WWE NXT Live Coverage - August 11th, 2026

[Kemo]

Cruz Montana and Grayson Waller meet in an NXT Championship No. 1 Contender’s Match

The No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship will be decided when Cruz Montana makes his debut as a WWE Superstar against the brash Grayson Waller. A shocking return to NXT saw Waller inject himself straight into the main event scene, angering Superstars like Montana in the process. NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo announced that he would gladly defend the title against the winner, setting the stage for what should be an incredible matchup. Which Superstar will become No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship?

— The show opens up with Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcoming us as we see a video package recapping last week’s Lola Vice vs. Kendal Grey NXT Underground Match for the WWE NXT Women’s Championship. We also take a look at the WWE NXT Tag Team Title Match.

— We then see Mason Rook confronting Grayson Waller last week. We take look at Cruz Montana and Grayson Waller wanting the WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match.

— Lizzy Rain cuts a promo and says she wants to know where Shawn Spears is and Niko Vance and Izzi Dame show up and Niko tells Lizzy you can’t truth Spears. Lizzy says she will do it alone.

Lizzy Rain and EK Prosper vs. Izzi Dame and Niko Vance

The bell rings and Rain brings the fight to Dame. She delivers a missile dropkick to send her crashing into the corner and fires off shoulders on Rain's midsection, but Rain delivers a springboard senton to her.

Vance tags in and stares down Rain, but Prosper's music hits and he makes his way out to replace Spears in the match. He lands a springboard moonsault on Vance to take him out on the outside and dumps him back in the ring. Prosper delivers a shotgun dropkick to Vance and fires off chops on him in the corner as Rain does the same to Dame in the opposite corner.

Dame trips Rain on the ring apron and sends her crashing into the ring steps shoulder first.

Dame dumps Rain back in the ring during the commercial break and levels her, but Prosper and Vance tag back in. Prosper looks to fly off the middle rope, but Vance catches him and delivers a variation of a F5 on him. Rain and Dame tag in back from the break, and Rain catches Dame with a pair of clotheslines. She delivers a Fallaway Slam to Dame and follows it up with a Death Valley Driver, then goes for a pin but Vance breaks the fall.

Prosper delivers an enzuigiri to Vance, and Dame spears Rain. Vance throws Rain over to Dame to deliver a powerbomb to her, and Dame pins Rain. Rain kicks out, but Prosper tags in and delivers a moonsault to Vance off the top rope for the win.

Winners: Lizzy Rain and EK Prosper

— We get video footage of Myles Borne and Tavion Heights celebrating backstage after their WWE NXT Tag Team Championship win last week. Tavion says they are going to be fighting champions. He then says they are not turning any challenge down. Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno congratulate them.

— We head backstage, where a medical official informs Kendal Grey that her injured ear from her NXT Underground match last Tuesday needs at least another week to heal as Wren Sinclair stands by.

— Back from the break, Emily Agard looks to catch up with Rain and Prosper as Prosper explains he chose to team with Rain because the men's division needs to step it up. Kali Armstrong steals the microphone and makes her way to the ring.

Armstrong says Kendal Grey was supposed to come out, but she wants her NXT Women's Championship match. Kelani Jordan's music cuts her off and she makes her way out, telling Armstrong that there's no basis for her receiving an NXT Women's Championship match. She says she pinned Jordan in their Triple Threat Number One Contenders Match several weeks ago won by Lola Vice whether or not the referee saw it and claims she's next in line for a NXT Women's Championship shot.

Grey's music hits and she makes her way out with Wren Sinclair. Holding a contract in hand, Grey tells Jordan that herself and Sinclair are sick of hearing Jordan complain. Jordan says everything she's said is true, but Grey says she knew Jordan would say the same thing. She hands Jordan the contract for a NXT Women's Championship match and says she wants to see who the best woman really is, then tells Jordan to pick a time and place.

Jordan says Grey may not be cleared this week, so they could have their NXT Women's Championship match next week but she doesn't want to waste her shot in front of the Orlando crowd. She says she wants her shot at NXT Heatwave on August 30 and signs the contract, but Armstrong becomes frustrated and says she wants a title shot. Sinclair reminds Armstrong that Grey told her she could have one after Jordan, but Armstrong looks to hit Sinclair. Armstrong accidentally hits Grey's bandaged up ear, but Sinclair goes after her. Jordan and Armstrong then double team on Sinclair to beat her down.

