Tonight’s WWE NXT airing September 8, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE Performance Center) in Orlando, Florida. The show sees WWE NXT Women’s Champion Kelani Jordan defend her title against Jaida Parker. Plus, The Vanity Project’s WWE NXT North American Champion Jackson Drake will defend his title against Tavion Heights.
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 September 8, 2026
- WWE NXT Women’s Championship Match: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Jaida Parker
- WWE NXT North American Championship Match: The Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake (c) vs. Tavion Heights
- 6-Man Tag Team Match (Winners Will Face Off In A WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat Match): Tony D’Angelo, Mason Rook and Saquon Shugars vs. EK Prosper, Cruz Montana and Keanu Carver
- Singles Match: Zilla Fatu vs. BirthRight’s Charlie Dempsey
WWE NXT Results (9/8/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens up with Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T welcoming us as Jaida Parker makes her way down to the ring for the first match of the night. Kelani Jordan then makes her way down to the ring next.
WWE NXT Women’s Championship Match: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Jaida Parker
The match starts off with both women locking up. Jordan then immediately puts Parker on the defensive. Jordan then hits a running hurricanrana, but it is countered by Parker, who hits Jordan with a big sit-out powerbomb for a two count. Both women then fall out of the ring and Jordan sends Parker crashing to the floor. Jordan then maintains control. Parker then blocks an avalanche Spanish Fly, sending Jordan to the mat. She then hits a big Rough Ryder off the top rope and Parker is firing up. Parker then hits Jordan with a falcon arrow in the middle of the ring and Jordan barely kicks out. Parker then counters Jordan’s reverse suplex.
After a victory roll attempt, Jordan bounces off the ropes and hits Parker with a crossbody. Parker then cinches in a Rings of Saturn on Jordan. Jordan then shifts her weight, forcing Parker to break the hold. The Tear Drop hip in the corner is then countered by Jordan. She then hits a springboard leg drop and follows it up with an Asai moonsault on the floor. Back in the ring, Parker avoids a 450 and she hits a flapjack on Jordan. The hip drop then hits, but Jordan sees the Hypnotic in the corner coming. Parker’s head is then sent into the turnbuckle and Jordan hits Parker with a One of A Kind moonsault for the win.
The winner and still the WWE NXT Women’s Champion, Kelani Jordan!
After the match, Wren Sinclair appears out of nowhere and beats down Jordan. She then clocks the referee and repeatedly hits Jordan with a kendo stick inside the ring and on the outside, but officials run out to the ring to get things under control.
We are then shown footage from yesterday as Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno demand a match against The Creed Brothers. General Manager Robert Stone then agrees and that’s the next match.
We then see Tavion Heights watching a video from Myles Borne, who claims he might have been wrong about what happened between them. He then says he always knew Tavion would be a singles champion and wished him luck. Tavion is then asked by Hank and Tank if he’s going to accept the apology and he says he is not sure.
Both teams then make their way down to the ring for the next match of the night.
Tag Team Match: “Supernova 11” Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno vs. The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed)
The match starts off with Romeo Moreno and Julius Creed and Moreno immediately gets caught in a suplex-backbreaker combination from the Creed Brothers. Moreno then manages to shake Brutus off after the tag, getting to Noam Dar. A kicking combination then lays out Brutus from both men and Dar holds Brutus against the ropes for Moreno’s springboard diving stomp. Dar and Moreno are now dominating the Creed Brothers as both men hit big dives on the floor. Brutus then avoids a kick and tosses Dar overhead with a release German suplex, regaining control for the team.
Julius then holds Dar in a fallaway slam position. Brutus then hits a backstabber and Julius hits a fallaway slam on Dar. Dar then finally escapes the Creed Brothers and gets to Moreno. Moreno then fires up, avoiding the Creed Brothers and hitting a huge missile dropkick on Julius. Moreno then leaps to the top rope for a dive onto the Creed Brothers down on the floor. Dark then tags back in for a couple of kicks and a double slam, but Julius kicks out at two. Dar and Moreno then set up for a High Low finish, but Brutus pulls Dar out of the ring. Julius then catches a flying Moreno and powerbombs him through the mat for a near fall.
