{"id":160078,"date":"2026-04-24T01:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=160078"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:03:18","slug":"wwe-nxt-preview-4-28-26-is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-darkstate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/24\/wwe-nxt-preview-4-28-26-is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-darkstate\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE NXT Preview (4\/28\/26) – Is This The Beginning Of The End For DarkState?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 2 of NXT Revenge<\/a> just concluded, and the only title change we saw was the newly crowned Lexis King after winning the Speed Tournament. Tatum Paxley buried Blake Monroe after winning the casket match and retaining her Women\u2019s North American Championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because Tony D\u2019Angelo<\/a> defended his NXT Championship on Week One against Ethan Page, the championship was not defended this past week. However, Keanu Carver made it known that he is coming for the NXT Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carver<\/a> laid out Joe Hendry and told D\u2019Angelo that the NXT Championship \u201cis a symbol of war\u201d and he is looking to win it. But someone else is watching D\u2019Angelo as he was left with a mystery box.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After the chaos that last week was, and now that NXT Revenge is over, it is time to move on to what\u2019s next. Here is what you can expect to see on the April 28th edition of WWE NXT.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will DarkState Capture the North American Championship?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For weeks, Dion Lennox of DarkState has been trying to capture the North American Championship. He seems like he is going to keep trying to challenge him until he brings the championship back to DarkState.<\/span><\/p>\n

This time, Saquon Shugars took things into his own hands to bring the North American Championship to DarkState. Except this time, Shugars is going to be the one challenging Myles Borne for the championship because of how many opportunities Lennox already received.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lennox was very frustrated with this decision. His reaction proves Shugars\u2019 previous point: that Lennox is part of DarkState for his own benefit. Cracks are starting to form in DarkState. Could this be the beginning of the end for them?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Will the need for the North American Championship break apart DarkState?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Looks like DarkState is getting another shot at the North American Title NEXT WEEK! \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/2afK5YQOkJ<\/a><\/p>\n

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