An injured star attacked an NXT champion tonight. Hence, Ava was forced to send him home.
Ricky Saints, fka Ricky Starks, arrived in NXT earlier this year. Shortly after his arrival on the black and silver brand, he captured the North American Championship. His success caught the attention of Ethan Page, who went after his title. The two men locked horns at NXT Stand & Deliver 2025, where Saints came out on top. However, Page was not done with Saints and he continued to target him.
Hence, they faced off again on the May 27, 2025, episode of NXT. During the match, he suffered a brutal throat injury which helped Page walk away with the win and the title.
Tonight on NXT, Ethan Page defended the North American Championship against Sean Legacy. After Page successfully retained his title, Ricky Saints showed up and attacked the champion. Later on in the show, Saints was called into Ava’s office.
The NXT GM was frustrated that Saints and Page had not settled their differences. Ava said that Saints can’t even talk and asked him to go home and rest, and she didn’t want to see him again until he was medically cleared.
It will be interesting to see when Ricky Saints gets his rematch for the NXT North American Championship.
Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.
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