WWE NXT 9/1/2026

WWE NXT 9/1/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-nxt-8252026.html

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

We get some clips from Heatwave.

We see various wrestlers arrive.

Zilla Fatu comes out to talk. He says he was hoping he'd be standing here as champ but Heatwave didn't go his way. He says he thought he had everything figured out. He said the red carpet was laid out but he didn't get the job done. He says it's crazier that he's even in this situation. 

Tristan Angels comes out and interrupts. He says the people have the attention of fruit flies. He says he lost and proved he can't be the main one in NXT. He says he's not even the main one in his family. He says he doesn't know why he thought he would win the NXT Title in his debut. He says he doesn't look like a champ or carry himself like one. 

Fatu says he thought he was the only nepo baby here and didn't know Gangrel Jr was here. He says he likes his accent but not his attitude. He says his family in Orlando would like to see him beat Angels' @ss. Angels says he obliges if he wants to take his 2nd NXT loss. Angels goes to hit him, gets dropped and goes out.

Robert Stone talks to Saquon Shugars and EK Prosper. EK says he's tired of how Waller is talking about the men's division and Shugars agrees. EK says he wants to face Waller. Shugars says he lost last week. EK says the cage match he was in was wild.

Keanu Carver comes in. He says they aren't the only ones who want a match with Waller. He says Stone is in a pickle and asks what he will do. 

We get the same Naraku video on Shiloh Hill from Heatwave. 

Myles Borne does a video from his car. He says he doesn't regret defending both titles on Sunday. He says he took a big swing and struck out. He says he saw how Tavion looked at him and says he knew the tag titles meant a lot to him. He says he thought Tav would suplex him for losing and he says he got him before Tav got him. He says everyone asks if you want to make friends or money and it sucks.

Naraku vs Shiloh Hill

Nar ducks a lock up. Hill hits some mounted shots and waistlock takedowns him. Nar hits chops and shoulders him over. Hill flying shoulders him. Hill hits shots to the gut and back elbows him. HIll is crotched up top and goes down. 

We go to break and return. Nar twisting facebusters him down for 2. Nar hits chops. Nar misses a corner charge. Hill hits punches. Hill running boots him and tilt-a-whirl slams him. Hill standing inverted flip dives him for 2. 

Nar stun guns Hill on the chest. HIll sunset flips him. Nar hits a throat shot then hits darkness falls for 2. Hill pop up forearms him. They double lariat each other down. Nar spits mist on his hand. He teases spitting it at Hill, Hill ducks and Nar sticks the misted hand in his eyes instead. Nar then pins him.

Thoughts: The finish was interesting here. It's nice to see Naraku not do all the cheap heel tactics and actually wrestle a bit. He's not great, but he's a lot more watchable. This was acceptable.

Moreno, Dar, Legacy and Van Dux talk in the back. They end up arguing and Legacy tries to calm them down. Legacy says him and Dux will show Stone why they will always be super tonight. Dar says they will show why they are super duper. Those two teams face each other tonight. 

Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar vs Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux

The pace was insane here. They did all kinds of flying and sold little. It was a total indy style match and not my thing at all. I just don't know what they see in this Dar/Romeo team.

The Creed Brothers attack both teams after. Romeo takes a brutusball + powerbomb and is pinned. 

Robert Stone talks to Zaria and asks what title she will choose to keep. I think Zar says Sol Ruca was tied to the title but since she's gone, the Speed Title is gone. Stone then tells Lexis King his Speed Title is defunct. King says Stone can take the title but can't take The Birthright from them. Dempsey says they should stop giving to the business and should start taking from it.

Cruz Montana talks to Stone. Cruz says he's here to make a request. He says his last match with Waller ended without a winner and he asks for a title match with Waller. Stone says Waller will address everyone later. Keanu Carver comes in. He says everyone is going to want Waller and says it sucks to be Stone.

Kelani Jordan comes out. She talks about winning the title on her first try and says she's overlooked. She say she doesn't need the "you deserve it" chants as she earned it. She says people finally aren't talking about how great Kendall Grey but are talking about how great Kelani has always been. She says she and Grey had an instant classic and she was in over her head when she got her face planted in the buckle. She says she's champ while Kendall is dealing with vertigo. She says Wren is taking care of Kendall like the good side kick she is. She says no one does it like 'Lani.

Jaida Parker comes out. JP says Kelani is feeling herself and she deserves it. She says she earned the title but she's not the only one who called her shot at Heatwave. She says she overcame the biggest thorn on her side and tapped her out. She says she upped her game and moved her focus to the NXT Women's Title. She says she's already beaten Kelani. She says there's time left in the show and challenges her.

Kelani says it's big talk coming from her and says all she does is talk. Kelani says they both ave their gear and want to fight...but just not tonight. She says she will see her next week. 

Thea Hail then comes out before Kelani leaves. She then hugs Jaida.

Thea Hail vs Nikkita Lyons

NL misses high kicks. Thea thesz presses her and hits punches. Thea armdrags her and splashes the arm. Thea high kicks her from the apron. NL throws her from the slam position. Thea's throat is catapulted into the 2nd rope.

Thea foot choks her. Thea hits mounted shots and NL camel clutches her. Thea drops her down backwards to get out. Thea headbutts her and 2nd rope knee drops her arm. Thea exploders her. Thea flipping neckbreakers her from the side for 2. 

NL germans her and forearms her down for 2. Thea hurricanrana's her for 2. NL spin kicks her down and misses a vader bomb. Thea 2nd rope backsplashes her and pins her.

