WWE NXT Live Coverage - May 5th, 2026

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Zaria returns to NXT after her Last Woman Standing Match

Zaria will return to NXT for the first time since launching Sol Ruca off the perch and through a pair of tables to win a grueling Last Woman Standing Match.


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— The show starts with a clip of last week where Robert Stone, Matt Bloom and Shawn Michaels talk about having new talent in NXT. We then cut to Tony D'Angelo attacking Tavion Heights backstage. Other wrestlers and officials separate the two.

Jaida Parker vs. Kali Armstrong

Armstrong and Parker get in each other's faces before the bell. We get the bell, Armstrong pushes Parker and Parker pushes Armstrong back. Armstrong chokes out Parker in the corner and Parker then slams down Armstrong twice and Armstrong then takes down Parker but Parker rolls through the armdrag and gets Armstrong in a headlock. Armstrong gets Parker in a headlock and slams her down. The two keep exchanging headlocks, Armstrong elbows Parker and Parker takes down Armstrong with a shoulder check. Parker suplexes Armstrong and covers her for a near fall. Armstrong is clotheslined out of the ring and Parker comes out to get her but gets slammed into the apron. Parker strikes Armstrong and sends her in the ring. In the ring, both hit each other with clotheslines and we cut to a break.

Back to NXT, Armstrong has Parker grounded in a headlock and Parker punches her way out of the hold. Parker kicks Armstrong in the corner and Armstrong rolls out of the ring. Armstrong hits a guillotine on Parker and then hits a springboard high cross body on Parker. Armstrong punches Parker to the mat and then hits some knees to Parker's head. Armstrong shoulder checks Parker in the corner and then kicks Parker against the turnbuckles. Parker trips Armstrong and back body drops her a couple times. Parker kicks Armstrong and hits a booty drop on Armstrong as she's draped across the middle ropes. Parker tries for a suplex but Armstrong counters and punches her. Parker gets Armstrong on her shoulders and Armstrong gauges Parker's eyes. Armstrong hits a powerslam and then hits the Kali Connection and gets the win.

Winner: Kali Armstrong

— Robert Stone talks to Tony D'Angelo about attacking Tavion Heights. D'Angelo says he wants Heights tonight and Stone says it's a done deal.

— The BirthRight talk backstage. Fit Finlay comes in and tells them they shouldn't be being outmaneuvered by people beneath them. Finlay gets on video chat with William Regal who tells Uriah Connors, Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Arianna Grace & Charlie Dempsey that they need to prepare for a match next week.

— A video package for the former IWGP Heavyweight champion, Evil plays. He is now known as Naraku and will debut next week.

Jasper Troy vs. Jackson Drake (w/The Vanity Project)

Drake charges at Troy at the bell and gets tossed around the ring. Troy punches Drake in the corner and shoulder tackles Drake to the mat. Drake reverses a slam and starts to kick Troy. Troy collides with Drake sending him out of the ring. Baylor and Smokes distract Troy allowing Drake to hit a meteora from the top rope and we cut to a break.

We return to the match and Drake takes Troy down with a cutter and Troy is covered but kicks out at two. Drake strikes Troy again and locks him in a sleeperhold. Troy powers out of the hold and Drake targets Troy's knees. Drake elbows Troy in the neck and then puts him in another sleeperhold. Troy gets to his feet and runs back first into the corner breaking the hold. Troy punches Drake to the mat and then slams him into the corner. Drake hits a tornado DDT on Troy and Drake comes gets on the top rope and Troy catches him and chokeslams Drake down and then hits a senton on Drake. Drake rolls out of the ring and Troy goes out to get him. Troy punches Smokes and throws Baylor in the ring. Drake's girlfriend, Myka Lockwood runs down and slams Troy and Drake hits a 450 Splash and gets the win.

Winner: Jackson Drake

— NXT Spotlight is on Tristain Angels. He says he'll bring class to NXT.

