WWE NXT The Great American Bash 2026 6/28/2026

WWE NXT The Great American Bash 2026 6/28/2026

Note - This show runs against AEW Forbidden Door 2026. AEW ran Forbidden Door against TNA Slammiversary, TNA dropped down to 4PM to avoid AEW and WWE decided to mess with AEW and run this against Forbidden Door. This show is also the first NXT PLE on The CW.

We are at the Performance Center in Orlando, FL. Vic Joseph and Booker T are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hangout. 

NXT Title - Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Naraku

Tony's eye is all taped up here. Tony drops Nar with a punch. Nar grabs a chair outside and Tony spears him through the riser. Tony hits mounted shots on Nar in the ring. Nar boots him in the side of the head. Nar rakes his face with his boot and bangs Tony's head off the buckles. Tony's eye is raked on the ropes. Tony hits corner spears on Nar and Nar eye rakes him again. 

The ref tries to get Nar to back off of Tony. The ref threatens to stop the match. Tony tells him that he doesn't stop this for anything. Tony hits punches and chops on Nar. Tony lariats Nar on the ropes then suplexes him. Tony is swept on the apron. Nar STO's Tony into the apron edge.

Nar hits mounted shots on tony and backbreakers him. Nar drops his eye first on the mat for 2. Nar half crabs him. Nar suplexes Tony into the buckles for 2. We go to PiP break and return. Nar knocks Tony out of the ring and sends him into the rails, which breaks them. Nar hits darkness falls for 2. Tony running powerbombs Nar. Nar hits chops and punches. Tony shakes the ropes. Tony hits punches and lariats him. Tony corner lariats him and bulldogs him. Tony germans Nar twice.

Tony pop-up powerslams Nar for 2. Nar germans tony. Tony no sells it. Tony hits a spinebuster and pins him.

Thoughts: I was glad to see Naraku lose here. Nar worked Tony's injured eye early. Tony fought through and won. I didn't like the riser or the rail spot being meaningless. The match did work better than I expected though. It was alright.

NXT Women's North American Title - Zaria (c) vs. Tatum Paxley

The ref holds the title up pre-match and the girls tug of war over it. TP headbutts her and clubs on her. TP pump kicks her and dropkicks her. TP is stungunned and Zar spinning lariats her. Zar running back elbows her and chops her. Zar pump kicks her and germans her. 

Zar suplex throws her. Zar rams her in the corner and hits corner spears. TP double stomps Zar's back in the corner. TP corner crossbodies Zar. Zar pop-up headbutts TP. TP trips her with the ring apron, ties her up in it and superkicks her. TP step up enzugiri's her using the apron.

Zar throws TP over the rail. TP then chokes her from behind. Zar drops her backwards on the floor to break it. We go to PiP break and return. TP forearms her and step up enzugiri's her. Zar drops TP gut first on the top rope. Zar foot chokes TP as she lays on the top rope. TP knees Zar in the face.

TP bangs Zar's head off the post. TP rope crossbodies Zar. TP hits flying forearms on Zar. TP rebound germans Zar. TP superkicks Zar. They fight on the buckles. TP 2nd rope superplexes her. Zar spears her. 

They trade shots. TP superkicks her in the gut. Zar knees her in the face. Zar hanging chokes TP. Zar and TP are on buckles across from each other. They trade forearms on the apron. TP sunset bombs Zar on the floor. TP spinning heel kicks her. TP hits a tequila shot on the floor on her. TP then hits another in the ring for 2. TP victory rolls her for 2.

Zar hits a big spear. Zar F-5's TP for 2. Zar hits mounted shots on TP's back and curbstomps her. Zar F-5's her and pins her.

Thoughts: The selling wasn't the strongest here. The pace was fast though, there was a lot of action and it definitely held my interest. TP got roughed up some near the end. The sunset bomb and the finishers really should have put Zar down here though. I still liked this but this was a flawed match.

