The WWE NXT Heatwave premium live event is going down tonight (Sun., Aug. 30, 2026) from the Bert Ogden Center in Edinburg, Texas starting at 3:00 pm ET, live on The CW and ESPN Unlimited (in the U.S.) and Netflix (almost everywhere else).
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WWE NXT Heatwave 2026 QUICK RESULTS
Fatal 4way for the NXT Championship
Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Grayson Waller vs. Cruz Montana vs. Zilla Fatu
Men’s North American Championship
Jackson Drake def. Myles Borne (c)
NXT Women’s Championship
Submission Match
NXT Tag Team Championship
The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) def. Myles Borne and Tavion Heights (c)
Winner Takes All Triple threat to unify the Women’s North American and Speed Championships
WWE NXT HEATWAVE 2026 LIVE BLOG & MATCH COVERAGE
Vic Joseph welcomes us to the ring where AAA Oda de Calor just wrapped up about 20 minutes ago, and Texas’ own Booker T is by his side. They run down tonight’s card as the competitors enter the building in the scorching heat.
Kali Armstrong vs. Zaria vs. Wren Sinclair in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat to unify the Women’s North American and Speed Championships
The bell rings and Sinclair steps back, letting Armstrong and Zaria go at it. Sinclair gets back into the action just in time to get rolled up by Zaria, leading to a flurry of very quick near falls.
Sinclair kicks Armstrong into Zaria, who takes her down. Sinclair follows with a kick to Zaria’s head.
Armstrong fires back and knocks Sinclair out of the ring. She clotheslines Zaria over the ropes and goes for a dive, but Sinclair grabs her ankle and pulls her outside. Armstrong fights her off, runs around the ring and takes out Zaria. She goes after Sinclair next, but Sinclair moves and Armstrong crashes into the steps.
Back in the ring, Zaria drives Sinclair’s head into the turnbuckles. Sinclair counters and looks for a submission, but Zaria powers out. Sinclair grabs Zaria for the Three Amigos, but Armstrong cuts her off before she can hit the third suplex.
Armstrong charges at Zaria, but Zaria catches her and sends her over the ropes.
Zaria drags Sinclair toward the ring post and hangs her up on the second rope. Armstrong climbs to the top turnbuckle and applies a sleeper while Zaria has her on her shoulders. Armstrong escapes, and Sinclair comes in looking for a powerbomb, but the sequence breaks down.
Sinclair manages to hit a superplex, only to get caught with a spinebuster from Armstrong.
Sinclair unloads with strikes on both opponents, but neither woman stays down long enough for a pin. Sinclair climbs to the top and connects with a double crossbody, but again there’s no cover to finish it.
Zaria clotheslines Sinclair and then suplexes Armstrong. She puts Sinclair on her shoulders, but Sinclair counters into a sleeper. Zaria responds by driving herself into Armstrong with a cannonball, Sinclair still hanging onto her back.
All three begin trading strikes. Sinclair gets knocked out of the ring after a double headbutt. Armstrong powerbombs Zaria and covers, but Sinclair breaks up the pin. Sinclair immediately rolls up Armstrong for two.
Zaria follows with a double spear.
Armstrong hits Sinclair with the Kali Connection, then powerslams Zaria. Zaria gets back up and the two trade strikes until Armstrong is sent out of the ring.
Sinclair grabs Zaria and locks in the Wrench. Zaria refuses to tap.
Armstrong pulls Sinclair out of the ring and powerslams her on the floor.
Armstrong gets back inside and walks into a spear from Zaria. Zaria follows with an F5, covers Armstrong and gets the three-count.
Zaria def. Kali Armstrong and Wren Sinclair via pinfall to become the Unified North American and Speed champion
Myles Borne and Tavion Heights (c) vs. The Vanity Project for the NXT Tag Team Championship
Borne and Baylor start things off, locking up after the bell. Smokes tags in, as does Heights, and Heights immediately levels Smokes and scoops him up onto his shoulders. Borne tags in, and Heights sends Smokes crashing down onto Borne’s knee.
Baylor and Borne tag back in, with Borne catching Baylor with a scoop powerslam. Smokes tags in and sends Borne spine-first into the ring apron. He rolls Borne back inside and then lands a pair of double knees to Borne’s back from the apron, using the top rope for leverage.
Baylor tags in during the commercial break and continues working over Borne. Smokes tags back in and adds a series of stomps. Heights tags in and applies an Ankle Lock to Baylor, who has tagged back in on his side following the break. Smokes grabs Baylor’s hands to help him reach the ropes, allowing Baylor to rake Heights’ eyes to escape while Smokes distracts the referee.
Smokes tags back in and takes out Heights with a chop block while Lockwood distracts the referee. Baylor tags in and stomps Heights in the corner. Smokes tags back in and connects with a suplex.
Baylor and Borne tag in, and Borne takes out an interfering Smokes. Borne hits Baylor with a scoop powerslam before the two-on-one attack continues. Borne sends Baylor crashing into his knee and covers, but Smokes breaks up the pin.
