{"id":315469,"date":"2026-04-08T18:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315469"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:14:52","slug":"wwe-nxt-4-7-2026-3-things-we-loved-and-three-we-hated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/wwe-nxt-4-7-2026-3-things-we-loved-and-three-we-hated\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE NXT – 4\/7\/2026: 3 Things We Loved And three We Hated"},"content":{"rendered":"
There was a glaring exception to the weekly Wrestling Inc. “Loved and Hateds.” We speak about “Raw,” and “SmackDown,” and “Dynamite,” and we even speak about “TNA Impact,” and now, finally, we’re talking about “WWE NXT.”<\/p>\n
As at all times, there was plenty to like and many to hate from the show, and we’ll get into all of it. Obviously, results shall be kept to the outcomes page, while we break down the great, bad, and the downright ugly of “WWE NXT.” Dizzying highs just like the 8-Man Tag in the midst of the show, and drizzling lows like whatever is happening with Blake Monroe’s vanity title belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enough bloviating though, it is time for the primary ever “WWE NXT” Loved and Hateds column, so let’s get into it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Loved: Booker T And Vic Joseph’s Postmodern Commentary<\/h2>\n
Hello, it’s me, the guy who keeps voting Booker T for “Best Commentary” yearly. In a business where everyone sounds the identical, nobody appears like Booker T. His chemistry with Vic Joseph is so cold that it’s incredibly funny.<\/p>\n
Joseph essentially does play-by-play, while Booker interrupts him by shouting ad-libs. It’s probably the most fun I actually have every week, listening to Booker yell stuff like “CARVING HIM UP! HE’S CARVING HIM UP! HE’S A HUMAN MOLOTOV COCKTAIL!” while Vic Joseph does his best to take care of some form of composure and professionalism. Booker T singing along to Joe Hendry’s theme is the one way that I’ll hearken to the psuedo-Christian Rock that Hendry calls a song. In a business stuffed with robotic commentators, talking in soundbites, Booker is human and downright messy.<\/p>\n
I get that he is not everybody’s cup of tea, but that is one in all those areas where WWE has poisoned people’s brains to what’s possible on commentary. I do not need someone to elucidate wrestling to me. It’s an embarrassingly easy genre. What I do need is a wrestler from days passed by, getting as puffed up by the developmental talent as Booker does every week.<\/p>\n
Written by Ross Berman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
If Saturday’s Stand & Deliver was purported to be the WrestleMania equivalent for the developmental territory, then Tuesday’s “WWE NXT” fell just a bit wanting following up on it when it got here to its top champions. Now, obviously, the tag line for next week’s show is Revenge, so it could feel a bit disingenuous for that to not be delivered on in some form \u2013 and WWE would never<\/em> be disingenuous. But at the identical time, all this week’s show managed to perform on that front was establishing rematches from the show just gone.<\/p>\n
Tony D’Angelo kicked things off as the brand new NXT Champion, running through his opponents Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, and Joe Hendry, which in fact meant the previous champion got here out (it’s his thing) and all but asked for a rematch. That then prompted Page to return out and quite rightfully indicate that Hendry was the one pinned on Saturday, blaming Saints for his loss to precede his entrance to also make a claim for a rematch. It felt like the apparent direction to have Saints and Page proceed their pursuit of the title. It is not as if the major roster is crying out for roster depth, or anything. But Hendry was a little bit of an odd inclusion since he literally lost the match.<\/p>\n
Sure enough, Dark State got here out for his or her pound of flesh against D’Angelo, bringing everyone else in as collateral. And Robert Stone decided to book a four-on-four tag match. Outside of storyline, it was a little bit of a flat decision to only throw everyone together. Myles Borne got here out and price Dark State with an attack on Dion Lennox, allowing Page to steal the win from beneath D’Angelo. Which one would assume is to say Page shall be the one getting the following shot. But there have been just so many more plentifully interesting avenues to go right down to get to that destination.<\/p>\n
