WWE NXT
May 18, 2021Summary
| Date | May 18 | Total matches | 7 |
| Men's matches | 5 | Women's matches | 2 |
| Singles matches | 5 | Tag Team matches | 2 |
This episode of WWE NXT took place on May 18, 2021 and featured 7 matches on the card. All of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match. Only one championship, the NXT North American Championship, was defended on the card.
The matches featured 18 wrestlers and 4 tag teams, highlighted by Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Ashantee Adonis, AJ Francis and Sarray.
Matches
Top of the Card
| Men's Singles Steel Cage Match  |
6-2 (Overall: 6-2, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 47.6% |
3-2 (Overall: 3-3, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 52.4% Champion |
- This was the 4th NXT North American title defense by Johnny Gargano since defeating Leon Ruff for the championship at TakeOver WarGames on December 5, 2020 164 days ago.
- This was the 2nd time Bronson Reed has challenged for the NXT North American championship.
- Underdog win! Bronson Reed won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 47.6%!
- Over the past year, Bronson Reed has won the most number of matches in NXT Men's Singles competition.
- This was the 1st main event singles match of 2021 that Bronson Reed has participated in.
- This was the 2nd time Bronson Reed and Johnny Gargano have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in NXT. The series is tied 1-1. The most recent match was 40 days ago at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night Two on April 8, 2021 where Johnny Gargano won.
- With this win, Bronson Reed has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
- With this win, Bronson Reed has a win percentage at or above 75% (6-2) in 2021 singles matches.
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Bronson Reed and 35 days since Johnny Gargano had competed in a NXT match.
| Men's Tag Team |
1-0 (Last 5: 1-0) Win Probability: 42.9% |
0-1 (Last 5: 0-1) Win Probability: 57.1% |
- Underdog win! Ashantee Adonis and AJ Francis won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 42.9%!
- This was the 1st time Ashantee Adonis and AJ Francis have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari in NXT.
- Prior to this match it had been 118 days since Ashantee Adonis, 167 days since Tony Nese and 146 days since Ariya Daivari had competed in a NXT match.
| Women's Singles |
3-0 (Overall: 3-0, Last 5: 3-0) Win Probability: 71.0% |
0-2 (Overall: 0-5-1, Last 5: 0-4-1) Win Probability: 29.0% |
- Over the past year, Aliyah has lost the most number of matches in NXT Women's Singles competition.
- This was the 1st time Sarray and Aliyah have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in NXT.
- With this win, Sarray has now won 3 singles matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Aliyah had competed in a NXT match.
Middle of the Card
| Men's Tag Team |
4-2 (Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 49.3% |
2-3 (Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 50.7% |
- Underdog win! Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 49.3%!
- This was the 1st time Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher in NXT.
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Raul Mendoza and 21 days since Joaquin Wilde had competed in a NXT match.
| Men's Singles |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 1-0) Win Probability: 54.5% |
0-1 (Overall: 1-5, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 45.5% |
- This was the 1st time Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in NXT.
- Prior to this match it had been 479 days since Alexander Wolfe and 21 days since Killian Dain had competed in a NXT match.
| Men's Singles |
1-2 (Overall: 1-3, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 15.4% |
3-3 (Overall: 3-3, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 84.6% |
- Impossible win! Jake Atlas won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 15.4%!
- Over the past year, Cameron Grimes has lost the most number of matches in NXT Men's Singles competition.
- This was the 2nd time Jake Atlas and Cameron Grimes have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in NXT. The series is tied 1-1. The most recent match was 174 days ago at WWE NXT on November 25, 2020 where Cameron Grimes won.
Bottom of the Card
| Women's Singles |
1-4-1 (Overall: 1-5-1, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 50.0% |
2-5 (Overall: 2-6, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 50.0% |
- Over the past year, Zoey Stark has lost the 4th most number of matches in NXT Women's Singles competition.
- This was the 3rd opening singles match of 2021 that Toni Storm has participated in.
- This was the 2nd time Toni Storm and Zoey Stark have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in NXT. The series is tied 1-1. The most recent match was 41 days ago at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night One on April 7, 2021 where Zoey Stark won.
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Toni Storm and 28 days since Zoey Stark had competed in a NXT match.
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