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NXT TV RESULTS
SEPTEMBER 22, 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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-Vic teed up the show and we got a hype segment for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Cody Rhodes spoke about his father understanding the value of tag teams better than most, and he spoke some very basic stuff about tag team greatness, but it was elevated by the fact that it was Cody, and the fact that it was Dusty’s son.
(1) NOAM DAR & ROMEO MORENO vs. LOS AMERICANOS (Rayo & Bravo) – Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic first round match
Dar and Rayo started it off, and Rayo exited a hip toss with a flourish and tagged Bravo. Moreno tagged in and nailed Bravo with a kick, but then ate an inverted atomic drop after a rope run. Bravo danced a little and tagged Rayo, and monkey flipped Moreno into a forearm by Rayo. Rayo hit a plancha. Dar made a blind tag and nailed Rayo with a kick. All four members of The Vanity Project were shown watching on a monitor, as they’re the champions of the brand and also have a first-round bye.
Dar nailed some rangy kicks but Rayo came at him with palm strikes. Dar trapped Rayo in a guillotine and added a body scissors, and Bravo was caught by Moreno when trying to break, but he eventually wriggled free and slammed Moreno onto the pile to break. Dar and Moreno got bumped to the outside and Bravo hit both with a plancha. Los Americanos danced a little and the match went to split-screen. [c]
Full-screen returned with Bravo crawling for a tag to Rayo, and Moreno trying to tag but being caught as the heat sequence continued. He eventually leaped for a tag and Dar started dominating Bravo. He booted Rayo from the apron and nailed Bravo with a dropkick, then worked an ankle lock. He managed a huge left and tagged Moreno. He draped Bravo to allow Moreno to double-stomp him down into the mat. A social media comment from Axiom put over the match and said that they, who also get a bye into the second round, will face the winners in the next round.
Bravo caught both opponents with his ridiculous strength, did an airplane spin and dropped both. He covered Dar for two. Rayo tagged in and he and Bravo teamed up for a few shots on Dar, but Moreno cut off Bravo with a crescent kick. Rayo hit the Bitter End on Dar and covered for two but Moreno butted into him to break it up. Rayo and Bravo hammered down on Dar and Moreno flew off the top to hit a missile dropkick on Bravo. Bonzo gonzo. Rayo and Moreno got dumped. Bravo went for the Tiger Driver but got caught by Dar. Dar caught a flying Bravo in a leg lock, but Bravo hit his feet and managed a German suplex to get some separation. Both guys sold on the mat as a “this is awesome” chant rang out.
Moreno recovered and tried to fly out onto Rayo, but Rayo caught him with a right. Bravo took Dar up in a corner and hit a super huracanrana. Rayo flew in with a moonsault that got a very long two. Thought it was done there. Rayo worked the digits on Moreno, then on Dar, who was legal. He stomped, then tagged Bravo. Moreno was actually legal, missed by Los Americanos, and he used Dar as a springboard to nail Rayo off the top. Dar tagged in and he and Moreno hit high-low on Bravo. Dar covered Bravo for the win.
WINNERS: Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno at 14:28.
(Wells’s Analysis: Absolutely thrilling opener to the tournament that really made it feel like either team could win, though they’re trying to do something with Dar & Moreno (rightfully so) so I assumed throughout that they were the frontrunners here. This match had all the high spots that fans eat up, but also had a true heat sequence and tag team continuity. Young tag teams who do highspots and nothing else…take notes)
-There was a brief recap of Grayson Waller getting a new #1 contender – Mason Rook – last week.
-Kali Armstrong was introduced. [c]
-An unseen psychologist talked to Kendal Grey about how she was feeling. Pretty sure these meetings are meant to be confidential. She talked about how much it sucks being on the sidelines watching others accomplish things. The psychologist asked what’s so bad about slowing down when she knows big things can come later. She said this time, she doesn’t know when she’s going to be able to come back. She said she was on the highest of highs but she was knocked to the bottom. The psychologist tasked her with figuring out who Kendal Grey is when she’s not competing. She said she didn’t know. Kendal is slowly but surely improving and becoming more confident on the mic.
