Published: Apr 26, 2025 by Liam | Last Updated: Apr 26, 2025 by Liam
Liam has been reporting & analyzing wrestling news for over eight years, and is currently the Managing Editor at WrestleTalk.com. Immersed in wrestling for 18 years, he has over 11,000 published articles in addition to leading and overseeing WrestleTalk.com's coverage.
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Two NXT stars have officially been called up to the main roster as of tonight’s April 26 episode of WWE SmackDown.
Post-WrestleMania season usually means there are some surprises in store, which often means appearances on Raw and SmackDown from NXT stars.
On Raw this past Monday, Stephanie Vaquer, Giulia and Roxanne Perez all appeared, although there was no confirmation it was a full call-up for any of them.
However, on tonight’s SmackDown, it was outright confirmed that two NXT talents are now officially members of the SmackDown roster.
Those two stars are two-time NXT Tag Team Champions, Fraxiom – Nathan Frazer and Axiom.
Fraxiom had been NXT Tag Team Champions since April 2024, other than 18 days in August when they lost the championship then won it straight back.
This past weekend however, they were beaten by Hank Walker and Tank Ledger in a title match at Stand & Deliver.
Dropping the championship has paved the way for a call-up as they are now officially on WWE SmackDown, and had their full debut tonight with a win over Los Garza.
Both Axiom and Frazer had singles matches on SmackDown in the lead-up to WrestleMania, with Axiom losing to then-world Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER in Axiom’s home country of Spain, and Frazer losing to the debuting Rey Fenix.
FRAXIOM WIN IN THEIR SMACKDOWN DEBUTpic.twitter.com/kncPjOE7E9
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