Smokes clotheslines himself and Heights out of the ring, but Baylor catches Borne with a rollup. Borne kicks out, but Smokes tags in and Vanity Project connects with a dropkick-spinebuster combination.
Borne catches Smokes with a knee to the side of the head. Baylor and Heights tag in, and Vanity Project hits a double knee strike. Borne and Heights answer with double underhook suplexes to Baylor and Smokes.
Heights looks to make a tag, but Borne is down on the outside. Smokes rolls Heights up, but Heights kicks out and gets caught with a Meteora.
Baylor tags back in, but Heights hits a double suplex on Baylor and Smokes. Borne makes the blind tag, but Baylor catches him with a scoop powerslam. Baylor holds Borne in place for Smokes, but Heights takes Smokes out before he can connect.
All four men exchange right hands in the middle of the ring. Heights catches Smokes with a suplex before clotheslining himself and Smokes over the top rope and out of the ring.
That leaves Baylor and Borne alone. Borne sends Baylor crashing into the mat, but Baylor counters by sending Borne into Heights.
Smokes tags back in and Vanity Project connects with the Hit It and Quit It on Borne, with Baylor assisting.
Smokes covers Borne and gets the three-count.
The Vanity Project def. Myles Borne and Tavion Heights via pinfall to win the NXT Tag Team titles
After the now two-time champs celebrate with Myka Lockwood and exit, Heights consoles Borne on their way up the ramp.
Jaida Parker vs. Nattie in a Submission Match
Nattie charges at Parker as soon as she gets off the top, and the two roll around until Nattie bails out of the ring. Parker follows and they brawl up the entrance ramp. Nattie throws Parker into the ring apron and then sends her through the barricade.
Parker recovers and starts jawing with Lyons and Petrovic before getting back into the ring. Nattie takes some time to regroup before joining her.
Parker gets in some ground-and-pound, but Nattie comes back with strikes. Parker sends her into the corner and works her over. The two go back and forth looking for openings to lock in submission holds.
Nattie gains the advantage with a discus anvil and follows with stomps. She goes for the Sharpshooter, but Parker counters into an abdominal stretch. Nattie reverses it and applies one of her own. The two continue trading positions until Parker takes Nattie down and stomps away at her.
Petrovic gets onto the apron and distracts the referee while Lyons pulls Parker’s hair.
Suddenly, Los Perros Del Mal appear at the top of the entrance ramp. Petrovic immediately leaves to join them, leaving Lyons shocked.
Back in the ring, Nattie sends Parker into the ropes and unloads with strikes. She stomps Parker’s knee, but Parker answers with a big right hand. Parker clubs Nattie down and drapes her across the second rope before hitting a hip attack.
Parker locks in a Rings of Saturn in the middle of the ring, leaving Nattie with nowhere to go. Nattie rolls through the hold and applies one of her own.
Parker breaks free, and Nattie immediately goes for an armbar. Parker gets to her feet and lifts Nattie for a slam to break the hold. Parker goes for a scoop slam, but Nattie counters into an Ankle Lock.
Nattie transitions from there into the Sharpshooter, but Parker manages to drag them toward the ropes and then rolls out of the ring. Lyons catches her with a superkick on the floor.
Thea Hail runs out and chases Lyons away.
Back in the ring, Nattie tries to take Parker down, but Parker counters and shoves her out of the ring. Parker follows and throws Nattie back inside before hitting a chop block to Nattie’s knee.
Parker locks in the Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring.
Nattie tries to fight her way out, but Parker sits down on the hold and applies more pressure. Nattie has no way out and is forced to tap.
Jaida Parker def. Nattie
That was not good, but at least it was overbooked.
Kendal Grey (c) vs. Kelani Jordan for the NXT Women’s Championship
Jordan and Grey trade holds and strikes early until Jordan dropkicks Grey out of the ring. Jordan follows with a moonsault from the ropes, but Grey answers with an uppercut before throwing her back inside.
Jordan hits an armdrag, and the two collide with a double clothesline. Both pop back up with kip-ups.
Jordan grabs a headlock, but Grey counters into a headscissor. Jordan reverses into one of her own, but Grey answers with a pair of gutwrench takedowns. Grey follows with a back elbow and then avoids Jordan long enough to connect with a dropkick.
Jordan hits a DDT through the ropes and then targets Grey’s injured ear with a series of elbows. She keeps control with a facelock, but Grey powers out and starts throwing strikes. Jordan sends her back to the mat and drops a knee onto Grey’s head for a two-count.
Jordan follows with a shoulder breaker for another two-count, and Grey begins to look dazed. Jordan kicks her in the head and charges, but Grey catches her and throws her over the ropes.
Jordan gets back inside, but Grey catches her with a moonsault for a two-and-a-half count. Grey pulls herself up and chops Jordan.
They trade strikes until Grey scores several knockdowns and then connects with a suplex. Grey drops the straps and hits a pair of overhead tosses.
Jordan counters a DDT attempt with a Northern Lights suplex and goes right back to the injured ear, hammering it until she tears off Grey’s bandage.
