Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE NXT" on April 7, 2026, coming to you live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida!After Sol Ruca had scored a victory against former best friend turned foe Zaria at "NXT" Stand & Deliver this past Saturday, Izzi Dame confronted Ruca later that same night as they both made it clear that they were looking to get their hands on some gold. Following such, Ruca and Dame will be meeting one another in the ring tonight in singles competition for the first time since "NXT" The Great American Bash on July 12, 2025.Josh Briggs will be competing in his first match since coming up short to Eli Knight in a in a first round match For The WWE Speed Championship Number One Contenders Tournament on the February 10 episode of "NXT" as he collides with Jasper Troy and Keanu Carver in a Triple Threat Match. Briggs served as the special guest referee during a singles match between Troy and Carver last Tuesday. While Carver ultimately emerged victorious, Briggs had taken out Troy with a boot only moments before following a verbal confrontation between the two men about Briggs not completing a three count while Troy had Carver pinned.Speaking of the Speed Championship, Elio LeFleur held the title for 35 days until he was forced to vacate it when he sustained an injury at an "NXT" Live Event a couple of weeks ago. Following such, a Speed Championship Number One Contenders Tournament is set to kick off tonight in order to crown a new champion, with two unnamed competitors squaring off against one another in a first round match.We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping the events of Stand & Deliver.Vic Joseph and Booker T then greet audiences at home as Tony D'Angelo makes his way to the ring.
The live crowd tells D'Angelo that he deserves it as D'Angelo says a lot of the fans have been with him since the beginning. He says he was just a kid when he got to "NXT", then says he's the first ever "NXT" Grand Slam Champion in history and says this is something he's always wanted since he got to WWE. He says no one including Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, or Joe Hendry can take the NXT Championship from him.Hendry's music hits and he makes his way out. He says D'Angelo is the man, then congratulates D'Angelo on executing his plan and admits D'Angelo was the better man but for just one night.Page's music hits and he makes his way out, with Ricky Saints right behind Page. Saints says if Page put his ego aside, he would be a two time NXT Champion. D'Angelo cuts him off and says no matter who challenges him next, he will come out on top as NXT Champion.DarkState surrounds the ring, and Saquon Shugars, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin, and Dion Lennox surround the ring. They begin brawling with D'Angelo, Saints, Page, and Hendry as security tries to get things broken up. Robert Stone and the locker room clear out to break all eight men apart during the commercial break, but D'Angelo lands a crossbody to take out several of the talent as all eight men continue brawling. Security and the locker room eventually manage to get all eight men broken apart, with Robert Stone informing D'Angelo, Saints, Page, and Hendry that they'll be facing DarkState at the top of the hour.Sol Ruca then makes her way to the ring. The Culling follows.
The bell rings and the two lock up. Dame clotheslines Ruca, then fires off shoulders on her midsection in the corner. Ruca flies out of the ring to take out Dame on the outside, then dumps her back in the ring and rolls her up during the commercial break. Dame kicks out.Dame sends Ruca crashing into the top turnbuckle face first, then jams her knee into the back of Ruca's neck and lands a knee on her midsection. Ruca rolls up Dame, but Dame kicks out and locks in a crossface on Ruca to wear her down. Dame then sends Ruca crashing into the mat with a slam and goes for a pin, but Ruca kicks out and fires off an uppercut on Dame.Dame delivers a suplex to Ruca back from the break, but Ruca catches Dame with a spear that sends her crashing out of the ring. Shawn Spears distracts the referee as Ruca sets up for Sol Snatcher on Dame. Niko Vance pulls her out of the way, and Zaria shows up moments later to deliver a spear to Ruca. This opens the door for Dame to deliver a sit-out powerbomb to Ruca back in the ring for the win.Winner: Izzi DameAfter the match, Zaria tells Ruca that she says when things end between them.Keanu Carver then makes his way to the ring. Josh Briggs and Jasper Troy follow.
