NXT TV results (8/4): Moore’s review of Kendal Grey vs. Lola Vice in an NXT Underground match for the NXT Women’s Title, Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes vs. Myles Borne and Tavion Heights for the NXT Tag Titles

By John Moore, ProWrestling.net Staffer (@liljohnm)

NXT TV
Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live August 4, 2026, on The CW Network

[Hour One] An “In memory of…” graphic aired for the late Dory Funk Jr. The WWE Signature played…

Highlights aired of last week’s “pipebomb style” promo cut by Grayson Waller. The highlight package also shifted to the closing segment of last week’s show where Mike Santana, Grayson Waller, and Tony D’Angelo mixed it up regarding the NXT Championship…

Arrival shots were shown of Lola Vice, and Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair…

Vic Joseph and Booker T were on commentary. Mike Rome was the ring announcer…

Entrances for the opening match took place…

1. Jaida Parker and Thea Hail vs. “The Dungeon” Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic (w/Nattie Neidhart). Jaida and Karmen started the match with Karmen landing a side headlock takedown. Hail blind tagged in and hit Karmen with a body slam. Parker slammed Hail on Petrovic for a nearfall. Petrovic hit Hail with a savate kick. Lyons tagged in. The heels hit Hail with a high low karate kick combo for a nearfall.

After Hail escaped a submissions, the face team dumped the heels to ringside and hit them with studio dives. Jaida missed Hip Notic at ringside into the steel steps. Nattie gave Hail a cheap shot. Nikkita hit Hail with a sitout Power Bomb for a nearfall.[c]

The Dungeon members cut the ring in half on Hail back from break. Hail managed to jump out of the corner and brought in Jaida for a hot tag. Parker planted Petrovic with a Gourd Buster. Nattie dragged Karmen away from Jaida’s Banzai Drop. Karmen and Nikkita hit Jaida with a Hart Attack. Hail broke up Karmen’s pin. Hail and Petrovic took each other out with headbusts at ringside. Jaida hit Nattie with Hip Notic to knock her off the apron. Lyons rolled up Jaida for a nearfall.

Jaida hit Nikkita with her signature draping Banzai Drop. Hail hit lyons with her signature Trust Fall for the victory.

Thea Hail and Jaida Parker defeated Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic via pinfall in 9:20.

The Dungeon jumped Hail and Parker after the match. Hail ducked Nattie’s punch to cause Nattie to accidentally hit Petrovic. Parker and Hail dumped the heels to ringside to stand tall to end the segment…

Tavion Heights was trying to hype up Myles Borne backstage. Borne joked about not being able to hear him. Heights said their match later is going to be the biggest match in Height’s life due to it being for the tag team championships. Both of them hugged and were on the same page. Heights said he doesn’t know what he’ll do if they don’t win? Myles and Tavion continued to hype each other up…

NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo was shown walking backstage…[c]

John’s Thoughts: A well worked opening match. I continue to praise Nikkita Lyons’s improvement compared to her rough start all the way back in NXT 2.0. I’m not the biggest fan of how NXT has introduced the “Dungeon” faction as they made their debut at  Great American Bash, and less than a week after they were setting up their downfall and implosion. Very strange way to integrate Nattie’s badass character into NXT. You should have your heels run roughshod for a bit for character development, and instead the Dungeon look like bumbling fools.

Vic Joseph and Booker T checked in on commentary. Vic sent the show to a replay of Brock Lesnar passing the torch to Oba Femi after their match. They also showed Brock Lesnar formally announcing his retirement on the Pat McAfee show…

NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo made his entrance. Tony talked about Grayson Waller coming out to disrespect him, everyone in the back, and the brand of NXT. Tony said Waller is going to try to use the title as a boomerang to get back everything he wants on the main roster. Tony D said he isn’t going to be a stepping stone, and he won’t let Waller talk trash without consequence. Tony said he also has new business in Cruz Montana.

He said while it was or wasn’t an accident, he still laid him out. Tony D called out Cruz. Instead, Grayson Waller showed up in the crow’s nest. Waller talked about how everyone is talking about him coming out of Summerslam Weekend. Tony D called Waller a bitch for not facing him in the ring face-to-face. Tony D said he used to be friends with Waller back in NXT 2.o. Tony D talked about how He, Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, and Trick Williams (who wasn’t in the match) all became NXT Champi0n after their WarGames match together, while Waller is the odd man out.

