Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox battle in a Weaponized Steel Cage Match

The incredible rivalry between former DarkState teammates Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox comes to a head as the two clash in a Weaponized Steel Cage Match. Lennox alongside Osiris Griffin and Cutler James excised Shugars from DarkState, leading to weeks of sneak attacks, shocking ambushes and even incidental interference in other Superstars' matches, forcing NXT General Manager Robert Stone to act. The two rivals will now clash in a Weaponized Steel Cage Match.




— The show opens up with Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcoming us as we see the pre-show arrivals of Rey Fenix, EK Prosper, Tony D’Angelo, Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair.

— Dion Lennox makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night and Saquon Shugars follows.

Weaponized Steel Cage Match: Dion Lennox vs. Saquon Shugars

The match starts off with Dion Lennox throwing a trash can at Saquon Shugars. Shugars hits a chop. Shugars hits Lennox with a right hand. Lennox uses a steel chair to punish Shugars. Lennox sends Shugars into the steel cage multiple times. Lennox punishes Shugars with his own belt. Lennox hits a right hand for a near fall. Lennox runs into a big boot. Lennox sends Shugars’ lower body into the steel steps and Shugars is screaming in pain. Lennox hits Shugars with another bodyslam. Shugars hits Lennox with a trash can. Shugars hits a missile dropkick to Lennox, who is trapped inside a trash can.

Shugars hits Lennox with a steel chair. Lennox sends Shugars’ body crashing through the steel chair. Shugars tries to fight back, but Lennox sends him into the steel chair again. Shugars attacks Lennox with a kendo stick, but Lennox nails Shugars with a right hand. Lennox continues the assault on Shugars with a kendo stick. Shugars sends Lennox into the steel cage. He is now throwing him around. Shugars hits a high crossbody right to the face of Lennox. Lennox picks up a kendo stick and targets Shugars’ midsection. Lennox goes throat-first into the kendo stick.

Shugars hits him with a backbreaker and he follows it up with sending Lennox face-first into the steel steps for a near fall. Lennox hits Shugars with a Spinebuster through the trash can for a near fall. Shugars takes out Lennox with a kendo stick. Lennox throws a steel chair at Shugars’ knees. Lennox pulls out a table in the middle of the ring. He places Shugars on the top rope. Shugars hits Lennox with a steel chair. His knee gives out after he goes for a powerbomb off the top rope. Shugars superkicks Lennox, who is trapped inside a trash can, also snapping the table in the process. Shugars climbs the steel cage and hits a high crossbody for the win.

Winner: Saquon Shugars

— We see Nattie and Jaida Parker with Thea Hail in the backstage area.

— We see Blake Howard with Tony D’Angelo. D’Angelo says before Zilla Fatu and Cruz Montana signed on the dotted line, it had been a big PLE after PLE for him. D’Angelo gloats about being the only NXT Grand Slam Champion in history. D’Angelo recalls putting down the future of WWE Oba Femi. D’Angelo talks about the prestige of the NXT Championship, which is why every single man is going after his title. D’Angelo says he beat three men to win this title and he will do it again to keep it.

— Sarah Schreiber is shown at a bowling alley with The Vanity Project, where they’re talking up their chances at beating Tavion Heights and Myles Borne at Heatwave.

— We see Nattie in the ring. Nattie says she came to NXT because she wanted to fight Jaida Parker. Nattie says she saw something special in Parker and she knows she can knock her off her a**. Nattie calls Parker a wasted potential despite being a million bucks in the ring. Nattie says she was the best thing that happened to Parker. Nattie says she gave Parker her attention.

Jaida Parker’s music hits and she makes her way down to the ring. Parker says Nattie has been trying to prove to her that she is soft and that she doesn’t belong here. Parker says she doesn’t think Nattie is special. Parker says she sees through Nattie. Parker says she knows this is not out of the goodness of her heart. Parker says she doesn’t need Nattie and she should be thanking her instead. Nattie says she doesn’t want a regular match. Nattie says she wants to run it back in a submission match at NXT Heatwave. She calls her a b*****. Parker accepts the challenge and vows to kick Nattie’s a** at Heatwave. Parker calls Nattie a b**** before walking off.