— NXT Chronicles plays it's on Rhea Ripley. As the Chronicles play, Zaria's music hits and the chronicles are cut short and Zaria makes her way out to the ring. Zaria says NXT feels different and there is a change in the air and now it can be anyone's game. She says for the first time she is standing in the middle of the women's division with no one holding her back and this is how it always needed to be. Zaria - alone. Zaria says she wants the NXT Women's North American Championship because that title woke her up and was the catalyst between her and Sol Ruca. Tatum Paxley comes out and tells Zaria that she understands her title didn't just fracture her relationship with Ruca it shattered it, but that has nothing to do with Paxley. Paxley tells Zaria that if she comes for her championship she will come out on top. Lizzy Rain interrupts Paxley and Zaria. Rain says NXT does feel different and she's the new blood in the locker room and she wants to join in on whatever fun is happening now. Rain says she wants the North American title and this calls out Nikkita Lyons. Lyons says Rain was the talk of the town because that's part of the Lyons rub and says Rain is shooting over her head. Lyons says she's not done with Rain and goes to strike her but hits Paxley. Lyons takes out Rain, Zaria takes down Lyons and then slams down Paxley and poses with Paxley's North American Championship.

— The Vanity Project walks backstage and they run into Romeo Moreno from LFG and they call him a newbie. Noam Dar comes in and challenges Jackson Drake to a match next week. Myka Lockwood pops in and says she's with Drake, Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes.

— Kam Hendrix attacks Tony D'Angelo backstage.

— Robert Stone is losing his mind backstage and calls for a headset. He cancels the Tony D'Angelo/Tavion Heights match since Kam Hendrix attacked D'Angelo earlier.

Lola Vice & Mr. Iguana vs. The Culling (w/Shawn Spears)

Vance tosses Iguana at the bell and then Iguana is clotheslined down to the mat. Vance gets Iguana in his shoulders and Iguana counters to a sleeper hold and Vance slams Iguana into the corner. Vice hands Iguana his Iguana and Vance is slapped with it and then covered for a near fall. Dame is tagged in and she kicks Iguana and Vice runs in and strikes Dame in the corner. Dame takes down Vice with a clothesline. Vice is slammed down and covered and she kicks out at two. Dame slams into Vice in the corner, Vice kicks Dame and rolls her up for a near fall. Vice strikes Dame several times and then hits a springboard armdrag and then kicks Dame out of the ring. Vance is tossed out of the ring by Iguana. Iguana takes down Vance outside the ring and Vice does the same to Dame and we get a commercial break.

Back to the match, Vance strikes Iguana in the middle of the ring. Iguana strikes Vance back. Vance connects with a headbutt and tries for a pinfall. Iguana and Vance trade headbutts and Vance has a tonne of green paint on him. Iguana tries to tag out but Dame pulls Vice off the apron. Vance slams down Iguana in the middle of the ring and covers Iguana for a near fall. Iguana hits a DDT on Vance and they're both laid out. Dame and Vice are tagged in, Dame is clotheslined down and Vice hits some kicking combos on Dame. Vice kicks Vance and Iguana takes down Vance. Both Iguana and Vice slam into Dame and Vance in separate corners. Vice covers Dame and she kicks out at two. Dame clobbers Vice and Vice kicks Dame and covers her. Vance stops the ref. Iguana takes out Vance and Dame knocks Vice down with an elbow and covers her for a near fall. Vice gets Dame in a submission hold and Iguana gets Vance in one. Dame gets to the ropes, Vance and Iguana fall outside the ring. Dame rolls up Dame and Vice kicks out. Dame connects with a running knee and gets the win.

Winners: The Culling

— Tavion Heights is upset that his match got cancelled. Myles Borne tells him this might be a good thing because now Heights has time to get ready. Robert Stone says Heights' match is still on as Kam Hendrix has been kicked out of the building and Tony D'Angelo is still wanting the match. Zaria comes in and gets mad at Stone and Stone says Zaria has a tag match next week where she and Nikkita Lyons battle Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rain. Zaria says she's done with tag matches and Stone tells her if she wants a title shot she'll do the match.

— Jaida Parker flips out backstage and says she's over it in NXT. Nattie comes in the locker room and tells Parker she's gotten soft.

