WWE has officially closed the book on the NXT Heritage Cup Championship. The title has been quietly removed from the active championships section of WWE.com, ending a lineage that traces back to NXT UK in 2020.
Archive.org listing shows the title was still included on the company’s site as recently as late May, placing the removal sometime between then and now.
The NXT Heritage Cup has now officially been removed as a recognized current championship on the WWE website
The last holder was Channing 'Stacks' Lorenzo, who had still been listed as champion until today despite the trophy being thrown off a bridge by Tony D'Angelo at the… pic.twitter.com/CNL77ZQsu4
Fans have anticipated this move for a while. The Heritage Cup has not been featured on NXT programming since Tony D’Angelo stole the cup and tossed it off a bridge in July 2025, a storyline moment that effectively ended the title’s run.
Despite that, Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo had remained the technical champion the entire time. Lorenzo won the title in June 2025 and was still listed as the holder right up until the removal, leaving his final reign clocked at 345 days.
The Heritage Cup was first introduced in 2020 for the NXT UK brand. Over its run, it was held by a string of names from across NXT’s various eras.
Tyler Bate
Noam Dar
A-Kid
Mark Coffey
Lexis King
Nathan Frazer
Channing Lorenzo
Noam Dar holds the record for the longest individual reign at 341 days. Lorenzo’s final reign of 345 days technically surpasses that mark, though it ended not with a defeat but with the title being written off and never defended again.
WWE NXT airs tonight (Tuesday, May 26, 2026) from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, live on The CW starting at 8 PM ET.
WWE continues its weekly developmental programming with tonight’s episode. Lola Vice defends the NXT Women’s Championship against Izzi Dame in the main event, the Men’s Speed Tournament rolls on, and five more bouts fill out the lineup.
Here’s everything you need to know including start times, how to watch, and the full card.
WWE NXT Match Card for May 26, 2026
Here are the matches and segments announced for tonight’s show:
Lola Vice (c) vs. Izzi Dame (NXT Women’s Championship Match)
Dame earned this shot the hard way, putting Vice down with a Busaiku Knee strike during a recent mixed tag match and sending a message to the rest of the women’s locker room. Tonight she gets the champion one-on-one with the title on the line.
The Culling vs. OTM
Izzi Dame’s faction goes to work in the tag division hours before its leader challenges for gold. A win here builds momentum for The Culling heading into the main event.
Layla Diggs vs. Jaida Parker
Two contenders looking to climb the women’s division meet in singles action. A clean result tonight puts the winner back in the title conversation.
Wren Sinclair vs. Kelani Jordan
Sinclair and Jordan square off in a matchup of two of NXT’s most active competitors. Both need the win to keep their stock rising.
Shiloh Hill vs. Charlie Dempsey
Hill draws BirthRight’s Charlie Dempsey, a technically sharp test for anyone on the roster. Dempsey’s faction backing makes this a tougher night than the bout sheet suggests.
Dorian Van Dux vs. Sean Legacy (Men’s Speed Tournament Match)
The Men’s Speed Tournament continues with its short-form, tight time-limit format. The eventual bracket winner earns a championship opportunity, so Van Dux and Legacy are racing the clock as much as each other.
Road to NXT’s Next Premium Live Event
NXT’s next Premium Live Event takes place Sunday, May 31, streaming at 2 PM ET on the ESPN App.
Tonight’s card sharpens the picture heading into that weekend. The Lola Vice and Izzi Dame title match decides who carries the NXT Women’s Championship into the event, while the Men’s Speed Tournament keeps sorting out a future challenger.
How to Watch WWE NXT Tonight
Date
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Venue
WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
Channel/Stream
The CW Network / CW app and CW.com (same-night streaming)
US Start Time
8 PM ET / 7 PM CT / 5 PM PT
UK Start Time
1 AM BST (Wednesday)
India Start Time
6:30 AM IST (Wednesday)
Duration
2 hours
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Naraku debuts tonight on WWE NXT as more than just a new face on the developmental brand, because the man WWE is introducing under that name is former IWGP Heavyweight Champion EVIL, who already signaled his intentions by confronting NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo before his first official match.
WWE formally revealed the Naraku name in a vignette on the May 5 episode and announced his in-ring debut for the May 12 show, making it clear this is being presented as an immediate storyline move rather than a slow-burn introduction.
Legacy in Japan
For fans who did not follow his New Japan Pro-Wrestling run, Naraku arrives in NXT with one of the stronger résumés of any recent newcomer to the brand. Takaaki Watanabe began as an NJPW Young Lion in 2011, returned from excursion in 2015 under the EVIL persona, and aligned himself with Tetsuya Naito and Los Ingobernables de Japon before eventually taking a much darker turn in his career.
In 2020, he betrayed Naito, joined Bullet Club, and later became the central figure in the House of Torture subgroup, a faction that came to define the later stage of his New Japan run.
Reaching the Top of the Mountain
That same year, EVIL reached the peak of his NJPW career when he defeated Naito at Dominion to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, with Dick Togo’s interference playing a key role in the title change.
He also captured the IWGP Intercontinental, IWGP Tag Team, NEVER Openweight, and NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team titles during his time in the promotion, which underscores that WWE is not bringing in an unproven prospect but a decorated veteran with main-event experience.
NJPW announced in January that EVIL would leave the company when his contract expired at the end of that month, and his final stretch there included a loss of the NEVER Openweight title to Aaron Wolf at Wrestle Kingdom 20 before his last match on January 20.
NXT Arrival
What his arrival means for NXT is fairly obvious from the way WWE has handled him so far. Naraku was placed opposite Tony D’Angelo almost immediately, and reports around his debut framed him near the top of the card rather than as a talent expected to spend months finding his footing on television.
That positioning suggests WWE sees him as an instant upper-card heel who can give NXT a more seasoned, internationally accomplished threat in the title picture.
Where He Fits In
As for where he fits on the brand, Naraku looks like the kind of act who slots into the space between featured attraction and immediate contender. NXT often blends homegrown prospects with established names, and Naraku gives the roster a veteran with credibility who can work with champions and top babyfaces without needing an extended rebuilding phase first.
If WWE keeps him focused on D’Angelo and the championship scene, it would reinforce that his role is to raise the stakes at the top of the show rather than develop in public like a traditional newcomer.
