{"id":219227,"date":"2026-07-12T15:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=219227"},"modified":"2026-07-12T15:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:06:33","slug":"nxt-feud-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/07\/12\/nxt-feud-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT FEUD TRACKER: Brandler&#8217;s assessment of the feuds advanced on the latest episode including latest with Nattie, Tag Team Title contendership, Drake-Heights, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4279108555\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The July 7 edition of NXT television focused the promotion on upcoming title matches with two four-way matches. It also progressed a few feuds to the next level.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>NXT WOMEN\u2019S CHAMPIONSHIP<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Champion: Kendal Grey<\/h3>\n<p>Kendal Grey, with BFF Wren Sinclair, defended her NXT Women\u2019s Title against Nattie. Nattie was accompanied by Nakita Lyons, the Evolve Champion, and Karmen Petrovic. Both Lyons and Petrovic were chased to the back by Wren and Lola Vice, the former NXT cChampion. This allowed the match to be one on one.<\/p>\n<p>It was a great one-on-one WRESTLING match with Nattie and Grey trading ground wrestling moves, submissions, and reversals. Grey got overconfident and went to the top rope only to be captured by Nattie\u2019s Sharpshooter submission. Grey showed great championship grit by getting to the ropes. Later she hit her \u201cShades of Grey\u201d finisher for the win and the title defense.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Jaida attacked both Petrovic and Lyons who had returned to ringside, stood in Nattie\u2019s face, and said, &#8220;I\u2019m not finished with you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:\u00a0<\/strong>Great old-school move by using Nattie to elevate Grey. She has been on the \u201cfast track\u201d since starting her NXT career. Nattie\u2019s role in NXT apparently is to help talent move up to the next level since that is exactly what she is doing in the Parker feud. It\u2019s so rare in a business plagued by egos to see someone who is looking at the future, not their next payoff!<\/p>\n<p>Next week, Kendal\u2019s number one contender will be determined in a three-way match between Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan and the former first Evolve Champion Kali Armstrong. The three of them had a promo exchange. This conflict led to Kali wiping out the other two with her \u201cKali Connection\u201d clothesline finisher<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:<\/strong> I look forward to what Kali can do at this level against the other top women in the NXT Women\u2019s Title picture. Kali, a 32-year-old rookie, has a dominant on screen presence but since she had few matches at NXT, she is an unknown in the ring.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>NXT MEN&#8217;S HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE<br \/>\nChampion: Tony D\u2019Angelo<\/h3>\n<p>Nakaru is still Tony D\u2019s chief rival. He did a prepacked promo asking Tony D, \u201cHow far will you go for your NXT Title\u2026 How much pain and torture can you stand?\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3462857476\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Tate Wilder was watching the promo backstage and issued a challenge to Nakaru next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:\u00a0<\/strong>Nakaru continues to demonstrate the \u201cevil\u201d that he brings to D\u2019Angelo and the NXT Heavyweight Title. The match against Wilder will probably not work out well for Tate. We could see a Tony D run in to prevent further damage to Wilder. This could lead to another Nakaru vs. D\u2019Angelo match.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;PWT Talks NXT&#8221; with Kelly Wells and Nate Lindberg, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/pwt-talks-nxt-wells-cattani-talk-kendal-grey-vs-nattie-two-four-way-matches-of-different-quality-many-suitors-for-women-s-title-more--72864017\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWT Talks NXT - Wells &amp; Cattani talk Kendal Grey vs. Nattie, two four-way matches of different quality, many suitors for women\u2019s title, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=72864017&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>NXT WOMEN&#8217;S NORTH AMERICAN TITLE<br \/>\nChampion: Zaria<\/h3>\n<p>Zaria\u2019s next challenger was established in a Fatal Four-Way match. The match was Izzi Dame vs. Lizzie Rain vs. Thea Hail vs. Layla Diggs. This was a great match. All four women were strong. Hail had a dominant performance in her underdog role. Both Rain and Dame were close to winning several times, but newcomer Layla Diggs won to become the number one contender for the Women\u2019s NXT North American Title. She will face Zaria next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:\u00a0<\/strong>A great showing by these four women. I hope both Dame and Rain work their way into the main title picture because they have the full complement of skills to be there. It is noteworthy that Diggs, who was invited to train with Nattie at The Dungeon, requested that Nattie\u2019s crew not accompany her to ring side for the match. Will this set up a \u201cyou\u2019re with us or without us\u201d scenario costing Layla the match?