— We see Robert Stone in the backstage area and he is talking to Cruz Montana. Montana tells the NXT General Manager that he is going to make Grayson Waller eat his words. Keanu Carver walks up to Robert Stone and is unhappy about the two new guys getting the #1 Contender’s Match. He wishes Cruz Montana good luck and walks off. Robert Stone stops Keanu Carver and asks him, “Why the hell have you been acting like this?” Keanu Carver says he’s figuring things out. He asks the NXT General Manager if he liked his match against EK Prosper last week. He says he’s got way more coming and Robert Stone hasn’t seen anything yet.

— DarkState make their way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Saquon Shugars follows.

Dion Lennox vs. Saquon Shugars

The bell rings and Shugars fires off chops on Lennox. He delivers an STO to him, but Lennox delivers a suplex to Shugars and wears him down with a sleeper hold. Shugars delivers a knee to Lennox's midsection to turn him inside out, then catches him with a crossbody over the top rope and onto the ring apron.

Shugars dumps Lennox back inside the ring and threatens to hit Osiris Griffin and Cutler James with his bat. Lennox grabs the bat from Shugars and looks to use it, but as the referee disposes of it, Griffin and James send Shugars crashing into the announce desk. This opens the door for Lennox to deliver a Sidewalk Slam to Shugars in the ring for the win.

Winner: Dion Lennox

— After the match, Griffin and James beat down Shugars inside the ring. They toss him over to Lennox in order for Lennox to land a powerbomb on him.

— We then head over to Robert Stone's office, where he's chatting with AAA General Rey Mysterio. Stone suggests Rey Fenix defend his AAA Cruiserweight Championship in two weeks and suggests a Fatal Four-Way Number One Contenders Match to determine who Fenix defends against. Rey suggests EK Proser and AAA star La Parka as two of the entrants in the Fatal Four-Way Number One Contenders Match.

— We see Grayson Waller walking up to Saquon Shugars. Waller tells Shugars to do something about DarkState instead of feeling sorry for himself.

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

WWE NXT Women’s North American Championship Match: ZARIA (c) vs. Wren Sinclair

The match starts off with ZARIA hitting a headbutt and she sends Wren Sinclair into the corner. ZARIA sends Sinclair shoulder-first into the turnbuckle. ZARIA hits a big boot. ZARIA continues to work on Sinclair’s injured shoulder. Sinclair hits a shoulder tackle. Sinclair runs into a Pump kick. ZARIA hits a big boot. ZARIA sends Sinclair into the turnbuckle and tries to choke her out. Sinclair fights out of it. Sinclair and ZARIA are now going back and forth. ZARIA drives her knee into Sinclair’s shoulder and she follows it up with an elbow drop.

ZARIA continues the beatdown on Sinclair. Sinclair tries to fight back, but ZARIA puts her down again. Sinclair tries to turn things around, but gets overpowered by ZARIA. ZARIA slams Sinclair onto the canvas. Sinclair is pounding away at ZARIA. Sinclair hits ZARIA with a series of chops. ZARIA runs into a big boot. Sinclair heads to the second rope and hits a high crossbody. Sinclair hits a series of clotheslines. ZARIA hits a headbutt to Sinclair. ZARIA hits Sinclair with a German Suplex.

ZARIA hits a discus Lariat. ZARIA goes for an F5, but Sinclair counters. ZARA hits Sinclair with a Spear. We see Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox battling it out. The fight then spills into the ring and Sinclair takes out Cutler James. The distraction allows ZARIA to hit Sinclair with an F5 for the win.

Winner and STILL WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion: ZARIA

— Mason Rook makes his way to the ring. Kam Hendrix follows.

Mason Rook vs. Kam Hendrix

The match starts off with Mason Rook knocking Kam Hendrix out. Rook drops Hendrix again. Rook slams Hendrix down and follows it up with a back body drop. Hendrix rolls out of the ring. Back in the ring, Rook hits another back body drop. Hendrix sends Rook into the turnbuckle and pounds away at him. Hendrix hits a big boot. Hendrix hits a clothesline and he follows it up with an elbow drop. Rook tries to fight back with a series of chops, but Hendrix hits him with a Spinebuster for a near fall.

Hendrix hits a forearm on Rook, blasting his ear. Rook hits a step-up enziguiri and he follows it up with a high crossbody. Rook hits a splash on Hendrix in the corner and slams him down for a Senton. Rook hits a German Suplex. Rook hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Hendrix sends Rook into the exposed turnbuckle. Hendrix seizes the opportunity and hits a Showtime Kick for the win.