What to Expect
Fans unfamiliar with his NJPW work should expect a wrestler whose presentation is rooted in menace, darkness, and disruption. His most notable run in Japan was tied to the House of Torture era after his betrayal of Naito, and even the Naraku name carries a dark meaning that fits the aura WWE is preserving in this rebrand.
In other words, NXT viewers should not expect a fresh-faced recruit trying to win the audience over, but a cold, established antagonist arriving with championship ambition and the résumé to make that threat feel real on night one.
WWE NXT airs tonight (Tuesday, May 12, 2026) from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, live on The CW starting at 8 PM ET.
Tonight’s episode delivers the long-awaited in-ring debut of Naraku, the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion who spent more than a decade in New Japan Pro-Wrestling as EVIL.
Noam Dar also returns to action against Jackson Drake, and the brewing four-way feud over the NXT Women’s North American Championship gets another round when Zaria and Nikkita Lyons face Tatum Paxley and Lizzy Rain. Here’s everything you need to know.
How to Watch WWE NXT Tonight
Date
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Venue
WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
Channel/Stream
The CW (US) / Netflix (International)
US Start Time
8 PM ET / 7 PM CT / 5 PM PT
UK Start Time
1 AM BST (Wednesday, May 13)
India Start Time
5:30 AM IST (Wednesday, May 13)
Duration
2 hours
WWE NXT Match Card for May 12, 2026
Here are the matches and segments announced for tonight’s show:
Naraku Makes His In-Ring NXT Debut
The former EVIL appeared in NXT on April 28 to confront NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo, then aired a vignette on May 5 confirming his new ring name and his sights on the title. His opponent for tonight has not been announced, but WWE has used the debut spot to set up his championship pursuit. The 12-year NJPW veteran brings the heaviest international resume to land on the brand in years.
Noam Dar vs. Jackson Drake (w/ Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes)
Dar returns to in-ring action after time away with injury, his first televised match in weeks. Drake comes in flanked by The Vanity Project’s Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes, which immediately tilts the numbers. Expect the babyface Dar to deal with the outside interference factor before the bell even sounds.
Kendal Grey vs. Kelani Jordan (w/ Wren Sinclair)
Both women are positioning for a path back to the NXT Women’s Championship picture. Grey came up short at Stand & Deliver in the triple threat that Lola Vice won, and Jordan has been chasing rhythm since her cross-promotional run. Sinclair in Jordan’s corner suggests this won’t stay a clean one-on-one.
Zaria and Nikkita Lyons vs. Tatum Paxley and Lizzy Rain
The four-way pile-up around the NXT Women’s North American Championship continues. Champion Tatum Paxley aligned with the newcomer Lizzy Rain after weeks of confrontations with Zaria and Lyons, who have made it clear they both want a shot at the title. Tag-team chemistry is the test tonight, but the title scene is the real story.
Sean Legacy, Tate Wilder and EK Prosper vs. BirthRight (Lexis King, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, and Uriah Connors w/ Arianna Grace)
BirthRight has been one of the most active heel groups on the brand, with Arianna Grace running point at ringside. Legacy, Wilder, and Prosper make for an athletic babyface trio with something to prove. Watch for Charlie Dempsey on the floor, since BirthRight tends to travel deep.
Road to NXT Great American Bash 2026
NXT Great American Bash 2026 is reportedly scheduled for the final week of July at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, per a Bodyslam.net report. It will be the first NXT Premium Live Event on The CW under the brand’s new multi-year deal with the network.
Tonight’s show is the early stage of the road there. Naraku’s debut, Dar’s return, and the women’s title scene churn all start building toward a card that will mark NXT’s biggest broadcast television moment yet. More on the Great American Bash 2026 timeline and CW deal here.
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The 2026 NXT Great American Bash has a date and a venue, and the timing carries more weight than any Bash in recent memory.
According to a report from Bodyslam.net, NXT Great American Bash 2026 is scheduled for the final week of July at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The exact date has not yet been confirmed.
The CW Broadcast Debut
The reported date matters because of what just happened around it. WWE and The CW announced on April 28 that all NXT Premium Live Events are moving to The CW under a new multi-year exclusive deal, with The Great American Bash positioned as the first show under the new agreement.
The deal covers 20 NXT PLEs over the next several years, including future editions of Stand and Deliver, Deadline, and Vengeance Day. It marks the first time NXT premium specials will air on broadcast television, a major shift from the Peacock and Netflix livestream model that hosted last year’s event.
The reported venue is the second part of the story. Last year’s Great American Bash ran from Center Stage in Atlanta and went head to head with AEW All In Texas, drawing under 1,000 fans in a tight theater setup.
Returning to the Performance Center brings the event back to NXT’s home base for the first time since the 2024 two-night television special. Vengeance Day already ran from the building this past March, the first NXT PLE inside the Performance Center in more than three years.
What’s On The Line
Tony D’Angelo and Lola Vice are the current NXT Champion and NXT Women’s Champion, and both were highlighted as the faces of the brand in the WWE-CW announcement. Shawn Michaels continues to oversee the creative direction as WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.
WWE has not officially announced the date or venue. Bodyslam.net previously reported Vengeance Day’s date and Performance Center booking ahead of WWE confirmation, lending credibility to the latest report.
Francois Prinsloo has announced his departure from WWE. The former NXT talent shared an emotional statement on social media reflecting on his time with the company and hinting at future plans.
Prinsloo confirmed the news on Instagram this Wednesday, posting a lengthy message thanking WWE for the opportunity and the people he met during his tenure. He acknowledged the challenges he faced and the growth he experienced as a performer.
In his statement, Prinsloo described WWE as “nothing but a blessing” and praised the coaches, medical staff, and strength and conditioning team who supported him. He mentioned dealing with multiple injuries during his time with the company.
“WWE showed me a world I never knew that I would fall in love with, introduced me to amazing people that I will never forget,” Prinsloo wrote. “It reignited my passion and talent for acting and speaking.”
The wrestler acknowledged that his departure came sooner than expected. “It’s been fun and hard, but hardest of all is having to accept my journey getting cut short before I could really start,” he stated.
