WWE NXT Live Coverage - July 21st, 2026

[Kemo]

Tony D'Angelo and Naraku clash in an NXT Championship Street Fight

The NXT Championship will be on the line when Tony D'Angelo defends against Naraku in a Street Fight. The mysterious Japanese Superstar has terrorized D'Angelo and the rest of the NXT locker room, but the titleholder is determined to stop the threat once and for all in a brutal Street Fight. Who will walk out of NXT as the champion?

— The show kicks off with Thea Hail looking to talk to Robert Stone in his office as Stone gets off a call telling someone that 'he'll see them soon'. Nattie enters to brag about her confidence in beating Jaida Parker tonight, and Stone walks off before Hail can talk to him.

— Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Noam Dar, Romeo Moreno, and Saquon Shugars make their way to the ring. DarkState follows.

DarkState vs. Saquon Shugars, Romeo Moreno, and Noam Dar

Shugars brings the fight to DarkState at the bottom of the entrance ramp, and Dar and Moreno join in. Dion Lennox dumps Dar in the ring, and the bell sounds. Shugars and Osiris Griffin tag in, and Griffin delivers a bodyslam to Shugars. Cutler James tags in on his side and rocks Shugars with an uppercut, but Griffin tags back in and Shugars delivers a chop block to his knee. Moreno tags in and flies into the ring from the apron, then tags out to Dar.

Dar and Moreno deliver a kick-leg sweep combination to Griffin before landing kicks on Griffin and Lennox from the ring apron to level them. Dar and Moreno look to celebrate, but Shugars interrupts and calls for them to send DarkState through the announce desk. DarkState gains the upper hand and stands tall over Shugars.

Griffin dumps Dar back into the ring during the commercial break, and Lennox fires off stomps and right hands on Dar. He whips him into the corner spine first and delivers a shoulder to his midsection, then lands a belly-to-belly suplex on Dar. James tags in and continues to wear down Dar, then tags out to Griffin who delivers a Vader Bomb to him.

Lennox tags in and levels Dar with a back elbow, then wears him down with a submission hold. Shugars and James tag in back from the break, and Shugars delivers a dropkick to Lennox to level him on the outside. He levels James with a clothesline and delivers a crossbody out of the corner to take out James and Griffin, then dumps Griffin out of the ring and sends James crashing into the mat spine first.

Shugars delivers a shotgun dropkick to James and pins him, but Lennox breaks the fall. Moreno tags back in, and Dar trips up James and Griffin on the ring apron. Lennox gets Shugars up on his shoulders, but Shugars sends Lennox crashing through a piece of the NXT set with a Death Valley Driver.

Griffin delivers a scoop powerslam to Dar off the ring apron, and Moreno rolls up James in the ring. James kicks out and levels Moreno with a big boot, but Griffin tags in and delivers a double powerbomb to Moreno with James for the win.

Winners: DarkState

— After the match, Griffin and James hold back Lennox as security holds back Shugars.

— Lizzy Rain talks with Kendal Grey, Wren Sinclair, Skylar Raye and Jaida Parker. Thea Hail comes in and is annoyed she isn't getting opportunities. Grey and Parker kinda go back and forth and they wish Parker and Raye luck in their matches tonight.

— Back at ringside, Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair make their way out. Lola Vice follows.

Grey says it would've been nice to run it back with Kali Armstrong or Kelani Jordan, but she's glad Vice is the Number One Contender for the NXT Women's Championship. Vice says she told Grey that she would dominate the NXT women's division one day, but she's not done yet and says she's kept moving forward after failing to capture the NXT Women's Championship many times before she actually did.

Vice says Grey walked into the ring a few weeks ago and got real with the fans about her vulnerabilities, and says all she saw when she looked at Grey was someone who needed validation. Grey says she doesn't need validation and says the NXT Women's Championship is validation, then says she doesn't need years to prove she belongs in NXT. Vice says she looks like a champion and sees a woman who is secure in herself knowing her worth while she sees someone insecure in Grey. She says Grey was the better woman for one night, then says Grey beat her in a match but not in a fight.

