WWE NXT 8/4/2026

WWE NXT 8/4/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/wwe-nxt-7282026.html

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

We see clips from last week with Cruz Montana debuting and Grayson Waller.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Jaida Parker and Thea Hail vs Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic

Nattie is with Lyons and KP.

KP side headlock takeovers JP. JP yanks on her arm and wristlocks her. KP reverses it then goes for the side headlock. JP shoulders her over then Thea slams KP. JP drops Thea onto KP for 2. KP kicks Thea out of the corner. Thea is swept into an axe kick for 2. 

Thea and Lyons fight over a wristlock. Thea flips out of a double wristlock and armdrags both opponents. JP and Thea hit stereo lariats and dance. Thea topes out and JP baseball slides out. JP is sent into the steps. Lyons tiger drivers Thea for 2.  

We go to PiP break and return. Thea crucifixes Lyons then cradles her for 2. Thea high kicks Lyons. Lyons short arm lariats her. Thea boots Lyons out of the corner and tags out. JP comes in and hits a double shoulderblock. JP headscissors Lyons out of the corner then slams KP. JP gordbusters KP. Nattie helps out her girls. KP slingblades JP then JP takes a hart attack for 2.

Thea pulls KP out and they trade shots. JP backrolls Lyons and knocks Nattie off the apron. Lyons rolls up JP for 2. Lyons is laid on the 2nd rope. JP step up butt drops Lyons down. Thea 2nd rope backsplashes Lyons and pins her.

Thoughts: It was an alright tag here. They had some styles clashes but were able to work around. Jaida did some different stuff than usual. It got enough time to play out as well. 

Nattie, Lyons and KP attack Thea and JP after. Nattie nails Lyons on a failed double team. KP takes shots from both opponents and Lyons goes out after getting hit.

Tavion Heights asks if Myles Borne is ready. Tav says he could get his first tile tonight. Borne says he's going all out for him. Tav says he doesn't know what he will do if they don't win. Borne says they will be new NXT Tag champs.

We get clips of Brock/Oba at Summerslam. We then see Brock Lesnar saying he's retired on today's Pat McAfee Show.

Tony D'Angelo comes out to talk. He says Grayson Waller disrespected him and the brand. He says Waller will not use him as a stepping stone and he won't let him talk trash without consequence. Tony says he's old business.

Tony says Cruz Montana laid him out, whether it was a mistake or not. He says they should finish their conversation. Grayson Waller interrupts from the riser. Waller says he's the money fight and the title and Tony go through him. Tony says they could talk man to man but Waller won't because he's a b!tch. 

Tony says they were teammates in the NXT 2.0 days. He says Melo, Bron, Trick and Tony were all champs, but says Waller hasn't held anything. Tony says Waller came here to make himself relevant, but says he's the champ. Waller says more people are talking about NXT than ever because of him. He says Tony has done nothing. Waller calls the roster soft.

Cruz Montana/Mike Santana comes out. Cruz says Waller rattled cages last week and says he was once in his shoes. He says he didn't try to clown or moan on the mic though as he put in work. Cruz says he proved week after week that he's the man he said he is. Cruz says Waller has a chip on his shoulder as nothing is nice in his life, but he has no choice but to have one. He says he hopes he never has to meet the man in the mirror he went to war with. Cruz says he spent years proving he belongs here while Waller spent years trying to get others to notice him.

Waller asks how many times he will tell the same story. He tells him to light his fire as he will p!ss all over it. Cruz says Waller only fights for himself and says it won't get him nowhere. Cruz says having people depend on you is what makes you unstoppable. Tony says he doesn't care bout their motivations as they both want his title. Tony tells them to talk to Stone, make a #1 Contender's match and he will see the winner at Heatwave. 

Wren Sinclair talks to Kendal Grey in the back. Wren is worked up and pacing back and forth. Wren says they are in over their heads. KG says they wanted this and wanted this pressure when they wanted to become champs. KG tells her she's up next.

WWE Women's Speed Title - Wren Sinclair (c) vs Zaria

Wren gets a shot at Zaria's title if she lasts the 5 minutes.

Wren sunset flips her for 1. Wren side headlock takeovers her and side headlocks her. Zar boots her out of the corner. Wren armdrags her. Zar hits her in the corner. Wren shoulders her over and bangs her face off the mat. 