Prinsloo hinted at future plans in his farewell message, quoting advice he received about staying hungry for success. “The wolf climbing the mountain is always hungrier than the one at the top, and unfortunately, I’ve been left starving,” he wrote, adding that more details would come later.
Kevin Nash has a simple question for WWE and he cannot understand why no one inside the company has acted on the answer.
On the 200th episode of Kliq This, Nash addressed Bron Breakker’s name during the Raw recap segment and made the case that the solution to whatever is holding Breakker back from the next level is sitting right there in his family tree.
“I saw, or actually heard, Seth call him Steiner, and it’s like, when is the WWE going to realize that he is a Steiner. He’s Bronson Rick Steiner. Why don’t I just call him Bron Steiner?”
Nash then went directly at the current ring name with the kind of clarity that only someone with decades in the business can bring.
“Bron Breakker sounds like something I watched on a cartoon in 1971.”
Co-host Sean Oliver compared it to a Marvel villain’s name. Nash did not disagree and continued building his case, arguing that the refinement Breakker has shown as a performer has made the corporate ring name feel even more mismatched.
“Bron Breakker. And maybe they thought that’s the direction that he’d go, but now that it’s been refined, and he held his nose and did this, the voice. It’s just like, come on, man. The guy can do it all. He looks like a million bucks. He can talk, he can definitely do the walk. So it’s just like, let the boy Boogie Woogie. Let him be Steiner.”
Nash returned to the family legacy argument again later in the same segment, pointing out the internal contradiction of WWE referencing the Steiner name through storylines while refusing to put it on the marquee.
“If you’re gonna make reference to it, if you’re gonna make reference to his uncle and his father, then…”
He was referencing the 2022 NXT angle where Joe Gacy and Harland kidnapped Rick Steiner to set up Breakker’s title program. Bronson Rechsteiner is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner and the nephew of Scott Steiner. He inducted both into the WWE Hall of Fame in April 2022 and uses the Steiner Recliner, the camel clutch his uncle made famous, as one of his finishing moves.
Nash also addressed Breakker’s spear, which appeared twice during Monday’s Raw against Seth Rollins. He praised the first one, a full-sprint effort from the entrance ramp, while questioning the second.
“He half ass missed that one. The first one, when he comes that whole distance, let alone the fact that it was a 390 yard sprint.”
Oliver raised concerns about the spear as a long-term career move given the spine and shoulder stress it generates. Nash agreed and pivoted to his own back, which he said is herniated at L2, L3, and L4 from years of his sidewalk slam dropping his full weight and his opponent’s onto his right hip.
WWE NXT is heading to the ESPN App. The CW Network and ESPN announced a sweeping streaming partnership on Wednesday that will make every CW Sports live event available on ESPN’s direct-to-consumer service starting this summer, including weekly NXT broadcasts.
Under the deal, more than 800 hours of CW Sports programming will stream live on the ESPN App for ESPN Unlimited subscribers. The lineup includes WWE NXT, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, ACC, Pac-12, and Mountain West college football and basketball, PBA Bowling, PBR Bull Riding, AVP volleyball, and the 2026 Arizona Bowl.
Nothing changes for fans who already watch NXT on linear television. The two-hour Tuesday night broadcast will continue to air on The CW from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, just as it has since the brand moved to broadcast TV in October 2024. The ESPN partnership simply adds a live streaming option for cord-cutters and viewers who prefer the ESPN App ecosystem.
“We were hunting for a streaming solution, and the thing that we knew was that the world doesn’t need another direct-to-consumer product,” CW Network President Brad Schwartz told TheWrap. “We decided our strategy was not going to be adding to that challenge for people and that we were going to partner with somebody to do it. If you’re going to find a partner for sports, the worldwide leader in sports is a pretty good one to go with.”
NXT Joins WWE’s ESPN Footprint
The timing is notable. The new streaming arrangement lands one day after WWE and The CW announced that all NXT Premium Live Events will move exclusively to The CW beginning with The Great American Bash this summer. With CW Sports content now flowing into the ESPN App, that means NXT PLEs will also be available to stream there alongside the weekly show.
That puts nearly all of WWE’s premium U.S. content under the ESPN streaming roof. Main roster PLEs including WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and the Royal Rumble already stream on ESPN as part of the company’s $1.6 billion deal with the network. Monday Night Raw remains on Netflix, while SmackDown stays on USA Network.
A First Of Its Kind For ESPN
According to Variety, this marks the first time ESPN’s streaming service has partnered with a non-Disney-owned broadcast network in a major way. The CW will retain control of all advertising sales tied to its sports inventory, with year one operating as a linear pass-through before dynamic ad insertion is rolled out.
NXT’s first run on broadcast television has already paid off for The CW. The network previously called the partnership “an absolute game changer”, with NXT regularly outpacing Fox among adults 18-49 and 25-54 on Tuesday nights. Adding ESPN App distribution gives the brand its widest combined linear and streaming reach to date.
The CW Sports launch on the ESPN App is set for summer 2026.
WWE NXT Premium Live Events are moving to broadcast television for the first time, with The CW Network announcing a deal to air all NXT PLEs exclusively on the network.
The agreement, announced Tuesday, will see The CW broadcast 20 NXT Premium Live Events over the next several years, beginning with The Great American Bash later this summer. The deal includes marquee events such as Stand and Deliver, Deadline, and Vengeance Day, and brings all NXT programming under one roof on The CW, which already airs weekly NXT episodes every Tuesday night from 8 to 10 p.m. ET.
The CW entered its initial five-year deal with WWE in October 2024, bringing NXT to broadcast television for the first time in the show’s history. That debut delivered the largest audience for the program since October 2023 and ranked as the network’s top telecast of the year among adults in the key demographics.
Shawn Michaels, who oversees NXT as WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative, framed the expansion as a natural step for a brand that has grown significantly on its broadcast-television home.
“The CW has played an integral role in raising the profile of our up-and-coming Superstars, and we are excited to bring NXT Premium Live Events to broadcast television for the first time ever,” Michaels said.
The CW Network President Brad Schwartz described the addition as a logical extension of what the network already delivers every Tuesday. “WWE NXT has energized our Tuesday nights by consistently delivering a loyal and passionate fanbase to The CW every week. Adding WWE NXT Premium Live Events to our schedule is a natural fit, providing one broadcast destination for audiences to watch all their favorite Superstars, storylines and championship matches,” Schwartz said.