Grey says she thinks Vice has the perfect idea by making their NXT Women's Championship match an NXT Underground. Vice says she doesn't think Grey should face her in a fight and says she'll give her an extra week of training with the NXT Underground Match taking place in two weeks time from now, but Grey expresses her confidence in Vice.

— Keanu Carver makes his way to the ring. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger follow.

Keanu Carver vs. Hank Walker

The bell rings and Walker brings the fight to Carver. Carver sends Walker crashing out of the ring with a boot, but Walker delivers a sidewalk slam to Carver back inside the ring. Carver takes out Ledger on the outside by sending him crashing into the ring steps, but Walker surprises Carver with a dive out and sends him crashing into the ring post.

Walker dumps Carver back inside the ring and catches him with a flying uppercut, then ascends to the top rope and looks to fly. Carver moves out of the way and shoves Walker crashing into the mat, then connects with a lifting spinebuster on him for the win.

Winner: Keanu Carver

— After the match, Carver continues to beat down Walker. Ledger looks to come to Walker's aid, but Carver sends him crashing into the announce desk spine first and looks to use one of the ring steps on him. EK Prosper blindsides Carver from behind and sends him crashing into one of the ring steps spine first, with Walker and Ledger landing a double splash on Carver inside the ring before delivering an over the shoulder powerslam-running shoulder pounce combination to him. Prosper then follows it up with a moonsault off the top rope.

— Nattie, Karmen Petrovic and Nikkita Lyons walk backstage and come by Thea Hail. Nattie tells Hail she can help her because what Hail is doing isn't working for her. Hail says she doesn't like them and she's rooting for Jaida Parker tonight.

— We see a clip of Shiloh Hill who talked to Danhausen last week. Hill is asking Danhausen for a replacement for his tooth that Tristan Angel destroyed. Danhausen gives him a tooth and asks for payment. Hill pays him with Bitcoin.

Jaida Parker vs. Nattie (w/ Karmen Petrovic and Nikkita Lyons)

The bell rings and Parker tackles Nattie. She rains down right hands on her and levels her with a shoulder tackle. Parker wears down Nattie's arm, but Nattie sends Parker crashing into the bottom rope left knee first during the commercial break after she gets the better of Parker on the outside with some help from Petrovic and Lyons.

Nattie lands an elbow on Parker's injured left knee and wears it down with a submission hold, but Parker cinches in a Rings of Saturn on Nattie. Nattie responds with an Anvil Clothesline to Parker back from the break and pins her, but Parker kicks out and catches Nattie with a Falcon Arrow when Nattie looks to land a suplex on her.

Nattie lands a Michinoku Driver on Parker and cinches in a Sharpshooter on her, then trips up Nattie and locks in a Sharpshooter on Parker. Lyons looks to throw in the towel for Nattie, but Petrovic stops her. The towel is thrown into the ring, and the referee calls for the bell. When the camera swings around, we find out that Thea Hail was the person to throw the towel inside the ring to cost Nattie the match.

Winner: Jaida Parker

— We get a video promo for the Tony D'Angelo and Naraku Street Fight.

— Kelani Jordan talks to Robert Stone and tells him she was robbed in her match and she should be the number one contender. Stone says the decision is final and Jordan questions his integrity and leaves. OTM come by - Bronco Nima and Lucien Price ask about what's going on with them and Stone wants to talk to Nima about opportunities in AAA and Price leaves all sad.

— Back at ringisde, Shawn Spears makes his way out.

Shawn Spears vs. Niko Vance (w/ Izzi Dame)

The bell rings and Spears sends Vance crashing into the ring apron face first. Spears rains down right hands on Vance, but Vance runs over Spears with a clothesline and fires off right hands on him, but Spears lands a suplex on Vance on the outside of the ring.

Dame momentarily distracts Spears, opening the door for Vance to deliver a bodyslam to Spears on the floor. Vance sends Spears crashing into the ring apron spine first during the commercial break and dumps him back in the ring, then levels Spears with a shoulder tackle and sends him crashing out of the ring with a boot back from the break.

