NXT Show Results 5/12/26
By: Courtney Wood
Match One
Tag Team Match:
Tatum Paxley (Women’s North American Champion) and Lizzy Rain Defeated Nikkita Lyons and Zaria Via Pinfall
Zaria and Rain had a very hard hitting show down to begin this match, where ‘The Maiden Of Metal’ did whatever show could to avoid the visibly irritated powerhouse. Lyons tagged herself in to go against the champion, trying to prove she deserves to be in title contention. The champion and Rain worked well as a team to counter their very aggressive adversaries who despite having the same goal did not seem to be able to get on the same page. In the middle of a very entertaining contest, Zaria abandoned her partner, leaving ‘Nikkita Multimedia’ open for Rain’s Thunderstruck, giving the brash newcomer her second victory against Lyons.
Match Two:
Naraku Defeated Lince Dorado Via Pinfall
Despite Dorado using his agility to land some drop kicks and a stunner, this match was extremely one sided as the evil Naraku beat his opponent mercilessly, eventually ending the match with ‘Everything’s Evil’.
Backstage, Nattie and Jaida Parker had another verbal confrontation when Parker tried to address the B.O.A.T.’s comments from last week.
Match Three
Six Man Tag Team Match:
Birthright (Stacks, Charlie Dempsey and Uriah Connors, With Arianna Grace and Lexis King) Defeated EK Prosper, Sean Legacy and Tate Wilder Via Pinfall
The debuting Wilder showed a lot of promise, besting Stacks and holding his own against Dempsey before Legacy was tagged in and continued their team’s momentum. Birthright took control of the match, using their technical ability and tag team cohesion to ground their high flying opponents, a sound strategy that earned them a few near falls. Despite the loud pleas from his teammates, the overzealous Wilder went up to the top rope and attempted a moonsault but would be unsuccessful. That misstep allowed Connors and Stacks the opportunity to land a duel kick to the head to pick up the victory for his team.
After the match, Prosper and Legacy were very upset about their partner not tagging one of them.
Backstage, Tatum Paxley said she wanted to give back by giving Lizzy Rain a North American championship match next week.
NXT GM Mr. Stone was in the ring to officially sign the man who laid out the NXT Heavyweight Champion Tony D’Angelo, the massive Mason Rook. The superheavyweight’s moment was interrupted by D’Angelo, who was once again attacked by Cam Hendricks. Rook took out both men and all the NXT security with a massive moonsault from the top rope.
Match Four:
Jackson Drake (With The Vanity Project and Myka Lockwood) Defeated ‘Supernova 11” Noam Dar Via Pinfall
The two had a very fast paced exchange at the beginning of this contest, where Noam showed no signs of ring rust and eventually sent Drake out of the ring to regroup. Drake demonstrated veteran instincts and zoned in on Dar’s misstep by sending him crashing into the mat with a superplex from the top rope. In the end, Jackson’s girlfriend used her strength to stop Dar, allowing Drake to land a knee to the face and a 450 splash to win the match.
Backstage, Myles Borne informed his former tag partner Tavion Heights that next weekend he will team with Tony D’Angelo to face Hendricks and Mason Rook. When Heights heard he was not in the match, he took that very personally feeling overlooked and took his frustration out on Borne.
Darkstate were in the ring to talk some trash to the NXT Tag Team champions, The Vanity Project. The champions scuffed at the challenge and proceeded to try and further the recent tension within the group. Cutler informed the cocky Vanity Project that they never received their rematch and that next week the squabbling Shugars and Lennox will represent the entire group.
Backstage, GM Stone placed Tate Wilder in a match against the very dangerous Keanu Carver next week.
Match Five:
‘The Stand Out’ Kelani Jordan Defeated Kendal Grey (With Wren Sinclair) Via Pinfall
The two very talented athletes had a very technical exchange at the beginning of this contest, with neither being able to maintain any momentum. When Grey went for an ankle lock, Kelani kicked her to the outside and landed a beautiful moonsault. Jordan made things personal by mocking the injured Sinclair, which backfired as it motivated Grey to land a moonsault of her own. During the contest Dame attacked Lola Vice backstage, causing a fight that spilled to the ringside area and accidently took out Wren Sinclair. Focused on her injured friend, Grey became distracted which left her open to Jordan’s ‘One Of A Kind’ split legged moonsault, which gave the Stand Out the victory.
After the match, an irate Grey blamed Lola for what happened to Wren. As the two were about to fight, Izzi Dame ran in and took them both out.