NXT TV results (8/11): Powell’s review of Cruz Montana vs. Grayson Waller to become No. 1 contender to the NXT Championship, Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair for the NXT Women’s North American Title

By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

NXT TV
Orlando, Florida, at the WWE Performance Center
Aired live August 11, 2026, on The CW Network

[Hour One] Vic Joseph welcomed viewers to the show and was joined on commentary by Booker T. Joseph set up a video package that recapped last week’s show, which included Kendal Grey beating Lola Vice in an NXT Underground match to retain the NXT Women’s Championship, and Myles Borne and Tavion Heights beating Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes to win the NXT Tag Team Titles…

Lizzy Rain was stressed out backstage while questioning the whereabouts of her tag team partner, Shawn Spears. Their opponents, Izzi Dame and Niko Vance, gave Rain the “told you so” treatment before making their entrance. Rain said she’d go it alone. Rain made her entrance and went right after Dame…

1. Niko Vance and Izzi Dame vs. Lizzy Rain and EK Prosper. Rain started the match without Spears. Rain put Dame down. Dame sat on the mat and smiled when she tagged in Vance. Joseph said it shouldn’t be legal for Vance to face Rain given the rules of a mixed tag team match.

EK Prosper’s entrance music played. Vance went to ringside to meet him, but Prosper hit him with an Asai moonsault. The heel duo took offensive control before a picture-in-picture break. [C] A graphic listed NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey as appearing next.

The heel duo worked over Prosper until he made a hot tag, which didn’t get much of a reaction from the live crowd. Rain went for a knee strike on Vance, who popped her up into a Dame powerbomb. The crowd came to life with a “this is awesome” chant.

Rain came back and hit her Thunderstruck knee strike on Vance, and then Prosper followed up with a knee strike of his own. Prosper performed a moonsault and pinned Vance…

Lizzy Rain and EK Prosper beat Niko Vance and Izzi Dame in 11:15.

Powell’s POV: A good mixed tag team match. Dame and Vance really need to ditch The Culling name and entrance because it’s doing more harm than good.

Footage aired from last week of new NXT Tag Team Champions Myles Borne and Tavion Heights celebrating their win in the locker room with various wrestlers, including several babyface tag teams. Heights declared that they intend to be fighting champions…

NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey was on a trainer’s table with Wren Sinclair standing by. The trainer told Grey that her ear was healing, but she was still probably a week away from being medically cleared. Joseph said Grey would appear after a break… [C]

Emily Agard interviewed Lizzy Rain and EK Prosper backstage after their win. Kali Armstrong showed up, took the mic, and headed to the ring. Kelani Jordan interrupted Armstrong and assumed she planned to say she wanted a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship. Jordan entered the ring and said Armstrong needed to get to the back of the line.

NXT Women’s Champion Kendal Grey’s entrance theme interrupted Jordan. Grey and Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair made their entrance. Grey presented Jordan with a contract for a title shot and said it could happen any time, any place. Armstrong also wanted a title shot.

Jordan said maybe they could have the title match next week. Jordan reconsidered, saying she wasn’t going to waste her first NXT Women’s Championship match on the fans in Orlando. Jordan said the match would take place at NXT Heatwave.

Armstrong got upset and complained about not getting a title shot. Sinclair asked if she heard Grey say it would happen after her match with Jordan. Armstrong swung at Sinclair, who ducked it, and the punch hit Grey. Sinclair tried to fight both heels, but they quickly beat her down and left her lying with Grey. Jordan and Armstrong went face-to-face…

Backstage, Cruz Montana thanked NXT General Manager Robert Stone for making his No. 1 contender match happen. Keanu Carver showed up and complained about Stone giving “two new guys” a No. 1 contender’s match. Montana looked at Carver and asked, “What’s good?” Carver settled down and wished him good luck before walking away.

Montana asked Stone what was up with Carver. Stone said he didn’t know and ran after him. Carver told Stone that he just wished Montana good luck. Carver said he was figuring things out last week. Carver said he had a pretty smooth match with EK Prosper. Carver said there’s more of that coming and told Stone that he hasn’t seen anything yet…

DarkState’s Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, and Cutler James made their entrance… [C] Saquon Shugars made his entrance with his baseball hat in hand while ring announcer Mike Rome introduced him…

2. Saquon Shugars vs. Dion Lennox (Osiris Griffin, Cutler James). Shugars had Lennox on his knees with his head draped over the middle rope when he ran and dove onto him. Shugars threw Lennox back inside the ring. Griffin and James approached Shugars, who grabbed his baseball bat and walked toward them. Lennox reached over the ropes and took the bat.

Shugars went to the apron and ducked when Lennox swung the bat at him. The idiot referee turned and walked to the other side of the ring to clear the bat. Griffin and James pulled Shugars off the apron and onto the broadcast table. Griffin and James tossed Shugars back in the ring. Lennox hit his suplex powerslam and scored the pin…

Dion Lennox beat Saquon Shugars in 5:00.

Powell’s POV: Meh. Joseph kept talking about how the feud needs to end. I couldn’t agree more, but not for the reasons Vic was trying to sell. It’s hard for two wrestlers who are both trying to get over to get there while working against one another. In this case, Lennox won the match, but he didn’t gain anything from winning because the referee was a moron.

Robert Stone was shown in his office and had a phone conversation with AAA General Manager Rey Mysterio. They agreed to have a four-way match to determine the number one contender for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship next week, and then Rey Fenix will defend the title the following week. Rey suggested that EK Prosper and La Parka be in the match. Rey said he had to go, but told Stone that he trusted him to select the other two wrestlers for the four-way match…

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

Grayson Waller entered the trainer’s room and fired up Saquon Shugars, who was on a trainer’s table, by asking what he was going to do about what had just happened to him. Waller left the room, and then Shugars grabbed his bat and stumbled around while selling his injuries from this match…

WWE Speed Women’s Champion Wren Sinclair made her entrance…

3. Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair for the NXT Women’s North American Championship. Mike Rome delivered in-ring introductions for the title match. Zaria dropped Sinclair with a pump kick and covered her for an early two count. Zaria stood on the ropes and tried to pull up Sinclair, who wrenched Zaria’s arm over the top rope. Sinclair performed a clunky kick under the bottom turnbuckle before a PIP break. [C]