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NXT TV RESULTS
JULY 7, 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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-Kali Armstrong opened the show with some tough talk about watching women whine in the locker room about not getting opportunities, and others get opportunities and blow them. She said after she jumped Kendal Grey, nobody was talking about Grey – they were talking about her. She wanted her shot as soon as possible.
Lola Vice showed up and said this didn’t make her look strong, it made her look impatient. She said she’s getting her championship back. They jawed a bit until…
Kelani Jordan’s music played and she ran through reasons that neither of them should have a shot. She said last week, she actually won a match against Tatum Paxley, and now she’s next in line despite people wanting to boo-hoo about Paxley. It got physical when Jordan and Vice went at it, but Kali ran the ropes and hit the Kali Connection on both of them. Her music played to end the segment.
-Nattie and Kendal Grey were shown with their running buddies arriving earlier tonight. Vic also mentioned the coming four-way match to determine the #1 contender for the Women’s North American Championship.
(1) OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) vs. SEAN LEGACY & DORIAN VAN DUX vs. BIRTHRIGHT (Stacks & Uriah Connors) vs. DARKSTATE (Cutler James & Osiris Griffin) – Four-way match to determine the #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship
DarkState and OTM got full televised entrances before the first commercial break, and Legacy & Van Dux were finishing theirs upon return. Birthright got full entrance afterward. Booker was asked who his favorite was, and he sidestepped a little but leaned toward OTM as the hungriest.
There was a very fast opening sequence where Legacy got some shine against all comers until Connors nailed him with a dropkick. It got messy early with members of all teams involved, which is no surprise in an NXT multi-man match. After the mess, Van Dux was next to get his shine, dominating both members of both heel teams. Nima tagged in and he destroyed Stacks with an stomach breaker. Price tagged in ad dominated Van Dux and Stacks, covering DVD until James broke it up. Price and James hit each other with lariats that staggered them, then pump kicks that staggered them further. Legacy and DVD teamed up next on James and a cover was broken up by Price. It again became a super-fast spotfest with no flow and nothing to latch onto as momentum changed every two to three seconds. DVD broke up a cover by Griffin, and Birthright teamed up on everyone next and they had James grounded, and they posed, as the match went to commercial with no split-screen. [c]
We came back to the same mess we left. Guys took turns hitting impact spots. All four made tags. Babyfaces Nima and DVD took control and paired off. Nima hit a backbreaker on him, then planted Connors. DVD flew in but Nima nailed him with a right. Then my Xfinity went down, which also happened during the break. It came back about thirty seconds later and Vic said “everything’s starting to break down” as if that hasn’t been the entire match story to this point. Birthright hit a combo move on DVD and Connors got a long two, leading to Connors making a terribly stagey shocked face. Stacks tried to leap and do a top rope move on someone but he fell off and out. Yikes. On the outside, Griffin hit a cross-body over the top rope and onto everyone.
There was a hubbub as Saquon Shugars showed up through the crowd, and Dion Lennox made a beeline for him. OTM did their finisher on Connors and had him prone, but Birthright’s illegal men dragged them out up the ramp. Legacy and DVD picked up the pieces and hit their respective finishers on Connors to finish.
WINNERS: Sean Legacy & Dorian Van Dux at 14:11.
(Wells’s Analysis: A mess, and not the fun kind, though some love these chaotic matches with no flow or story. We’ll hopefully see a much stronger outing when Legacy & DVD face Vanity Project for the championships next week)
-In a promoted segment, Jaida Parker got existential and talked about fighting through her adversity. She mostly had tough talk for Nattie, which makes it likely that Parker will cost Nattie tonight and get her win back soon enough.
-Tank Ledger and Keanu Carver walked through the back (separately) ahead of their match. [c]
-Backstage, Emily Agard interviewed Shugars. She said she didn’t go after them this time. He said he’s playing chess, and they’re playing Hungry Hungry Hippos. He said he can’t pick them off when he’s one-on-three. He said he’s got to make some friends or something, but he’s been spending a couple years alienating everyone. He said he’s got to shake some hands and kiss some babies, but he’s still up next, and they’re up never.
