Grayson Waller defends the NXT Championship against Tony D'Angelo





Date:
Saturday, October 31, 2026 7:00 pm EST

Location:
WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida

Available on:
The CW, ESPN Unlimited (US), Netflix (Internationally)


Card

NXT Championship Match:
Grayson Waller (c) vs. Tony D'Angelo

NXT Women's Championship Match:
Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Wren Sinclair

Weapons Wild Match:
Myles Borne vs. Tavion Heights

Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Match:
Zilla Fatu vs. Charlie Dempsey

Zaria vs. Izzi Dame

Shiloh Hill vs. Naraku





— The Countdown To WWE NXT Halloween Havoc Pre-Show opens up with Megan Morant welcoming us as we see the arrivals of Grayson Waller and Tony D’Angelo.

— We get a video package on NXT Halloween Havoc.

— We see the arrivals of Kelani Jordan, Tavion Heights and Myles Borne.

— Megan Morant welcomes us to NXT Halloween Havoc and she introduces Sam Roberts as her co-host. They run down the card for tonight’s NXT Halloween Havoc PLE.

— We get a video package looking at the WWE NXT Women’s Championship Match. Morant and Roberts talk about the WWE NXT Women’s Championship Match.

— We see photos from previous Halloween Havoc events.

— A video package looking at the Singles Match between Shiloh Hill vs. Naraku is shown. Morant and Roberts talk about the Singles Match between Shiloh Hill vs. Naraku.

— Blake Howard interviews Izzi Dame. Blake brings up Izzi bringing up ZARIA’s past and if the plan is working. Izzi says she has gotten ZARIA to put her title on the line and she is trying to hide her past. Izzi says ZARIA is stubborn and she is calculating. Blake asks if this is about the title. Izzi says the title is not what this is about. Izzi says people are morons for thinking that it has to be about the title. Izzi says she did this with Tatum and she learned from that experience. Izzi says she is going to break ZARIA down and take her title. Izzi says it is strategic. Izzi says she is thinking two steps ahead. Blake asks what happens if she loses tonight. Izzi says ZARIA has been dominant, but no one has gotten under her skin. Izzi says Sol pitied ZRIA. Izzi says she cared about Tatum and saw through her.

— We see the arrivals of ZARIA and Izzi Dame. Morant and Roberts talk about the Non-Title Match between WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion ZARIA vs. Izzi Dame.

— We get a video package looking at the history of the Halloween Havoc wheel.

— Morant and Roberts talk about the Weapons Wild Match between Tavion Heights vs. Myles Borne.

— Sarah Schreiber interviews Zilla Fatu. Sarah asks about Zilla’s family legacy. Zilla says Charlie’s dad is not Umaga and they are not related to the same people as him. Zilla says he cares about legacy and he will do it his way. She asks about going into a match where he will likely be outwrestled and could be injured. Zilla says he knows how good Charlie is, but he is ready for what he will bring. She asks about the attack on Tuesday night and how he does not know the stipulation. Zilla says he lives on chaos and thrives on it. Zilla says whatever the wheel says, he will whoop Charlie’s ass. Zilla says he will put him six feet under. Zilla says after he is done with BirthRight, he will go for gold.

— Morant and Roberts talk about the Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Match between Zilla Fatu vs. Charlie Dempsey.

— We see photos from previous Halloween Havoc events.

— Morant and Roberts talk about Danhausen and what he may have in store for Halloween Havoc.

— We get a video package looking at the WWE NXT Championship Match. Morant and Roberts talk about the WWE NXT Championship Match.

— Morant and Roberts run down the card for tonight’s NXT Halloween Havoc PLE.

— We head to the WWE Performance Center, where Blake Howard welcomes us and he introduces Dave Lagreca and Tatum Paxley. Howard asks Paxley what Halloween Havoc means to her and Paxley says it means a lot to her. Paxley says she would not miss it for the world. Paxley says last year was the biggest night of her career and she shocked the world. Paxley thanks everyone for the support. Howard asks Lagreca what is his signature Halloween Havoc moment and he mentions Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero.

— We see fans dressed in their Halloween costumes.

