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NXT TV RESULTS
AUGUST 4, 2026
WINTER PARK, FLA. AT THE CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
AIRED LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR
NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent(s): Emily Agard, Blake Howard
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-WWE Remembers Dory Funk Jr. – 1941-2026
-Vic said we have a huge main event in the Underground, but let’s see what the NXT Universe thought about the Grayson Waller Effect. A brief recap of Waller last week, as well as Cruz Montana’s intentions for the NXT Championship, aired as well as Tony D’Angelo’s rebuttal. The recap ended with Waller’s soundbyte “consider your cages rattled.”
-The players for tonight’s main event were shown arriving earlier.
(1) JAIDA PARKER & THEA HAIL vs. NIKKITA LYONS & KARMEN PETROVIC (w/Nattie)
The KFC Popcorn Chicken sponsorship, already pretty obtrusive in scenes, is now splashed in all four corners of the ring. Parker and Petrovic started the match and went to wristlocks and grapples. Petrovic grounded Parker, but after a rope run, Parker hit a block and made the blind tag to Hail. Parker slammed Hail onto Petrovic for two. Back kick by Petrovic, who tagged Lyons. Lyons booted Hail and covered for two. Lyons worked a brief wristlock on the mat, and Hail tried to power up and reversed. The ref got hung up with Parker and soon everyone was involved. The babyfaces did a little dance together and laid out the heels outside. Parker got shoved into the stairs, and Nattie took out Hail. Lyons hit a Pearl River Plunge on Hail for a long two and the match went to split-screen. [c]
Hail hit a crucifix for two on Lyons, then an inside cradle for another. Lyons cut off a tag until Hail nailed a kick. Lyons yanked her away from a kick and hit a lariat to boos. Wow, an actual heat sequence shown on TV? Hail made the hot tag and Parker dominated both heels. Rana for Lyons. Hard short clothesline on Petrovic, the legal woman. Gourd buster by Parker. Parker set up Petrovic in the corner and went for the teardrop, but Lyons and Nattie broke it up. Sling blade by Petrociv. Lyons tagged in and the heels hit the Hart Attack for two. All four women were in the ring as Nattie gloated to the announcers about the move.
The match cleared up to Parker and Lyons. Parker hit Hipnotic on Nattie on the apron, then got rolled up for two. Parker set up Lyons and hit the teardrop. High-steps and a tag to Hail, who hit a flying senton on Lyons to finish.
WINNERS: Hail & Parker at 9:18.
Nattie tried to make it a beatdown, but the faces won the day.
(Wells’s Analysis: Strong tag opener that actually had some classic tag elements rather than NXT’s usual cluster. Lyons has finally gotten to the point where I have nothing to complain about, which took a long time, ut they proved they can make it work if both parties are committed.)
-Myles Borne & Tavion Heights gassed each other up ahead of their tag team championship match later tonight.
-Tony D’Angelo made his way to the ring ahead of the next segment. [c]
-There was a segment of decent length promoting alumnus Oba Femi’s defeat of Brock Lesnar, and Lesnar’s retirement, after Hell in a Cell.
-Tony D’Angelo entered to his theme and said he wasn’t going to let Grayson Waller talk trash without consequences. He also said mistake or not, Cruz Montana laid him out, so he wants him out here.
Waller showed up on the perch and said he was bored already. He said he was the money fight, so D’Angelo and the title go through him. D’Angelo said he was talking trash from afar, just like usual. He said they could talk man to man, but he’s hiding like usual because he’s a bitch. He said his panties were in a wad over his own career. He said they were partners back in the 2.0 days. He talked about all the guys from WarGames who became champion, and Waller was the only one who didn’t. He told Waller to be honest with himself, and he was back to become relevant again, but unfortunately for him, he’s the champion.
