WWE NXT Live Coverage - July 7th, 2026

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Kendal Grey defends the NXT Women’s Championship against Nattie

New NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey will defend the gold against "The Lowkey Legend" Nattie. Can Grey overcome this dangerous test, or will Nattie add another championship to her storied career?


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— Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Kali Armstrong is waiting in the ring.

Armstrong says she has something to say and says last Tuesday was crazy. She says she saw Kendal Grey win the NXT Women's Championship at The Great American Bash and hear all the fans chant that Grey deserves it, but says all that went through her mind was her next target. She says she's heard it all in the locker room and people cry about not getting opportunities, but says she's also seen people blow their opportunities and says she creates opportunity.

Armstrong says everyone knows it's a matter of when she runs the "NXT" women's division and says she's ready for the NXT Women's Championship, but Lola Vice's music cuts off Armstrong and she makes her way out.

Vice says Armstrong thinks she did something because she jumped Grey, then says she sees Armstrong as being impatient for doing so. She says she still wants her NXT Women's Championship match and says she's next in line for a title shot.

Kelani Jordan's music hits and she makes her way out. She says neither Armstrong or Vice aren't entitled to a NXT Women's Championship match and says she beat Tatum Paxley last Tuesday, but no one is talking about her because everyone is concerned about Paxley. Jordan says the conversation as to who has the next shot at the NXT Women's Championship revolves around her and shoves Vice when Vice begins to run her mouth.

Vice and Jordan exchange forearms with one another, but Armstrong levels Vice and Jordan with a double shoulder tackle.

— Nattie, Karmen Petrovic, Layla Diggs & Nikkita Lyons, and Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair are all shown backstage or before the show.

— DarkState make their way to the ring. OTM, Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux, and BirthRight follow.

NXT Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Match: DarkState vs. OTM vs. BirthRight (w/Arianna Grace) vs. Dorian Van Dux & Sean Legacy

Osiris Griffin, Uriah Connors, Bronco Nima, and Legacy begin the action. The bell rings and Legacy brawls with Griffin as Nima goes at it with Connors. Nima and Griffin deliver bodyslams to Connors and Legacy, then shove one another and look to level one another with shoulder tackles. Legacy delivers an arm drag to Connors, but Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo tags in.

Griffin levels Stacks and Connors with a double clothesline, but Nima lands a shoulder tackle on Griffin and sends Stacks crashing into the corner spine first. Van Dux tags in and delivers a leg drop to Stacks, then goes for a pin but Stacks kicks out. Cutler James tags in, but Van Dux levels him with a dropkick and sends Stacks crashing into the mat face first.

We see Saquon Shugars watching the action from backstage and leave his pot as Nima sends Stacks crashing into the mat. He sends Van Dux crashing into the corner spine first and tags out to Lucien Price. Price chokeslams Stacks on top of Van Dux and pins Van Dux, but James breaks the fall. Legacy and Van Dux then send James crashing into the mat, and Legacy delivers a kick to James' chest before landing a double standing moonsault on him with Van Dux.

Legacy rocks Price with a kick to him in the corner, but James levels Legacy with a pop-up uppercut and whips Legacy into the corner. He fires off shoulders on his midsection and tags out to Griffin. James whips Legacy over to Griffin for Griffin to land a boot on Legacy and pins him, but Connors (who has tagged back in) breaks the fall. Stacks then tags back in and sends Griffin crashing into the ring post shoulder first with Connors. The BirthRight members then rain down right hands on Legacy.

Back from the break, Stacks levels Legacy with a clothesline. Griffin runs over Stacks with a clothesline and tags out to James. James and Griffin land a double backbreaker on Legacy and send him crashing into Stacks in the corner. Price levels James with a boot, but Stacks looks to fly off the ropes to level Price. Price intercepts Stacks with a right hand to his spine.

Van Dux tags in and levels Griffin (who has also tagged in) with a kick. Nima (who has tagged in on his corner) delivers an Airplane Spin backbreaker to him, then sends Connors (the legal man for his team) crashing into the mat chest first and delivers an over the shoulder slam to Van Dux. He goes for a pin, but Van Dux kicks out.

Stacks tags in, and Connors delivers a springboard stunner for Nima. Stacks delivers an elbow to Nima off the top rope and goes for a pin, but Van Dux breaks the fall and Griffin delivers a boot to take out Van Dux. Price rocks James with a back elbow and clotheslines Griffin out of the ring, but Price and Nima clothesline James out of the ring. Inside the ring, Connors tags in and double teams on Van Dux with Stacks. He pins Van Dux, but Van Dux kicks out and delivers a moonsault off the middle rope as Legacy lands one off the adjacent middle rope to take out OTM and DarkState on the outside.

Connors flies off the top rope with a Swanton Bomb to level Van Dux, Legacy, OTM, BirthRight, and James. Griffin delivers a dive through the middle rope to level everyone on the outside, but Shugars appears in the crowd. Dion Lennox runs out to the ring to make sure Shugars stays in the crowd, allowing OTM to send the distracted Griffin and James crashing into the ring steps.