The current NXT roster is led by champion Tony D’Angelo and NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice.
Shawn Michaels revealed a sweeping format change for WWE LFG during the Season 3 premiere on A&E Sunday night, confirming the show is moving away from its teams-and-points competition structure entirely.
Opening the season alongside Matt Bloom, Booker T, and Bubba Ray Dudley, Michaels made clear the new priority is pipeline building over competition.
“I kind of want to do away with the points and the teams,” he said, citing injuries and roster changes as reasons WWE needs more NXT-ready talent available at any moment.
Under the new format, competitors will no longer be working toward a single contract earned through a bracket system. Instead, talent can be called up to NXT television at any point throughout the season, with no set timeline for when appearances might happen.
Michaels also addressed the absence of The Undertaker, who featured prominently in Seasons 1 and 2. According to Michaels, The Undertaker has been written off the show due to his commitments helping run AAA.
New Coaching Lineup for Season 3
Joining returning coaches Booker T and Bubba Ray Dudley this season are Kevin Owens and Natalya, replacing Michelle McCool and The Undertaker from the previous season. Owens is participating while recovering from neck surgery, taking on a mentorship role as he works toward his return to in-ring action.
Carlee Bright is the latest name added to WWE’s growing list of post-WrestleMania 42 departures, and she revealed the news herself on Sunday evening, just hours before her appearance on Season 3 of WWE LFG aired on A&E.
“Tonight, you’ll see me on Season 3 of WWE LFG,” Bright wrote. “What you won’t see…is that just two days ago, my time with WWE has officially come to an end.”
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Bright, whose real name is Kennedy Cummins, signed with WWE following the company’s SummerSlam tryouts in August 2022 and reported to the Performance Center that November. She debuted under the Carlee Bright name on NXT Level Up in January 2024 before graduating to the main NXT television program.
“This wasn’t how I imagined this chapter ending, but if there’s one thing this journey taught me, it’s how to fight through uncertainty and the moments that test who you really are,” Bright wrote.
“From all the hours filming, hair spray and makeup, long drives, and intense training days, I really did feel like my very own Hannah Montana, living the best of both worlds.”
Bright’s last WWE match took place on the February 4 episode of WWE EVOLVE. She had spent recent months as a featured competitor on the Tubi-based developmental brand while also being filmed for LFG Season 3.
LFG Appearance Still Airing
Despite the timing, Bright will still appear throughout Season 3 of Legends and Future Greats, which premieres Sunday night at 10:00 PM ET on A&E. The new season features Kevin Owens as a coach alongside Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Natalya, with the show shifting to an “every man or woman for themselves” format.
Bright is the second confirmed LFG Season 3 cast member to be released this week. Sirena Linton was named in Friday’s reported cuts, and 2025 LFG winner Tyra Mae Steele was also let go.
“Lastly, to sweet, baby Kenny, you did it. You made it farther than you ever thought you would,” Bright wrote, referring to her childhood self. “You lived out your childhood dream, and that makes me truly feel like the luckiest girl in the world.”
Bright closed her message by signaling her career is far from over: “Mom and dad didn’t raise a quitter. This chapter may be closing, but my story is far from finished.”
The night 2 of the NXT Revenge special featured a number of noteworthy moments. This included Joe Hendry suffering a brutal beatdown as well as NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo receiving a mystery box of war.
Among these was also a vignette promoting the debut of the latest development star for next week’s episode of the show. Set to heavy metal music, the video package saw Rain noting that people claim her to be too loud, too gritty, and too unapologetic, but she will never apologize for being who she is:
Known as Rayne Leverkusen in the indies, Lizzy Rain made her wrestling debut back in 2021. The 28-year-old went on to compete for promotions such as EVE, Progress, and Sendai Girls in Japan before signing with WWE.
She was used as an extra for the Underground match between Lola Vice and Kelani Jordan at NXT Vengeance Day and Rain also competed in a dark match before last week’s episode of the show. There is no word on who will be facing Lizzy in her TV debut.
The night 2 of the NXT Revenge special featured Keanu Carver picking up a dominating victory over Joe Hendry, by knocking out the former TNA World Champion.
Later in the show, we saw the General Manager, Robert Stone, speaking with Tony D’Angelo. Right before this, D’Angelo was handed a mystery box with a Kanji character on it.
Stone told the NXT Champion that he will find a new challenger for him by next week. Keanu Carver then stepped into the frame, and Tony asked the NXT rookie if the box was his doing.
Carver said he had nothing to do with the box, but he then warned Tony. Keanu noted that the character on the box was a symbol of war, and he told the Don that the locker room was full of sharks and he should stay ready.
There is no word on how this latest mystery will unravel but we should get a better idea next week when Stone announces a challenger for NXT’s top prize.
Tonight’s episode of the development show featured a singles match between the former NXT Champion and Keanu Carver. This came after Carver attacked the viral star during his concert segment last week.
Hendry put up a good fight but his opponent showed his power, dominating the former TNA World Champion during multiple spots in the bout.
The ending of the match was a surprise one as Keanu Carver dropped Hendry with a lariat and started raining punches and elbow strikes on him. The referee finally had to step in to protect Hendry, and the 27-year-old was declared the winner.
Joe Hendry had teased a main roster move recently. On this week’s Raw, WWE seemingly confirmed him as a regular for the Red Branded Show moving forward.
With the former TNA star being on his way out of the development brand, it seems likely that tonight’s match was his send-off and a way to write him off NXT TV.
The former champion has been announced for a concert segment on next Monday’s episode of Raw and we should get a better idea about his future then.
Shawn Michaels is not apologizing for putting the NXT Women’s Championship on Jacy Jayne, and nearly 280 days of hindsight has given him plenty of ammunition to defend the decision.
The WWE Hall of Famer and NXT Head of Creative joined Peter Rosenberg on Cheap Heat during WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas to discuss the booking philosophy behind one of NXT’s most criticized title changes in recent memory.
When Jayne defeated Stephanie Vaquer for the NXT Women’s Championship in May 2025 with help from her Fatal Influence stablemates, the backlash was immediate and loud. Michaels was not spared from it.
