By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)
NXT TV
Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live July 21, 2026, on The CW Network
[Hour One] GM Robert Stone was talking to a referee and telling him to make sure Tony D’Angelo and Naraku don’t touch before the main event. Right after, Thea Hail and Nattie barged in at separate times to ask the GM for things. Nattie told Stone that she’ll end Jaida Parker tonight. Stone followed Nattie as she left while Thea couldn’t get her request in…
Vic Joseph and Booker T were on commentary. Mike Rome was the ring announcer…
Entrances for the opening match took place. Saquon Shugars jumped DarkState before the bell, starting a brawl with all six men. The referee rang the bell after Noam Dar and Cutler James agreed they were ready…
1. “DarkState” Dion Lennox, Cutler James, and Osiris Griffin vs. Saquon Shugars, Noam Dar, and Romeo Moreno. Dar got a two count on James after hitting him with kicks. Osiris and Shugars tagged in. Osiris took down Saquon with a body slam. Cutler and Griffin used quick tags for tandem offense on Shugars. Shugars came back with a Slingshot Chop Block on Griffin. Romeo tagged in and hit Griffin with a double stomp to the back.
Griffin caught Romeo out of the air, but he escaped a hold. Dar blind tagged in and took down Griffin. Romeo and Dar took out Cutler and Griffin with stereo PKs after dumping Dion to ringside. Cutler and Griffin recovered after the face team tried to triple bomb Dion. Cutler and Griffin stood tall heading into break.[c]
Back from break, Dar managed to escape the isolation offense and tag in Saquon Shugars, who cleaned cleaned house. Shugars hit Griffin and Cutler with a high flying crossbody. Shugars hit Cutler into a Falcon Arrow Cartwheel Dropkick for a nearfall. Dion broke up the pin and traded hands iwth SHugars. Shugars dumped Dion off the apron with a dropkick. Cutler surprised Shugars with a backbreaker and hit Romeo with a Uppercut.
Saquon reversed a Shield Bomb on Dion for a nearfall. Romeo hit Griffin with a Missile Knee Plus. Dar tripped Cutler off the apron. Shugars hit DarkState at ringside with a Flip Dive. Shugars gave Dion a Death Valley Driver through the plywood under the crow’s nest. Romeo rolled up Cutler for a two count. Cutler hit Romeo with a Pump Kick. Cutler and Griffin gave Romeo a Double Blue Thunder Bomb to give Griffin the victory.
DarkState defeated Romeo Moreno, Noam Dar, and Saquon Shugars via pinfall in 9:26.
Vic noted that Shugars and Dion were still brawling at ringside. Referees and the rest of DarkState held both men apart…
Lizzy Rain was ranting in front of the women’s locker room about NXT being more crazy than mosh pits. The rest of the women took turns letting out their frustrations. Before things can get tense, Hail cut in and wished Skylar Rae and Jaida Parker good luck in their upcoming matches to calm down tension…
The Unreal season 3 ad aired, which featured Oba Femi…[c]
John’s Thoughts: A fun opener with everyone looking good. I’m not sold on them extending the Saquon Shugars vs. DarkState feud yet as it feels like it’s dragging along after Shugars got his win on them (The “get their heat” back segment was pretty basic and didn’t really help make me want to see more of their feud). Maybe they find a way to heat that back up? What I liked more was the other two against Dar and Moreno and how NXT is doing a good job revitalizing their tag team division in the past month or so. Romeo taking the pin doesn’t hurt their team as he should be eating pins as the up and coming rookie. Meanwhile, Cutler and Griffin look strong in the end. And hey! Someone won a match with a Blue Thunder Bomb, albeit it took two people to boost the move.
NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey and WWE Speed Women’s Champion Kendal Grey made their entrance for a promo segment. Number One Contender Lola Vice made her entarnce to confront Kendal. Kendal said she’d be fine running it back with Kali or Kelani, but she’s happy Lola won. Lola said she worked too hard to just step aside. She said she knew Kendal will make it to the top, but only when Lola’s done and she’s not done yet.
Lola said she took every challenge to the chin and moved forward. She said she moved through Lyra, Roxanne, Stephanie, Jacy, and finally it was her time. Kendal said she gets that. She said Lola became everything she was supposed to be, and then ran into “me”. Lola said she remembers when Kendal was nervous, overwhelmed, and shy when she won the title. She said that was cute. She pointed out Kendal saying Lola has the look of a champion.
Lola said instead she sees Kendal as a person looking for validation. Kendal said she doesn’t need validation because the title is validation. Kendal said unlike Lola, she didn’t need the years that Lola put in. Lola said Kendal did rise fast, and she’s looking forward to see how fast it all ends for Kendal. Lola talked about a looking like a champion, knowing herself, and knowing her worth. She said in Kendal, she sees someone who is shy, insecure, and vulnerable.