— Paxley talks about the ZARIA vs. Izzi Dame Match and who she wants to win the match. Lagreca talks about the WWE NXT Championship Match. Howard reveals that the Weapons Wild Match will kick off tonight’s PLE. Howard, Lagreca and Paxley give their final thoughts and the Countdown To WWE NXT Halloween Havoc Pre-Show comes to a close.


— WWE NXT Halloween Havoc opens up with Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcoming us as we see the pre-show arrivals of Tony D’Angelo, Grayson Waller, Kelani Jordan, Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey.

— We get a video package for NXT Halloween Havoc 2026.

— Danhausen’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring with the Minihausens. Danhausen greets the WWE NXT Universe. Danhausen says Robert Stone paid him lots of human monies to ensure that tonight is frightful and horrifying. Danhausen says he has a special treat for the NXT Superstars. Danhausen says parts of the Performance Center has been turned into scare rooms and he is ready to spin the wheel. Danhausen says let the havoc begin.

Danhausen says part of the Performance Center has been turned into "scare rooms" and says let the havoc begin.

— Tavion Heights makes his way to the ring, dressed up as Freddy Kruger. Myles Borne follows, sporting a Jason Voorhees mask.

Weapons Wild Match: Tavion Heights vs. Myles Borne

The bell rings and Borne grabs a kendo stick from under the ring. He hits Heights with it, but Heights sprays a fire extinguisher into Borne's eyes on the outside of the ring and fires off right hands on Borne's spine.

Heights grabs a table from under the ring and sets it up on the outside. Borne grabs a chair and looks to hit Heights with it, but Heights ducks out of the way and Borne hits the ring post with the chair. Borne then delivers a belly-to-belly throw to send Borne crashing into a pile of chairs that have been set up on the outside, then dumps a couple of weapons and Borne into the ring.

Heights uses a garbage can lid to hit Borne with and uses it to land a suplex on him back inside the ring. He brings a chair into the ring and wedges it between the top and middle turnbuckles, then gets Borne up on one shoulder and looks to send him crashing into the chair. Borne escapes and sends Heights crashing into the chair face first, then uses the chair to repeatedly hit Heights with and jam the edge into his spine.

Borne charges at Heights, but Heights hits Borne with a garbage can and sends him crashing into the corner of the ring with a suplex. He goes for a pin, but Borne kicks out and Heights grabs a toolbox from under the ring. He struggles to get it inside and carry it to indicate something heavy is inside, but Borne manages to grab the toolbox and hits Heights with it as several tools spill out of it.

Borne picks up a bag that was in the tool box and dumps out several bolts, then looks to send Heights crashing into them with a Borne Again. Heights holds onto the top rope to send Borne crashing into the bolts and pins him, but Borne kicks out.

Borne sends Heights crashing into the ring apron head first and connects with a hanging DDT to him off the ring apron, then dumps Heights back inside the ring and grabs one of the ring steps.

Borne grabs a chair and looks to hit Heights with it, but Heights lands a right hand on Borne. Borne responds with a scoop powerslam to Heights on top of one of the chairs and pins him, but Heights kicks out and Borne fires off stomps on him.

Heights drapes Borne across the side of the ring steps and hits him with a chair, then places a garbage can on Borne and sends him crashing into the corner of the ring. He hits Borne with a hair and places Borne's ankle into the chair, then grabs a second chair from under the ring and sets up for a Con-Chair-To on Borne's right ankle.

Borne begs Heights to stop, but Heights decides to land the Con-Chair-To on Borne's right ankle anyways. Heights then cinches in an Ankle Lock on Borne, but Borne looks to use a rope break. The referee refuses to tell Heights to let go with the Weapons Wild Match having no disqualifications, prompting Borne to send Heights crashing into the corner of the ring face first.

Heights drags Borne up the ropes, but Borne grabs a camera from one of the camera people and uses it to hit Heights with. Heights is sent crashing through the table set up on the outside, and Borne lands a Borne Again on him on top of the trash can and bolts in the ring for the win.

Winner: Myles Borne

— We head to the back, where Tristan Angels and two women walk through one of Danhausen’s scare rooms. Sean Legacy pops out of a garbage can to scare Angels. Legacy says he will take care of the women and he leaves with them.