Kendal and Wren talk in the back. Ken says Wren's sitdown made her shed a tear. Ken says Wren rebuilt the NQCC and while it might be just them two, that's all they need. Ken says Wren will defend her title tonight. Wren says Ken will win the title and rope she's not the future but the now.

Robert Stone talks to The Vanity Project. The Project complain about not being on the show. Stone says Drake can face Rook on Tuesday. He says Smokes and Brad can defend their titles vs Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr and Galeno, who then walk in. The Wagner's say they will take the titles. 

We cut to the watch party outside. Blake Howard, Kevin Owens and Dave LaGreca are there on the stage. They talk about the show.

Shiloh Hill vs. Tristan Angels

TA tries a cheap shot but Hill stops him. Hill shoulders him over. TA bends over and has his back double chopped. Hill flying shoulders him. Hill grabs TA's sash. Hill airplane spin drops TA. Hill rams TA in the corner. TA double stomps Hill as he hangs from the top rope.

We go to PiP break and return. Hill ducks a facekick and slides under the ring. TA is then pulled under with him. The lights go out and we see under the ring. TA finds a ringing phone there that says "the fog is coming, the fog is here". Hill then sleepers him under the ring. TA hits him with a cable and escapes.

Hill then appears behind him somehow and grabs him again. Hill legdrops TA as he hangs off the apron. Hill top rope diving lariats TA. Hill misses a move off the apron and goes splat on the mat. TA moves the steps near the ring. 

Hill is stun gunned on the ropes. Hill is then thrown gut first into the bottom rope. We go to PiP break and return. TA throws Hill shoulder first into the post. Hill runs up the steps and spears TA through the ropes inside. Hill comes off the top and TA codebreakers him there for 2. Hill hits a 2nd rope neckbreaker and pins TA.

Thoughts: It was just so-so. It didn't get enough time. The spot under the ring was dumb and should have lead to a double countout as well. The finish was a bit sudden too.

Hill is interviewed after. He says he feels relieved and says Tristan is everything he doesn't want to be. He says he isn't pretty or polished but that's not a factor in winning. He says tonight is an example of why no one sleeps on him.

Nikkita Lyons talks to Petrovic, Diggs and Natalya in the back. Lyons congratulates her on her Guinness Record of most submission wins in WWE. Nat tells them they have to listen to her to get ahead. Nat puts the girls over and says she doesn't want soft women in her business. She says Jaida Parker is soft. Diggs says the locker room is hard to survive in and says to give Jaida a break. Nat says maybe Jaida grows a pair. Nat says they will be with Karmen on Tuesday in her corner.

EK Prosper talks to Robert Stone. He says he needs his revenge vs Keanu Carver for getting put through a table. Stone says he needs to wait. Stone says he won the match vs Keanu and has earned a title match. He says he will face El Hijo del Vikingo for the AAA Latin American Title. EK is excited.

Some of the wrestlers talk about the US being 250 years old. 

WWE Women's Speed Title - Wren Sinclair (c) vs. Arianna Grace

We have 5 minutes for this.

They double clothesline each other to start. AG boots her out of th corner and rolls her up. AG side headlocks her. Wren shoulders her over then bangs AG's face off the mat. AG twisting fisherman neckbreakers Wren. 

AG flying back elbows Wren. AG boots her in the corners. AG low diving forearms her for 2. AG knees her in the gut then stomps Wren's leg. AG knee drops Wren's leg for 2. Wren cradles her for 2. Wren rolls her up for 2. 

AG high kicks Wren. AG takes a 2nd rope gordbuster. Wren top rope crossbodies her. Wren chops AG and back elbows her. Wren double underhook suplexes her. Charlie Dempsey distracts Wren on the apron. Wren forearms him down. AG cradles Wren for 2. Wren spinning drops AG on her chest. Wren submits her with cattle mutilation.

Thoughts: It was a short one and not much of note. The time just wasn't there and they had to rush to get in what they got. I don't really think the result really mattered either way here as neither girl is very high up on the pecking order, though Wren and Kendal's partnership is working. 