Then, within the major event, Lola Vice got here out for a promo as the brand new NXT Women’s Champion, only to be interrupted by… the previous champion who was also pinned in a multi-person match to lose her title on Saturday: Jacy Jayne. The segment ended after Stone made a rematch official for next week, and that just feels a bit weak, all things considered. Kendal Grey would have made so much more sense, provided that she didn’t actually factor into the losing decision within the title match. Sol Ruca might need made more sense provided that she beat Zaria in a feud predicated by their shared pursuit of the Women’s title. But when all was said and done, this show just felt a bit flat when it comes to forward direction.<\/p>\n
Written by Max Everett<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Loved: An Eight Man Tag Team Match With Good Storytelling<\/h2>\n
Was the Eight Man Tag Team Match pitting NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo, Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Joe Hendry against DarkState one of the best Eight Man Tag Team Match within the history of Eight Man Tag Team Matches? Definitely not.<\/p>\n
Actually, I’d call it pretty standard so far as this match type goes, and I discovered among the pacing to be only a tad bit awkward within the early stages of it for my taste. There was one thing that did make this match for me, though, and that was the storytelling that it did.<\/p>\n
This match told stories on each side of the ring. Dion Lennox and Saquon Shugars had a transparent miscommunication as to who was calling the shots at the highest of this match, with commentary putting extra emphasis on it. Myles Borne also specifically selected to attack Lennox on the skin within the midst of all the things and brawl to the back with him. All of this ultimately worked to bring attention to the continuing dissension between Lennox and the remaining of DarkState after the Stand & Deliver backstage segment, where Lennox was told by his stablemates that they thought he was focused more on himself than on the great of the group. It can have been pretty subtle, nevertheless it still completed what it needed to in a way that wasn’t as in-your-face as WWE can often are likely to be.<\/p>\n
On the opposite side of the ring, you had the 4 men who had just squared off within the major event of Stand & Deliver forced to work together in an effort to take down DarkState. Now in full honesty, I’d’ve preferred that we had wrapped up the storyline between D’Angelo, Saints, Page, and Hendry at Stand & Deliver, but with the speculated “NXT” Revenge two week special coming up, I can understand why “NXT” would need to keep things going between them for not less than one other week or two because it’s within the name. Page also stealing the pin from D’Angelo with Twisted Grin was the proper setup to have him challenge D’Angelo for his NXT Championship, and was the proper fit for Page’s character.<\/p>\n
Written by Olivia Quinlan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Hated: Kali Armstrong’s NXT Debut Doesn’t Make Sense For Revenge<\/h2>\n
Alright, hear me out. There isn’t any doubt that Kali Armstrong, the inaugural Women’s EVOLVE Champion and three-time NCAA All-American, has a vibrant future ahead of her in WWE. The circumstances surrounding her imminent “NXT” debut, nonetheless, don’t make the best of sense.<\/p>\n
As confirmed by “NXT” General Manager Robert Stone, Armstrong will mark her “NXT” arrival in the course of the two-week television special, titled Revenge. The vast majority of matches already announced are infused with the element of vengeance. Sol Ruca vs. Zaria comes as a rematch of their Stand & Deliver affair, which arose from the latter turning on the previous. Ethan Page can have a chance to reclaim the NXT Championship when he challenges the brand new champion, Tony D’Angelo. Similarly, former NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne will challenge the very woman who dethroned her at Stand & Deliver, Lola Vice.<\/p>\n
Kali Armstrong, then again, will compete at “NXT” Revenge with no real sense of urgency or revenge for that matter. In any case, she’s a fresh face amongst the “NXT” brand, so what “revenge” could she possibly be out for? The one logical possibility lies in Kendal Grey, the lady who unseated her because the Women’s EVOLVE Champion back in October. In another case, though, Armstrong’s debut match would not truly fit the vibe of this TV special.<\/p>\n
Apart from its outlier feel, I fear that Armstrong’s debut may additionally wander away within the shuffle amongst the larger matches on the cardboard. And for those reasons, I argue that it could have been higher suited in one other place and time.<\/p>\n