— Naraku attack Shiloh Hill are in a backstage area and a referee tries to separate them, but it is a nightmare. Naraku is now in a tunnel. Hill wakes up in a realm of pumpkins. Hill says he is hallucinating due to the orange mist and it is awesome. Hill says this will be a cool night. A word appears on the screen that says things will be continued.

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

Zaria vs. Izzi Dame

The bell rings and Zaria chases Dame around the ring and back inside. Dame surfs on Zaria's spine and looks to deliver a thrust kick to her, but Zaria catches it and levels Dame. She lands a splash on Dame in the corner of the ring, but Dame whips Zaria into the corner of the ring spine first.

Dame sends Zaria bouncing off her spine and pins her, but Zaria kicks out and wears down her left arm with a submission hold. Zaria powers up to her feet and levels Dame with a clothesline and a big boot, then delivers a back elbow to her in the corner of the ring and connects with a second boot on the side of her face.

Dame lands a boot on Zaria's midsection through the middle rope, but Zaria sends Dame crashing into the top turnbuckle and Dame responds by draping Zaria off the top rope by her feet. She lands a shoulder on Zaria's midsection and delivers a codebreaker to her off the middle rope, then goes for a pin but Zaria kicks out.

Zaria and Dame exchange forearms with one another, but Zaria levels Dame with a superkick and Dame responds with a clothesline to Zaria. She gallows it up with a chokeslam and goes for a pin, but Zaria kicks out and Dame rains down right hands on her. She whips Zaria into the corner of the ring and charges at her, but Zaria levels Dame with a knee and connects with a spear on her.

Zaria becomes distracted when she sees a picture of herself and Sol Ruca on the jumbo screen. She spots someone who looks like Ruca in the crowd dressed up in a marching band outfit and another woman dressed in a Glinda costume, opening the door for Dame to roll up Zaria. Zaria kicks out and spears Dame, then goes for a pin but Dame kicks out.

Dame lands a Crucifix Bomb and a Gory Bomb on Zaria, then goes for a pin but Zaria kicks out. Dame then grabs the Women's North American Championship belt and brings it into the ring, but the referee takes it from her. Zaria rolls up Dame, but Dame kicks out and Zaria picks up the Women's North American Championship belt. The referee tries to take it from her, but Dame uses the Women's North American Championship belt to deliver a running knee to Zaria and pin her for the way.

Winner: Izzi Dame

— We head backstage, where Hank Walker and Tank Ledger get into a verbal altercation with Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar ahead of their finals match for the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament.

— Elsewhere backstage, Vanity Project complains to Robert Stone about being eliminated from the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament. Stone says Dar and Moreno defeated Vanity Project in the semifinals fair and square, but Jackson Drake says Stone has a vendetta against them. Stone informs Vanity Project that they will be having a Six Man Tag Team Match against Chad Gable, Dragon Lee, and Rey Fenix on Wednesday's episode of NXT.

— Blake, Dave and Tatum are on the balcony and they talk about the Six-Man Tag Team Match. Tatum says there is nothing scarier than the confidence of The Vanity Project. Tatum then says the weapons match was everything she was expecting. She then complains about the lack of chainsaws.

— It’s time to spin the wheel for the next match of the night. Danhausen makes his way out with the Minihausens as it is time to decide the stipulation for Zilla Fatu vs. Charlie Dempsey and it is a Very Nice, Very Evil Match. Danhausen asks what does it mean and he asks for some ooze or oil. Emily Agard says it was spinner’s choice. Danhausen says it is No Rules and Falls Count Anywhere.

— Charlie Dempsey makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night with BirthRight and Zilla Fatu follows.

Very Nice, Very Evil Match: “The Main One” Zilla Fatu vs. BirthRight’s Charlie Dempsey

The bell rings and Dempsey attacks Zilla from behind. Zilla sends Dempsey crashing into the mat spine first before Dempsey rocks Zilla with a right hand. Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Uriah Connors beat down Zilla on the outside, and King slides into the ring with a shovel in hand. Zilla grabs the shovel and threatens to use it against BirthRight as BirthRight surrounds the ring.

