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Lola Vice successfully retained the WWE NXT Women's Championship on WWE NXT. The victory came after overcoming interference and following the removal of The Culling from ringside.
Lola Vice successfully defended her NXT Women's Title against Izzi Dame in the main event of the May 26 episode of NXT. The match featured a referee bump from a stray kick by Dame, and Dame used the title belt as a distraction before delivering a big boot for a near fall, but Vice ultimately secured the clean victory to retain her championship.
Multiple title matches are scheduled for the June 2 episode of NXT. Kam Hendricks will challenge Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Title, while Romeo Moreno earned a shot at the WWE Speed Title after defeating Nathan Frazer in a #1 contender match on the May 26 episode. Additional matches include Lizzy Rain vs. Zaria and a tag team bout featuring Myles Borne and Tavion Heights against DarkSide.
WWE NXT newcomer Tristan Angels announced the first-ever "Mr. NXT" pageant on Tuesday's edition of the show. This marks the inaugural pageant of its kind for the NXT brand.
AEW's Thekla commented on competing for recognition as the top Austrian wrestler against a WWE star. Thekla believes she is among the most successful Austrian wrestlers currently.
Romeo Moreno won the WWE Men's Speed Tournament final during WWE NXT after the tournament final was moved up a week from its original schedule.
Ludwig Kaiser (Marcel Barthel) was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge following an alleged April 23 altercation in Orlando, Florida. Multiple WWE sources believe a story claiming Kaiser was defending himself and Andrea Bazarte from ICE-related comments was planted, as the narrative came from an unfamiliar phone number reaching out to wrestling media rather than from Kaiser, Bazarte, or WWE directly. Despite questions about the defense story, Kaiser is not believed to have heat within WWE and has received court approval to travel internationally for his wrestling commitments.
Romeo Moreno defeated Nathan Frazer in the finals of a WWE Speed Championship tournament on the May 26 episode of NXT, earning the right to challenge current Speed Champion Lexis King. The tournament finals became necessary after the first match ended in a double draw, with Moreno securing the victory with just seconds remaining on the clock.
Layla Diggs made her NXT in-ring debut on the May 26 episode, facing Jaida Parker in a match that stemmed from a backstage confrontation the previous week. Parker defeated Diggs in the match, though prior to her NXT debut, Diggs had wrestled on WWE LFG: Legends & Future Greats, losing to Carlee Bright on May 3, 2026, and teaming with Masyn Holiday to defeat PJ Vasa and Sirena Linton on May 10.
On the May 26 episode of WWE NXT, DarkState explained their decision to kick out Saquon Shugars, stating he was the odd man out because he isn't a top crossover athlete and had failed the stable too many times. Dion Lennox said that Shugars tried to turn the rest of the stable against him, which prompted the decision to remove him, and declared that he built DarkState "brick by brick" and wouldn't let anyone tear it down.
WWE NXT aired on May 26, 2026, from the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida, featuring WWE NXT Women's Champion Lola Vice defending her title against The Culling's Izzi Dame. The show also included a tag team match between The Culling (Shawn Spears and Niko Vance) and OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price), along with several other matches including WWE Men's Speed Tournament first round bouts and a non-title match between WWE Women's Speed Champion Wren Sinclair and Kelani Jordan.
WWE Raw's May 18, 2026 episode maintained consistent viewership compared to the previous week. The show experienced a slight decline in its domestic Netflix ranking for TV shows.