2025-04-29 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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NXT / TNA Crossover in Storyline # 1…
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Blog Note: This is not meant to be an in depth summary, but a “bare bones” description of which segments I am reviewing. I will assume you’ve seen this show before reading my review, but if you’re looking for more detailed in-depth summaries, i would direct you to search for this show by date on Google.com …
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STORYLINES:
(1) Expected Joe Hendry / Trick Williams confrontation splits off into two major angles as Dark State jump Hendry & Ava books Trick Williams in a battle royal to earn NXT title shot…
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Shiloh Hill, Jasper Troy, Anthony Luke
👉Subplots:
(A) Joe Hendry calls out Trick Williams… Trick Williams later calls Joe Hendry out knowing he is injured…
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: 👍
(B) Dark State jump Joe Hendry…
(C) Ava keeps Trick Williams’ new arrrogant persona kept in check… announces NXT title #1 contender battle royal
(D) Undertaker encourages Oba Femi but warns of future challenges…
(E) Hank & Tank offer Joe Hendry some back up taking on Dark State…
Details:
-Joe Hendry cuts in ring promo to open the show… Joe Hendry calls out Trick Williams but instead…
Enter Dark State (Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin)…
Dark State attack Joe Hendry and leave him layin’…
-Trick Williams cuts arrogant in ring promo…
Enter Ava… Ava informs Trick Williams of NXT title #1 contender battle royal for next week for title shot at Battleground…
-Backstage Interview w/ Oba Femi who addresses Trick and #1 contender battle royal...
Enter Undertaker… who gives Oba Femi encouragement but also introduces future competitors from LFG…
Enter Shiloh Hill, Jasper Troy, Anthony Luke…
-Backstage Segment recorded earlier has the medic checking out Joe Hendry…
Enter Hank & Tank, who offer themselves as an ally when it comes to taking on Dark State…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark:
(A & B) all right. throwin us for a loop. i like the surprise. although in this case i think they actually drew interest from tna fans, only to have Trick Williams & Joe Hendry not interact…
(C) this is my favorite aspect of this whole thing. full on heel turn it seems, and i like this Trick Williams!
(D) Well. i guess they wanna get some guys that they think have potential on the show as soon as they can. i don’t watch Lfg so i don’t know if i should be excited for these guys….
(E) i like that they didn’t forget Hank & Tank getting attacked by Dark State, although they did totally forget Ava did…
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(2) Iyo Sky back on NXT looking for some vengeance, and picks up main event tag win… meanwhile, Jordynne Grace & Giulia booked for NXT title #1 contender match…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Iyo Sky here for to deal w/ Roxanne & Giulia… finds an ally in Jordynne Grace...
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: +1/2
(B) Roxanne Perez & Giulia cement alliance…
(C) #1 contender’s match set for Stephanie Vaquer’s NXT title…
Details:
Enter Jordynne Grace who offers to be Iyo Sky’s partner if it helps her get closer to the NXT title…
-Backstage Segment w/ Roxanne Perez & Giulia, who make their alliance official!…
-Tag Match: Iyo Sky & Jordynne Grace vs Roxanne Perez & Giulia…
-Winners: Iyo Sky & Jordynne Grace…
-Backstage Segment has Ava informing Stephanie Vaquer of next week’s NXT title #1 contender’s match between Jordynne Grace & Giulia…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark:
(A) Iyo Sky vs Roxanne Perez alone at the end, with that NXT crowd, was awesome. that match needs to happen on the main roster someday. but it probably wouldn’t have this same energy anyway. this was kinda special…
(B) Glad they cemented Roxanne Perez & Giulia’s alliance. Giulia literally said that she thought about it and changed he mind. love that!
(C) great matchup for next week, jordynne vs Giulia. nice…
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(3) Karmen Petrovic & Ashonte Thee Adonis having relationship problems… North American Sol Ruca defeats Petrovic but Kelani Jordan is waiting around the corner…
Participants:
Gigi Dolan, Tatum Paxley, Karmen Petrovic, Ashonte Thee Adonis, Zaruca (Zaria, Sol Ruca)
👉Subplots:
(A) Gigi Dolan & Tatum Paxley coming up just short…
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: +1/2
(B) Rough day for Ashonte Thee Adonis / Karmen Petrovic relationship…
(C) Zaria watches out for Sol Ruca as Kelani Jordan seeks North American title shot...