“I was the worst dude in the world when Jacy Jayne beat Stephanie Vaquer for the title,” Michaels told Rosenberg. “Worst decision in the world, dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.”
Jayne held the title across two reigns spanning roughly 280 days before losing it to Lola Vice in a triple threat at Stand and Deliver on April 4. The length of that run, and what Jayne became during it, is Michaels’ answer to every critic.
“280-some odd days later, she is a complete superstar,” Michaels said. “I would argue that a lot of people when it came to Toxic Attraction, she was number three. And that is not the case these years later.”
He credited Jayne’s own self-awareness for the growth, suggesting the extended championship run served as the development tool she needed. “I have no doubt, and I’m sure Jacy would say the same, that at some point many of those years earlier, she felt she was ready then. She’s a more complete individual now. And we have to balance that.”
Michaels also used the moment to explain why NXT resists the pressure to reward rising talent too quickly, warning that modern wrestling audiences move on almost immediately when a title change does not land with the intended impact.
“It’s always kind of easy to go for the instant gratification. Sometimes that will work and be a positive thing,” Michaels said. “But my feeling is in today’s environment, they move on pretty quick. So you have to be very careful about when and where you do it.”
Jayne is now reportedly being considered for a main roster call-up following her Stand and Deliver loss, joining a list that includes Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, and Blake Monroe.
Shawn Michaels says WWE’s revived Evolve brand has become one of NXT’s most important behind-the-scenes assets, and the talents generating the most excitement internally are the ones nobody predicted would connect with audiences.
Speaking with Peter Rosenberg on Cheap Heat during WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas, the NXT Head of Creative explained how Evolve has functioned as a developmental safety net during a period when NXT has been sending significant talent to the main roster at an accelerated pace.
“The idea of having been able to move them up into NXT in such a quick fashion has been a huge plus for us,” Michaels said. “All coincidental at the time, we obviously lose a lot of people. So the timing there was really positive for us.”
The 2025 and early 2026 period saw NXT lose Stephanie Vaquer, Oba Femi, and others to Raw and SmackDown, creating exactly the kind of roster vacancy that Evolve was positioned to backfill. Michaels has also reportedly pushed back internally when creative has sought to promote talent before he believes they are ready.
On the subject of standout prospects, Michaels said his greatest excitement comes not from the names everyone is already buzzing about but from the performers who find traction in ways that surprise even the people booking them.
“What’s been honestly even more positive is those people that you may not have had your eye on, and you see a few people getting over in ways that, oh, I didn’t know that would happen. That’s pretty interesting,” Michaels said. “I’m always more excited about the ones that you couldn’t quite call.”
He also addressed the double-edged nature of fast-moving fan enthusiasm, warning that today’s environment can crown a prospect too quickly and create problems for the talent themselves.
“In today’s environment, in about two or three weeks they’re putting you in the Hall of Fame,” Michaels said. “So yes, you have to be careful. And then what it does to the superstars themselves, you never know on a personal level, are they starting to believe their own hype or are they not.”
He singled out Kendal Grey as a talent who has remained grounded despite the rapid expectations placed on her since arriving in NXT. Grey competed in the Stand and Deliver triple threat that crowned Lola Vice the new NXT Women’s Champion on April 4.
WWE NXT airs tonight (Tuesday, April 21, 2026) from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, live on The CW starting at 8 PM ET.
Tonight closes out NXT Revenge, the two-week special that began last Tuesday with Lola Vice and Tony D’Angelo both retaining in title defenses.
Week 2 is stacked with three championship matches, a Last Woman Standing grudge match, and the final chapter of the vacant WWE Speed Championship tournament. Here’s everything you need to know including start times, how to watch, and the full card.
How to Watch WWE NXT Tonight
Date
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Venue
WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
Channel/Stream
The CW (US) / Netflix (International)
US Start Time
8 PM ET / 7 PM CT / 5 PM PT
UK Start Time
1 AM GMT (Wednesday)
India Start Time
6:30 AM IST (Wednesday)
Duration
2 hours
WWE NXT Match Card for April 21, 2026
Here are the matches and segments announced for tonight’s show:
Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Blake Monroe (NXT Women’s North American Championship Casket Match)
Paxley chose the casket stipulation after GM Robert Stone granted Monroe the title shot on last week’s show. The match serves as the payoff to Monroe’s Vanity Project alliance, which has dominated Paxley’s storyline since the faction aligned against her earlier this year.
Myles Borne (c) vs. Dion Lennox (NXT North American Championship)
Borne makes his first defense since taking the title from Johnny Gargano at Stand & Deliver. Lennox represents DarkState, which has been positioning around the midcard title picture for weeks.
Lexis King vs. EK Prosper (WWE Speed Championship Tournament Final)
The tournament to crown a new WWE Speed Champion wraps tonight. King advanced two weeks ago with a win over Chazz “Starboy” Hall, while Prosper punched his ticket last Tuesday by defeating Dorian Van Dux in the semifinal. The title was vacated after Elio LeFleur suffered a shoulder injury at a house show.
Sol Ruca vs. Zaria (Last Woman Standing Match)
The rivalry between Ruca and Zaria has been building for months and boiled over at Stand & Deliver, where the two had a grudge match without a definitive ending to the larger story. Tonight is designed as the final stop, with a 10-count needed for the decision.
Keanu Carver vs. Joe Hendry
Carver interrupted Hendry’s concert segment last week and overpowered the former NXT Champion in the ensuing brawl, spearing security through the barricade. Hendry’s path after losing the NXT Title at Stand & Deliver now runs through Carver, who has been positioned as one of NXT’s top power players since his heel turn.
Road to WWE NXT’s Next Premium Live Event
With Stand & Deliver and NXT Revenge both in the rearview, tonight’s results will begin shaping the next major stop on the NXT calendar. Three championship matches wrapping on the same night means at least one title picture gets fully reset coming out of the show, and the Speed Championship will have a new full-time holder for the first time since LeFleur’s injury.
Follow SEScoops for any news and developments from tonight’s WWE NXT Revenge Week 2.