— Kam Hendrix makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Keanu Carver follows.

Kam Hendrix vs. Keanu Carver

The match starts off with both men locking up. Keanu Carver uses an inside cradle. Kam Hendrix applies a side headlock in the middle of the ring. Carver overpowers Hendrix and hits him with a suplex. He hits a running crossbody. Hendrix hits a clothesline to Carver in the corner. Hendrix is now in complete control of Carver. Hendrix hits a showtime kick to Carver. Carver tries to fight back, but Hendrix hits him with a chop on his back.

Carver throws Hendrix around. He follows it up with a running shoulder block, sending Hendrix to the outside. Hendrix hits a thumb to the eye. Mason Rook takes him out behind the referee’s back. Back in the ring, Carver hits Hendrix with a perfect-plex for the win.

Winner: Keanu Carver

— Kelani Jordan cuts a promo. Jordan says Oba Femi and others have followed her plan to success because she didn’t need a famous last name to get a head. Jordan says no one does it like Lani.

— We get a video vignette to hype up Zilla Fatu’s in-ring debut at NXT Heatwave. Fatu says he carries his family legacy every day, but when it’s all said and done he will earn his success on his own. Fatu promises to win the NXT Title at Heatwave.

— ZARIA makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Kali Armstrong follows.

ZARIA vs. Kali Armstrong

The match starts off with both women locking up. Kali Armstrong applies a side headlock. Both women are now going back and forth with shoulder tackle attempts. ZARIA finally puts Armstrong down and slams her into the canvas. Armstrong hits a body slam. ZARIA hits Armstrong with an elbow and she follows it up with a kick. ZARIA clotheslines Armstrong in the corner and she follows it up with a back body drop. Armstrong hits a series of strikes. Armstrong sends ZARIA to the outside. She heads to the top rope and she hits a high crossbody.

Back in the ring, Armstrong continues the beatdown on ZARIA. Armstrong hits ZARIA with an Irish whip. Armstrong drives her shoulder into the midsection of ZARIA. Armstrong throws ZARIA around for a near fall. Armstrong applies a rare chin lock in the center of the ring. ZARIA tries to fight back and she applies a sleeper hold. Armstrong with a reversal. ZARIA hits Armstrong with a belly-to-back suplex. ZARIA is pounding away at Armstrong. ZARIA hits an elbow drop. Armstrong runs into a big boot. ZARIA hangs Armstrong off the top rope. Armstrong fights out of it and both women are battling it out on the top rope.

Armstrong hits a superplex and both women are down. Both women are now trading strikes in the middle of the ring. ZARIA . hits a headbutt to the back of Armstrong. Armstrong hits ZARIA with a powerbomb for a near fall. Armstrong drives her shoulder into the midsection of ZARIA. ZARIA hits a pump kick. ZARIA hits a German Suplex. ZARIA goes for a Spear, but Armstrong turns it into a powerslam. Armstrong goes for a Kali Connection, but ZARIA hits her with a Spear. ZARIA goes for an F5, but Armstrong rolls her up for the win.

Winner: Kali Armstrong

— We head to Kendal Grey in the backstage area. She introduces William Sawalich to the medical assistant. He says Kendal Grey could suffer from hearing loss if she continues to take hits. Kendal Grey asks if she is medically cleared. He says she is, but she is playing with fire. Wren Sinclair walks up to Kendal Grey and talks about facing Kali Armstrong and ZARIA in a Triple Threat Match at Heatwave.

— BirthRight make their way down to the ring for the next match of the night. Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux are now in the ring and Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno make their way down to the ring next.