Vance looks to fly off the ring apron back fro the break, but Spears sees him coming and sends him crashing into teh ring steps. Spears grabs the chair he brought with him to the ring and contemplates using it, but Dame hops up onto the apron. Lizzy Rain trips Dame on the apron and brawls with her on the outside as Spears pretends that Vance hit him with the chair a la Eddie Guerrero. The referee calls for the bell and declares Spears as the winner of the match.

Winner: Shawn Spears

— We then head backstage, where Kam Hendrix informs Robert Stone that he still has an injured knee. Myles Borne approaches Stone with Tavion Heights and has a proposal for him: he'll defend his North American Championship against someone next week if he and Heights get a shot at Vanity Project's NXT Tag Team Championship in return. Stone agrees but questions who Borne's opponent will be, and Hendrix "receives a text" informing him that his knee has miraculously healed upon hearing of the North American Championship shot.

— A promo for Reina Volcan plays.

— Skylar Raye then makes her way to the ring. Reina Volcan follows.

Reina Volcan vs. Skylar Raye

The bell rings and Volcan sends Raye crashing into the mat face first. She levels Raye and charges at her, but Raye moves out of the way and fires off right hands on Volcan. Volcan responds with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and elbow drop on Raye, then wears her down with a submission hold. Raye powers up to her feet and Volcan looks to land an elbow drop on her, but Raye rolls out of the way. Volcan responds with a Torture Rack on Raye, and Raye taps out.

Winner: Reina Volcan

— Robert Stone tries to eat popcorn chicken before the Street Fight. Shiloh Hill comes in and says vengeance has consumed him and he wants Tristan Angels. Stone says they can have a match next week. Hill takes all of Stone's food and he doesn't get to eat before the Street Fight.

— Naraku makes his way to the ring. Tony D'Angelo follows.

NXT Championship Street Fight: Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Naraku

The bell rings and Naraku spits mist into D'Angelo's face. He sends him crashing into the barricade and the ring steps, then dumps him back inside the ring and brings the ring steps with him.

Naraku pins D'Angelo, but D'Angelo kicks out before Naraku dumps a garbage can, several chairs and a pair of kendo sticks into the ring. He sets up four chairs facing one another and suplexes D'Angelo on top of the chairs, but D'Angelo pours water into his eyes in an effort to tone down the mist that Naraku spit into them. He sends Naraku crashing through one of the barricades near the entrance ramp and brawls with him into the gorilla position during the commercial break.

Naraku cracks a light across D'Angelo's spine. He picks up one of the kendo sticks he dumped into the ring, but D'Angelo grabs a crowbar and uses it to knock the kendo stick out of Naraku's hand. Naraku sends D'Angelo crashing into the ring post and dumps him back in the ring, then grabs a ladder.

D'Angelo catapults Naraku into a garbage can set up between the top and middle turnbuckles back from the break, then goes for a pin but Naraku kicks out. Naraku sends D'Angelo crashing into the top rope groin first. D'Angelo hits Naraku with the ladder on the outside, but Naraku delivers Enter the Abyss to D'Angelo on the floor. He sends D'Angelo crashing through the announce desk of his shoulders, then looks to spit more mist in D'Angelo's eyes.

D'Angelo gets his hands up on time and uses the mist on his hands to blind Naraku with. He grabs a kendo stick and grabs it across Naraku's spine, then low blows him using the kendo stick and drags Naraku up one of the ring steps set up next to a table in the ring. He chokeslams Naraku off the ring steps and through the table, then pins him for the win.

Winner and STILL NXT Champion: Tony D'Angelo

— After the match, Mike Santana's music hits and he makes his way to the ring through the crowd. He stares down D'Angelo in the ring as D'Angelo holds up his NXT Championship and the show goes off the air.

[LionDen]

Scheduled so far:

- NXT Championship Street Fight: Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Naraku.

- Jaida Parker vs. Nattie (w/ Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic)

- Reina Volcan vs. Skylar Raye.
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- DarkState (Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin and Cutler Jamesv) vs. Saquon Shugars, Adam Dar and Romeo Moreno.

- Shawn Spears vs. Niko Vance (w/ Izzi Dame).

- Hank Walker vs. Keanu Carver.