Thoughts: This was a bit of a surprise. This was interesting as we just had this match on Evolve on 8/19 and Lyons won then. Thea won here. I'm curious to see what that means. This was average though and didn't get a ton of time.

We are told Kendal Grey is out for the foreseeable future due to injuries.

Kam Hendrix vs Mason Rook

Rook nails him during his entrance. Rook lariats him down and corner splashes him twice. Rook slams him and sentons him. Rook misses a corner splash and Kam punches him, knocking him out of the ring. Rook is sent into the steps. 

Kam splashes and sentons him. Kam hits punches and a forearm for 2. Kam butt drops Rook's back. Rook hits a nasty crossbody. Rook lariats him down hard a few times. Rook blue thunders him for 2. Kam rolls him up for 2.

Kam showtime kicks him in the chest for 2. Kam gets sent into an exposed buckle and takes a back body drop. Rook sit out AA's him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was another shorter one but I liked it. Kam took some really stiff shots here and tried to put over Rook. I'm not sure if Kam getting squashed was the right call though. This was an okay bout.

Tavion Heights is interviewed. He says he's p!ssed they lost the titles, he's upset Myles lost the N-A Title and he feels betrayed. He says he's confused about what Borne said about getting him before he got got. Tav says Borne saying he would backstab him hurts the most. The Vanity Project come in and mock Tav. Tav says Drake wouldn't be champ if Borne didn't have a match before him. Tav challenges him to a match. Drake says he'd love an easy win over him and says he will talk to Stone.

Zilla Fatu vs Tristan Angels

Fatu backs him up in the corner. TA hits punches and chops. TA flying back elbows him. TA does Dolph Ziggler's dance. Fatu headbutts him in the chest and chops him down. Fatu corner splashes him then back body drops him. 

TA is stuck on the 2nd rope and Fatu jumping headbutts him.  TA flatliners him into the 2nd rope. TA running dropkicks him and stomps him in the corner. TA uppercuts him. Fatu throws him out then lariats him over the top. Fatu then topes him over the commentary table.

Fatu is crotched up top. TA step up enzugiri's him off the buckles. Fatu goes out and we go to break. We return from break. They each hit shots and Fatu headdbuts him down. Fatu bangs TA's head off the buckles. Fatu lariats him down, uranage's him and sentons him for 2. Fatu misses a corner hip attacks. TA facekicks him and backcrackers him for 2. 

TA misses a step up enzugiri. Fatu superkicks him and pop up samoan drops him. Fatu flying samoan spikes him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay bout here with a lot of action. Fatu got a lot of moves in on this and bumped. Fatu also got his mouth busted open here. This was one of Angels' better showings and he has really improved a lot in NXT.

The Birthright come out. Uriah welcomes him to NXT. He says he knows who they are and says Fatu is like them. Dempsey says they are both destined for greatness due to their lineage. Dempsey asks Fatu to join them. Dempsey says he will be bottom of the barrel in Bloodline. King says they will treat him like family and will be The Main One like he calls himself. He says Fatu has had a target on his back but they can make it go away. King says it's his official Birthright invite. Fatu says "hell no". King pulls on him and is superkicked. Fatu then escapes The Birthright.

Grayson Waller arrives in the parking lot. We go to break and return. Waller comes out to talk. GW says Stone is happy he won as he has a superstar on his brand. He says Vic Joseph should be thankful that he gets to talk about him. GW says winning the NXT Title meant more than everything else he did. He then thanks the people who got him here...himself. 

Waller says his phone is ringing off the hook from people who didn't used to talk his calls. He tells Pearce and Aldis that he will get back to them when he's ready. He asks who will step up and knock him off his pedestal. He asks if it will be Zilla but says sometimes talent isn't passed through the genes. He asks about Cruz Montana, shows his shirt that has Cruz on it and says he's not as good as he thinks. He says he's good, just TNA good. He asks if Tony D'Angelo wants the belt back and tells him to find Two Dimes and a shovel to find out how far he buried him.

Saquon Shugars then comes out. He says Waller found the answer to his question. He says he could get rattled like Dion did last week if he doesn't watch what he says. Cruz Montana comes out through the crowd.  

Cruz says Shugars isn't ready but he is. He says Waller didn't beat him 3 weeks ago or at Heatwave. EK Prosper comes out. He says Cruz got his shot already. He gets interrupted by Mason Rook. He says Waller thinks he can stir the pout without consequences. He says let's see how tough he is. Waller says to get the widescreen camera for him. Tony D'Angelo comes out. He says he held the division together and won't let Waller disrespect the title. Tony says Waller never faced him 1v1 and he wants his rematch. Robert Stone says they aren't doing this now. Keanu Carver comes out an says Stone has himself a situation. Keanu says they should do a 6-man tag with the winning team getting to fight for #1 contendership. Stone says there's only 5 competitors. Keanu then gets in the ring and Stone sets it up. Everyone but Waller fights. 

Overall thoughts: Hill/Naraku was acceptable. The Dar/Moreno tag was way too fast to do the play by play on and was an indy style match with more action than logic. I didn't like that one. Thea/Lyons was short and was oddly, they just fought on Evolve a few weeks ago. I liked Kam/Rook but I didn't think Kam got booked that strong in it. Zilla/Angels was okay and better than I expected. The main event was just a talking segment and was nothing too special. There was a fair bit of talking on this one. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as the wrestling helped this one out. It was acceptable overall.