Written by Ella Jay<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Loved: Zaria Is not Finished With Sol Ruca<\/h2>\n
As previously stated in our “NXT” Stand & Deliver predictions column, I’m firmly under the assumption that Zaria n<\/em>eeds<\/em> a victory over her friend-turned-foe, Sol Ruca. Much to my surprise and disappointment, though, she took a loss on the event, with Ruca then declaring her intentions to maneuver on from Zaria.<\/p>\n
Provided that Ruca has long outshone Zaria, the final result of Stand & Deliver left me scratching my head, especially because it pertained to Zaria’s future on the “NXT” brand. How do you bounce back from a loss to someone who’s arguably held you back and occupied your<\/em> singles highlight? Where is the closure? And most significantly, why should I, as a viewer, consider you, Zaria, as a legitimate force in WWE then?<\/p>\n
Based on tonight’s events, the primary query has already been answered. Amidst Ruca’s singles match on “NXT,” Zaria laid her out with a spear on the skin floor, allowing Izzi Dame to follow up with Dame Over within the ring for the win. From there, Zaria told an exhausted Ruca that she’d say when their feud ends.<\/p>\n
Zaria’s vengeful actions and words give me hope that she is going to finally get the closure that she needs and deserves from this storyline, specifically in a rematch against Ruca. Assuming that they do indeed meet for a rematch, WWE then has the chance to course-correct with a picture of Zaria standing over Ruca in triumph.<\/p>\n
Zaria got here into “NXT” with a lot potential as a powerhouse. 18 months later, I’m now confident that we’re on the cusp of her properly with the ability to showcase it.<\/p>\n
Written by Ella Jay<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Hated: Blake Monroe carrying gold taking away from Tatum Paxley reign<\/h2>\n
The way in which “NXT” handled Blake Monroe losing the Women’s North American Championship your complete way back in December seems to still be having effects at this point in April. Sure, the title was good to have for Tatum Paxley’s feud against Izzi Dame, nevertheless it really seems now that Shawn Michaels and the powers that be in “NXT” really<\/em> need to put the title back on Monroe, but they’re just unsure about her major roster status after WrestleMania.<\/p>\n
The second Paxley solidified her status as champion, defeating Dame in a steel cage major event match on the March 17 edition of “NXT.” Monroe appeared through a trap door on the stage and “dragged Paxley to hell” and posed with the title. “The Glamour” would carry the gold around straight through until their Stand & Deliver match, despite Paxley’s best efforts to get the title belt back in her possession.<\/p>\n
Now that Paxley defeated Monroe in a extremely solid match on the premium live event, Vanity Project gifted Monroe a custom Women’s NA title backstage to assist cheer her up. And, while it’s a extremely cute belt, it now looks like the shine is being taken away from Paxley. I figured that these women could be set for one more match if Monroe was going to be sticking around “NXT,” and it appears to be the case now with Revenge announced to get “NXT” through WrestleMania.<\/p>\n
I actually like each of those women, and I believed their Stand & Deliver match was phenomenal, but when you will have Monroe, of all people, carrying a belt around, she sincerely looks like a champion. She just carries herself like one. Even I forgot for a moment ahead of the PLE that she wasn’t champion, and it wasn’t Paxley facing her for a shot on the gold. While that is in fact all on me, I’m sure I’m not the just one who got a bit confused. Carrying around a title that wasn’t hers was pretty meaningless, and now, Monroe carrying one which resembles the true title just seems silly.<\/p>\n
Vanity Project gifting Monroe one other belt to hold around just is not it for me, as I actually need Paxley to have a solid reign and give you the chance to shine with the Women’s North American Championship. What happens next stays to be seen after Revenge, and more importantly, after post-WrestleMania call-ups, if those are even happening. Without delay, “NXT” is stuck in a holding pattern, and I suppose I do respect them for attempting to provide you with latest angles to maintain old stories fresh.<\/p>\n
Written by Daisy Ruth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n
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