will kroos made an immediate impact on the April 28 WWE NXT episode when he attacked NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo after a series of confrontations in the ring. The angle unfolded as D’Angelo stood before former IWGP Heavyweight Champion EVIL, only for the situation to escalate further with another surprise challenger. By the end of the segment, will kroos had joined the chaos and left the champion under pressure.
Robert Stone promised a live reveal
The direction of the night had already been set when NXT General Manager Robert Stone promised to reveal Tony D’Angelo’s next opponent live at 8 ET/7 CT on The CW Network. That announcement framed the segment around the champion’s next defense and put attention on who would step forward. The reveal became more complicated once the ring filled with multiple challengers.
D’Angelo first dealt with EVIL, who had previously sent him a warning in a box delivered on the April 21 show. EVIL and D’Angelo did not get physical during the confrontation, but the calm did not last long. As D’Angelo watched EVIL leave the ring, Tavion Heights appeared and attacked the NXT Champion.
will kroos enters the fight
After Heights finished his attack, will kroos appeared and added another shot to D’Angelo’s troubles. The sequence made clear that the champion was not facing one challenger but several threats in rapid succession. The spotlight then shifted to will kroos, who inserted himself into the storyline at the moment the ring had already become crowded with tension.
will kroos is 29 years old and has been wrestling since 2017. His background includes a reign as PROGRESS Atlas Champion, and at the start of 2026 he defended that title at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s “NOAH The New Year 2026” event. On April 12, he also competed for the RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship.
Why the segment mattered
The sequence on April 28 showed that Tony D’Angelo’s road ahead is already complicated, with EVIL, Tavion Heights, and will kroos all tied to the same stretch of events. Robert Stone’s promised announcement gave the night a clear purpose, but the in-ring developments made the next step more volatile than expected. For D’Angelo, the issue is no longer simply who his next challenger will be, but how many names are now circling him at once.
What happens next will depend on how NXT frames the champion’s next defense after this layered attack. With will kroos now part of the picture, the pressure around Tony D’Angelo is only increasing, and the fallout from the April 28 segment could shape the next turn in the title scene. will kroos has arrived in the middle of it, and the story around Tony D’Angelo is moving fast.
