By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)
NXT TV
Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live June 2, 2026, on The CW Network
[Hour One] Arrival shots were shown of Tony D’Angelo and Kam Hendrix were shown…
Vic Joseph and Booker T were on commentary. Mike Rome was the ring announcer. Emily Agard was the backstage interviewer…
Entrances for the opening match took place…
1. Zaria vs. Lizzy Rain. Zaria immediately tackled Lizzy to the corner. Zaria dumped Lizzy to ringside. Lizzy caught Zaria with a front kick on the apron. Lizzy landed a Huracanrana on Zaria. Lizzy gave Zaria to the beat of the crowd chanting her name. Zaria reversed a Tornado DDT with a Yakuza Kick. Zaria followed up with methodical offense. Tatum Paxley appeared with her title belt to join the commentary team.[c]
Zaria dominated the match throughout the break. Lizzy turned things around with headbutts on the top rope. Lizzy hit Zaria with a Frankensteiner. Zaria no sold it and hit Lizzy with a Spear. Lizzy and Zaria traded fatigued strikes. Lizzy got the rally with clotheslines and a springboard back elbow. Lizzy hit Zaria with a Tornado DDT for a nearfall. Zaria came back with a pop up headbutt.
Lizzy reversed an F5 into a rollup for a two count. Zaria hit Lizzy with a flying knee and discus lariat for a nearfall. A “make it rain” chant ensued. Rain fired up and hit Zaria with a Neckbreaker and TKO for a nearfall. Zaria reversed a springboard into a German Suplex. Zaria hit Lizzy with a Spear and F5 for the victory.
Zaria defeated Lizzy Rain via pinfall in 10:32.
Zaria went for another F5, but Tatum stopped her and said that Zaria can have a title match next week if she wants the title so bad. Vic hyped Tatum vs. Zaria for next week…
John’s Thoughts: While I was hoping we’d see Zaria get a few dominant wins, I was okay with this being competitive as NXT has done a good job making Lizzy Rain feel like she belongs in the upper mix despite eating back to back losses. Lizzy had a good energy and plucky spirit too her which fits in with the whole metal thing. Interesting that they’re going with Tatum vs. Zaria next week, as I thought that would be a good match to add to the Great American Bash PLE (Where I wouldn’t mind if they put the belt on Zaria to give her a good start to a dominant reign).
Myles Borne and Tavion Heights were chatting with Dorian Van Dux and Sean Legacy. The camera panned over to The Culling discussing things. Izzi Dame recommended that they just move past last week. Izzi said The Culling need to take care of OTM. Niko said they have no other choice. While walking away, Shawn Spears had a conflicted look on his face…
DarkState made their entrance through the crowd. During the entrance, Saquon Shugars showed up and attacked Cutler James with a bat. Shugars headed to the back while the other two checked on Cutler…[c]
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