By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
NXT TV
Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live June 16, 2026, on The CW Network
[Hour One] Vic Joseph opened the show by hyping the Great American Bash special being 12 days away. He also narrated an arrival shot of Jaida Parker, and Natalya was shown backstage with Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic… A video package recapped last week’s show…
Powell’s POV: It’s good to see NXT follow TNA’s lead by running a recap video early in the show. I hope this becomes the norm. By the way, I’m filling in for John Moore, who is so excited by the Faith No More 2027 concert tour teaser that he can’t focus. Okay, I’m actually the one excited by FNM news, but John and everyone else should say “we care a lot” because it’s going to be epic.
New NXT Women’s North American Champion Zaria made her entrance. Corey Graves checked in on color commentary in place of Booker T. Zaria spoke about finally winning the championship.
Kelani Jordan interrupted Zaria. Jordan noted that she was the first NXT Women’s North American Champion before congratulating Zaria. Jordan entered the ring and said nothing Zaria does as champion will be good enough for the fans.
Kendal Grey interrupted Jordan and recalled beating her to become the No 1 contender. Grey entered the ring and spoke of beating Lola Vice at the Bash to become the new NXT Women’s Champion. Zaria took issue with people putting the focus on themselves and said she would dominate the division.
NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice made her entrance and ended up bickering with the others. NXT General Manager Robert Stone came out. Vice said she gets it; she and Grey will team against Zarian and Jordan tonight. Stone said that’s why NXT has the best women’s division in wrestling…
Powell’s POV: Ah, yes, the gentle art of making enemies.
Backstage shots aired of Tavion Heights, followed by Jackson Drake with the other members of The Vanity Project heading into the first commercial break… [C]
1. Jackson Drake (w/Myka Lockwood, Brad Baylor, Ricky Smokes) vs. Tavion Heights for a shot at the NXT North American Championship at Great American Bash. Both entrances were televised. Drake took offensive control following a distraction by Baylor and Smokes. Drake ran Heights into the ring steps. [C]
Drake used some flashy offense to pick up near falls. Heights caught Drake showboating on the ropes and ended up suplexing him before performing a top rope splash for a near fall of his own. Heights performed an overhead suplex that launched Drake onto Baylor and Smokes at ringside.
Lockwood climbed on the apron and distracted the refere while Baylor and Smokes entered the ring. NXT North American Champion Myles Borne ran out and pulled Baylor and Smokes to the floor. Heights performed another suplex on Drake before pinning him.
Tavion Heights beat Jackson Drake in 11:05 to earn a shot at the NXT North American Championship at Great American Bash.
After the match, Borne raised the arm of Heights, who pulled it away. Heights said he could do it on his own, and Borne knows that…
Powell’s POV: A good match that sets up another singles match for a championship at the Great American Bash. I consider it a small victory that all three No. 1 contenders’ matches have set up singles matches rather than Triple Threat matches for the Bash. Given NXT’s track record, this came from out of nowhere.
Footage aired from last week of Robert Stone telling comedian Matt Mathews they were happy to have him as a judge for the Mr. NXT pageant. Evolve Champion Aaron Rourke, Hank Walker, and Tank Ledger stood by. The BirthRight’s Lexus King, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Conners, Channing Lorenzo, and Arianna Grace showed up. There was a bunch of bickering, and then Graves hyped the start of the WWE Women’s Speed tournament… [C]
2. Izzi Dame (w/Shawn Spears, Niko Vance) vs. Thea Hail in a four-woman tournament match for a shot at the WWE Speed Women’s Championship. Both entrances were televised. Hail drank an energy drink on her way to the ring. In the end, Dame hit Hail with a running knee strike before pinning her…
Izzi Dame beat Thea Hail in 2:20 to advance in the tournament.
Powell’s POV: I guess Hail is a big fan of caffeine. These WWE Speed matches annoy me to the point that I feel like I’m having a midlife crisis (it’s probably a little late for that).
Backstage, Lola Vice took exception to overhearing Kendal Grey say that she and Wren Sinclair will both be champions coming out of the Bash…
NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo was shown arriving at an undisclosed location for a meeting with Naraku… [C]
Naraku was seated at a table at an outdoor location when Tony D’Angelo arrived for their meeting. Naraku had the contract for their title match with him. D’Angelo said Naraku is wrong if he thinks he can beat him without help. D’Angelo signed the contract. Naraku told D’Angelo that he would give him the contract next week. D’Angelo left. “Evil is coming,” Naraku said before laughing…
Powell’s POV: They seem to be hinting at Naraku having help against D’Angelo, who is just one man without his crime family. I guess we’ll see if Naraku can pull off the perfect crime.
A sponsored highlight package recapped the issues between Nattie and Jaida Parker, and then Parker made her entrance for their match… [C]
Robert Stone was talking on the phone in his office about the NXT Great American Bash tailgate event that will be held in the WWE Performance Center parking lot. Keanu Carver entered the room and recalled Stone saying he would have details about his next opponent. Stone said it was lined up, but he hadn’t informed the person yet. EK Prosper entered the room and was informed that he would face Carver next week. Carver was dismissive of Prosper, who took offense…
Powell’s POV: Prosper doesn’t intend to be another body murdered by Carver.
Nattie made her entrance…
3. Nattie vs. Jaida Parker. The bell rang, and then Joseph asked Graves if this was a proving ground match for Parker.
[Hour Two] Nattie caught Parker in an ankle lock, but she broke free quickly. Parker took Nattie down and applied a submission hold, but Nattie put her foot on the bottom rope to break it. Both wrestlers threw simultaneous clotheslines while on the floor before a picture-in-picture break. [C]
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