(2) SKYLAR RAYE vs. KALI ARMSTRONG
Raye got an inset promo during her entrance about grabbing the notice of the women’s division. Armstrong charged Raye to a corner and battered her with rights while talking down to her. She threw blocks in another corner, then ran station-to-station but got caught with some hip tosses. Raye evaded a few shots and hit another hip toss and a dropkick that sent Armstrong to the floor. Armstrong briefly looked under the ring and then went back into the ring. Armstrong threw some rights, doing a little shuffle before the last one. She hit a wicked slam on Raye, then got rolled up for two. She reversed for two. Raye got another rollup for two. Raye hit a high cross-body for two.
They went to their feet and Raye tried to cut down Armstrong with some rights. Armstrong caught Raye and hit a running powerslam for two. The match went to split-screen. [c]
Raye hit a backstabber. She strung together strikes to stay one step ahead of the overwhelming Armstrong. Big tornado DDT by Raye. Raye hit a frog splash for two. Armstrong caught and slammed Raye, then hit a spinebuster for two. Raye charged Armstrong to a corner and rolled her up for two. Raye went high but Armstrong caught her with a scoop powerslam. Armstrong went for the Kali Connection but bumped referee Dallas Irvin, allowing Reina Volcan to interfere and slaughter both women. She dropped Raye, who happened to drape her arm over the fallen Armstrong (in a very convoluted moment). Irvin recovered and counted the three.
WINNER: Skylar Raye at 9:36.
(Wells’s Analysis: There were a couple of moments where they didn’t mesh, but mostly this was a good big-small that gave Raye a win but there’s a huge asterisk on it so Armstrong doesn’t lose anything. I had just about forgotten Volcan after the wonderful first impression, so it’s nice to see her back in there)
-Rob Stone was talking with Shiloh Hill and Saquon Shugars, who had a weird scene about Hill’s ingestion of hallucinogenic mist last week. Shugars said he might be interested in some. Stone promised both men to try to get them the matches they want next week, which was mostly to get himself out of the situation. [c]
(3) LA CATALINA & THEA HAIL vs. KELANI JORDAN & ZARIA
Hail charged at Zaria but got caught early. Jordan tagged herself in, irritating Zaria. Hail rolled up Jordan for one. Catalina tagged in and she and Hail took turns bouncing Jordan hard against the ropes. Catalina & Hail took control and the match went to split-screen. [c]
Zaria went for a delayed suplex on Hail, who reversed and hopped on and worked a brief sleeper before Zaria tossed her off. Jordan tagged in and hit a springboard moonsault on Hail. Jordan tied up Hail in an abdominal stretch. Hail tried to run around Jordan and did so until she was able to reverse the hold. Jordan charged Hail to the heel corner, but Hail managed to fight both of them until rolling for the hot tag but falling short when Jordan hit a wheelbarrow into a suplex. Zaria tagged in and laid out Hail and covered for two.
[HOUR TWO]
Zaria and Jordan went for a double suplex but Hail dumped Zaria, then Jordan to the announce table side. Hail slooowly crawled for a tag, managed a kick on Jordan, then evaded a cannonball by Zaria and finally leaped for the tag. Catalina hit a missile dropkick on Jordan, then started mauling both heels. She hit a victory roll on Zaria for two. She threw a hard right to Zaria and ran around the ring to attack both heels over and over. Hail tagged in and was able to reverse an F-5 attempt into a rollup for the win.
WINNERS: Thea Hail & La Catalina at 9:34.
(Wells’s Analysis: Another strong tag match that had its big moments but also a long heat sequence to get people invested. This was a foregone conclusion as there’s only one non-champion in the match so clearly she’s going to be the winner, but it was a fun ride getting there)
-Zilla Fatu and Sean Legacy talked ahead of their six-man match. Legacy said Dorian Van Dux isn’t cleared. Van Dux showed up and said he was good to go, but Legacy said that was ridiculous because he has a hole in his lung. He said he got a hold of EK Prosper, who then joined the scene and said he was good to go. Legacy told DVD he needs him ready for the Dusty Classic. DVD was bummed as the others headed off.
-Cruz Montana was introduced ahead of the next segment. [c]