Inside the ring, OTM sends Connors crashing into the mat spine first. Dempsey and King pull Price out of the ring and brawl with Price and Nima all the way to the back. Van Dux lands a Frog Splash on Connors in the ring, and Legacy follows it up with a 450 Splash for the win.

Winners and new #1 Contenders: Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux

— We see a split screen of Tank Ledger and Keanu Carver ahead of their match.

— Emily Agard talks to Saquon Shugars. Shugars talks about how he needs to get his lick back and how he just had to show up and DarkState got all in their heads. He says he's not done with DarkState and he needs to find friends and may have to show other enemies he's changed but he's out to get DarkState.

— Back at ringside, Tank Ledger makes his way to the ring. Keanu Carver follows.

Keanu Carver vs. Tank Ledger

The bell rings and Carver sends Ledger crashing into the corner spine first. He fires off a few right hands on him, but Ledger whips Carver into the corner and lands a splash on him. He fires off back elbows on Carver, but Carver runs over Ledger with a big boot.

Ledger delivers a crossbody to Carver off the middle rope and clotheslines him out of the ring, then flies through the middle rope with a dive to take out Carver on the outside. He dumps Carver back in the ring, but Carver sends Ledger crashing into the mat spine first and fires off right hands on his head. He fires off a few right hands on Ledger and pins him, but Ledger kicks out and Carver whips him into the corner spine first. He lands a pair of back elbows on him and levels him with a clothesline, then wears him down with a shoulder submission and lands a right hand on Ledger's spine. He follows it up with a powerbomb to Ledger and goes for a pin, but Ledger kicks out.

Ledger takes down Carver with a clothesline and ascends to the top rope, then lands a Swanton Bomb on Carver and goes for a pin. Carver kicks out and delivers a double stomp to Ledger's chest, then sends him crashing into the mat with an Alabama Slam for the win.

Winner: Keanu Carver

— A video package for Naraku plays where he talks about his feud with Tony D'Angelo and how he's coming for D'Angelo and his title.

— Kam Hendrix and Tate Wilder hang out backstage. Wilder says he'll fight Naraku next week. Hendrix says Naraku will beat up Wilder. Hendrix says he's doing to take out Mason Rook. Rook comes in and asks Hendrix why he's telling people Rook injured him. Hendrix leaves and Wilder says there's a time and place to do this.

— Nattie is backstage with Layla Diggs, Karmen Petrovic and Nikkita Lyons. Nattie is excited for her match as is Diggs. Diggs doesn't want them out with her for her match.

— Layla Diggs, Thea Hail, Lizzy Rain, and Izzi Dame then all make their way to the ring.

NXT Women's North American Championship Fatal 4-Way No. 1 Contender's Match: Izzi Dame vs. Lizzy Rain vs. Layla Diggs vs. Thea Hail

The bell rings and Dame sends Hail crashing into the corner. She stacks Diggs on top of Hail, but Rain catches Dame in a sleeper hold. Dame fights off Rain by sending her crashing into Diggs and Hail.

Diggs levels Rain with a shoulder tackle before Hail, Rain, and Diggs take turns pinning one another while Dame is on the outside. Diggs lands on the apron, but Dame pulls her off to send her crashing into the floor. Diggs lands a chop on Rain, but Rain fires off a few chops on Diggs. Dame looks to go after Rain, but Rain flies off the ropes to take her out and fires off chops on her chest. She stacks Diggs on top of Dame and fires off chops on both women, but Hail looks to land a bodyslam on Hail. Diggs then takes down Rain and Hail with a double Pele Kick to them, but Rain rolls up Diggs. Diggs kicks out.

Back from the break, Dame and Rain teeter on the ropes. Dame delivers a superplex to Rain off the ropes, but Hail and Diggs deliver double splashes to Dame and Diggs. They pin the two women at the same time, but Dame and Diggs both kick out.

Hail lands a standing moonsault on Diggs and pins her, but Diggs kicks out and Hail delivers a suplex to her. She lands a powerslam on Rain and follows it up with a senton, then ascends up the ropes and delivers a double crossbody to Diggs and Rain. She lands a springboard senton on both women and pins them, but Dame forces Hail to move out of the way when she lands a double senton on both Diggs and Rain. She then pins Diggs and Rain, but Diggs and Rain both kick out.

Hail looks to cinch in a Kimura Lock on Dame, but Diggs breaks the hold with a single leg dropkick on both women. She fires off right hands on Rain, but Diggs looks to fly off the ropes. Rain catches her with a mid-air cutter before Dame levels Hail with a Shining Wizard and a sit-out powerbomb to Rain. She pins Rain, but Diggs breaks the fall and lands a chokeslam on Dame.