We then get a “This is awesome” chant. Dar then interrupts a Brutus Ball and he nails Julius with a spinning elbow for Moreno to get a near fall. After a devastating lariat takes his head off, Moreno gets picked up by the Creed Brothers for a double sit-out chokeslam for the win.
The winners of the Tag Team Match, The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed and Brutus Creed)!
We then head to a video today, where William Regal and Fit Finlay are meeting with BirthRight backstage. Regal then tells Charlie Dempsey to ring up Zilla Fatu in an effort to recruit him to BirthRight as the son of Umaga or find him tonight.
We then head to the back, where Robert Stone suspends Wren Sinclair for attacking Kelani Jordan.
Charlie Dempsey is now in the ring and he says he is tired of being disrespected. Dempsey then says that is why he formed BirthRight, a group made up of five individuals who bleed professional wrestling. Dempsey then says BirthRight was meant to be a fresh start for him and every member of the group. Dempsey then says but instead they are treated like a joke. Dempsey then says he is the best grappler in NXT and there are a lot of talents who bleed for this company. Dempsey then says there is nobody in the back who can stand up to him, including Zilla Fatu. Dempsey then says he wants to start fresh with Zilla and wants to bring the multi-generational star into BirthRight. Dempsey then offers Zilla another chance to accept their invitation to join the group and Zilla’s music hits.
Zilla then makes his way down to the ring and says Dempsey is right. Zilla then says he’s got a chip on his shoulder because of who his father is, but he’s the one. Zilla then says hello. Zilla then says hell no. BirthRight then attacks Zilla. He then takes a slap from Arianna Grace and Zilla screams at her. The distraction then allows Lexis King to hit him in the spine with a steel chair. BirthRight then puts Zilla through the announcer’s desk with a powerbomb.
We then see Naraku and he threatens Shiloh Hill and the rest of the NXT locker room with every version of the mist. Naraku then says, “Darkness awaits.”
We then see Saquon Shugars in the backstage area and he is talking plans with Mason Rook and Tony D’Angelo. Tony says he doesn’t want to hear it as DarkState left Shugars with scars over the past year and Mason Rook took him out on his first day here. Mason Rook then tries to calm things down, only for Tristan Angels to walk in and call him the weakest link. Angels then says he thinks he should’ve been in this match and claims Saquon is nothing but a sheep.
Tavion Heights then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Jackson Drake follows with The Vanity Project.
WWE NXT North American Championship Match: The Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake (c) vs. Tavion Heights
The match starts off with both men locking up. Tavion Heights then uses his huge advantage in power. Jackson Drake then goes for slightly dirty and disorienting strikes, but Heights responds with several big slams. Heights then sends Drake outside, but Ricky Smokes trips him up as he goes for a dive. Heights then hits Smokes, only to be blindsided by Drake. Drake then dominates Heights. Heights then escapes a sleeper hold and he sends Drake into the corner. Heights then catches Drake off a dive into an ankle lock. Drake seemingly injures himself on the dive and Heights zeroes in on the target.
Drake then pulls his boot off while on the floor after escaping the ankle lock and is wrestling in one boot. Heights then escapes a rear naked choke by going after Drake’s ankle. Heights then hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Drake and he follows it up with a slingblade. Drake then recovers and he kicks Heights in the face. A cravate toss then leads to a leaping kick to the back of Heights’ head. Both men are now on the apron and Heights hits Drake with a German suplex, right on Drake’s head. Back in the ring, a big knee seemingly knocks Heights out cold. Drake then hits a 450 Splash for the win.
The winner and still the WWE NXT North American Champion, The Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake!
After the match, Myles Borne appears in the crowd. Tavion Heights then walks away as his former best friend looks on.
We then see Keanu Carver, EK Prosper and Cruz Montana talking in the backstage area. Carver says he doesn’t want to hear anything Prosper has to say, despite the two burying the hatchet a few weeks ago. As things are set to boil over, Robert Stone walks in. Carver then says things are fine and they are prepared for the opportunity.
We then get an ad for Mr. T on Netflix.
We then see ZARIA walking in the backstage area.