8-Man Tag Team Match: Romeo Moreno, Noam Dar, Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux vs. BirthRight

The match starts off with Charlie Dempsey and Noam Dar and Dar gets a backslide. Dempsey fights out of it. Dar applies a side headlock. Romeo Moreno comes in and he stomps on the back of Dempsey and tags Dorian Van Dux in. Van Dux and Lexis King are now going back and forth. Van Dux hits an arm drag. Van Dux uses Sean Legacy as a weapon to take out King and Stacks. He throws Legacy into Stacks for a near fall. Legacy and Uriah Connors are now the legal men. Moreno comes in and Connors hits a series of chops. Moreno tries to fight back and he hits him with a thunderous chop. Moreno runs into a dropkick.

Moreno applies an ankle lock in the middle of the ring. Stacks tries to run interference, but Dar stops him and puts him in an ankle lock. Legacy and Van Dux take out Stacks and Connors with a crossbody. Arianna Grace gets on the apron, allowing King and Dempsey to send the babyfaces to the outside. Connors takes out Moreno with a superkick to the floor. Back in the ring, BirthRight continue the beatdown on Moreno in the corner. King hits a backbreaker and Dempsey throws him around. Stacks enters the fray and continues the assault on Moreno. A tag is made to Connors. He hits a chop to Moreno before tagging Stacks in.

Stack applies a chin lock to Moreno in the middle of the ring. Moreno creates separation and tags Van Dux in. Van Dux hits a flying clothesline to Stacks. Van Dux hits a back body drop to Connors and he follows it up with a hurricanrana. He sends BirthRight to the outside. Stacks hits a kick, but Van Dux tosses him to the floor. Van Dux launches himself off the top rope, wiping out BirthRight. Back in the ring, Van Dux hits a Frog Splash. Legacy follows it up with a 450 Splash on Stacks, but King breaks the fall. Dar and Dempsey are now going back and forth. Dar applies an armbar. Connors breaks the hold with a Swanton Bomb.

Stacks takes out Legacy with a springboard back elbow. Van Dux slams Stacks into the canvas. King hits a blockbuster on Van Dux. Moreno launches himself off the top rope, wiping out everybody. Legacy hits a crossbody. Back in the ring, Dempsey hits Dar with a fisherman’s suplex for the win.

Winners: BirthRight

— We see Robert Stone talking to referee Vicky D’Errico. Stone tells her to be on standby ahead of the Heatwave summit. Keanu Carver walks up to the NXT General Manager. Stone says he is thinking about a rematch after Mason Rook interfered in his match. Keanu Carver turns him down. Shiloh Hill walks up to Robert Stone and gets himself a match against Naraku next week.

— EK Prosper makes his way down to the ring for the main event of the night and Rey Fenix follows.


AAA World Cruiserweight Championship Match: Rey Fenix (c) vs. EK Prosper

The match starts off with both men locking up. Rey Fenix applies a waist lock. EK Prosper hits a big kick. Prosper goes for a back slide, but Fenix counters. Fenix hits Prosper with a series of chops. Prosper hits Fenix with a standing dropkick, sending him to the floor. Prosper hits a moonsault to the outside. Back in the ring, Fenix hits Prosper with a superkick for a near fall. Fenix hits Prosper with multiple chops. Prosper hits Fenix with a kick and follows it up with a DDT for a near fall.

Both men are now trading chops. Fenix hits a knee to the midsection of Prosper. Both men are now exchanging strikes in the middle of the ring. Prosper and Fenix are now going back and forth. Fenix hits Prosper with a standing dropkick and he follows it up with a roundhouse kick. Prosper hits a springboard leg drop for a near fall. Prosper follows it up with a Michinoku Driver. Fenix hits a kick to the back of Prosper. He follows it up with a running knee. He is now on the top rope and Fenix hits a high crossbody for a near fall.