(2) TANK LEDGER vs. KEANU CARVER
If we’ve seen Tank in a singles environment, it’s been a long time. Carver entered second to an ever-growing reaction. Vic threw to GAB where he took out Hank when he was hosting the tailgate party.
They went hard early given the issue. Tank hit some back elbows in the corner but Carver leveled Tank. Tank came back with a leaping block from the second rope. Vic said it was Tank’s first singles match in over two years. Carver bailed and Tank hit a tope suicida. Back inside, Carver pounced Tank, then threw clubbing blows against the ropes until the ref started counting. Carver threw some hard forearms downward at a prone Tank, then covered for two.
Carver chopped in a corner, then splashed in another. Carver threw a short-arm clothesline to keep up the heat segment. He went to a chinlock and the crowd tried to get Tank into it. Tank tried to punch his way free. Carver hit a powerbomb where he staggered to his knee, either legitimately or kayfabe, as he’s got a wrapped knee.
Tank got back into it with some rights, then a hard short-arm clothesline of his own. Tank fired up in a corner and went up and hit a swanton bomb for a long two. Add Carver to the list of guys who give away their kickouts by staring wide-eyed at the ref during the count. Side suplex and finisher by Carver.
WINNER: Keanu Carver at 4:46.
(Wells’s Analysis: Satisfying slugfest that definitely showed that Carver is the better man while giving Tank some decent hope spots. A nice panacea after the four-way opener)
-Vic promoted a look at Naraku up next. [c]
-Naraku sat in low light in a pre-taped segment. He said he wasn’t about to go away. He said he’d go to extreme lengths to win the championship, but what was Tony willing to do to retain it? He said thre’s more torture (wink wink) and pain in his feature. He said Tony’s done his research on his career, but still has no idea what he’s capable of, including becoming NXT Champion. He did his trademark laugh.
-Backstage, Kam Hendrix and Tate Wilder were watching. In a really nice twist, they were watching on an unseen screen rather than looking awkwardly sideways. Wilder said he’d really show up against Naraku next week but Hendrix warned him that it wasn’t going to go well for him. Mason Rook stormed into the room and the camera whipped around, clearly displaying that when pretending to watch on a screen, Hendrix and Wilder were looking up at some cupboards. Oh well. Rook tried to get into it with Hendrix, who’s nursing an injury, and Hendrix skinned out.
-Nattie talked herself up as Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic existed near her.
(3) LIZZY RAIN vs. THEA HAIL vs. IZZI DAME vs. LAYLA DIGGS – Four-way match to determine the #1 contender for the Women’s NXT North American Championship
Rain, then Hail, then Dame got full entrance before the bell. I understand they’re the big three here, but it’s funny that they saved the still-mostly-unestablished Diggs for last. [c]
Diggs finished her entrance.
[HOUR TWO]
Dame jumped out to the early lead with some corner blocks, but all three others took turns with big kicks on her to send her outside. The other three went to some quick covers and reversals as Vic said Booker was in trouble trying to remember “Lizzy/Izzi” and he said he had it written down to help him remember. Outside, Dame put Diggs down by yanking her head-first onto the apron, then took over inside briefly. Rain dumped Hail, and Diggs returned to roll up Rain for two. Rain threw some chops at Diggs and tried to set something up, but Dame cut it off. Springboard back elbow by Rain on Dame. Rain threw chops in the corner in triplicate so the fans could chant “Make/it/rain.” Diggs returned to the ring and took over, and hit a gourd buster on Dame. She rolled up Dame, who kicked out at two. Book said “Lizzy Rains,” so I guess he needs to write down last names, too. Hail hit a big move on all women on the outside as the match went to commercial. There haven’t been any split-screen segments tonight. [c]
Dame went up in the corner and hit a superplex on Rain. In opposite corners, Hail and Diggs hit frog splashes on the two in the ring, and they covered for simultaneous two counts as both Dame and Rain kicked out. Hail and Diggs paired off as the other two took a powder. Diggs missed a pump kick, then ate one. Standing moonsault by Hail got two. Hail hit an exploder on Diggs, then a slam on Rain. Hail fired up but jumped right back into the waiting arms of Dame. She did away with Dame, then did the same fire-up and hit a back senton on both others. Dame broke up a cover. Diggs neutralized Dame and Hail briefly, but Rain took over on all three with some Matrix escapes. Diggs hit a bicycle kick. “NXT” chant. Diggs jumped right into a cutter by Rain, and Hail broke it up. Dame hit a big boot on Rain, then a sit-out slam. She saw Diggs charging with a kick so she ducked and gave up on the cover. She put Diggs down but Hail broke up the cover. All four sold on the mat for a good twenty seconds.