Waller talked about how he’s brought more attention to the NXT male roster than anyone over the last week. Waller said he likes that Tony D has a spine, while everyone backstage ran to their phones. Cruz Montana made his entrance and stood in the crowd. He soaked in a “boriqua” chant. Cruz said Tony D didn’t call Waller out, but he’ll give him a few words. Cruz said he gives Waller props for trying to rattle cages.

Cruz said he was in the same spot. Cruz said the difference is he didn’t bitch and moan about thing, but rather he put in work to show he’s the man he said he is. Cruz said Waller is only complaining about his life being not as nice as he likes it, but Cruz had no other choice. Cruz said he hopes and prays for Waller’s sake that Waller doesn’t have to face the same man in the mirror that Cruz had to. Cruz said the difference between he and Waller is he spent years to prove he belongs here, while Waller is trying to be noticed.

Waller said the fan’s opinions doesn’t matter. Waller said he has demons like Cruz did. Waller aid he’s going to piss all over this fire Cruz is trying to make. Cruz said Waller is funny and only fights for himself. Cruz said that won’t get him nowhere. Cruz said when you have people who depend on you, and hold you accountable, that’s what makes you the man and unstoppable. Tony D said he knows Cruz and Waller both want the title, He said they can have a number one contenders match or whatever, he’ll see one of them at HeatWave…

A hype package aired for the Kendal Grey vs. Lola Vice Underground match happening later in the show…

Wren Sinclair was nervously pacing in the locker room worried about her own match and Kendal’s match later. Kendal got up and calmed down Wren. Kendal psyched up Wren for her match happening next…

NXT Women’s North American Champion Zaria made her entrance…[c]

John’s Thoughts: A standard follow up from last week’s show closing angle to establish the main event picture on the men’s division. Cruz Montana had a bit of an off night by his high standards, but he did wrap up his end of the segment well. I’m very intrigued as to NXT putting a rocket on Waller’s back in terms of promotion. They had him all over the CW commercials heading into this week’s show and are making his work-shoot promo out to be a big deal. He has the tools to be a big star and he has a chance to showcase those tools now as a focal point of the show.

Wren was already in the ring back from break…

2. Wren Sinclair (w/Kendal Grey) vs. NXT Women’s North American Champion Zaria in a 5 minute time limit match for the WWE Women’s Speed Championship. Both women were even with strikes early on. Wren got a one count after a Bulldog. Wren hit Zaria with an Armdrag and Huracanrana. Zaria yanked Wren off the top rope and tossed her into the ringpost. Zaria worked on Wren with overhead elbows. Zaria caught Wren with a draping big boot, for a two count.

Zaria caught Wren in the jaw with a back elbow, which she sold for a few seconds. Wren hit Zaria with bear claw strikes. Wren hit Zaria with an X Factor for a nearfall, heading into the One minute warning. Wren rolled up Zaria into a nearfall. Wren hit Zaria with a Butterfly Suplex for a nearfall. Zaria rolled through a crossbody. Wren and Zaria dumped each other to ringside. Zaria couldn’t hit her finisher before the time ran out.

Wren Sinclair vs. Zaria ended in a time limit draw. Wren Sinclair retain the

Zaria attacked Wren after the match and laid her out with an F5…

John’s Thoughts: I predicted this is what they were going for to set up a Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair match for the North American title. I wasn’t a fan of the logic when I came up with that prediction. I get that they want to protect Zaria, which is what I think should be their number one priority. I’m not a fan of Sinclair presumably being rewarded with a title shot for not winning the match on her end. Yes, Zaria doesn’t get the useless toy belt that nobody cares about, but Wren shouldn’t be rewarded for not getting a win.

