The road to NXT Heatwave continued with an action-packed episode featuring championship matches, new champions, and major storyline developments.
NXT Women’s Championship
Underground Match
Kendal Grey (c) def. Lola Vice
In the night’s main event, Kendal Grey survived a brutal NXT Underground Match to retain the NXT Women’s Championship. The physical contest saw both women absorb tremendous punishment before Grey forced Vice to submit, seemingly ending their heated rivalry.
New NXT Tag Team Champions
Tavion Heights & Myles Borne def. Swipe Right (c)
The reunited No Quarter Catch Crew duo captured the NXT Tag Team Championship in an emotional victory. Heights scored the decisive pinfall, while Borne added another championship to his résumé, becoming a double champion.
Tag Team Match
Jaida Parker & Thea Hail def. Nikkita Lyons & Karmen Petrovic
Despite interference from Natalya, Parker and Hail picked up a momentum-building win. Thea Hail sealed the victory with her signature BOING! splash on Lyons.
WWE Women’s Speed Championship
Wren Sinclair (c) vs. Zaria ended in a time-limit draw
Sinclair retained her title, but the rivalry intensified after Zaria attacked her following the match. A rematch for Zaria’s North American Championship is now set for next week.
Singles Match
Keanu Carver def. EK Prosper
Carver continued his rise with another hard-fought victory over EK Prosper.
Other Highlights
Grayson Waller, Tony D’Angelo, and Cruz Montana exchanged heated words, leading to a No. 1 Contender’s Match announcement between Waller and Montana.
Several backstage confrontations
involving DarkState, The Culling, and the Vanity Project continued to build toward Heatwave.
The show opened with a tribute to wrestling legend Dory Funk Jr.
