By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)
NXT TV
Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live October 13, 2026, on The CW Network
[Hour One] Highlights aired from last week’s main event, featuring Wren Sinclair winning the women’s battle royal under the Lady Shani ring gear to avoid being escorted out of the building due to her being suspended by Robert Stone for attacking a referee…
Arrival shots were shown of Wren Sinclair, Tony D’Angelo, and Myles Borne were shown…
Vic Joseph and Booker T were on commentary. Mike Rome was the ring announcer…
Vanity Project made their entrance to their new entrance theme.
1. NXT Tag Team Champions “The Vanity Project” Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes (w/Jackson Drake, Myka Lockwood) vs. Mini Vikingo and Chaz “Starboy” Hall in a Quarterfinal Match of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Hall and Baylor started the match with rapid pin attempts. Hall landed a huracanrana on Baylor. Vanity Project regained control when Smokes tagged in with a forearm. This allowed Vanity Project to cut the ring in half on Hall. Hall managed to bring in Mini Vikingo who came in with a slingshot corkscrew crossbody on Smokes.
Mini hit Smokes with a huracanrana. Mini kicked off Hall and hit Smokes with a Standing Shooting Star. Hall and Mini Vikingo did Superhero flip poses. Mini and Myka had a staredown, which allowed Baylor to wipe him out with a clothesline. Smokes tripped up Hall on the apron with a clothesline heading into break.[c]
Back from break, the Vanity Project were cutting the ring in half on Mini Vikingo. Mini managed to hit Baylor with a Standing Spanish Fly for a window of opportunity. Hall caught the Hot tag and cleaned house with strikes. Hall showed off good agility and hit both opponents with the Eddy Gordo Backflip Kick. Hall hit Smokes with a Standing Red Arrow for a nearfall. Hall hit both opponents with a Fosbury Flop at ringside.
Mini Vikingo hit Smokes with a Tightrope Springboard 450 for a good nearfall. Booker said if Mini Vikingo had more weight on him, that would have been a win. Baylor caught Hall out of the air and hit him wiht a side slam. Mini Vikingo broke up the pin and hit Smokes with a Poisonrana right after. Hall did a sweet looking suplex reversal into a huracanrana. Hall hit Baylor with a suplex. Vikingo hit Balor with an impressive reverse Phoenix Splash for a nearfall.
Mini used a huracanrana to send Baylor into Smokes. Mini hit Jackson Drake with a corkscrew Plancha. Smokes got the knees up to block a dive from hall. Vanity Project hit Hall with their Scorpion Death Drop Double Stomp combo for the victory.
The Vanity Project defeated Chazz Hall and Mini Vikingo via pinfall in 12:55 to advance to the Semi-finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
John’s Thoughts: A fun match with the former Starboy Charlie and Hijo de Vikingo’s brother doing some very innovative offense that reminded me of some of the old TNA X Division matches from the early 2000’s. WWE has something there with Mini Vikingo. Not only is he a child version of Vikingo, but they also get a version of Hijo de Vikingo that doesn’t have all the wear and tear of the grueling matches over the years. What I also liked from this match was them giving Vanity Project a clean win to give them credibility and allow them to pull out more of their signature cheap finishes later without them being stale.
Blake Howard interviewed Saquon Shugars about his upcoming match. Shugars said he should be challenging for titles, but Tristan Angels is biting at his ankles. Shugars called Angels a clown. Shugars said he looks like a champion because he fights champions, while Angels is in the back. NXT Champion Grayson Waller approached Shugars.
Shugars called him “Poosain Bolt” for his marathon on a treadmill. Waller said he respects Shugars, but Shugars needs to focus on the person in front of him instead of looking at the title. Waller said that will lead Shugars to success. Shugars told Waller to watch what he does to Tristan Angels. Shugars called Waller a stupid kangaroo and then made his entrance to the ring…[c]
Vic Joseph hyped up WWE Main Event debuting on Rumble (ugh… that’s such a toxic platform)…
Kali Armstrong argued with Robert Stone about La Catalina backstage. Stone told Kali that Kali will get a title shot at Catalina’s Reina de Reina’s championship later in the show…
Tristan Angels made his entrance…
2. Saquon Shugars vs. Tristan Angels. Angels tripped up Shugars and did a hip swivel to mock him. Shugars did a sidestep and hip swivel back. Shugars hit Angels with an atomic drop and draping elbow through the ropes. Shugars worked on Angels with mehodical offense. Angels tripped Shugars off the ropes. Angels tried to remove the turnbuckle, but Shugars dragged him away and backdropped him. Shugars hit Angels with a springboard wrecking ball kick. Angels threw a fit and threw chairs in the ring.[c]