Bronco Nima and Lucien Price dapped it up backstage. Nima said he owes Price for costing them the match last week. Price said it was fine. Price was supportive of Nima’s business in AAA. Lexis King and Birth Right showed up to stir the pot. Price threatened King and said  he wants a shot at the Speed title. Stacks said he thought he was a tag team. Price said he’s just making his “backup plan” like his buddy Nima. Price walked off with Nima looking conflicted…

The Vanity Project made their entrance…[c]

Kelani Jordan walked up to Grayson Waller to continue to complain about not getting opportunites in NXT. Jordan said she will win the NXT Women’s Title the first chance she gets. Waller told her to “not miss” on the title (a reference to her boyfriend Carmelo Hayes). After Kelani left, Mason Rook showed up to confront Waller. Kam Hendrix jumped Rook from behind and the two men brawled to a different room…

Myles Borne and Tavion Heights made their entrance. Vic reminded viewers that Heights is treating this like the biggest match of his life…

3. “The Vanity Project” Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes (w/Jackson Drake, Myka Lockwood) vs. Tavion Height and NXT North American Champion Myles Borne for the NXT Tag Team Championships. Heights hit Smokes with a Power Slam for a nearfall. Borne tagged in and hit Smokes with an Angle Slam for a nearfall. Baylor tagged in and ate a Orton Style dropkick from Borne for a nearfall. Hights tagged in and whipped Borne into Baylor. Smokes tagged in. Vanity Project swarmed Heights with kicks. Smokes hit Heights with a Slingshot rollup for a nearfall.[c]

[Hour Two] Back from break, Vanity Project cut the ring in half on Myles Borne. A replay showed that Vanity Project took control because Jackson Drake interfered by preventing Borne from hitting Smokes with Borne Again. Lola Vice was shown putting on her Taekwondo Gi via picture-in-picture. Heights managed to get the hot tag and clean house. Heights hit Smokes with a flying clotehsline for a nearfall.

Borne tagged in and dropkicked Smokes during a Heights Power Bomb for a nearfall. The commentators agreed that Borne probably shouldn’t have tagged back in so quickly. Baylor hit Borne with a dropkick assisted Spinebuster for a nearfall that was broken up by Heights. Heights swatted Smokes out the air with a hook. Borne hit Baylor with a Power SLam. Vanity Projecct hit their opponents with stereo Knees.

Borne and Heights hit Vanity Project with Stereo Power Slams. The referee caught Lockwood and Drake trying to interfere. The referee ejected Drake and Lockwood. Borne hit Baylor with Borne Again. Heights hit Smokes with Height of Glory (Swinging Power  Slam) for the victory.

Tavion Heights and Myles Borne defeated Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor via pinfall in 10:49 to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.

A hype package aired for the Women’s Underground match for later in the show, focusing on Lola Vice winning the Women’s Championship at Stand and Deliver…

Vanity Project were walking through Gorilla. Jackson Drake was throwing a fit, saying he wants to kill the ref for what he did. Myka Lockwood was distracted when they passed by Keanu Carver. Lockwood gave Carver a sensual up-down look before heading back to Drake…[c]

John’s Thoughts: A fun match with a bit of a surprising outcome. That said, the win was set up well with Drake and Lockwood being ejected. The NXT tag team division has been arguably the best tag team division in pro wrestling over the past few months (at least the most consistently good division), with Vanity Project being the anchor of the division. There’s a part of me disappointed that they took the belts off them, but I can also see this as a short term title change with Heights and Borne possibly losing the titles back to them as soon as Heatwave. Reason I think that might be a route they go as it will add some character development for

Izzi Dame and Niko Vance confronted Lizzy Rain backstage. Dame said Rain only won because Shawn Spears interfered. Spears showed up with a chair and said that he got Robert Stone to book a mixed tag match between Dame and Vance vs. Rain and Spears. After Dame and Vance left, Rain said she doesn’t trust Spears one bit. After Rain left, Spears said that Rain was a smart girl…

Keanu Carver made his entrance. A replay aired of Keanu Carver power bombing EK Prosper through an announce table after losing to him two months ago. EK Prosper made his entrance. A replay aired of Hank, Tank, and Prosper jumping Carver two weeks ago. Booker hilariously is still accidentally calling Keanu “Key New Carver” at points…

4. Keanu Carver vs. EK Prosper. Booker and Vic were shocked when Carver calmly stood back after a lockup to start the match. EK caught Carver with a Gamengiri and boot in the corner. EK hit Carver with an impressive kickoff Moonsault. EK caught Carver with a dropkick. Carver came back with a dropkick of his own. EK dropkicked Carver off the apron. Carver caught EK out of the air. EK shoved Carver into Booker T.

Carver apologized to Booker. EK dropkicked Carver and dapped it up with Booker. Vic said he’s happy nobody knocked over his ringside candy dish. EK hit Carver with a double stomp to the back heading into break.[c]

During the break, Carver worked on EK with methodical offense.