The bell rings and Briggs attacks Troy and Carver from behind. He sends Carver crashing into the mat and delivers a standing splash, but Carver rocks Briggs with a headbutt and scoops him up. Troy levels Briggs and Carver with a splash, then gets Carver up on his shoulders. Briggs breaks things up and lands a double chokeslam on Troy with Carver. Carver then levels Briggs with a right hand and pins Troy, but Briggs breaks the fall. Carver levels Briggs with a clothesline and pins him, but Briggs kicks out and Carver fires off stomps on him.Carver whips Briggs into the corner, then whips him into the opposite one and fires off stomps on him, then jams his boot into Briggs' chest. Troy levels Carver with a clothesline during the commercial break, but Carver jams his boot into Troy's face. Troy runs over Briggs and Carver with a shoulder tackle, but Carver fires off strikes on Briggs and Troy back from the break.Carver lands a powerslam on Briggs and pins him, but Briggs kicks out and Carver sends him crashing into Troy in the corner. Carver connects with a spinebuster on Troy and pins him, but Troy kicks out and levels Carver with a clothesline, then delivers a bodyslam to Briggs and lands a splash on Carver. He follows it up with a chokeslam on Carver and pins Briggs, but Briggs kicks out.Briggs levels Carver with a boot, but Troy runs over Briggs with a splash. Carver delivers a bodyslam-Michinoku Driver combination to Briggs for the win.Winner: Keanu CarverJoe Hendry, Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Tony D'Angelo make their way to the ring. DarkState follows.
The bell rings and Dion Lennox fires off right hands on D'Angelo. Cutler James and Osiris Griffin join in, with Griffin whipping Saquon Shugars into D'Angelo in the corner. All four members of DarkState exit the ring, but Shugars re-enters as the legal man and continues beating down D'Angelo in the corner.D'Angelo looks to tag in Hendry, but Page instead tags himself in and lands a bodyslam on Lennox. Saints and James tag in, but James tags out to Lennox. Lennox and James send Saints crashing into the corner spine first, but Hendry tags in as James tags in on his side. Hendry lands a delayed vertical suplex on James, but D'Angelo looks to tag out to Hendry.Saints instead tags himself in and fires off stomps on James' midsection, then walks the top rope and delivers a chop to James' chest. Page then tags himself in and argues with Saints.Lennox tags in and whips Page into the corner. He charges at Page, but Pages moves out of the way and reluctantly tags in D'Angelo. D'Angelo levels Lennox with a clothesline and dumps an interfering Shugars out of the ring, but Lennox connects with a spinebuster on D'Angelo.Griffin tags in and uses the middle rope to target D'Angelo's throat during the commercial break. Hendry and Shugars tag in, and Shugars lands a shoulder on Hendry's midsection. James tags in and continues to wear down Hendry, but James fires off uppercuts on Hendry. Lennox lands a cheap right hand on Hendry from the outside, but Myles Borne blindsides Lennox on the outside through the crowd and brawls with him away from the ring.D'Angelo tags in and delivers a German suplex to James. He lands a second one on Griffin and delivers a spinebuster to Shugars, but Page tags himself in and delivers Twisted Grin on Shugars for the win.Winners: Tony D'Angelo, Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Joe HendryAfter the match, an angry D'Angelo chokeslams Page.We then head over to a video from Jaida Parker, who sends a message to Kelani Jordan.Birth Right then makes their way to the ring. Chazz "Starboy"Hall(formerly known as Starboy Charlie) follows.
The bell rings and Starboy fires off chops on King as the three minute time limit begins. Starboy delivers a hurricanrana to King and pins him, but King kicks out. The clock approaches two minutes as King catches Starboy with a back elbow. He looks to land a moonsault on King off the top rope, but King catches Starboy with a pair of double boots to his face and follows it up with The Coronation on him for the win.Winner: Lexis KingWe then head backstage, where Stone berates Borne for interfering in the Eight Man Tag Team Match. D'Angelo interrupts the pair and requests an NXT Championship match against Ethan Page, and Stone agrees. D'Angelo then spots Keanu Carver and stares him down.Back at ringside, TatumPaxley and Shiloh Hill make their way out. Blake Monroe and Vanity Project follow.
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