There was a Luca Crusifino ad that said you can catch him on Tuesdays on NXT at 8PM. Luca has been fired for a while now so that is very out of date. 

Saquon Shugars vs. Dion Lennox

SS has a new goofy entrance song that says "I wanna see Saquon". SS comes to the ring with a bat and leaves it next to the post.

Dion drops him with a punch. SS hits chops and clubs him. They bang each other's heads off the buckles. SS hits chops and Dion hits him in the gut. SS still has his jacket on. He hits mounted shots on Dion then running lariats him. SS hits him with his jacket then low dropkicks him.

Dion punches him in the knee and facekicks him. SS facekicks him for 1. Dion back body drops SS. Dion backbreakers SS for 2. SS swinging neckbreakers him for 1. SS kicks Dion in the head and jaw. SS says he's soft. They butt heads. SS rude awakening's him. Cutler James and Osiris Griffin come down. 

Dion pulls SS's neck down over the top rope. Dion uranage's SS in the ring. Dion splashes SS's back for 2. We go to PiP break and return. SS rolls up Dion for 2. SS cradles Dion for 2. SS backrolls him for 2 then is spinebustered for 2. Dion pulls back on SS' legs. SS upkicks him and pushes him out. SS suplexes him then basement dropkicks him. SS facekicks and knees Dion in the gut. SS boots Dion in the corner. SS back body drops Dion.

SS backbreakers him into a blade runner for 2. Dion is up top and SS enzugiri's him for 2. SS slingshot legdrops him for 2. SS goes up top and is crotched. Dion backdrops him on the top rope connector and SS bounces down hard to the floor. Dion emerald flowsion's him for 2 in the ring.

Dion hits a hard running lariat. Dion lariats him down for 2. SS facekicks him and enzugiri's him. I think they botch a spot. SS blind splashes him off the top and wins.

Thoughts: It was just average. It got a lot of time but neither guy is really over and SS is not really suited to be a singles face like this at the moment. The finish was also definitely a bit rushed. I thought this could have used a bit more excitement.

Dark State jump SS after. OG and Cutler double pop-up twisting powerbomb him. Dion hits SS in the gut and back with his baseball bat.

Tatum Paxley is interviewed. She says when she won the title, it was the first time she did it for herself. She says she feels empty and sad without it. Kelani Jordan comes in. She says she had many opportunities and choked. KJ says she has been here for 3 years and never got a title shot at the North American Title. She says TP always finds a way to make herself the victim and says it's pathetic. TP punches her and security breaks it up.

NXT North American Title - Myles Borne (c) vs. Tavion Heights

They slap hands and lock up. They grapple and roll on the ropes. They grapple more and the ref breaks them up. Tav double leg takedowns him. MB backslides him. Tav and MB bang heads. MB dropkicks him over the top. They go out and butt heads. We go to PiP break and return.

Tav forearms him down. Tav drops him chest first on the top rope and flying lariats him for 2. Tav rolls him and drops him chest first on the mat. Tav karelin's lifts him for 2. Tay does a camel clutch variation. Tav sleepers him. 

Tav capture suplexes him for 2. Tav armlocks him and throws him shoulder first into the buckles. Tav armbars him. MB northern lights suplexes him for 2. Tav double throat thrusts him. Tav then dumps him over the top rope. 

MB elbows him in the gut. Tav backrolls him into a backdrop for 2. We go to PiP break and return. MB hits lariats then dropkicks him. MB final cuts him for 2. MB lariats him over the top. Tav overhead belly to belly suplexes him on the floor.

Tav electric chair drops him. Tav top rope splashes him for 2. MB germans him. MB misses a dropkick. Tav goes for an F-5 type of move and MB hits a zig zag and pins him,.

Thoughts: The work was fine but it didn't get over as much as it was supposed to. The ending could have been a little better here and the crowd could have been a lot better. They did a lot of amateur wrestling stuff here as expected. Tav loses again and it's unclear where he's headed.

