butt drop on YI. Wes misses a top rope 450 and YI hits a big back body drop. YI hits chest palm stikes then chops. YI fisherman suplexes Wes for 2. YI is tripped into the buckles and hit from behind.

Wes topes Briggs while Briggs tries to help YI. Wes is caught on a top rope crossbody and takes a spinning slam. YI is supposed to get knocked off the top but just falls off on his own. Wes cardiac kicks YI.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one where YI messed up the finish. The two worked okay otherwise though and YI is starting to get over on his own. 

Oba Femi talks about Dark State. He said he didn't forget what they did at Vengeance Day. He said they hit him with their best and last shot and didn't put him down. He says Evans and Trick will get the same chance soon and they will suffer the same fate Dark State does.

WWE NXT Women's North American Title Qualifier - Izzi Dame vs Wren Sinclair

Izzi drives her in the corner and hits corner spears. Izzi short arm lariats her. Wren flying crossbodies her. Izzi stops an up and over and is rolled. Wren  tries for an octopus then Izzi boots her over. Izzi slams her then basement dropkicks her.

Izzi hits mounted shots. Izzi arm and chinlocks her. Shawn Spears watches in the back. Wren hits forearms. Izi knees her in the gut. Izzi misses a corner charge and takes chops. Wren flying lariats her then bangs her head off the mat for 2.

Izzi catches her crossbody. Wren crucifixes her for 2. Izzi hits a sky high, completely lets go at 2 and the ref counts the pin.

Thoughts: The finish got botched here bad. I've never really seen that botch happen that way before and that brought down whatever good this accomplished. It was a one-sided match and here was no reason to expect a Wren win here.

Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, Perez and Fatal Influence talk to Ava about a possible last chance qualifier. Ava says there won't be one. Perez says she deserves to be in it as a former champ. Ava says she has an idea for Stand and Deliver. Perez says it better not be a tag match as she doesn't have a partner. 

Andre Chase talks to Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon in the back. Chase tries to coach them as they watch a match of theirs.

Hank and Tank are mad about their loss in the back. The Street Profits walk in. They say there will be ups and downs. Ford says they have been watching them and says they are trying to be a team that they aren't. Ford says to lean on each other and stick to who they are. Dawkins says the same thing. Dawkins says they might be rewarded for it and says there's a tag team gauntlet for a title shot at Stand and Deliver. They then hype them up.

Trick Williams, Oba Femi and Je'Von Evans vs Dark State (Cutler James, Dion Leennox and Saquon Shugars)

DS attack 4v3 before it starts. Dion pounds on Oba and bangs his head off the buckles. Oba takes corner attacks and a big lariat from Cutler. Trick rolls up Shugars for 2 and Shugars does the same. Shugars pulls Trick down by the hair and Trick arm throws him. Trick jumping neckbreakers him.

Trick uppercuts Cutler then Cutler lariats him for 2. Cutler slams Trick then Trick enzugiri's him from the mat. Trick back body drops Shugars. Trick suplexes Shugars for 2. Shugars hits chops on Trick then Trick chops back.

Trick slams Shugars. Evans gets in and flying headscissors Shugars. He spinebusters him and hits mounted shots. Evans double stomps him. Evans superkicks Cutler then seated springboard headscissors Shugars. Evans hits dropkicks then Cutler takes a double lariat over the top.

The two sides square off on the apron and in the ring. We go to PiP break and return. Evans crossbodies Shugars for 2. Evans is lariated by Cutler from the apron. Cutler chinlcoks Evans then clubs on him. Cutler slams Evans for 2.

Dion spinebusters Evans. Dionx spinebusters Evans for 2 then slams Shugars on Evans. Shugars misses an elbow drop on Evans. Evans bodypresses Dion then step up enzugiri's him. Trick and Oba fight for the tag and Oba knocks Trick's hand away. Oba cleans house on the heels and overhead throws Shugars. Dion takes a spinebuster. Oba throws Shugars into Trick and knocks Trick over.

Oba spinebsuters Dion. Trick and Oba argue. Evans yells at them. Evans is tagged in then Oba and Trick fight. The two lariat each other over the top. Evans hits a top rope splash on Dion for 2.

Evans goes to springboard but Shugars pulls the ropes down. Oba and Trick fight outside. Evans is popped up and Shugars comes off the top to press him down like a powerbomb. Evans is then pinned.

Thoughts: Trick and Oba fought as expected here and cost Evans the match. It wasn't a classic but this served its purpose and it was acceptable. I think Dion and Cutler are miscast in this role and I'm curious how long they last.

Stacks gets on the tron after. He says it's fine if they want to cause chaos and challenges them to meet in the parking lot next week. He says they will find out that messing with The Family has severe consequences.

Overall thoughts: We had 3 messed up finishing stretches here which wasn't good. Other than that, there was a lot going on and not necessarily enough time for it all. Sol/Nyx was a lot better than expected and Nyx is starting to show that she can get things done as a singles act. Inamura is getting over as is Swipe Right. I liked the show overall but they just had a bad night with finishes here. I would give this one a 6 out of 10.