Grey catches Jordan coming off the ropes with a powerslam, but it’s not enough to keep her down. Grey goes for Shades of Grey, but Jordan counters into a backbreaker.
Jordan heads to the top for a 450, but Grey moves. Grey catches Jordan and rolls her into an Ankle Lock. Jordan shoves Grey into the corner, and Grey climbs to the top.
Jordan knocks Grey off the ring post, sending her head-first through the announce table.
Jordan throws Grey back into the ring and connects with a split-legged moonsault. Grey rolls out of the ring and struggles to get back to her feet, but Jordan follows her outside and bounces her head off the announce table.
Back inside, Jordan whips Grey into the corner and sends her bouncing off the turnbuckles. Jordan stands on Grey’s head and then drops a knee onto it.
Jordan continues targeting Grey’s injured ear with punch after punch. She pulls Grey up onto the turnbuckle and looks for a superplex, but Grey fights her off and connects with a reverse Spanish Fly.
Jordan brings Grey to the apron, where Grey tries to suplex her to the floor. Jordan blocks it, then takes Grey out at the knees. Jordan follows with a cutter and gets a two-count.
Jordan connects with a springboard forearm out of the corner. She lifts Grey for a powerbomb, but Grey fights out. Grey responds with a gutwrench into a knee for another two-count.
Grey goes for an armbar, but Jordan breaks free and counters a wheelbarrow attempt into a suplex. Grey answers with a German suplex.
Grey grabs the leg and locks Jordan in an Ankle Lock in the middle of the ring. Jordan manages to escape and connects with a superkick.
Jordan climbs to the top and hits the 450, but Grey kicks out at two.
Grey catches Jordan with Shades of Grey out of nowhere, but Jordan kicks out just before three.
Grey immediately goes back to the Ankle Lock. Jordan crawls toward the ropes, but Grey pulls her back toward the center. They roll through the hold until Jordan gets an opening and stomps Grey’s injured ear.
Jordan unloads with strikes, but misses on a moonsault.
Grey catches her with a back elbow, but Jordan answers by throwing Grey head-first into the steel ring post.
Jordan gets back into the ring and quickly hits a moonsault.
She covers Grey and gets the three-count.
Kelani Jordan def. Kendal Grey to win the NXT Women’s title
Complaining pays off, and those ladies just stole the show.
Cage Side Seats
Halloween Havoc will take place on Halloween this year
Good ol’ Bob Stone broke the news during Heatwave today in Texas: Halloween Havoc is the next NXT PLE, and it will take place on Sun., Oct. 31, 2026. The build for the show begins on this week’s episode of NXT television, and he made it sound like he’s already cooking up some plans.
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A Naraku spot in which he laughs a lot like Aku from Samurai Jack. He’s got beef with Shiloh Hill.
Myles Borne (c) vs. Jackson Drake for the North American Championship
Borne comes into this match already having taken a lot of punishment in the Tag Match earlier, and Drake immediately tries to take advantage of that. Borne sees it coming and fires back with strikes before clotheslining Drake over the ropes. Borne follows him to the floor, where Drake kicks his head into the steel steps.
Drake goes for a suplex on the floor, but Borne counters and hits one of his own.
Tavion Heights comes down to ringside to watch Borne’s back as Borne throws Drake into the ring. Drake catches him with a dropkick, and the two tumble over the top rope back to the floor.
Both men struggle to get back up. Drake sends Borne into the steps and then talks some trash to Heights.
Drake throws Borne back into the ring and connects with a series of running knees. He continues the work Smokes and Baylor started earlier, focusing on Borne’s back and ribs and trying to take whatever is left out of him.
Borne catches Drake with a high dropkick, but struggles to get back to his feet.
Drake gets Borne onto his shoulders, but Borne counters into a DDT. Borne still takes a shot to the ribs on the way down. He follows with a powerslam and covers for two.
Drake counters Borne Again and drops Borne with a cutter for another two-count.
Borne rolls to the outside, but Drake dives onto him and throws him back into the ring.
Drake goes for a 450, but Borne moves out of the way. Drake lands on his feet and immediately hits a gutbuster for two.
Borne fires back with another dropkick and then powerbombs Drake twice. He covers, but Drake kicks out at two-and-a-half.
Drake climbs to the top, but Borne catches him with a dropkick and sends him crashing to the floor. Borne follows with a dive to the outside.
Borne throws Drake back into the ring and takes out Smokes, but Lockwood catches Borne with a powerslam on the floor.
Heights takes care of Smokes and Baylor at ringside, but Drake gets Borne back into the ring.
Drake climbs to the top and connects with the 450.
He covers Borne and gets the three-count.
Jackson Drake def. Myles Borne to win the NXT North American title
Heights is in the ring to console and encourage Borne, but ends up taking a cutter as we get a heel turn, but not from who most of us thought we’d get one from.
Kam Hendrix gets a video to challenge Mason Rook.
Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Grayson Waller vs. Cruz Montana vs. Zilla Fatu for the NXT Championship
