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Zaria defeated Sol Ruca in a Last Woman Standing match during the main event of the April 21 WWE NXT Revenge special. The match concluded when Zaria sent Ruca plummeting from the top of the crow's nest through a table below. Sol Ruca had already made her main roster debut on the April 20 episode of WWE RAW prior to this final NXT match.
The April 28 episode of NXT will feature Lizzy Rain making her NXT debut and Saquon Shugars challenging Myles Borne for the NXT North American Title. Other matches scheduled include Shiloh Hill vs. Ricky Saints in singles action and EK Prosper & Dorian Van Dux taking on Birth Rite in tag team competition.
Tatum Paxley retained the WWE NXT Women's North American Championship by defeating Blake Monroe in a Casket Match on WWE NXT Revenge. Paxley won the match with assistance from her title belt.
Tatum Paxley defeated Blake Monroe in a casket match on the April 21 episode of NXT to retain the Women's North American Championship during the second night of their Revenge special. The match featured various spots including Paxley taking a bump through a dollhouse via shotgun dropkick from Monroe, and ended when Paxley hit a Cemetery Drive on diamonds that had been poured on the mat before kicking Monroe into the casket and closing the lid.
Lexis King won the vacant WWE Men's Speed Championship during "WWE NXT" by winning a tournament. King became the new Men's Speed Champion following his tournament victory.
CM Punk reflected on his legendary 2011 WWE Championship match with John Cena that took place at Money In The Bank in Chicago. Punk thanked the fans and credited timing as factors that made the iconic match memorable.
Lexis King won the vacant WWE Men's Speed Championship in the tournament final on WWE NXT Revenge Night Two. The championship was decided through a tournament format that concluded on tonight's show.
Lexis King won the WWE Speed Championship during the April 21 NXT Revenge special, defeating EK Prosper in the tournament finals after Elio LeFleur relinquished the title due to injury. The match went to the final thirty seconds of the five-minute time limit, with King hitting the Corronation for the victory after TNA Knockouts Champion Ariana Grace interfered by slapping Prosper.
Lizzy Rain made her first NXT appearance during the April 21 Revenge special, introducing herself as a heavy metal rocker who declared that "metal is forever" and that NXT has "a lot to watch out for." She announced that fans will see her compete for the first time next week, though her opponent has not been revealed. Prior to signing with WWE, she was known as Rayne Leverkusen and wrestled for companies like Progress.
WWE SmackDown drew 1,580,000 viewers on USA Network for its April 17, 2026 episode with a 0.42 rating in the P18-49 demographic, according to Programming Insider. This represents an increase of 168,001 viewers and a 0.06 demo increase from the previous week's episode on April 10, 2026, which drew 1,411,999 viewers with a 0.36 demo rating.
WWE NXT North American Champion Myles Borne successfully retained his title on night two of "WWE NXT: Revenge" despite facing a numbers disadvantage against DarkState. Borne overcame the multi-person opposition to remain champion.
Paige revealed she didn't believe WWE would ever medically clear her to wrestle again before her surprise return at WrestleMania 42. She shared footage from April 21, 2026, showing her reaction to receiving clearance, where she admitted to being stressed and shaking while waiting for the decision. Paige returned to help Brie Bella win the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles after replacing Nikki Bella, who suffered an ankle injury.