‘WWE NXT’ Review (Apr 15th 2025)
Welcome to this week’s review of NXT, right here on Nerdly. Let’s get straight into it and see what went down on this week’s show!
Match #1: North American Championship No. 1 Contender Fatal 4-Way Match – Ethan Page def. Wes Lee, Eddy Thorpe and Lexis King
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All Ego is headed to Las Vegas as Ethan Page won a chaotic Fatal 4-Way Match to become the No. 1 Contender to Ricky Saints’ title. Saints sat in on commentary but Page sent Eddy Thorpe into the champion, causing a furious champion to get ejected from ringside. Lexis King managed to nail Wes Lee with a Coronation DDT, but Page snuck in and hit a Twisted Grin to punch his ticket to Stand & Deliver. After the match, Saints returned to the ring to deliver a rib-cracking Spear to his new challenger.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Women’s North American Title Ladder Match Qualifier – Lola Vice def. Tatum Paxley
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Lola Vice defeated Tatum Paxley to secure her spot in the Women’s North American Title Ladder Match at Stand & Deliver. Paxley and Vice delivered their best shots, but a high-flying mistake by Paxley allowed Vice to hit her signature Spinning Backfist to win the match.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: NXT Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders Gauntlet Match – Winners: Hank & Tank
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Hank Walker and Tank Ledger ran the gauntlet and became the No. 1 Contenders to the NXT Tag Team Title. Walker and Ledger drew the No. 1 slot and swiftly defeated Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe. The Culling entered next and crushed the fun-loving duo, but a heads-up counter by Ledger allowed him to pin Brooks Jensen while Niko Vance was preoccupied. No Quarter Catch attempted to pick the bones of Hank and Tank, but they too fell, this time via a roll-up by Ledger on Tavion Heights. Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura became the final team, but Hank and Tank beat them with a second roll-up, this time via Walker on Briggs.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Women’s North American Title Ladder Match Qualifier – Thea Hail def. Karmen Petrovic
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She’s back! Thea Hail returned to action and qualified for the Women’s North American Title Ladder Match at Stand & Deliver. Hail brought the fight like only she can and made Petrovic tap out with her signature Kimura Lock.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
This week’s episode of NXT was a strong go-home show that delivered both action and storyline development in equal measure. With Stand & Deliver just around the corner, this episode did a solid job raising the stakes and building hype for the upcoming event. Ethan Page emerged victorious in a hard-fought Fatal 4-Way to become the number one contender for the North American Championship. The women’s division was also in the spotlight, as Lola Vice and Thea Hail punched their tickets into the ladder match for the inaugural Women’s North American Championship. Hail’s return added a layer of emotion and momentum going into the big event. Meanwhile, Hank and Tank outlasted several teams in an intense Gauntlet Match, earning themselves a title shot and proving their grit. In the main event scene, tension reached a boiling point when Je’Von Evans confronted both Oba Femi and Trick Williams. The show ended with Evans standing tall, title in hand, leaving fans buzzing. This episode hit all the right notes and built anticipation for Stand & Deliver.
