2025-04-01 WWE NXT - REVIEW

 2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System (Rev2):

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

❤️ - Loved It! [+3]

👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

½ - Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Really Didn’t Like It [-2]

🤬- Hated It [-3]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

🙋‍♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]

Or any combination of the like…

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We reviewed select storylines from this edition of NXT with Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" and Robert "The Frozen Asian" on episode #155 of the Malapart Smark Podcast. YouTube link:

https://youtu.be/pNrbVlWOAag?si=TeGGDQRJAQcafZSz

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STORYLINES:

(1) Stephanie relinquishes North American title... Zaria & Kelani qualify for vacant title ladder match (Kelani with the upset over Roxanne!)....

Participants:

Ava, Stephanie Vaquer, Jordynne Grace, Jaida Parker, Lola Vice, Fallon Henley, Zaria, Lash Legend, Kelani Jordan, Roxanne Perez...

Peripheral Participants:

Karmen Petrovic, Nikkita Lyons, Sol Ruca, Jakara Jackson...

->Subplots:

-Women's North American title vacated, subsequent qualifier matches...

-Jaida feud with Jordynne

Details: 

-In Ring Segment w/ Ava & Stephanie... Ava announces Stephanie will relinquish North American title... Stephanie cuts promo...

Enter Jordynne... Jordynne cuts promo...

Enter Jaida Parker... Jaida cuts promo...

Jordynne & Jaida have a fight which is broken up by security...

-Backstage, Lola, Cora, Fallon, Karmen & Nikkita all seem to want North American title shots... argument...

-Match: Zaria w/ Sol vs Lash w/ Jakara... 

winner: Zaria... who qualifies for vacant North American title 6-Way Ladder match at Stand and Deliver...

-Backstage segment w/ Ava, Kelani...

Enter Roxanne...

-Backstage Jordynne & Jaida are seen brawling...

-Match: Roxanne vs Kelani...

Winner: Kelani...

-Backstage, Zaria asks Sol to be in her corner for ladder match.

Enter Kelani... Sol is gonna have a chance to qualify too...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Jordynne & Roxanne continuing, i like...Zaria vs Lash was a pretty solid match... the Kelani win was kind of shocking! nice booking tho! Mix it up!.... kinda disappointing that Stephanie wont try to have a run with both titles, but i guess they couldn't figure a way for her to lose it, so i guess it'll be all right...

⭐️Robert: Not liking the idea of Stephanie having to relinquish the title. 

(2) Trick, Oba & Je'Von set for NXT title 3-Way, but they are all attacked by Dark State!!...

Participants:

Trick Williams, Oba Femi, Je'Von Evans, Ava, Dark State (Dion Lennox · Cutler James · Saquon Shugars · Osiris Griffin)

Peripheral Participants:

Stevie Turner, Robert Stone

👉Subplots:

-Trick / Oba/ Je'Von 3-Way

-Dark State

Details: 

-Instagram Reel posted over the weekend: Trick promo...

-In Parking Lot, Oba is interviewed...

-Trick cuts in ring promo...

Enter Je'Von... Je'Von cuts promo...

Enter Oba Femi... argument ensues...

Enter Ava to book triple threat match for Stand and Deliver... scuffle ensues... Oba Femi gets the best of it...

Enter Dark State (Lennox, James, Shugars, Griffin), who leave everyone layin!

-Backstage, Ava talks w/ Stevie & Robert Stone, books Dark State in match for next week... 6 man tag against Trick, Oba & Je'Von...

-X Post: Dark State (Lennox, James, Shugars, Griffin) promo

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: This is weird. wth is gonna happen here.. kinda strange to be throwing in these new guys with the top guys... bold booking....

⭐️Robert: 

(3) Wes Lee rains on Briggs & Inamura's Stand and Deliver dream... match looming...

Participants:

Briggs & Inamura, Wes Lee & Crew (Lee, Tyreke Igwe, Tyson Dupont)

Details: 

-Backstage segment w/ Briggs & Inamura...

Enter Wes Lee & Crew...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Robert: 

(4) The Family scout out Dark State

Participants:

The Family (Tony D'Angelo, Stacks, Luca Crusifino, Adriana Rizzo)

Details: 

-Video Package has offsite Family meeting, discussing members of DarkState...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Luca sure memorized his lines... unfortunately doesn't sound natural... overall, i liked this because it did a solid job introducing the new characters...

⭐️Robert: 

(5) Hank & Tank look for their confidence...

Participants:

Hank & Tank, Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson, Elton Prince), NQCC (Charlie Dempsey, Tavion Heights, Myles Borne), Fraxiom (Axiom, Nathan Frazier)

Peripheral Participants:

Swipe Right (Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes)

Details: 

-Backstage segment w/ Hank & Tank and Pretty Deadly....

Enter NQCC (Dempsey, Heights, Borne)

-Tag Match: Hank & Tank vs NQC (Borne, Heights) w/Dempsey.... Swipe Right is shown in the audience...

Winners: NQCC

-Backstage segment w/ Hank & Tank and Fraxiom...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

⭐️Robert: 

(6) Ricky Saints wins North American title... attacked post match by Ethan Page...

Participants:

Culling (Shawn Spears, Niko, Brooks Jenson, Izzi Dame)

Details: 

-Video Package has Culling talking to each other...

-Backstage, Ricky Saints is interviewed...

-Match: Ricky Saints vs Shawn Spears w/Niko, Jenson, Dame...

Attempted interference from Niko, Jensen... Saints beat everyone up...

Winner: Saints... who wins North American title...

-Post Match, Enter Ethan Page... Page attacks Saints... that's how the show goes off the air...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Nice title change... Shawn Spears' character can handle it, i think....

⭐️Robert: 

(7) Dixon & Connors offer to take care of Ander Chase who has a cracked rib after last week's match...

Participants:

Andre Chase, Uriah Connor, Kale Dixon

Details: 

-Backstage Segment w/ Andre Chase & medic...

Enter Connors & Dixon...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Fan of this storyline....

⭐️Robert: 

(8) Swipe Right challenge Fraxiom

Participants:

Fraxiom (Axiom, Nathan Frazier), Swipe Right (Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes)

Details: 

-Backstage, Fraxiom accept Swipe Right challenge...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I actually watch EVOLVE, so I know these guys.... They have literally done nothing yet, so interesting to see them getting a little push here already...

⭐️Robert: 

(9) Stevie Turner complains about trouble GMing EVOLVE

Participants:

Ava, Stevie Turner, Robert Stone

Details: 

-Backstage Segment w/ Ava, Stevie, Robert...

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: dropped a little aside for a storyline over there on EVOLVE... im likin it....

⭐️Robert: 

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