There was a “Thea” chant as she and Dame paired off. Dame hit a jawbreaker, but Rain flew in and broke that up. Diggs broke THAT up, and Hail snapped on a Kimura Lock. Diggs rolled out to break. There were a couple more pin breaks and some more selling to a “this is awesome” chant. Rain and Dame paired off with big rights. Rain sold on jelly legs. Rain hit a headbutt, then a back elbow near the corner into the turnbuckle. Rain set up her finisher on Dame but Hail rolled her up with a crucifix for two. Hail and Rain paired off, and Rain hit Thunderstruck. Dame put her out with her own finisher, but her momentum carried her out. Diggs flew in with a frog splash on Hail to poach the victory.
WINNER: Layla Diggs at 14:24
(Wells’s Analysis: Well, she earned the right to make her entrance last. Diggs was underutilized on Evolve, but it’s hard to stand out there with so many talents and so little TV time to spare. All four women stepped up here and this was a super fun match, and everything that the opening tag could’ve been if there had been longer segments with someone in control.)
-There was a dark pre-taped segment promoting the powerful Reina Volcan, formerly Nikki Blackheart on the indies. [c]
-Vic and Book promoted a AAA/NXT double feature (including Heatwave) in late August in Edinburgh, Texas.
Tavion Heights entered the ring and the announcers acted like he was going off script. He said he’s been a bad brother but he’s man enough to admit when he’s wrong. He said he can be cocky and arrogant but he only is because he knows he can be great. He admitted he thought it would be easier, and he was blinded by fear and he wanted to apologize to Myles Borne. A few losers in the crowd went with the “what” taunt, which is thankfully very rare in NXT.
Instead, Vanity Project’s music brought them out to the ramp and they took turns running down Heights. Drake said Myles low-key handed him a shot on a silver platter (how is that low-key? I hate when slang loses its way) and he fumbled the bag. He went on for a bit and Heights said if Drake wants a rematch, he can have one. Drake mocked Heights but got a hard right for his trouble. Borne showed up and the two former partners teamed up and took out VP, then hugged. All of VP (other than Myka Lockwood) licked their wounds on the outside, as Lockwood stared in at the faces.
-In the pantry, Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno talked. Legacy & DVD showed up and Moreno got excited because if they could win a shot, what’s stopping he and Dar? Dar slowed him down and said Legacy & DVD have known each other for years. Legacy & DVD talked up their team, each mentioning his own name first. DVD said he switched the order of names because his English isn’t so good, and Legacy said he can’t pull the English card anymore.
-Shiloh Hill made his entrance ahead of the next match. [c]
(4) SHILOH HILL vs. NIKO VANCE (w/Izzi Dame)
Tilt-a-whirl slam got a long two for Hill out of the gate. I wouldn’t have hated a quick win there. Vance hit a lariat from the rear side, then missed a diving headbutt. Hill went up and hit a flying forearm for two. Vic said that Hill was looking for his fourth straight victory in a rare acknowledgement of wins and losses. Hill threw a right and beat Vance’s head into a corner, then hit a clothesline off the ropes for two. Rope run and a block by Hill. Hill went up again and this time Vance ran the ropes and dumped Hill to the mat. Vance stomped a mudhole and dropped a couple of elbows. Vance slammed Hill and went up again and this time hit the diving headbutt. He covered for two. X-Plex by Vance for two. Hill hit a DDT and both men sold. Hill tried to reach for his false tooth, which went flying, but he was stopped. Hill hit a back body-drop. The two threw rights. Rope run and a back elbow by Hill. Hill tossed Vance into the air and threw a right, then hit a rolling senton for two. Hill went for his tooth again, but Tristan Angels had shown up to take it away. Vance hit X Marks the Spot to win as Hill was distracted.