WWE President Nick Khan addressed concerns about the company’s aging top stars and explained how a conversation with Shawn Michaels led to NXT hitting the road, directly accelerating the rise of Oba Femi, Trick Williams, and Je’Von Evans.
Speaking on the Bill Simmons Podcast, Khan said the issue came into focus shortly after WrestleMania last year.
“A year ago, right after WrestleMania last year, Triple H and I got together and we said, ‘Let’s take a look at the future, let’s look at our top male superstars,’” Khan explained.
He laid out the reality of WWE’s current top tier.
“Cena, it was obviously his retirement year. We have, in some order, Roman, Cody, Punk, Seth, Brock. They’re all 40 years or older. So we said, ‘Alright, we’ve gotta make sure we’re preparing for the future here.’”
Shawn Michaels Identified the Problem
Khan said the answer came from a visit to the WWE Performance Center, where Michaels and Matt Bloom run NXT day-to-day.
The key issue was that performing in a studio environment denied young talent the authentic crowd feedback they needed to grow.
“Doing it from the studio every week, you don’t get the authentic fan response that young wrestlers need to know if their work is working or not,” Khan said, paraphrasing Michaels. “Randy Orton shows up in St. Louis, he’s getting all the cheers in the world, he shows up in a different city, he doesn’t. You need to know how to react to that.”
Michaels made the ask simple: take NXT on the road. Khan said WWE delivered within a month.
“We came back to Shawn, ‘Let’s take it on the road starting in a month,’ or whatever it was.”
Immediate Results on the Main Roster
Khan directly connected that decision to the fast-track promotions that followed.
“Then you saw the quick acceleration of Oba Femi, Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans, soon to be others coming up from NXT.”
All three have since been called up to the main roster and are booked for WrestleMania 42.
Femi faces Brock Lesnar, Williams challenges Sami Zayn for the United States Championship, and Evans competes in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Title.
Night 1 of the NXT Revenge special featured a backstage segment where Blake Monroe was told that her upcoming title match against Tatum Paxley will feature a stipulation of the champion’s choosing. General Manager Robert Stone later tracked down Paxley and asked if she had decided on a stipulation yet.
The Women’s North American Champion said that she plans to lay Monroe to rest once and for all. Stone was still confused, but Shiloh Hill then rolled up with a casket, confirming the stipulation for their title match.
Tatum Paxley has chosen a CASKET MATCH as the stipulation! ?
Tatum has some experience in casket matches. The last time the stipulation was seen in the company was in 2024 when Paxley beat Wendy Choo. We’ve not seen the match on the main roster since 2018, when Undertaker beat Rusev at the Greatest Royal Rumble.
WWE NXT airs tonight (Tuesday, April 14, 2026) from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, live on The CW starting at 8 PM ET.
Tonight kicks off NXT Revenge, a two-week special event announced by General Manager Robert Stone on last week’s show. The first night features two championship matches as both newly crowned champions defend for the first time, a Speed Championship tournament semifinal, a grudge match, and a concert from former NXT Champion Joe Hendry. Here’s everything you need to know including start times, how to watch, and the full card.
How to Watch WWE NXT Tonight
Date
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Venue
WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
Channel/Stream
The CW (US) / Netflix (International)
US Start Time
8 PM ET / 7 PM CT / 5 PM PT
UK Start Time
1 AM BST (Wednesday)
India Start Time
5:30 AM IST (Wednesday)
Duration
2 hours
NXT Revenge Week 1 Match Card for April 14, 2026
Here are the matches and segments announced for tonight’s show:
Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Ethan Page (NXT Championship)
Tony D’Angelo puts the NXT Championship on the line for the first time since winning it at Stand & Deliver in a fatal four-way. The victory made D’Angelo the first NXT Grand Slam Champion in history, having previously held the North American Championship, Heritage Cup, and Tag Team Championships.
Page has a personal score to settle. During an eight-man tag team match on last week’s NXT, Page kicked D’Angelo out of the way and stole the pin against DarkState, prompting D’Angelo to request this match. Page said backstage that he wants to humble D’Angelo, claiming the new champion is chasing glory and the spotlight now that he’s achieved grand slam status. After spending nearly two years in NXT since leaving AEW, Page has the experience and the chip on his shoulder to make this a legitimate threat.
Lola Vice (c) vs. Jacy Jayne (NXT Women’s Championship)
Lola Vice makes her first defense after capturing the NXT Women’s Championship at Stand & Deliver, where she pinned Jayne with a spinning backfist in a triple threat that also included Kendal Grey. Jayne held the title for 137 days before losing it in St. Louis.
Jayne will have Fatal Influence’s Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid in her corner tonight. Henley recently lost the WWE Women’s Speed Championship, so the entire stable is hungry to reclaim gold. Vice’s MMA-influenced striking style gave her the edge at Stand & Deliver, but Jayne won’t go quietly with backup at ringside.
Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan
The bad blood between Parker and Jordan continues. Parker defeated Jordan on the March 31 episode of NXT, but Jordan attacked her backstage afterward. Parker responded by promising to make Jordan’s life miserable throughout the week at the Performance Center. This rivalry has been simmering for months, dating back to Jordan’s return from TNA and her subsequent heel turn. Tonight should settle who has the upper hand heading into week two of Revenge.
EK Prosper vs. Dorian Van Dux (WWE Men’s Speed Championship Tournament Semifinal)
The tournament for the vacant WWE Speed Championship continues with this semifinal bout. The title was vacated after Elio LeFleur suffered a shoulder injury at a house show. Prosper has been in the Speed title conversation for months and enters as the more established NXT name. Van Dux is relatively unknown to the NXT audience, having worked primarily in Evolve and AAA. Lexis King already advanced to the finals after defeating Chazz “Starboy” Hall last week, so the winner here faces King in the tournament final during NXT Revenge Week 2 on April 21.
Joe Hendry Live in Concert
Former NXT Champion Joe Hendry will address his future through a live concert segment. Hendry lost the NXT Championship to D’Angelo in the fatal four-way at Stand & Deliver after holding the title since February. Robert Stone indicated that Hendry will discuss what’s next, which could mean a championship rematch, a main roster call-up, or an entirely different direction. Given the crowd reception Hendry consistently receives, this segment could set the tone for one of NXT’s biggest storylines heading into the summer.
