"Damn, Grayson Waller really got me. I totally thought I was going to see CM Punk again. Still hoping Punk shows up at one point to announce that Waller has to defend the title against Shiloh, Mason, Zilla or all of them. This was probably the first great promo of Shiloh Hill's career. With everything Waller's been saying about Shiloh in interviews it really makes you wonder how much was real. Aside from the opening promo, my favorite quote from the show was Zilla Fatu telling DarkState that 946 stole their catchphrase. I'm not sure what that closing angle was leading to but it might be pretty good. Oh, and can we talk about Myles Borne stalking Tony D'Angelo? That reminded me very much of when Ethan Page was lurking around Myles last year."

[7.0] "HIGHLIGHTS: Mason Rook's return automatically adds some more strength in depth to the title scene. The secrecy around his injury concerned me, so I'm glad he's okay. I was pleasantly surprised by Kam vs EK and then Hank/Tank and Vanity Project had a fun match. I won't pretend to know much about Perros del Mal, but they could be a fun addition to NXT. LOWLIGHTS: Tony D is back. Zilla is still being presented as a main event talent. I was at least interested by Birthright coming out OTHER NOTABLE SHIT: CM Punk's NXT appearance might not have been a one-off? Grayson continued taking shots on this show. I didn't mind Shiloh Hill's little promo but I'm not convinced he's ready for a NXT Championship shot - it looks like he'll have a chance to prove people wrong. Kendal vs Kelani next week will be interesting, if it's clean. OVERALL: A couple of relatively fun matches and a somewhat intriguing closing segment just about edge this into good territory, since there weren't any real lowlights."

[6.0] "Good show per almost usual for nxt lately honestly, Perros del mal on nxt is a great decision too towards TLC, Nxt and AAA are mostly the best Wwe has to offer in 2026 for sure. Good show, and good end with Zilla absolutely instigating lol"

[4.0] "This was a very average episode, not like the episodes from the past serveal weeks this was very boring outside of the Main Event and Perros del MAL appearance which was amazing but I hope next week's episode is a lot better."

[7.0] "That was a decent NXT episode. 4 fine matches, where men showed a good level. We got 3 segments, where both NXT champions (Grayson Waller and Kelany Jordan) got an opponents. The ending was kinda crazy, because everything ends by a massive fight between 3 groups and I can't see what it will be. Just a good work episode of NXT. I enjoyed and hope that next weeks will be more intresting. Previous one was great, but this time is also not bad."

[5.0] "The matches lacked a bit of time and quality, especially on the midcard, but the show was close to being enjoyable thanks to some solid angles--notably the opening segment--and a pace that never dragged. Match quality: 3/6.5. Angles and non-match segments: 1.75/3.5. Bonus/penalty: none. Total: 4.75/10. Show watched on Netflix (FR)."