WWE NXT champ Tony D'Angelo says he owes newcomer Mason Rook 'a receipt'

Tony D’Angelo is facing challengers from each antithetic directions coming aft his NXT Championship.

Naraku and Mason Rook person some made their intentions wide erstwhile they archetypal arrived astatine NXT. Naraku yet earned a changeable astatine the NXT Championship, which is coming up astatine The Great American Bash connected Sunday. While D’Angelo is inactive trying to wrapper his caput astir Naraku’s caput games, helium had immoderate consternation toward Rook.

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Mason Rook competes against Tony D'Angelo during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected May 19, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)

Rook took vantage of Kam Hendrix’s onslaught connected D’Angelo during his archetypal quality astatine NXT. He deed D’Angelo with a moonsault. He past attacked D’Angelo and Hendrix aft the 2 met successful a match.

Fox News Digital asked D’Angelo astir what fans who whitethorn not cognize Rook could expect from him. But D’Angelo admitted helium didn’t person galore bully things to accidental astir him.

Mason Rook makes his mode to the ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Florida, connected May 19, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)

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"I deliberation helium has a batch of potential. I deliberation he’s precise diversion for a feline of his size. I beryllium him a receipt, for sure, for moonsaulting connected maine and past besides attacking maine astatine the extremity of the match," D’Angelo said. "I don’t know. Me, personally, I don’t person a batch of bully things to accidental astir the feline because, I get it, helium wants the title. He wants to marque a connection erstwhile helium archetypal gets to NXT but not astatine my expense.

"But, I’m definite you’ll spot a batch much of him. I’m definite him and Kam Hendrix got immoderate beef to settle. I’m definite we’ll spot however that goes."

Tony D'Angelo performs successful the ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Florida, connected Feb. 10, 2026. (Conor Kvatek/WWE)

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For now, Rook has been preoccupied with Hendrix portion D’Angelo is acceptable for a rubric defence against Naraku.