Mason Rook made a statement when signing his NXT contract
NXT General Manager Robert Stone was in the ring with a contract. He confirmed the landscape of NXT has changed. Talents from all over the world want to make NXT their home. Stone brought out Mason Rook. He presented himself, said it’s pretty hard not to notice a flying human tank. He added he wants more. Whoever steps in the ring will find out that when you step in front of a tank, you get crushed.
Tony D’Angelo now had Rook’s attention. You started at the top, attacked him once, and seized the moment. Twice, not so much. “If you think you are going to make your name at my expense,” said D’Angelo. Kam Hendrix attacked the NXT Champion from behind. Rook hit a moonsault onto security. Rook signed the contract as Stone told him that wasn’t how they do it.
Noam Dar is back and defeated
Noam Dar is officially back, but his return was spoiled by none other than “Doctor Thirst” Jackson Drake. Supernova 11 looked like his old self early on, delivering a hellacious pump kick that sent Drake tumbling into the arms of the Vanity Project. The numbers game proved to be too much for Dar to overcome as Myka Lockwood grabbed a hold of him, allowing Drake to clock him with a knee and hit a match-ending 450 Splash. DarkState arrived and knocked The Vanity Project into Myka Lockwood’s arms.
Things have turned PHYSICAL between DarkState and The Vanity Project 👊 pic.twitter.com/UkzyokbOnO
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2026
Kendal, Kelani, Lola, and Izzi
Kendal Grey brought her hyper-intense grappling skills to Kelani Jordan immediately, but the former gymnast matched the intensity with a series of chops and verbal lashings. Grey started to build momentum, but couldn’t find the winning fall or submission as Jordan’s resilience started to show.
Out of nowhere, a brawl between NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice and Izzi Dame spilled into the ringside area, inadvertently taking out an already injured Wren Sinclair. That distracted Grey long enough for Jordan to knock her off the top rope and hit her signature One of a Kind Moonsault to win the match. After the match, Vice checked on Sinclair, but Grey pushed Vice. Izzi Dame attacked Vice from behind and posed with the title.
VICE CITY is under ATTACK 😱@izzi_wwe pic.twitter.com/wJRfZQnAow
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2026
NXT Review – Meanwhile, backstage
- Kendal Grey told Lola Vice she wants the NXT Women’s Championship.
- Nattie was asked about LFG, and she said there have been so many great parts. Seeing people grow from ground zero. Jaida Parker wanted to talk to Nattie and interrupted her. Nattie told Jaida that maybe she should join LFG. They had to be separated.
- Tatum Paxley offered Lizzy Rain a match next week. Shiloh Hill showed up, and he congratulated them on their win. He talked about Tristan Angels. Rain says she can’t get away from him. Angels showed up and said Hill cannot be Mr. NXT. You cannot outclass him. He will make his in-ring debut next week, and he will show everyone, especially you, that he is in a class of his own.
- Izzi Dame told Niko Vance that last week’s victory was what they needed. Shawn Spears said they are always stronger together. Vance said Dame has given them a clear path.
- A BBQ with OTM to know them better.
- Robert Stone told Naraku that he wanted to sit down with him to talk about his future. Hendrix and Rook wanted to know what the deal is with next week’s tag match. Tate Wilder showed up and thanked him for his NXT debut. He didn’t get the win, but he learned. He says he is ready for next week. Keanu Carver said he is done talking to people. Stone gave Wilder a match against Carver next week. Kam Hendrix and Mason Rook will face Tony D’Angelo and Myles Borne. Tatum Paxley defends her title against Lizzie Rain. Vanity Project faces DarkState for the NXT Tag Team title.
- Kali Armstrong wants to run through the locker room, but Kelani Jordan didn’t agree.
As always, it has been a VERY busy night for our GM, @MrStoneWWE 😅 pic.twitter.com/TUVVNFtpLQ
— WWE (@WWE) May 13, 2026
Nygma Says
This episode didn’t work for me. Because there’s everything to build up against, the matches were lost in a mess of words and attacks. As always, the NXT ladies did a brilliant job in the ring. Naraku’s devilishness is not something new if you are an NJPW fan.
NXT is in a rebuilding time. The new talents bring new opportunities, contenders, and feuds. It’s a “new” roster that, for the moment, has been trying to bring it together. The time for title chances and Championship matches will come once everything and everyone has found their place.
Well, this new era of NXT is as exciting as it can be surprising. I’ll see you next week as I keep on exploring the NXT world through the NXTNA “cold war.” Till then, may the Nygma be with you.
WWE NXT Results (5/12/26)
- Lizzy Rain & Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley defeated Nikkita Lyons & Zaria
- Naraku defeated Lince Dorado
- BirthRight defeated EK Prosper, Sean Legacy & Tate Wilder
- Jackson Drake defeated Noam Dar
- Kelani Jordan defeated Kendal Grey