Kendal said you can call her that, but she isn’t weak. She said she’s honest to herself and to the fans. She said she doesn’t think Lola or anyone can beat her at her best. Lola said that Kendal was the best woman that one night. Lola said Kendal beat her in a match, but not in a fight. Kendal said she knows where this is all going and she’s looking forward to it. Lola said she’s going to expose Kendal and on August 4 they’ll meet in The Underground. Kendal agreed to the match.
Lola said when she knocks Kendal Grey out, lil miss pick me girl will need to get picked up from the mat. Kendal said she’s going to whoop Lola’s ass so bad that she’ll go back to shake it (damn, good bars from both women). The segment ended with Vic Joseph pointing out Lola has not lost a Underground match…
John’s Thoughts: Ohhhh, awesome and tense exchange. Especially the final bars where Lola threw out the “pick me girl” salvo only for Kendal to come back with a nice punch by calling out Lola’s proclivity for booty shaking. This was a great babyface vs. babyface with very logical tension between both women. I’m really proud of how far Lola Vice has come along on the mic and she elevated Kendal here; but I’m also happy to see that Kendal is getting more of a chance to show herself to the audience as well as becoming more of a natural promo.
A hype package aired for the upcoming Tony D’Angelo vs. Naraku street fight…
Keanu Carver made his entrance…[c]
Hank and Tank made their entrance…
2. Keanu Carver vs. Hank Walker (w/Tank Ledger). Hank had the initial advantage with strikes. Carver blocked a suplex, but Hank came back with a Muay Thai Knee, elbow to the back, and Big Boot. Carver ate a boot, but returned the fire with a boot to dump Hank to ringside. Tank tossed Hank in the ring. Hank hit Carver with a Bossman Slam for a nearfall. Carver put extra effort in tossing Hank across the ring. Carver gave Hank a gutbuster.
Carver gave Hank elbows and a Northern Lariat. Hank tried to rally back with hands, but Carver came back with a Fallaway Slam. Tank tried to rally Hank to his feet, but Carver tossed Tank into the steel steps. This distraction allowed Hank to hit Carver with a Suicide Dive. Hank tossed Carver in the ring and hit him with a flying shoulder tackle. Carver dodged a diving lariat and hit Hank with a Monty Brown Pounce. Carver hit Hank with a Spinebuster for the win.
Keanu Carver defeated Hank Walker via pinfall in 4:30.
Carver put the boots to Hank. Tank went for the save, but Carver recovered and power bombed him on the announce table that didn’t break (“I am the Table” moment). EK Prosper ran out and gave Carver a double stomp off the back from the barricade (I thought it was Leon Slater for a bit given the du rag look EK had). EK tossed Keanu back in the ring. Hank and Tank hit Keanu with the Honk Honk and High Low Power Slam. The babyfaces stood tall to end the segment…
John’s Thoughts: Slowly and surely, they’re rebuilding Keanu after his two losses to EK. He got to beat Hank and Tank in good short and sweet matches. Hank looked good as well, as we don’t see him work singles a lot. I liked EK running out for the save and getting the better of Keanu in this case as it was a three on one situation and EK has had Keanu’s number. I hope this all ends with Keanu getting a clean win on EK in the end (and maybe beating EK to a pulp) so Keanu can get his aura of invincibility back.
Nattie and The Dungeon approached Thea Hail backstage. Nattie told Thea what she was doing wasn’t working and she should join her group. Nattie said she can aspire to be a legend like her, or a soft BITCH like Jaida Parker. Hail said she actually likes Jaida Parker more. Petrovic told her crew to leave. After they left, Thea Hail said she hopes Jaida punches Nattie’s teeth in…[c]
Another Unreal Season 3 ad aired, featuring Cody Rhodes…
Vic Joseph and Booker T checked in on commentary where they hyped WWE Money in the Bank…
They sent the show to Shiloh Hill meeting Danhausen. Danhausen said he likes that Hill was the master of the web of darkness (Darkweb). Hill told called Tristan Angels “Super obnoxious, really british”. He asked Danhausen if he can get a replacement tooth. Danhausen went through his jar of teeth and told Hill if he had human currency. Hill said he had stolen crypto. Danhausen agreed…
John’s Thoughts: That was cheesy, but well done. Some of the best comedy stuff from Hill and Danhausen was as sharp as usual with his comedy. Loved them going into their reputations, like how Danhausen has his teeth jar and is very nice very evil; but also how Thunder Keck (Shiloh Hill’s real name) is actually involved with shady Dark Web activity and crypto in real life (Thunder Keck as a full YouTube channel where he showcases all his shady hacking and conspiracy theory stuff).
Entrances for the next match took place…
3. Jaida Parker vs. Nattie Neidhart (w/Nikkita Lyons, Karmen Petrovic). Nattie had the initial advantage, but had to stall on the ropes once Parker came back with hands and trash talked. Nattie and Jaida traded slaps. Jaida hit Nattie with a few clotheslines. Jaida set Nattie up and hit her with her signature draping Banzai Drop. Nattie rolled to ringside to avoid Hip Notic. Parker gave Petrovic a baseball slide. This allowed Nattie to take down Jaida with a chop block heading into break.[c]
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