Details:
-Backstage Segment w/ Gigi Dolan, Tatum Paxley & Karmen Petrovic…
-Match: Karmen Petrovic w/ Ashonte Thee Adonis vs Sol Ruca w/ Zaria…
Winner: Sol Ruca…
-Post Match, Ashonte Thee Adonis berates Karmen Petrovic and Karmen Petrovic kicks Ashonte Thee Adonis in the head!…
-Backstage, Kelani Jordan tries to egg Sol Ruca into giving her a title shot, saying all her matches as North American champion were title defenses.
Sol Ruca accepts but Zaria steps in and tells Kelani that Kelani’s only only path to a title shot is through her…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: Karmen Petrovic nailed her own Bf! 🤣 … i kinda have a feeling they wont break up. i can’t believe i’m actually enjoying this program because i hated it for all of last year w/ Ashonte Thee Adonis chasing after Karmen Petrovic… i feel like they got it rollin now…
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(4) Ricky Saints defeats Lexis King to retain North American title…
Participants:
Details:
-Match: Lexis King vs Ricky Saints…
Winner: Ricky Saints… who retains North American title…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: Could have been an AEW matchup…
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(5) Shawn Spears continues to guide his younger stablemates…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Izzi Dame North American title aspirations…
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: 👊
(B) Brooks & Niko NXT tag title aspirations…
Details:
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: kinda plain episode for all these wrestlers tonight… they didn’t really get involved w/ anything and just had this little meeting. keeps them on the show but they don’t get any momentum off this…
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(6) Stacks gives Tony D’Angelo his explanation for betrayal… doesn’t think Tony D’Angelo can lead them anymore…
Participants:
Details:
-Replay: Stacks turning on Tony D’Angelo at Stand and Deliver…
-Tony D’Angelo cuts in ring promo…
Stacks speaks to Tony D’Angelo through remote on the big screen…
Stacks sends his guys to attack Tony D’Angelo, but Tony thwarts them and challenges Stacks to face him in the ring if he wants to be the don…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: to me, this is top notch mafia sh*t… i freakin love it…
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(7) Meta 4 amicably break up…
Participants:
Details:
-Replay: Noam Dar winning Heritage Cup last Tuesday…
-Backstage Segment w/ Meta 4 (Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, Oro Mensah, Noam Dar)… Noam Dar wanted a reunion but Lash Legend decides it’s time for the stable to amicably break up… Noam Dar sits alone w/ the Heritage Cup…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: the most amicable breakup i’ve ever seen in my life!…
⭐️TheMalapertSmark (May 4, 2025): I guess this was Jakara’s last segment… Lash was far superior and the obvious choice if they had to keep one, but Jakara could definitely still work in wrestling if she wants to…
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(8) Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura come up short in bid for NXT tag titles… Hank & Tank retain in first title defence…
Participants:
Details:
-Tag Match: Hank & Tank (Hank, Tank) vs Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura…
Winners: Hank & Tank … who retain NXT tag titles…
-Post Match, Inamura seems apologetic to Briggs about the loss while Briggs is dejected …
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - +1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: wasn’t expecting Hank & Tank to lose the titles. i think management did a well enough job of making briggs & inamura seem really motivated to win the titles, but just came up short. it happens. i enjoyed these two working together, if it is to end…
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(9) Problems in No Quarter Catch Crew…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Next Week’s NXT title #1 contender battle royal…
TheMalapertSmark SubPlot Review: +1/2
Details:
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️ TheMalapertSmark: intrigued. well anything would be intriguing for this crew, as they’ve been the plainest vanilla team one could imagine til now…
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(10) Chase U is back!!
Participants:
Details:
-Off Site Segment at Chase U has Andre Chase first day of the semester.
Enter Kale Dixon, Uriah Connors who are late…
Another student sarcastically asks about Dixon & Connors being late, but Chase says F that guys question, and takes Dixon & Connors’s side…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️TheMalapertSmark: ok. i’m happy for this. never thought i would miss Chase U. But i do have to point out the obvious that Andre Chase lost a stipulation match, and now he’s just gonna go back on it?!… i don’t get this. Ridge Holland should be pissed when he comes back…
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