Road to NXT Revenge Week 2
NXT Revenge Week 2 takes place Tuesday, April 21, from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
The second week is headlined by Sol Ruca vs. Zaria in a Last Woman Standing Match, plus the WWE Men’s Speed Championship Tournament Final featuring Lexis King against tonight’s semifinal winner. Kali Armstrong, the former Evolve Women’s Champion, will also make her NXT debut. Tonight’s results will shape additional matchups for next week’s show.
Follow SEScoops for any news and developments from tonight’s NXT Revenge.
Shawn Michaels has a simple philosophy driving his work at the WWE Performance Center, and it has very little to do with what happens inside the ring. Speaking with Big Gold Belt Media, the NXT head of creative explained that his primary goal when working with talent is not to produce the best wrestlers in the world but to develop good people first.
“You’re not trying to make people into the best pro wrestlers in the world. You’re making them into good people,” Michaels said.
Much of his day-to-day work, he explained, centers on the personal challenges that come with being young, uprooted, and under pressure in an unfamiliar environment. The NXT roster is full of people navigating far more than what appears on screen each week.
“A lot of these people are very young. They’re moving from home, making a new life. It’s more about just trying to help them navigate those struggles,” Michaels said.
He pointed to Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes as examples he uses to illustrate that career paths in wrestling are rarely straight lines, and that leaving the company does not mean a story is over. “Not everybody has the road I had, which is in the WWE from the time you’re 23 and growing up in there. You may have to go away, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. There’s a lot of different ways to get to the same destination,” Michaels said.
The WWE Hall of Famer also addressed how his Christian faith factors into his leadership style, making clear that he leads by example rather than by preaching.
“I simply try to live it and not talk about it that much,” he said. He was equally clear about the limits of his role. “Not focusing on their salvation. I’m not the one that’s going to save them. Jesus is the salvation, not Shawn Michaels. I can barely save myself from stumbling over myself.”
His goal for NXT as a workplace is straightforward. “If they struggle in areas of their life, I want them, if they’re comfortable, to be able to allow me to help them with it. Or if I can’t help them, get them to people who can, who are far more skilled than I am at it.”
Shawn Michaels wanted to keep Je’Von Evans in NXT a little bit longer.
The WWE Hall of Famer was asked if there was any one talent he would have liked to keep in NXT forever if he could during his recent interview with Ringer Wrestling. The wrestling veteran explained that the goal of the brand is to make people ready for the main roster, but he then said that he would have liked to keep Je’Von Evans around a little longer:
“Well not forever because you’re not doing a good job if you got them forever. But certainly Je’Von obviously was somebody I was begging to like ‘Can we just keep him for another six months.’”
We Were Going To Build Around Je’Von: Shawn Michaels
The Young OG joined the main roster along with names such as Trick Williams and Oba Femi when he signed with the Raw brand in January this year. Je’Von Evans had made his NXT debut back in April 2024 so his run with the development brand came to an end three months short of two years.
Shawn Michaels revealed he was informed about Evans’ call-up very late. He was a little bit surprised by it, as they had plans to make the high-flying star a central figure of NXT programming in the coming months. Though HBK looks at the whole thing positively, as the call-ups indicate a success for the WWE development program:
“From an NXT standpoint we were in our minds, going to obviously build around Je’Von for the next year. And that was, you know, that was kind of the model and then they’re like, ‘Oh, no, no, we’re taking him too.’
I pushed back a little bit like, ‘Can we just [keep him for] six months?’ ‘No.’ Then I’m like ‘Three?’ They’re like ‘No.’ Then I’m like ‘Alright, fair enough.’ But come on, if that’s the worst news you have to have is that they’re taking too many of your people. That means we’re doing a pretty good job.”
Apart from this, Michaels also responded to Bret Hart’s claim about his relationship with Vince McMahon. You can check out his remarks here.
Fans had been wondering how and when the company will use the latest trademark filed earlier this week, but they didn’t have to wait very long. General Manager Robert Stone announced on the latest episode of the development show that NXT Revenge will be a two-week special beginning on April 14.
Several matches were then announced for the special, including a Last Woman Standing match between Sol Ruca and Zaria after the latter viciously attacked her former tag team partner on the April 7 show.
Jacy Jayne was also announced to be getting a rematch for the Women’s Title after dropping the belt to Lola Vice at the Stand & Deliver special this past weekend. Below is the confirmed lineup for the upcoming show:
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels recently revealed his approach to dealing with NXT wrestlers behind the scenes.
During an appearance on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony, Michaels explained that he aims to create an environment where talent feels comfortable about sharing their thoughts without fear of being judged.
“Again, some of it is the experiences you have. I always try to tell them, you’re not going to have a thought in your head that I haven’t had at one time. So if you’re comfortable with it, you can be honest with me and open.”
HBK believes his generation didn’t have a safe space to express vulnerability. He’s actively trying to change that for the current generation of talents.
“One of the things our generation didn’t have was the old-timers saying that it’s okay to be scared, to cry and be emotional, intimidated—it’s okay to say, ‘I don’t know.’ To know that everything is okay—you’re not coming to be judged, certainly by me, because I don’t have that right and I have made every mistake”
Guiding Talent Through Difficult Conversations
He described how he handles different emotions of the wrestlers and said those emotions aren’t a problem.
“So that’s something that I do use, as best I can, to help them and guide them. I understand the people that are passionate, or when they get angry or they’ve got a chip on their shoulder—they’re all things that I can relate to, and I can at least validate the way they’re feeling and then do my best to try and help guide them in the midst of those emotions.”
Michaels is currently working as Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative at NXT. He’s managing personalities and their emotions while trying to give today’s generation something he feels he’s never had.
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 aired April 4 from The Factory at the District in St. Louis, Missouri, streaming on YouTube in the U.S. and Netflix internationally. Two titles changed hands as Tony D’Angelo captured the NXT Championship and Lola Vice won the NXT Women’s Championship, while three other champions retained on NXT’s biggest show of the year.
