NXT- 5 Points to Note (25th April, 2018)
With NXT TakeOver: New Orleans in the rear-view mirror and several talents making the move to RAW and SmackDown, all eyes were on the yellow brand this week to see where we would go with the talent remaining in NXT and the ever-growing Undisputed ERA.
Well, needless to say, this week's NXT was action-packed, and maybe the most solid hour of wrestling programming you could see this week - so let's get started on the five most important points to note from this week's show.
#5 Roddy reveals all
One of the burning questions after NXT TakeOver: New Orleans was, "Why did Roderick Strong turn on Pete Dunne?"
Well, this edition of NXT saw that question answered immediately as all four members of The Undisputed ERA came to the ring to address the crowd as the show kicked off.
After Adam Cole gloated about the haul of gold the faction collectively holds and Fish said the world was against them but they remain one step ahead, we finally got our answer.
Roderick Strong addressed the burning question by saying, for once, he did something for himself and made the best decision of his career.
Strong said he could have won the NXT Tag Team Championships with Pete Dunne, but that he believes he'd be, once again, left behind when Dunne eventually turned on him, saying all the Bruiserweight cares about is his UK Championship.
While Strong's message was clear, he pretty much reiterated Fish's comments - confirming that he turned on Dunne as a pre-emptive strike and that, rather than facing the world by himself, he may as well join a group who have proven success and are known to strike first.
We also got a hint of where Roddy goes next - seemingly into a rivalry with Pete Dunne - after Cole defended his North American Championship against Oney Lorcan.
Cole said he didn't need any help to beat Lorcan, and the match was pretty great as expected with the crowd right behind Lorcan.
While the match was very entertaining, the real story was what happened after the match.
Cole won off a distraction, but the Undisputed ERA attacked Lorcan after the match prompting Danny Burch to come to the ring.
The numbers game was still too much, though, and the champions stood strong.
While this is where the segment ended, we then found out that Dunne would be facing off against Strong next week.
You'd have to think Strong won't come alone - but between Lorcan, Burch and maybe even his British Strong Style partners of Tyler Bate and Trent Seven, Dunne has no shortage of friends to even out the numbers.