Tav looks disappointed after.

Myles Borne is interviewed. He says he feels uncomfortable. He says him and Tav pushed each other to become the best version of themselves. He says Tav pushed him to become a better champ. He says Tav will get a title but it's not tonight. He says this is the most important title he had. He says he will hold this title for a long time.

NXT Heatwave and AAA will have shows back to back on Sunday, August 30th in Texas. This is no mistake as it will air against AEW All In.

Owens, Howard and LaGreca talk. They argue about who will win the women's title match and discuss other results. Hank and Tank invade and they are wearing cooking outfits. Hank hypes up the show. Keanu Carver interrupts as they talk about EK Prosper. Security tries to separate them. Keanu throws a guard into the others and Hank is knocked off the stage onto a table. 

NXT Women's Title - Lola Vice (c) vs Kendal Grey

Lola's mom is in the front row.

They lock up and go for takedowns. KG takes her down then Lola takes her down. Lola goes for an armbar and KG gets her back. KG bck elbows her. Lola hip throws her for 2. Lola hits kicks to the gut. KG takes her down for 1.

KG kips up and is kicked in the chin. Lola hits body shots in the corners. Lola seated springboard armdrags herthen hits more armdrags. KG side headlocks her. KG side headlock takeovers her. 

Lola pulls KG out. KG euros her outside. Kelani Jordan runs down, Wren Sinclair follows her and they fight to the back. Lola spin kicks KG off the apron then seated la silla's her from the apron.  

We go to PiP break and return. Lola hits chest kicks and spin kicks KG in the body. Lola hits a leg kick combo and drops her with a spin kick to the gut. Lola corner hip attacks her then backdrops her. KG fires up and germans her. KG exploders her. 

Lola germans her then KG germans her back. Lola germans her again.  They trade shots. KG superkicks her. KG springboards and Lola spin kicks her in the gut. Lola la sillas her off the apron but KG rolls and ankle locks her outside.

KG dives off the rail and flatiners her...but she basically just slams herself off the rail while doing it. KG ankle locks her in the ring. Lola reverses it and ankle locks her. KG armbars her. Lol grounded sleepers her, KG rolls through and grounded sleepers her. 

KG knees her out of the corner and misses a twisting double jump moonsault. Lola high kicks her for 2. Lola grounded guillotines her. KG northern lights suplexes her. Lola triangles her. Lola urakens and KG spinning back elbows her for 2. They trade shots. 

Lola spin kicks her. KG 2nd rope twisting diving flatliners her and pins her.

Thoughts: I was a little surprised to see KG win as Lola was being used on AAA recently. Kendal's stock is high though. She's definitely going to be using this reign to grow while Lola's reign was more of a reward. The match was fine. They did some amateur wrestling to start and traded a bunch of strikes here. The crowd was actually into this one which helped things out. I don't love Ken's diving flatliners though as she is basically slamming herself from the 2nd rope each time.

Wren comes in and celebrates with KG after. 

Overall thoughts: This was on TV as opposed to being a PLE, so we got a lot of ads here. I didn't exactly mind the breaks after having to cover a TNA PLE beforehand but it definitely affected the matches. It also meant they were more pressed for time than they usually would be. Tony/Naraku was fine. I liked Zaria/Tatum but there were a lot of selling issues and it was a flawed match. I didn't like Hill/Angels much. Wren/Grace didn't really need to be on here. They gave Shugars/Dion the time but neither guy is really over enough right now to pull off what they were going for and it ended up being average. Borne/Tavion was fine but the crowd wasn't too strong for it. The main was also fine and Kendal Grey racked up yet another big win as she won the NXT Women's Title. 

I'd give this a 5 out of 10. It would have been better on a platform like Peacock or Youtube where they would have had more time to work with and less breaks. There was nothing must see here. I'd say the main was the best match of the night and I'm sure it will be historically important as Kendal is going to be a top girl someday. This was average overall.