Quick Results
Hank & Tank, Shiloh Hill, EK Prosper and Wren Sinclair def. Birth Right (Lexis King, Charlie Dempsey, Stacks, Uriah Connors and Arianna Grace) (Pre-Show)
Lola Vice def. Jacy Jayne (c) and Kendal Grey — NEW NXT Women’s Champion
The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (c) def. Los Americanos (Bravo Americano and Rayo Americano) — NXT Tag Team Championship
Sol Ruca def. Zaria
Myles Borne (c) def. Johnny Gargano — NXT North American Championship
Tatum Paxley (c) def. Blake Monroe — NXT Women’s North American Championship
Tony D’Angelo def. Joe Hendry (c), Ricky Saints and Ethan Page — NEW NXT Champion
Shawn Michaels opened Stand & Deliver alongside host Sexyy Red before the first match got underway. Jayne shoved both of her challengers to start, but Grey and Vice teamed up to knock the champion out of the ring. Once Jayne was on the outside, Grey and Vice went at each other.
All three women traded momentum throughout the bout, with Fatal Influence’s Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid lurking at ringside. Jayne worked Vice with a CodeBreaker and submission holds, while Grey impressed with creative counters and a diving DDT from the top rope. A highlight sequence saw Grey lock Jayne in an Ankle Lock, only for Vice to cinch in a Sleeper on Grey at the same time.
Wren Sinclair eventually chased Henley and Reid through the crowd, eliminating Jayne’s backup. In the closing stretch, Grey flew off the apron to take out both opponents on the floor, then hit a diving DDT on Jayne. Vice broke up the pin, locked in a sleeper on Grey, then connected with the 305 on Jayne to capture the NXT Women’s Championship.
Robert Stone congratulated Vice backstage after the match and announced she would have a celebration on the next episode of NXT.
NXT Tag Team Championship: The Vanity Project (c) def. Los Americanos
Los Americanos brought their high-flying style early, with Rayo Americano connecting with a meteora in the corner on Smokes and delivering a Sunset Flip. The Vanity Project regained control with a shoulderbreaker from Baylor and a double stomp from Smokes targeting Rayo’s spine.
Bravo Americano ignited a comeback with a crossbody off the middle rope and a swinging neckbreaker on Smokes. The finish saw controversy when El Grande Americano slid a piece of metal to Bravo, but Jackson Drake intercepted it. After Drake took out Grande on the outside, Smokes and Baylor hit their double stomp-reverse DDT combination off the middle rope on Bravo to retain.
Sol Ruca def. Zaria
Ruca set the tone immediately, catching Zaria with a springboard clothesline off the top rope before the bell. The action spilled outside multiple times, with Zaria using her power advantage to send Ruca into the ring steps and the apron.
Zaria dominated the middle portion of the match with a Fallaway Slam, repeated knee strikes, and a sleeper hold. Ruca fought back with a German suplex and a missile dropkick, building toward a massive Sol Snatcher on the entrance ramp.
The former tag team partners traded finishers in the closing minutes, with Zaria hitting a spear and an F5, but Ruca kicked out of both. Ruca ultimately caught Zaria with a facebuster off the middle rope followed by the Sol Snatcher for the win.
Backstage, Ruca said facing Zaria was the hardest match of her career and shifted her focus toward championship gold. Izzi Dame interrupted and made it clear she’s pursuing the same goal.
NXT North American Championship: Myles Borne (c) def. Johnny Gargano
Gargano returned to an NXT PLE for the first time since Stand & Deliver 2023, looking to recapture the title he helped put on the map. Early in the match, Gargano faked falling into his recent funk, only to sucker Borne in for a takedown. The crowd was firmly behind Gargano.
Candice LeRae got involved from the outside, taking a cheap shot at Borne to help her husband lock in the Gargano Escape. Borne fought to the bottom rope to break the hold. Gargano connected with a superkick on the entrance ramp, but Borne answered with a DDT over the top rope. Borne then hit back-to-back Borne Again finishers to retain the championship.
After the match, Dion Lennox ambushed Borne with a steel chair and hit him with an Emerald Flowsion onto the chair. Lennox appears to be the next challenger for the North American Championship.
NXT Women’s North American Championship: Tatum Paxley (c) def. Blake Monroe
Paxley attacked Monroe before the bell, but Monroe quickly took control after a hurricanrana that sent the champion crashing onto the steel ramp. Monroe targeted Paxley’s left shoulder throughout the match and applied an arm-trap crossface. Paxley fought out and fired back with a German suplex and a somersault leg drop.
The physicality escalated when Monroe hit a sunset flip powerbomb off the apron to the floor. Back inside, Monroe exposed two turnbuckles and even cracked Paxley with her own title belt. Monroe connected with her Glamour Shot finisher, but Paxley kicked out. In the end, Paxley hit Cemetery Drive to retain her championship and reclaim the physical title belt Monroe had stolen weeks earlier.
NXT Championship Fatal Four-Way: Tony D’Angelo def. Joe Hendry (c), Ricky Saints and Ethan Page
Hendry and D’Angelo started strong, bodyslamming Saints and Page before turning on each other. Saints and Page’s alliance crumbled throughout the match, with the two former champions arguing over pin attempts and repeatedly failing to stay on the same page. Hendry went on a tear midway through, delivering Fallaway Slams to multiple opponents and nearly putting D’Angelo away with a powerslam.
The match reached its peak when D’Angelo speared both Saints and Page off the ring steps and through the announce desk. Back inside, D’Angelo connected with a spear and a Standing Ovation before finishing Hendry with a chokeslam to become the new NXT Champion. D’Angelo held the title high as Stand & Deliver went off the air.
What’s Next
Stand & Deliver delivered two title changes that reshape the NXT landscape heading into WrestleMania 42 week. Tony D’Angelo as NXT Champion completes his collection, having previously held the North American Championship, Heritage Cup, and Tag Team Championships. Joe Hendry could be main roster-bound after dropping the title.
Lola Vice’s coronation as NXT Women’s Champion ends Jacy Jayne’s dominant second reign and sets up a celebration segment on Tuesday’s NXT. With Jayne, Grey, and Vice all positioned strongly, the women’s title picture remains wide open.
Dion Lennox’s post-match attack on Myles Borne signals a clear challenger for the North American Championship. Sol Ruca’s win over Zaria, combined with her backstage promo about chasing gold, points toward either an NXT Women’s Championship program or a main roster call-up. Izzi Dame staked her claim as well.