Hank & Tank vs. DarkState (w/Dion Lennox & Saquon Shugars)

Tank and James begin the match. Tank grinds on James and gets him in a waist lock. James is rolled up and he kicks out. Hank is tagged in and James is double teamed. James and Hank trade punches and Griffin is tagged in. Griffin slams Hank down and Hank tags Tank in. Griffin is double teamed and Hank tries to suplex Griffin, Griffin blocks it and hits a stalled suplex on Tank. James is tagged in and Tank is double teamed. Tank is then clotheslined down and covered and Tank kicks out. Hank is tagged in and James is double teamed and bulldogged to the mat. Hank gets knocked off the top rope and then James and Griffin take out Hank. Lennox gets a chair and Shugars stops him. DarkState argue with each other and we cut to a break.

Back to NXT, Griffin hits a standing dropkick and covers Tank for a near fall. Griffin chokes Tank against the ropes and then hits some forearms to his back. James is tagged in and Tank is double teamed some more and covered for a near fall. James gets Tank in a submission hold and Tank tries to power out of it. Griffin is tagged in and Tank is double teamed. Tank is covered for a near fall. Griffin punches Tank in the corner and slams him down. Griffin slaps Tank and Tank fight back. James is tagged in and Tank out maneuvers them and tags in Hank. Hank takes out James and suplexes him. Hank hits a Senton on James and knocks Griffin out of the ring. Hank collides with Griffin and sends him flying onto the announce desk. Hank takes out James in the ring and tags in Tank. James is double teamed and covered but Griffin breaks the pin. James hits a modified back breaker on Tank and then tags in Griffin. Griffin hits a Vaderbomb and Hank breaks the pin. James is tagged back in and Tank is double teamed and covered. Tank kicks out at two. Tank punches James and kicks him. Griffin and Hank are tagged in. James and Griffin gets knocked outside the ring. James slams Hank into the apron and Tank suicide dives out onto Griffin and James. Tank is caught and slammed onto Hank. Back in the ring, Hank is double teamed and James covers him for the win.

Winners: DarkState

— Lola Vice walks backstage. Kelani Jordan makes fun of her for losing and reminds Vice that she tapped Vice out. Kendal Grey comes in and tells Jordan that Jordan is her new priority. Jordan asks Grey if shes going to go for the title or defend her friend.

— Emily Agard, the NXT correspondent, interviews Keanu Carver. Carver flips out at Agard and Agard says she's new and was just asked to interview him. Carver says he doesn't do on camera interviews. Agard gets her camera man to put the camera down and Agard asks for some sort of tea to bring back. Carver says he's not here for clout or popularity. He's here to make money and he doesn't want all this showy stuff and he just wants to make money. Carver says if wrestling doesn't work he needs to find something else to do and he says he told Shawn Michaels that too. Carver says he's always been the same person and he's not here to follow rules or listen to authority and if NXT doesn't get that he doesn't care and he's done. Carver says he knows the camera has been recording this whole time. Agard asks how he knew about the Symbol of War. Carver says it's because he's smart.

Tony D'Angelo vs. Tavion Heights

The men lock up at the bell and Heights gets D'Angelo down to the mat. Heights keeps D'Angelo locked in a waist lock and D'Angelo reverses and slams down Heights. Heights gets D'Angelo on his shoulders and slams him down. Heights elbows D'Angelo in the corner and D'Angelo clotheslines Heights down. D'Angelo hits a modified DDT and knocks Heights to the mat. Heights kicks out at two from a pin and slams D'Angelo against the turnbuckles. Heights slams D'Angelo with a side suplex and then climbs the ropes. D'Angelo knocks Heights off the top rope and we cut to a break.

Back to our main event, Heights hits a top rope assisted Gutwrench powerbomb and covers D'Angelo for a near fall. D'Angelo is covered again and he kicks out at two. Heights climbs the ropes and hits a splash on D'Angelo and covers him for a near fall. Heights elbows D'Angelo and strikes him. D'Angelo takes out his hair tie and starts powering up. D'Angelo suplexes Heights a few times and then runs into a knee from Heights. Heights tosses D'Angelo and hits a suplex and covers D'Angelo for a near fall. D'Angelo slams down Heights and tries for a pin. D'Angelo spears Heights. Kam Hendrix runs down and Heights and Hendrix start to fight. Myles Borne comes in and takes out Hendrix. D'Angelo slams down Heights with Dead to Rights and gets the win.

Winner: Tony D'Angelo

— After the match, Will Kroos, now known as Mason Rolf takes out D'Angelo and slams him into Heights and tells the NXT world that he has arrived and the show goes off the air.