Tonight’s WWE NXT airing October 20, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE Performance Center) in Orlando, Florida. The show sees Cruz Montana take on DarkState’s Dion Lennox in a Singles Match. Plus, The Vanity Project (WWE NXT North American Champion Jackson Drake and WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor) will face EK Prosper, AAA’s Mini Vikingo and EVOLVE’s Chazz “Starboy” Hall in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.
The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the CW and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!
Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for WWE NXT on October 20, 2026
- Singles Match: Cruz Montana vs. DarkState’s Dion Lennox
- 6-Man Tag Team Match: The Vanity Project (WWE NXT North American Champion Jackson Drake and WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor) vs. EK Prosper, AAA’s Mini Vikingo and EVOLVE’s Chazz “Starboy” Hall
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match: AAA World Tag Team Champions The Wagner Brothers (Galeno and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.) vs. BirthRight (Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey)
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match: The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed) vs. Hank & Tank (Hank Walker and Tank Ledger)
- WWE NXT Women’s Champion Kelani Jordan and Wren Sinclair will have their NXT Halloween Havoc contract signing
WWE NXT Results (10/20/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens up with Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcoming us.
We then get a video package featuring Cruz Montana and Dion Lennox and we see the pre-show arrivals of Montana and Lennox.
Tony D’Angelo’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring. D’Angelo then grabs a mic and he calls out NXT Champion Grayson Waller to come face-to-face. Grayson Waller then makes his way down to the ring and says it’s about time they face each other. Waller then recalls the history between the two. Waller then says they both got signed to WWE and debuted at the same time. Waller then says they teamed up at WarGames. Waller then asks D’Angelo if he was running from him. D’Angelo then says he doesn’t think Waller would be standing with the title if they had faced each other in a singles match at Heatwave.
Waller then says he wants the satisfaction of beating D’Angelo one-on-one. Waller then says D’Angelo was on the top of his list when he came back to NXT. D’Angelo then admits not liking Waller. D’Angelo then calls Waller some indie guy. Waller then says he resents D’Angelo because he debuted on WWE TV before him. Waller then says that put a chip on his shoulder and that made him hungrier, which is why he is the NXT Champion. D’Angelo then calls Waller a hypocrite. D’Angelo then says Waller is a troll and hides behind memes on a T-Shirt. Waller then calls it a mental warfare and says he won this match mentally months ago. Waller then vows to take out D’Angelo at Halloween Havoc.
D’Angelo then heaps praise on the talent NXT produced over the years. D’Angelo then says it always came down to him and Waller one-on-one. Waller then recalls D’Angelo beating Oba Femi twice, something Brock Lesnar couldn’t do. Waller then says he doesn’t think D’Angelo can touch him in the ring. Waller then says this championship means more than when Bron Breakker and Carmelo Hayes had it. D’Angelo then says he has already cemented his legacy in NXT. D’Angelo then says he vows to rip Waller’s head off at Halloween Havoc. D’Angelo then says he promises to drag Waller through hell and see if he can swim in deep waters when there’s a shark out there. Waller and D’Angelo then continue jaw jacking.
We then see Izzi Dame and she is advised to leave ZARIA alone, but has a present for her. Layla Diggs then says she is confused to the point of all this. They will face each other later tonight.
We then see BirthRight in the backstage area. Lexis King says Galeno said this was going to be a generational battle and he wasn’t wrong because every battle BirthRight is in is generational. Charlie Dempsey then says it’s their birthright to win the Dusty Cup.
We then see Chantel Monroe and she says she wants us to look at her and pay attention. She then says the reflection of perfection is on our screen. She then says she is pure entertainment and the NXT Women’s Division better watch out.
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno then make their way down to the ring for the first match of the night and BirthRight follow.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match: AAA World Tag Team Champions The Wagner Brothers (Galeno and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.) vs. BirthRight (Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey)
The match starts off with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Charlie Dempsey and Dempsey tries to squeeze the breath out of Wagner Jr. Wagner Jr. then hits an armdrag to Dempsey. Tags are then made to Galeno and Lexis King. King then hits Galeno in the midsection and follows it up with a chop, but Galeno doesn’t sell. Galeno then runs into a big boot. King then hits a right hand, but runs into a shoulder tackle. Wagner Jr. then comes in and we get some double team offense from The Wagner Brothers. Wagner Jr. then hits a big boot on King. Galeno then hits a senton for a near fall.
Wagner Jr. then flies over the top rope, wiping out BirthRight. Back in the ring, Wagner Jr. hits King with a backbreaker. King then hits a knee and tags Dempsey in. King then hits a big boot, allowing Dempsey to regain control. Dempsey then stomps on the back of Wagner Jr. Dempsey then unloads on Wagner Jr. in the corner. Dempsey then hits a snap suplex for a near fall. King then enters the fray and hits a series of chops. Wagner Jr. then tries to fight back, but King puts him down. Uriah Connors then hits a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. BirthRight then continues the beatdown on Wagner Jr. King then applies an armbar.