Zar's head is banged off the ropes and Wren springboard diving armdrags her. Wren flying headscissors her. Wren back elbows her. Wren is swept off the 2nd rope and Zar throws her shoulder first into the buckles. 

Zar elbows Wren's neck and elbow drops her. Zar back elbows her then pump kicks her. Wren superkicks her. Zar back elbows her down and Wren holds her mouth. Wren and Zar trade shots. Wren rolls her up for 2. Wren chops her. Wren lariats her down and back elbows her. Wren facebusters her for 2. 

Zar step up knees her out of the corner (with her backto the corner). Wren rolls her up for 2. Wren dropkicks her then double underhook splexes her for 2. Wren top rope crossbodies her but Zar rolls through. Zar spears Wren out of the ring. Both go out and the time runs out as they get back in.

Thoughts: There was only 5 minutes so there was only so much they could do here. Some of their shots could have been clean as they missed a few. It was average.

Zar hits Wren after and F-5's her.

OTM talk in the back. Nima says he owes him for last week and says he cost them both by not keeping an eye on him. Price says Nima has his back up plan and he needs his own backup plan. The Birthright come in. King says OTM is crumbling and he was right. Price challenges King. Stacks asks if he wants a singles match. Price says Nima has his backup plan and now he has his.

Grayson Waller and Kelani Jordan talk in the back. KJ says she appreciates GW's legacy. KJ says Waller had many NXT Title shots and she's waiting for one. She says she will do something he couldn't do when she gets the shot - win a title on her first attempt.

Mason Rook comes in and asks why Waller is calling him soft. He says he's twice his size and can do things in the ring he can't. He says he should find out how soft he is. Waller says he doesn't know what sacrifice is. Kam Hendrix nails Rook from behind. Security breaks it up as Waller eggs it on.

NXT Tag Titles - The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (c) vs Myles Borne and Tavion Heights

Tav double leg takedowns RS and then shoulders him over. Tav capture suplexes him and slams him. Tav powerslams him for 2. MB angle slams RS for 2. RS clubs him in the back of the neck. MB lariats him. MB dropkicks Brad for 2. 

MB short arm lariats Brad then euros him in the corner. MB is whipped into a lariat on Brad. Tav's throat is pulled over the top rope. RS slingshot roll up's Tav. We go to PiP break and return. 

Brad knees MB in the gut and is rolled up for 2. MB cradles him for 2. Brad boots MB in the gut. RS foot chokes MB. Brad stomps MB in the corner. RS knee drops MB for 2. Brad and MB trade shots on their knees. Tav is tagged in. He hits shots on the heels and overhead belly to belly suplexes RS. Tav headbusters RS then flying lariats him for 2. RS takes a dropkick + sitout powerbomb combo for 2.

RS meteora's MB. MB takes a dropkick + spinebuster combo for 2. MB powerslams Brad. Brad and RS hit flying knees on their opponents but then take stereo powerslams. Jackson Drake gets in the ring and the ref ejects him and Myca Lockwood. RS is sent into brad then MB hits a zigzag on RS. Tav spinning belly to belly suplexes RS and pins him.

Thoughts: I was a bit surprised MB and Tav won as I was sure they were going to lose and turn on each other after. The Vanity Project are fine with or without the belts though. It was a faster match with a ton of action going on. I liked the dropkick + sitout powerbomb combo. I'd be up for a rematch. This match was fine.

Jackson Drake yells in the back. Myca Lockwood walks past Keanu Carver and stares him down.

Izzi Dame and Niko Vance talk to Lizzy Rain. Izzi tells her it's time she learns her place around here. Shawn Spears then comes in with a chair. He says he talked to Stone and it's Spears/Rain vs Niko/Izzi. Niko says Spears never takes his own advice and won't see it coming. Lizzy says she doesn't trust Spears and says it could be 3v1 real quick next week if things don't work out.

Keanu Carver vs EK Prosper

KC backs him up in the corner and tells him to come on with a clean break. KC waistlock takedowns him. EK hammerlocks him and KC one arm overhead suplexes him. KC throws him but EK flips out of it. EK enzugiri's him from the apron then plants off the top into a moonsault for 1.