WINNER: Niko Vance at 4:43.
After Angels and Hill were out of the picture, Vance posed into the camera, and he took a chairshot to the back from Shawn Spears. The fans chanted “Ten!” in the hopes that he’d return to being Tye Dillinger.
(Wells’s Analysis: The new two-person Culling needed a win tonight, so I figured Angels would be in the picture here somewhere. I wouldn’t have been totally shocked if Spears had faded into an offscreen role, but apparently he’s still got something in the tank and will, at the very least, put over Vance if that’s the case)
-Nattie, with Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic flanking her, made her entrance ahead of the main event. [c]
(5) KENDAL GREY (c) (w/Wren Sinclair) vs. NATTIE (w/Nikkita Lyons & Karmen Petrovic) – NXT Women’s Championship match
Booker T said this could be the shortest championship reign in NXT history (which I’m pretty sure is true if it happened tonight). Mike Rome has thankfully ditched the frosted tips, but unfortunately is now just all bleached blonde on top. (I take the occasional shot at Rome, but he’s fantastic at his job, which I should occasionally mention)
Mat stuff to start between the amateur standout and the dungeon-trained veteran. It went to a stalemate and a reset. Nattie weirdly extended a hand and Grey just as weirdly slapped her hand, though I think the implication was that she wouldn’t actually shake it for fear of being open to a cheap shot. Grey dominated the next segment as she hit a couple of waistlock takedowns. Grey slapped Nattie. We’re playing fast and loose with face-heel dynamics tonight. Rope run and a springboard slam by Nattie, but she ran herself right into a Grey ankle lock. Nattie sold agony as she reached for the rope and finally twisted her body to dump Grey. Lyons and Petrovic mocked Grey long enough for Nattie to gain an advantage. Sinclair fought them 1-on-2, and Lola Vice ran in to even the odds. The four women not in the match fought to the back as the match went to commercial. There was no split-screen at all tonight. [c]
The two hit back elbows and went for a couple of covers for two. Grey fought from underneath, then reached her feet to throw rights. Grey lowered her singlet to fire up and hit an exploder suplex. Nattie fought off a superkick and took Grey down for a two. They rolled a few times and Grey hit an ankle lock but Nattie rolled through to break. Nattie snapped on a headlock with just four minutes to the hour. Grey sold well and Nattie transitioned to another submission, but Grey reversed to a brief submission of her own. Grey ran the ropes and hit a back elbow. Nattie snapped on the Sharpshooter and Grey went for the ropes. Nattie took her to the middle of the ring, but this time, Grey fought to the ropes. They exchanged a couple of rollups and Grey hit Shades of Grey out of relative nowhere to finish.
WINNER: Kendal Grey at 12:06.
Afterward, on the ramp, Jaida Parker got in the face of Nattie. Meanwhile, Vice, Jordan and Armstrong all showed up on separate segments of the apron to stare in at Grey.
(Wells’s Analysis: Very strong main event as a worker ahead of her time faced one who could very well at her age be past hers, but is still consistently delivering just as she always has. Both have a strong mat game which made for a unique match tonight as there was a lot of spotfest stuff and a lot of impact stuff, and it set the match apart as a result.)
FINAL THOUGHTS: It was a very digestible show and a mostly enjoyable one as much of the new talent settles in and starts to look more comfortable in their roles. Kevin Cattani and I will talk about it shortly on PWT Talks NXT. For those who haven’t heard yet, my cohost Nate Lindberg lost his dad to a long illness just a day or two after last week’s show, and he’ll be out tonight as a result. Nate is a great guy who had a strong relationship with his dad, and he’s really going through it right now, but he’s powering through like anyone has to. I’ll have more to say about it on the podcast if you decide to listen; either way, consider keeping Nate in your thoughts as he navigates the loss of a parent.
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