Winner: Kam Hendrix

— We head over to Robert Stone's office, where he's meeting with Myles Borne, Tavion Heights, and Vanity Project. Stone informs Jackson Drake that he'll be facing Shiloh Hill next week and should he beat him, he gets a shot at Borne's North American Championship and Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes get their NXT Tag Team Championship rematch. Drake agrees and makes it clear he wants both matches at Heatwaves, which Borne agrees to and says he's willing to wrestle twice in one night.

— BirthRight make their way to the ring. Lucien Price follows.

Lexis King (w/ BirthRight) vs. Lucien Price

The bell rings and Price grabs Connors' hair from the outside. King takes advantage and delivers a codebreaker to Price's arm, then wears it down with a submission hold as we see Bronco Nima watching the action from backstage. Price levels King with a clothesline and a kick, then dumps him across the ring and delivers a chokeslam on him for the win.

Winner: Lucien Price

— We see Thea Hail and Jaida Parker in the backstage area. They talk about their win over Nattie and her teammates last week. Jaida Parker tells Thea Hail that Nattie is not as easy as she looks. She says she can handle Nattie on her own. Thea Hail says she wants to help Parker. She says she hasn’t had a friend in a while. Jaida Parker wishes her good luck. Thea Hail asks Jaida Parker if she will be in her corner next week. Jaida Parker says she will be there for her.

— We see Romeo Moreno and he says he was put into the Fatal 4-Way Match to face Rey Fenix. Romeo says they are a team and they are trying to figure things out. He says he doesn’t want to abandon Noam Dar. Noam tells Romeo to get it done. Tristan Angels says he is the final entrant in the match. He says he will extinguish Rey Fenix’ flame and expose everyone.

It is then announced that next week LA Parka, Romeo Moreno, Tristan Angels and EK Prosper will battle one another to see who faces Rey Fenix at Heatwave, Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair face Kelani Jordan and Kali Armstrong, Jackson Drake faces Shiloh Hill and Lucien Price challenges Lexis King for the Speed Title.

— WWE NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo makes his way out and he joins the announce desk for the main event of the night.

— Cruz Montana makes his way down to the ring for the main event of the night through the NXT Universe and Grayson Waller follows.

WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Cruz Montana vs. Grayson Waller

The bell rings and the two men fire off right hands with one another. Waller fires off right hands on Montana's midsection, but Montana levels him and delivers a suplex to him. He follows it up with a running senton and delivers a dive to send Waller crashing over the announce desk.

Back from the break, Montana delivers a superplex to Waller and delivers an off the shoulder facebuster to him. He connects with a Death Valley Driver on Waller and goes for a pin, but Montana kicks out and delivers a cutter to Waller.

Montana sets up for Spin The Block on Waller, but Waller rolls out of the way and Montana sends him crashing off the ring apron with a big boot. Waller runs into the ring and delivers a rolling flatliner to Montana, then goes for a pin but Montana kicks out and rolls up Waller. Waller kicks out and lands a jumping knee on the back of Montana's neck, then ascends to the top rope and looks to fly.

Montana intercepts Waller with an inverted atomic drop, then drags him up the ropes. Waller escapes out of the ring and flies back into the ring, but Montana catches him with Spin The Block. Before Montana can pin Waller, Zilla Fatu appears to attack both men and cause the disqualification.

No Contest

— After the match, Zilla Fatu turns his attention to Waller. Zilla Fatu hits Waller with a Superman Punch. Zilla Fatu heads to the top rope and hits a Frog Splash on Montana. He heads to the top rope again and hits an Uso Splash on Waller. Zilla Fatu stares at Tony D’Angelo and stakes his claim on the NXT Championship as the show comes to a close.

[LionDen]

Scheduled so far:
- NXT Women's North American Championship Match: Zaria (c) vs. WWE Women's Speed Champion Wren Sinclair.

- NXT Men's Championship #1 Contender Match: Cruz Montana vs. Grayson Waller.
(Winner faces NXT Champion Tony D'Angelo at Heatwave on Aug 30)

- Mixed Tag Team Match: The Culling (Izzi Dame and Niko Vance) vs. Lizzy Rain and Shawn Spears.

- Saquon Shugars vs. Dion Lennox.

- Mason Rook dvs. Kam Hendrix.

- WWE Men's Speed Champion Lexis King vs. Lucien Price.
(Uncertain if this is a Championship match)