Wagner Jr. then tries to mount a comeback, but King stops him again. Dempsey then gets the tag. He then hits an uppercut to Wagner Jr. Dempsey then tries to stretch the body of Wagner Jr. Dempsey then drives his knee into the face of Wagner Jr. Dempsey then hits a forearm. Wagner Jr. then fights back with a forearm of his own. Dempsey then hits a thunderous chop. Wagner Jr. then hits Dempsey with a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down. Galena then comes in and he takes out BirthRight. Galeno then hits a knee to King and he follows it up with repeated strikes to Dempsey. Galeno then bodyslams King and hits a running splash for a near fall. Galeno then hits a massive chop.
Wagner Jr. then comes in and he hits a missile dropkick to King. Dempsey then breaks the fall. Dempsey then hits a big boot to Galeno. King then superkicks Wagner Jr. Dempsey then hits a German Suplex on Galeno and all four men are down and out. King then superkicks Wagner Jr. and he follows it up with a German Suplex. Dempsey then gets overpowered by Galeno. Wagner Jr. then heads to the top rope and launches himself, but King gets his knees up. Zilla Fatu then makes his way out and he hits a clothesline on Connors. Arianna Grace then slaps the taste out of Fatu. The distraction then allows Galeno to send Dempsey into the barricade. Wagner Jr. then hits a fallaway slam to King and he follows it up with a Michinoku Driver. Galeno then heads to the top rope and hits a Frog Splash for the win.
The winners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Quarterfinal Round Match, AAA World Tag Team Champions The Wagner Brothers (Galeno and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.)!
After the match, Zilla Fatu sends Uriah Connors over the top rope. Fatu then hits a clothesline to Charlie Dempsey. He then drops Lexis King off the apron. Zilla Fatu then goes for a Triple Z, but Charlie Dempsey hits him in his injured hand. Zilla Fatu then hits Charlie Dempsey with a Samoan Drop to stand tall.
We then head to the back, where Dion Lennox tells Osiris Griffin and Cutler James that there will be casualties and he has a plan to bring Cruz Montana back to the dark place he was once in.
Vic Joseph and Booker T then talk about Halloween Havoc and Vic wants to know if the Boogey Man will make an appearance. Booker is not amused.
We then see Kam Hendrix and he talks about how he’s got next in NXT. Hendrix then says nobody talks about the best all-around athlete in NXT him. He then holds up three footballs and puts a shirt over his head and catches a ball.
Tavion Heights then makes his way out to address the WWE Universe. Heights says they all saw what happened a few weeks ago. Heights then says he had steel chair wrapped around his ankle as Myles Borne was apologizing for stabbing him in the back at NXT Heatwave. Heights then says he trusted Myles Borne and he stabbed him in the back. Height then admits his mistake. Heights then says he doesn’t make mistakes twice. Heights then says he had to have the best seat in the house and come front and center to watch Borne fall under the pressure of the # Contender’s spot for the NXT Title. Heights then says he wanted to show the world Borne is not who he thinks he is. Heights then says he is exactly who he says he is. Height then says he hasn’t been a problem for him yet. Heights then calls Borne a backstabbing dumba** b****.
Myles Borne then ambushes Tavion Heights and a brawl is underway. Both men then take the fight into the NXT Universe. They then fight all the way out to the parking lot, forcing officials to separate them.
We then see The Vanity Project enter NXT General Manager Robert Stone’s office to ask him about an altercation between themselves and Mini Vikingo. Stone then reveals Mini Vikingo isn’t medically cleared, with Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes expressing their confidence in beating Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Stone then informs Jackson Drake he will be defending his NXT North American Championship against EK Prosper next week.
Izzi Dame then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Layla Diggs follows.
Singles Match: The Culling’s Izzi Dame vs. Layla Diggs
The match starts off with both women locking up. Izzi Dame then applies a side headlock and hits a shoulder tackle. Dame and Layla Diggs then lock up again. Dame then applies a side headlock, but Diggs creates some separation. Dame then hits a shoulder tackle and sends Diggs shoulder-first into the turnbuckle. Dame then bodyslams Diggs for a near fall. Diggs then tries to fight back and she hits a shoulder tackle. Diggs then runs into a big boot. Diggs then sends Dame over the top rope and to the floor. Diggs then goes for a suicide dive, but Dame hits her with a forearm. Diggs then takes out Dame on the floor.
Back in the ring, Diggs hits a powerslam and she follows it up with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Dame then fights back and she sends Diggs into the corner. Dame then drives her shoulder into the midsection of Diggs. Dame then hits a backbreaker. Dame then sends Diggs into the corner again. Dame then sends Diggs into the turnbuckle, sending her to the floor. Back in the ring, Dame hits a clothesline on Diggs for a near fall. Dame then wears Diggs down. Diggs then hits a kick and both women are down. She is now favoring her left shoulder. Diggs then hits a spinning heel kick to Dame and she follows it up with a step-up enziguiri. Diggs then hits a running knee to Dame in the corner and she follows it up with a sit-down maneuver.
