Ricky Saints Forced Into Title Match With Familiar WWE Rival
Ricky Saints is going back to the future as a major NXT North American Championship match has been made.
In just his third match on NXT since jumping to WWE from AEW, Ricky Saints captured the NXT North American Championship from Shawn Spears. His first title defence came against another ex-AEW star as he put the gold on the line against Ethan Page at Stand & Deliver. Ricky Saints retained the gold on that occasion, but Page will not leave the champion alone.
On the May 20 edition of NXT, Ricky Saints was on commentary when he was once again attacked from behind by Ethan Page.
WHAT A FINISH!! 🤯@OfficialEGO attacks @starkmanjones AGAIN, and @Sean_Legacy1 finds himself the winner! 😱#WWENXTpic.twitter.com/kvQZ5IAhLi
— WWE (@WWE) May 21, 2025
Ricky Saints Faces Ethan Page Once Again
Later in the night, an irate NXT General Manager, Ava, brought Starks and Page together, making a title match between the two stars for the May 27 edition of NXT.
We've NEVER seen @avawwe_ this mad! 😲@starkmanjones and @OfficialEGO can't stop going after each other, so to keep them quiet they now have a North American Title Match NEXT WEEK! #WWENXTpic.twitter.com/xMRqgY2Yr3
— WWE (@WWE) May 21, 2025
This match will take place after Battleground on May 25. Another title match was also added to Battleground on the show as Sol Ruca will defend her NXT Women’s North American Championship. A six-man tag team match was also added to the Battleground card as Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, and Brooks Jensen of The Culling will face Hank, Tank, and Josh Briggs.