Dark State Wins WWE NXT Tag Team Titles at Heatwave 2025

We have new NXT Tag Team Champions.

WWE NXT Heatwave 2025 took place on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. The NXT Tag Team Titles were on the line, which put Hank and Tank against their biggest opponents yet.

Dark State were set to send two representatives to Heatwave for an NXT Tag Team Title match. Although the faction kept those choices a secret, Hank and Tank were still ready for a fight.

This match went on second of the night, right after Lola Vice claimed the #1 contender spot in the opening match. After a bit of discussion, Dion Lennox and Osiris were the two men who Dark State picked for this match.

Booker T declared that this match was his shucky-ducky quack quack moment. Fans in the building were also very much behind this title match, especially as things settled in.

Dark State arrived in NXT in order to shape the brand to their image. Winning the tag team titles would do a lot to get that accomplished. Hank and Tank were strong babyfaces as Tank got a hot tag, and he cleaned house. However, Dark State used their tag team abilities as a force to stay in this title match.

Tank hit a swanton on both members of Dark State, but he couldn’t make the pin. Hank got the tag after that and he nailed a Black Hole Slam before jumping on all of Dark State on the outside. Then they ganged up on Dion Lennox for their finisher, but Dark State came back to life and used the numbers game to nail a Doomsday Device to win the titles.

We will have to see what is next for the NXT Tag Team Title division. There is no shortage of teams, but they will have a big act to follow after Heatwave.

What’s your take on how NXT booked the tag team title match at Heatwave? Do you think that they should have gone another way? Let us know what you think in the comments section!