Dempsey sneaks up behind Zilla and cracks a chair across his spine, then wears down his arm with an armbar. Connors and Dempsey set up two shovels in the ropes, but Zilla hits Dempsey with a piece of the gate from the Halloween Havoc set and dumps him back in the ring.

Zilla delivers a DDT to Dempsey and pins him, but Dempsey kicks out and Zilla sends him crashing into the two shovels set up on the ropes. Connors holds Zilla in place for Dempsey to repeatedly send his hand crashing off the side of the ring steps, and Stacks hands Dempsey a Jack-O-Lantern.

Dempsey uses the Jack-O-Lantern to hit Zilla's hand with, then brings a chain into the ring. Zilla delivers a kick to Dempsey and connects with a running senton on him, but both men grab the chain and send each other crashing on top of it. Zilla ascends to the top rope and delivers a Frog Splash to Dempsey for the win.

Winner: Zilla Fatu

— We head elsewhere and see Shiloh Hill with white eyes encounter a spooky lady as he looks around for Naraku. He walks through a series of rainbow stripes and becomes entranced by them, but a man sneaks up behind Hill. Hill quickly takes down the man and eerily laughs, then encounters a man dressed up in a red dress jacket and a top hat. He next encounters a lady in a purple hood, who gives him something to sniff and walks into a room full of dolls. Hill continues to walk around through a concrete hall, and font with the words "to be continued" appears on screen once again.

— We head over to a video of Cruz Montana and Dion Lennox sitting down with one another. Santana tells Lennox that the rest of DarkState or MMA star Michael Chandler can't save him from their Unsanctioned Match on this coming Wednesday's episode of NXT, but Lennox says Montana played right into his hand and tells Montana to make sure his daughter isn't watching their Unsanctioned Match. He calls Montana a deadbeat dad with a broken promise, but Montana says Lennox made a mistake his parents can't help out. He says Lennox will get the man he's wanted and will feel helpless when he beats him within an inch of his life.

— We see Chantel Monroe and Nikkita Lyons in the backstage area and they are in a room full of mirrors. Chantelle says this room was built for her. Nikkita Lyons then agrees with her. Thea and Skylar talk about how Chantelle had to cheat to win. Chantelle says at least she could show her face unlike Lizzy. Lizzy comes out of a coffin and scares Chantelle and Nikkita away.

— We see Naraku walking around backstage and a masked man pops out. Naraku takes him down with right hands as we see orange mist on his face and he encounters an imprisoned skeleton with red fabric draped on him.

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


NXT Women’s Championship Match: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Wren Sinclair

The bell rings and the two lock up. Jordan fires off stomps on Sinclair in the ring, but Sinclair trips Jordan on the ring apron and delivers a dropkick to her under the bottom rope. Sinclair and Jordan exchange right hands with one another, but Sinclair delivers a double underhook suplex to Jordan.

Jordan sets up for a split legged moonsault on Sinclair, but Sinclair moves out of the way and Jordan is sent crashing into the mat chest first. Jordan then sends Sinclair's left arm bouncing off the mat and wears down Sinclair with a submission hold, but Sinclair escapes and rolls up Jordan. Jordan counters into a pin of her own, but Sinclair reverses the fall once again and Jordan kicks out.

Sinclair delivers a jawbreaker to Jordan, but Jordan cinches in a Fujiwara Armbar on Sinclair. Sinclair escapes and sends Jordan crashing into the mat face first with a spinning slam, then cinches in a Final Wrench on Jordan. Jordan powers up to her feet and sends Sinclair crashing out of the ring to escape the hold, then lands a 450 Splash on her off the top rope back inside of the ring and pins her.

Sinclair kicks out, but Jordan ascends back up the ropes and sets up for a moonsault. Sinclair gets her knees up and cinches in a Final Wrench on Jordan, but Jordan sends Sinclair crashing into the middle turnbuckle face first. She then pins Sinclair with her foot on the rope for leverage for the win.

Winner and STILL WWE NXT Women’s Champion: Kelani Jordan

— Shiloh Hill and Naraku come out of some dimension and they have finally made their way to the Performance Center for the next match of the night.