Waller said more people are talking about the NXT male roster than ever thanks to him. He went on about the softness of the roster until…
Cruz Montana’s music played him through the crowd. He revved up the crowd and said nobody called Waller out here. He said last week he rattled some cages, and he gave props for it. He said he didn’t grab a mic and bitch to the world – he worked his ass off to show he’s the man that he says he is. He said Waller has a chip on his shoulder because his life isn’t as nice as he wants it, but Montana has a chip on his shoulder because there’s no other option. He said he hopes and prays that Waller never meets the man in the mirror that Montana wrestled with. He said he spents months and years he should be there.
Waller asked how many times Montana will tell the same sad story. He said Montana laid out his story and Waller’s going to piss all over it.
Montana said he’s a funny dude but he only fights for himself. He said when you have people that depend on you, people that hold you accountable, that’s what makes you unstoppable.
D’Angelo said he doesn’t care what their motivations are – they can make a match and the winner will see him at Heatwave. He tossed his mic and the segment ended.
-A video segment laid out the saga of the NXT Women’s Championship.
-Wren Sinclair paced in the locker room, worrying to Kendal Grey that she thought they were in over their heads tonight. Grey said she’s got this.
-Zaria entered ahead of the Speed Championship match. [c]
(2) WREN SINCLAIR (c) vs. ZARIA – Women’s Speed Championship match
Wren’s entrance wasn’t shown, despite this being for her championship. Zaria hit a big boot and missed an elbow drop early. Arm drag by Sinclair. Zaria fougt off a second and battered Wren in a corner. Wren dropped Zaria on a rope and hit a bulldog for a one count. Wren again dropped Zaria on a rope and hit anoter arm drag, then a headscissor takedown. Back elbow by Sinclair. Zaria yanked her off the top rope and dumped her into a corner, then booted her from the apron. Zaria pounded down on Sinclair and hit an elbow drop. She stalked Sinclair and Vic wondered why she wasn’t working quickler. Zaria hit a couple elbows, then a running pump kick. There was a dueling chant that was about even, with the vocal males mostly favoring Zaria. After a collision, both sold on the mat. The two minute warning passed.
The women fought to their feet and exchanged rights. Sinclair got the better of an exchanged and rolled up Zaria for two. Zaria hit a clothesline and a back elbow, and then an x-factor for two. One minute left. Sinclair missed in a corner and Zaria picked her up, but Sinclair reversed into a rollup for two. Dropkick and a double-underhook butterfly suplex by Sinclair for two. Sinclair went hih. High cross-body, roll-through by Zaria. Zaria charged and both spilled to the floor. There was a reversal of moves back inside, but time expired.
TIME LIMIT DRAW at 5:00.
Zaria was ticked off afterward and hit an F-5 after the match.
(Wells’s Analysis: An inevitable result as Zaria shouldn’t be losing and there’s no reason for her to take another championship that Sinclair needs. A pretty nice big-small match here)
-OTM talked and felt they were on the same page, but Birthright showed up and threw dust in the clean house. They talked about OTM wanting singles matches for the Speed Championship, and there was a moment between OTM.
-Vanity Project entered ahead of their defense. [c]
-Grayson Waller and Kelani Jordan ran into each other in the pantry. Jordan said Waller she appreciated what he said about everyone being unready. She said she’s going to do something he couldn’t – win the top championship on her first attempt. Waller told her “don’t miss” for those in the know about Lani and Carmelo Hayes. After Jordan left, Mason Rook showed up and got into Waller’s face about his comments on the men’s roster. It devolved quickly into a brawl.
(3) MYLES BORNE & TAVION HEIGHTS vs. THE VANITY PROJECT (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes) (c) (w/Jackson Drake & Myka Lockwood) – NXT Tag Team Championship match
Heights grounded Smokes early, then put him down with a big block. Body slam, then another by Heights. Heights caught a flying Smokes for a powerslam for two. Tag to Borne, who hit an Angle Slam for two. Smokes got in a couple of blocks and made a blind tag, but Borne put Baylor down with a dropkick immediately. Borne battered Baylor around the ring and charged him hard to a neutral corner. Heights tagged in and he reversed Borne into a lariat to Baylor. VP double-teamed to take down Heights, and Smokes covered for two. VP was in control as the match went to split-screen. [c]
[HOUR TWO]
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