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>NXT MEN\u2019S TAG TEAM TITLE<br \/>\nChampion: The Vanity Project (Ricky Smokes &amp; Brad Baylor w\/Jackson Drake, Lockwood)<\/h3>\n<p>The Vanity Project (VP) identified their number one contender after a Fatal Four-way match between OTM, Dark State, Dorian Van Dux (DVD) &amp; Sean Legacy, and Birthright (Stacks &amp; Connors). This spotfest was won by DVD and Legacy with their frog splash\/450 combination move.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:\u00a0 <\/strong>It\u2019s great that DVD &amp; Legacy won. They will give VP a great match. The four-way was a cluster of highspots. The match lacked structure. It had no story. Each team would hit a collection of moves which would lead to more moves. Eventually, this match ended. By contrast, the Women\u2019s four-way match told a story and built excitement towards a finish. Regardless of the structure of the match, the tag division has a new challenger instead of recycling the old ones.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>MENS MID-CARD FEUDS<br \/>\nNXT Men\u2019s North American Title<br \/>\nChampion: Miles Bourne<\/h3>\n<p>Tavion Heights came out for a promo. He apologized for doubting his friend Miles. Jackson Drake of the VP came out and challenged Heights. Of course, this then became a three on one attack. Bourne came out to defend Heights fighting off the VP. After the attack, Bourne and Heights hugged each other to solidify their friendship.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-626445268\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:\u00a0<\/strong>Jackson Drake vs. Tavion Heights will be a great match. Any match with Drake, who is the future of the promotion, has the capacity to be outstanding. I\u2019m wondering how this plays out as we move towards NXT Heatwave.<\/p>\n<p>There were two other Men\u2019s Mid-Card matches<\/p>\n<p>The first involved Tank Ledger, one half of Hank &amp; Tank vs Keanu Carver. This was Tank\u2019s first singles match in two years. Tank has gotten in good shape and was very popular with the NXT audience. These two hosses as Jim Ross would have called them in Mid-South Wrestling had a \u201cslobberknocker\u201d of a match. Carver was more the powerful of the two and defeated Tank with a dropkick and spinebuster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:\u00a0<\/strong>Last week on commentary, Carver was trashed by both Vic Joseph and Booker T. They felt he had a bad attitude and was blamed for his bad performance. This week, the same commentators praised him for being an outstanding performer and had a bright future. This is very confusing!<\/p>\n<p>One other match was Niko Vance of the Culling vs. Shiloh Hill. This was a battle of two big men who went after each other with hard shots. Of course, there was distraction from Tristan Angels which led to Vance defeating Hill with \u201cX marks the spot\u201d (Will Osprey\u2019s finisher \u201chidden blade\u201d). After the match, Shawn Spears appeared and waffled Vance with a chairshot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandler&#8217;s Bit:\u00a0<\/strong>Angels and Hill continue to be a solid mid-card feud. It also looks like we are going to have a Vance vs. Spears match in the future. I think using Spears in the Men\u2019s Division like the way they are using Nattie in the Women\u2019s Division is good for the overall progress of NXT.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Next week on NXT&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Kali Armstrong vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice &#8211; Women\u2019s Title #1 contender match<\/li>\n<li>Vanity Project vs. DVD Legacy &#8211; NXT Tag Title Match<\/li>\n<li>Zaria vs. Diggs &#8211; Women\u2019s North American Title<\/li>\n<li>Nakaru vs. Tate Wilder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWT Talks NXT - PWTorch NXT Post Show (7\/7) w\/Wells &amp; Guest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XJdKo6PKAr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2338908957\"><div id=\"pwtor-3888340723\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The July 7 edition of NXT television focused the promotion on upcoming title matches with two four-way matches. 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