Shiloh Hill vs. Naraku

The match starts off with Naraku hitting a senton and he follows it up with a sit-down powerbomb for a near fall. Naraku then misses a senton. Shiloh Hill then hits a series of right hands and he follows it up with a clothesline and a big boot. Naraku then hits a back elbow. Both men then have the same idea, getting dropped after exchanging forearms. Hill then counters Naraku’s mist with a fog and he follows it up with a neckbreaker for the win.

Winner: Shiloh Hill

— We see Robert Stone talking to CM Punk on the phone. Kelani Jordan cuts him off and asks, “Did you see that?” Kelani Jordan brags about her victory. Robert Stone asks Kelani Jordan about her unscheduled appearances on RAW and SmackDown lately. She says she can show up wherever she wants. Robert Stone says Kelani Jordan will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against a mystery opponent this Wednesday.

— WWE announces the return of TLC as an NXT premium live event.

— We head to the back, where Danhausen is with Kam Hendrix and he compares him to a magician. Kam says there is no one else like him. Danhausen says he wants to clone Kam and Kam says this room is big enough for only one Kam Hendrix. Kam looks around and he says he can’t be scared. One of the masked men then grabs Kam and it is EK Prosper. EK attacks Kam and tells him trick or treat.

— We get a video package for the WWE NXT Championship Match between Grayson Waller vs. Tony D’Angelo.

— Tony D’Angelo makes his way down to the ring for the main event of the night and Grayson Waller follows.


WWE NXT Championship Match: Grayson Waller (c) vs. Tony D’Angelo

The bell rings and D'Angelo delivers a back body drop to Waller off the ring steps after the action has spilled out of the ring. He separates the ring steps, but Waller wears D'Angelo back inside the ring before D'Angelo delivers a T-Bone Suplex to Waller.

Waller rolls out of the ring, but D'Angelo follows him out there and exposes the top turnbuckle. He uses the top turnbuckle to wrench back on D'Angelo's right arm and sends him bouncing off the announce desk face first, then uses the ring skirt to trap D'Angelo in face first and stomps on his hair.

Waller sends D'Angelo crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and lands a clothesline on him in the corner of the ring, but D'Angelo whips Waller into the opposite corner. Waller uses the ropes to wrench back on D'Angelo's right arm and delivers a neckbreaker to him.

Waller wears down D'Angelo's right arm with a submission hold, then delivers a right hand to D'Angelo's head. The action spills back out of the ring, and D'Angelo lays Waller on one of the ring steps. He kisses his wife and daughter in the crowd after Waller had gotten in their faces earlier and uses the bottom rope to target Waller's face.

D'Angelo drags Waller up the ropes and delivers a belly-to-belly throw on him. He rocks Waller with a right hand and takes him down with a spear, but Waller lands on the ring steps on the outside of the ring. D'Angelo joins him and looks to send Waller crashing through the announce desk, but Waller instead sends D'Angelo crashing off the ring steps and through the announce desk.

Waller dumps D'Angelo back in the ring and looks to land a rolling stunner on him, but D'Angelo sees him coming and spears him. He goes for a pin, but Waller gets his foot on the bottom rope to break the hold. D'Angelo reaches for his carjack in the corner of the ring, but Waller sends D'Angelo crashing into the referee in the corner of the ring as D'Angelo still holds the carjack.

Waller and D'Angelo fight over the carjack, but Waller grabs it. D'Angelo knocks it out of Waller's hand and spears him, then goes for a pin but the referee is still down. Waller grabs the carjack from outside the ring and hits D'Angelo with it while the referee is still down, then lands a rolling cutter on him for the win.

Winner and STILL WWE NXT Champion: Grayson Waller

— After the match, Danhausen makes his way out and says his close friend has a message for him. Danhausen points to a video on the big screen. CM Punk appears on the big screen to say he has been waiting for his chance to come to NXT and he informs Waller he is challenging him for the NXT Championship on Wednesday night. Punk says it is your house, but he is the landlord and rent is due. Waller smiles and the show comes to a close.