EK chinlocks KC. EK dropkicks him. KC dropkicks EK. EK looks shocked. KC is pulled out then dropkicked off the apron. EK crossbodies off the apron but gets caught. KC is nearly pushed into Booker T. EK dropkicks him over the commentary table and lands back first on it. EK double stomps him in the back off the rails.

We go to break and return. EK hits leg kicks on KC and KC lariats him down. EK hits shots to the gut and hits punches. EK cutters him out of a suplex attempt. EK hits punches then superkicks him. EK high kicks him.

EK asai moonsaults onto him then spinning ddt's him. EK swantons into a blockbuster on him for 2. EK enzugiri's KC. EK's mouth is busted open. KC pop up germans him for 2. KC powerbombs him for 2. 

EK sunset flips him and rolls him up for 2. EK is popped up and he dropkicks KC. EK shining wizards him. KC tries to a block top rope moonsault. KC then cradles him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a bit of a different match from Keanu than usual. It got a lot more time, he tried some different stuff and was being a lot more fair. What we got was an okay bout. EK did his flying as always and KC did more power offense.

Cutler James and Osiris Griffin wonder if Dion Lennox is okay. OG says Dion has something to prove. Dion gets mad. He says he got put through a wall. They ask what he wants and he says he wants Darkstate to be untouchable. He says they used to be champs and used to be feared. Dion says he's not cool with being called soft and complacent like Waller said. Dion says Waller isn't right about them. Dion says when Darkstate strikes, nobody is safe.

Shiloh Hill does a video. He says adrenaline is a drug. He says he fractured his skull in the match with Tristan Angels and says he will be out for a while. He says Kam Hendrix is supposed to have a hurt knee and he's either lying about the injury or being cleared. He talks about Kali Armstrong. He says Pat Patterson won the IC Title in Rio but there's no proof of it. He says it sounded alarm bells in his head. He also says the green mist comes from Texas and The Great Kabuki. He says it's called poison fog in Japan. He then says he has to put out a campfire.

The announcers talk about Dory Funk Jr. passing away today. We get a video on Dory.

Robert Stone talks to a free agent on the phone. He tells Cruz Montana that the match with Grayson Waller is official next week. Tristan Angels comes in. He says Cruz needs to earn his title shot and says he's new. Cruz says when he was putting in work last year, Tristan wasn't here. Tristan says he was here 3 months. Cruz says, "and I'm the new guy?".

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

Lola hits leg kicks. KG takes her down and Lola goes for a sleeper. KG goes for an armbar and they get back up. KG trips her. They roll to the apron edge and break. Lola takes her down. KG headscissors her from the apron. KG tries to take her down again outside and rams her into the post. Lola sweeps her on the apron, sending her face first into the steps. KG's ear is bleeding. We go to PiP break and return.

KG's ear and head are taped up. KG germans her in the ring. KG hits another suplex then exploders her. KG germans her. Lola knees her in the chest and KG backrolls into a bump outside. KG ankle locks her off a spin kick attempt. Lola kicks her in the body and KG punches her in the shoulder and gut.

Lola hits a kick combo and spin kicks her. Lola urakens her, KG goes to fall out but Hank and Tank save KG from falling out. KG is pushed back in and spinning back elbows Lola. Lola then grounded chokes her. KG armbars her and Lola's glove is pulled off.

Lola hits her in the gut and back elbows her. KG ducks a uraken and the ref gets it instead. Lola grounded sleepers KG. Wren tells KG to stay in it and slaps her once Lola goes to pick up the ref. KG superkicks Lola. Lola spinning high kicks her. KG armbars her after taking mounted shots. Lola taps out.

Thoughts: I'm never a big fan of these matches as the arena gets dark and it's a bit hard to see. They didn't hit a lot of their shots clean and the match didn't get a ton of time to play out. I just thought it was average. I assume this match was Lola's swan song in NXT, but we will see.  Lola raises KG's arm up after.

Overall thoughts: It was the usual NXT with a lot of different stories and wrestlers being on the show. The opener was alright. Wren/Zaria didn't get enough time. I thought the tag title match was fine and Keanu/EK was my pick for match of the night. I didn't like NXT Underground so much as the arena gets dark and it's hard to watch. They also just missed on a lot of strikes. I'd give the show a 6 out of 10 as it was alright overall. I still don't think they've really found their groove yet with this crop of wrestlers though.