ZARIA then makes her way down to the ring and says she fought for years to get her hands on gold. ZARIA then says she dumped her former best friend, who hoarded two championships for herself. ZARIA then says now the Speed Titles are dead and in the past. ZARIA then says she is now the most dominant champion in NXT.
Izzi Dame then interrupts, telling ZARIA that she’s become the thing she hated which is a paper champion. Thea Hail then makes her way out and says nobody wants to hear what Dame has to say. Hail then says she wants another shot at the title she held earlier this year. ZARIA then dismisses Hail, claiming she only came out because of Jaida Parker. A brawl then breaks out and Hail escapes an F-5 attempt. Hail then forces ZARIA to tap out to the Kimura Lock.
We then head to the back, where Myles Borne asks Hank and Tank where Tavion is. He is despondent as Tavion didn’t even give him a chance to talk. They then tell him he’s already gone and he kind of stepped around an apology in his video earlier. Borne then promises to publicly apologize to Tavion on NXT next week. Hank and Tank then say they’re here for Borne if he needs anything.
We then see BirthRight run into William Regal and Fit Finlay in the backstage area as they bring back Zilla Fatu’s shirt. Regal says they’re proud of the group as the Vanity Project walks up to them and Jackson Drake brags about his title defense. Regal then says BirthRight is on the hunt and could be next for that title. Sean Legacy, Dorian Van Dux, The Creed Brothers and DarkState then roll up, all wanting a shot at the NXT Tag Team Titles.
Kali Armstrong is then interviewed by Sarah Schreiber and she calls out Thea Hail for jumping the line when she’s not done with ZARIA yet. Lizzy Rain then gets in her face, setting up a match between the two of them.
Mason Rook, Saquon Shugars and Tony D’Angelo then make their way down to the ring for the main event of the night and EK Prosper, Cruz Montana and Keanu Carver follow as Grayson Waller makes his way down to the ring.
6-Man Tag Team Match (Winners Will Face Off In A WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Triple Threat Match): Tony D’Angelo, Mason Rook and Saquon Shugars vs. EK Prosper, Cruz Montana and Keanu Carver
The match starts off with all six men brawling. EK Prosper and Saquon Shugars then lock up and Prosper hits Shugars with a springboard moonsault and follows it up with a Red Dot Kick for an early two count. Keanu Carver then tags in and sends Shugars across the ring with a pounce. Mason Rook then gets in and he sends Carver to his corner. Cruz Montana then tags in, only for Rook to hit him with a kick in the corner. Tony D’Angelo then joins in and Cruz hits both men with a Rolling Buck 50. Saquon then tags in off of D’Angelo big spinebuster to Prosper. A leaping dropkick through the ropes then hits Prosper, leading to another brawl with all six men.
It all ends with Saquon sitting on the top rope as Carver and Montana toss Prosper into him for a hurricanrana. Shugars is then struggling to get to his corner. Carver then goes for a pop-up powerbomb, but Shugars escapes. Rook and Montana then tag in Rook nails Montana with a huge clothesline. Rook then hits a slam and a big senton for a two count. Montana then escapes a Tombstone, pulling Rook to his corner. Montana and Carver then go for a double superplex as Carver sets up on another turnbuckle. Frog Splash is then hit after a superplex for a near fall.
Rook then shoves Cruz into Carver and escapes to D’Angelo. D’Angelo then hits Prosper with a powerslam for a two count. D’Angelo then ducks a lariat from Montana, sending him into Carver. Prosper then nails D’Angelo and goes for a moonsault. D’Angelo then rolls out of the way and hits Prosper with a spear. He then hits a Spinebuster. As he goes for the pin, Rook tags himself in. Rook then sends his own partner, D’Angelo, into Prosper in the corner with a cannonball for the win.
The winners of the 6-Man Tag Team Match, Tony D’Angelo, Mason Rook and Saquon Shugars!
After the match, we see that a brawl has broken out between Montana and Carver on the entrance ramp. Officials then try breaking it up as Rook stares down Grayson Waller from inside the ring. D’Angelo then gets in Rook’s face, but Shugars calms things down between the two men as the show comes to a close.