Hail fires off strikes on Dame, but Dame lands a codebreaker on Hail. Rain catches Dame with an uppercut, but Diggs lands a Shining Wizard on Rain. Hail cinches in a Kimura Lock on Diggs, but Diggs sends Hail crashing into the corner spine first and charges at her. Hail sends Diggs crashing into the ring post shoulder first, but Rain and Dame exchange strikes with one another and continue going back and forth with one another. Hail rolls up Rain, but Rain kicks out and lands Thunder Struck on Hail. Dame takes out Rain with a Shining Wizard, but Diggs connects with a moonsault on Hail for the win.

Winner and new Number One Contender: Layla Diggs

— A video promo for the newly named Nikki Blackheart plays. She is now known as Reina Volcan and she puts the roster on notice.

— Back at ringside, Tavion Heights is waiting inside the ring.

Heights said he wasn't planning on coming to the ring and says he's been a bad brother, but he can admit when he's wrong. He says he can be cocky and arrogant, but that's because he knows he has what it takes to be great. He says NXT has humbled him and he hasn't reached the heights he wanted to, then says he got jealous when Myles Borne was climbing the card while he wasn't. He says he wants to apologize to Borne.

Vanity Project's music hits, and Jackson Drake, Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes, and Myka Lockwood make their way out. Drake demands that Heights apologize for him as Baylor and Smokes back him up, and Drake says Heights still fumbled the bag when Borne handed him a North American Championship on a silver platter. He says everyone knows Heights wouldn't have beaten him if it wasn't for Borne, but Heights says if Drake wants to face him, they can because the result of him winning will be the same.

Heights clocks Drake, but Baylor and Smokes go after Heights. Borne runs out to take out Baylor and Smokes, then sends Drake out of the ring to join them and high fives Heights.

— Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar talk backstage. Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux walk in and Moreno talks about how they're a new team and already top contenders. Dar tells Moreno they need to build a relationship and know each other better. Van Dux and Legacy say they'll give Moreno and Dar a shot once they win. Legacy and Van Dux bicker and leave.

— Shiloh Hill makes his way to the ring. Niko Vance and Izzi Dame follows.

Niko Vance (w/ Izzi Dame) vs. Shiloh Hill

The bell rings and Hill delivers a tilt-a-whirl slam to Vance. Vance delivers a diving headbutt to Hill, but Hill rolls out of the way and ascends to the top rope. He lands a clothesline on Vance and goes for a pin, but Vance kicks out and Hill fires off a shoulder on Vance's midsection in the corner. Hill sets up for an Airplane Spin on Vance, but Vance delivers a headbutt to Hill. Hill responds with a clothesline to Vance and ascends back up to the top, but Vance trips Hill and Hill fires off stomps on Vance.

Vance sends Hill crashing into the mat spine first, but Hill delivers a DDT to Vance and reaches for his tooth that he lost. Hill connects with a back body drop on Vance and fires off right hands on him, then levels him with a pop-up right hand and delivers a cannonball to Vance. He goes for a pin, but Vance kicks out.

Tristan Angels appears at ringside and grabs Hill's tooth, opening the door for Vance to land X Marks The Spot on Hill for the win.

Winner: Niko Vance

— After the match, Hill chases Angels to the back. Shawn Spears sneaks up behind Vance and cracks a chair across his spine, standing tall over him as he stares down Dame.

— Nattie, Nikkita Lyons, and Karmen Petrovic then make their way to the ring. Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair follow.

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NXT Women's Championship Match: Kendal Grey (c) (w/Wren Sinclair) vs. Nattie (w/Karmen Petrovic & Nikkita Lyons)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Nattie wears down Grey with a submission hold and sends Grey crashing into the mat with a mat return, then slaps Grey. Grey sends Nattie crashing into the mat and cinches in an Ankle Lock on her, but Nattie sends her crashing out of the ring. Lyons and Petrovic get in Grey's face, but Sinclair goes after them. Lola Vice runs out to back up Sinclair, and the pair brawl to the back with Lyons and Petrovic.

Back from the break, Nattie has an Abdominal Stretch cinched in on Grey. Grey escapes and lands a kick on Nattie's head from the ring apron, then delivers a missile dropkick to Nattie off the top rope. She looks to lock in a Sharpshooter on Grey, but Grey counters into a roll up. Nattie kicks out and wears down Grey with a submission hold before Grey looks to lock in an armbar on Nattie. Nattie blocks it with an s-grip and rolls up Grey, but Grey kicks out and levels Nattie with an elbow.

Grey ascends to the top rope and looks to land a missile dropkick on Nattie, but Nattie sees her coming and locks in a Sharpshooter on Grey.

Grey escapes and rolls up Nattie, but Nattie counters into a roll up of her own. Grey counters into another roll up, but Nattie kicks out and Grey catches her with Shades of Grey for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT Women's Champion: Kendal Grey

— As Grey celebrates in the ring, Nattie looks on. Jaida Parker comes out and before she can get to Nattie, Petrovic and Lyons come out and Parker smacks them to the ground and tells Nattie that this isn't over. In the ring we see Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan and Kali Armstrong standing around the ring staring down Grey and the show goes off the air.