NXT Revenge 2026 Week 1 Review
- Linus O'Howell
- Apr 15
- 5 min read
Jaida Parker VS Kelani Jordan
Week 1 of NXT Revenge 2026 kicked off with Jaida Parker and Kelani Jordan colliding in a rematch from Madison Square Garden! On that night, Jaida Parker was victorious, whilst Kelani Jordan would later deliver a backstage beatdown, setting up this rematch! I thought this was a decent way to start the show, with both women showing a good level of intensity in their pursuit to come out victorious! We sort of know that Jaida is going to probably win the NXT Women’s Championship by the end of this year, but I really don’t know what NXT has planned for Kelani; she feels a little bit lost! Anyway, Jordan did end up winning this match with her One-of-a-Kind Split-Legged Moonsault, so I’m assuming that this is all leading to a rubber match down the line!
Grade: B-
Joe Hendry: Live in Concert, Kali Armstrong’s NXT Debut
Shiloh Hill was clearly planning something, something that Ricky Saints didn’t like, whilst Ethan Page made sure that he and Ricky were back on the same page as he needs him to become a 2-time NXT Champion! Honestly, I’m not sure that statement is true, but there you go! Anyway, after Sol Ruca went through her history with Zaria, Joe Hendry came down to the ring to hold one of his Live Concerts! This was supposed to be about Joe addressing his future, but he didn’t exactly get to say much as Keanu Carver showed up and just attacked Hendry! I’m not really sure what this means for the future of Joe Hendry in NXT, but I’m assuming that he will lose to Carver next week!
Grade: C
Tony D’Angelo put over Ethan Page as one of the best in NXT, but he also reminded Ethan that he dethroned Oba Femi to win the NXT North American Championship in the first place, the same Title that has become so synonymous with All Ego! Lola Vice then had a nice reunion with Stephanie Vaquer backstage, before Kali Armstrong finally made her NXT debut when she took on Skylar Raye! We haven’t seen Skylar Raye for quite some time, which is sort of telling of how poor LFG is (besides Shiloh Hill), but this wasn’t about her as Kali Armstrong’s debut has been a long time coming! See, before Kendal Grey carried Evolve, Kali was their first Women’s Champion, a piece of history that shouldn’t be forgotten, and it feels like NXT might finally be about to pull the trigger with her! Armstrong looked pretty good here, dominating Raye for a pretty easy victory, but in fairness to Skylar, her selling of Kali’s finisher was pretty great!
Grade: C+
NXT Championship: Tony D’Angelo VS Ethan Page
After Mr. Stone told Blake Monroe that she will get another shot at the NXT Women’s North American Championship next week in a stipulation of Tatum Paxley’s choosing, Ethan Page looked to complete his NXT legacy when he challenged Tony D’Angelo for the NXT Championship! We sort of already knew the outcome of this match heading into the show, but I was a little bit surprised to see that this match didn’t even Main Event Week 1 of NXT Revenge! The match itself was fine, but it was never really able to get into higher gears simply due to its position on the card + the inevitable outcome! I will say that I did laugh when Shiloh Hill dragged Ricky Saints out of the arena; that was very well done, but this sort of reminded me of when Carmelo Hayes had another match on NXT before the WWE Draft; it simply wasn’t needed! As expected, Tony D’Angelo scored the win to notch up his first successful NXT Title defense, and I really do mean this when I say that this has to be the end of Ethan Page in NXT; what a run it’s been!
Grade: C+
Myles Borne Gets Interrupted, EK Prosper VS Dorian van Dux: NXT Speed Championship Tournament (Semi-Finals)
Ricky Saints was furious with Shiloh Hill for dragging him out of the arena via rope, whilst Shiloh didn’t care as he was too busy focusing on his building project for Tatum Paxley! Myles Borne then came down to talk about what went down at NXT Stand and Deliver, and how things don’t sit right with him! See, despite Myles beating an NXT legend in Johnny Gargano to retain his NXT North American Championship, all anybody is talking about is the post-match assault from Dion Lennox! This led to DarkState coming out, with Dion making it clear that he’s coming for Myles’ Title, whilst Borne brought up the fact that if DarkState attack him now, their match next week would be off! Saquon Shugars didn’t seem to care about this, though, as he jumped Borne, only for the Champion to floor The Shugar Man as the rest of DarkState pulled him back! Shugars is definitely costing Lennox in some way next week!
Grade: C+
After Zaria said that she’s going to leave Sol Ruca in a blaze of fire next week, Dorian van Dux made his NXT debut when he went one-on-one with EK Prosper in the second Semi-Final of the NXT Speed Championship Tournament! I believe I saw Dorian van Dux compete in AAA a couple of weeks ago, but I have to say, he looked good here! This Speed match nearly went the full 3-minute distance, so at least some entertaining manoeuvres were seen! EK Prosper looks very good, getting the eventual win here with a Moonsault, but I’m genuinely not sure who’s going to win the Title next week; both EK and Lexis King are decent options!
Grade: C+
NXT Women’s Championship: Lola Vice VS Jacy Jayne
After a Kendal Grey Chronicle, and Shiloh Hill revealing that he’d in fact been making a Casket for Tatum Paxley ahead of her match with Blake Monroe next week, it was Main Event time at NXT Revenge Week 1 as Lola Vice put her NXT Women’s Championship on the line against Jacy Jayne! This was probably the match of the night in my opinion; both women have a strong amount of chemistry together, and the action flowed smoothly! Jacy actually came close to winning on multiple occasions, with a particularly nice callback to how Jayne defeated Stephanie Vaquer to become Champion in the first place, only for Lola to kick out! Fatal Influence would continue to keep getting involved, but it still wasn’t enough as Vice ducked a second Rolling Encore and nailed Jayne with a wicked Backfist to get the win! After the match was over, Kali Armstrong, Kendal Grey, and Izzi Dame all set their sights on becoming Lola Vice’s next challenger, whilst Jacy Jayne looks Main Roster-bound!
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