Fenix hits a Frog Splash for another near fall. Fenix goes for a cutter, but Prosper counters with a German Suplex. Fenix hits a cutter and both men are down and out. Fenix hits a running knee. Fenix goes for a Mexican Muscle Buster, but Prosper fights out of it. Fenix hits a kick to the side of Prosper’s face. Prosper hits a series of rights to Fenix. He hits a hurricanrana from the top rope. Prosper heads to the top rope and goes for a moonsault, but Fenix moves out of harm’s way. Fenix superkicks Prosper and hits him with a Mexican Muscle Buster for the win.

Winner and STILL AAA World Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Fenix

— After the match, both men embrace each other.

— We head to the back, where we see Tavion Heights asking Myles Borne to let him do the heavy lifting so he can save his energy for Jackson Drake at NXT Heatwave. Myles Borne says the order doesn’t matter as they have two titles to defend. Tavion Heights says he doesn’t know what he will do if they lose the NXT Tag Team Titles. Myles Borne gives him a pep talk. Hank and Tank walk up to them. They set their sights on the NXT Tag Team Championships. Tavion Heights says they will see them around.

— We see Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair in the backstage area as the NXT Heatwave summit is next.

— WWE NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey makes her way down to the ring and she is accompanied by WWE Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair. Grey says she’s heard everything Kelani Jordan has to say. Grey says she admits Jordan is good, but Jordan always make excuses. Grey says no one knew who she was last year when she was in EVOLVE and now she is the NXT Women’s Champion. Grey calls herself the benchmark of the NXT women’s division. Grey gloats about beating Lola Vice in the NXT Underground Match. Grey says she could have taken some time off after getting injured, but she didn’t.

Grey says it’s time for Kelani Jordan to put her money where her mouth is. Grey says the target is on her back and she better not miss this time. Kelani Jordan makes her way out and says she put a target on Grey’s back. Jordan says it’s only going to take her one shot to dethrone Grey at NXT Heatwave. Jordan vows to take Grey’s title and put her a** right back to bench. Wren Sinclair says they are going to bring home all the gold. ZARIA makes her way out and calls her delusional. ZARIA thGrey says it’s time for Kelani Jordan to put her money where her mouth is. Grey says the target is on her back and she better not miss this time. Kelani Jordan makes her way out and says she put a target on Grey’s back. Jordan says it’s only going to take her one shot to dethrone Grey at NXT Heatwave. Jordan vows to take Grey’s title and put her a** right back to bench. Wren Sinclair says they are going to bring home all the gold. ZARIA makes her way out and calls her delusional. ZARIA then says she doesn’t care how many friends Sinclair brings to NXT Heatwave because she will put her down once again.en says she doesn’t care how many friends Sinclair brings to NXT Heatwave because she will put her down once again.

ZARIA says the Women’s Speed Championship has haunted her and she will erase the title from its history. Kali Armstrong makes her way out and says she beat both ZARIA and Wren Sinclair. Armstrong says she’s going to win both titles at NXT Heatwave. Grayson Waller makes his way out. Waller says the NXT Women’s locker room is great to look at, but hard to listen to. Waller says he loves their energy and it’s great to see the 10% all in one ring. Waller says they used to be the highlight of the show until he decided to come back. Waller says the world is going to talk about one man and one thing and that is him conquering his demons to become the NXT Champion.

Tony D’Angelo’s music hits and he makes his way out. D’Angelo says he doesn’t give a damn if this is Grayson Waller 2.0. D’Angelo says Waller is going to be a disappointment. Cruz Montana comes out through the NXT Universe. He says the difference between him and everybody else is that they all came here to talk and he came here to throw hands. Cruz Montana takes out the security guards. An all-out brawl breaks out in the ring. The fight between the three men spills to the outside. ZARIA hits Armstrong with an F5. Wren Sinclair takes out ZARIA. Kendal Grey lays out Kelani Jordan with a back elbow. Zilla Fatu storms the ring and takes out everybody with a flying crossbody. Zilla Fatu poses with the NXT Championship and stands tall as the show comes to a close.