On May 19th, 2026 WWE aired the 838th episode of NXT live in Orlando Florida inside WWE Performance Center & can watch it on The CW (United States) & Netflix (Everywhere else).
Tag Team Match
Kam Hendrix & Mason Rook defeated North American Champion Myles Borne & NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo via Death Valley Driver on Borne (12:07)
We then head backstage where Saquon Shugars & Dion Lennox express how har they’ve been training together to Osiris Griffin & Cutler James.
-When Lennox asks Griffin what he meant last week when he said that there would be changes in Darkstate if himself & Shugars were unable to win the NXT Tag Team Titles tonight.
-Griffin looks to answer but Shugars cuts him off and brings the focus of Lennox back to the match.
-Kelani Jordan says she’s the fastest home grown talent of WWE and says she beat Kendal Grey last week then says she’s better than all the women who got called up to Raw & Smackdown including Fatal Influence, Blake Monroe & Sol Ruca.
-She says she’s better than any woman listening in the back and says she’s the only woman to make Women’s Champion Lola Vice tap out.
-She says that should’ve put her at the front of the line a long time ago, but she’s never even gotten an Women’s Title shot and continues to gloat about how great she is.
-The Culling’s music hits and Izzi Dame makes her way out.
-She asks Jordan if she’s trying to jump the line again and says she should be the next to get an Women’s Title shot given that she’s pinned Vice.
-Vice’s music hits and she makes her way out. She says Jordan & Dame both have wins but she won when it mattered to become Women’s Champion and says Jordan talks a lot.
-She says Dame blindsided her last week from behind and says she’ll give Dame an Women’s Title match next week but Jordan interjects and looks to tell Jordan that she’ll give her a shot after Dame.
-Kendal Grey’s music hits and she makes her way out saying that her eyes are still on the Women’s Title.
-She takes objection with having to wait for an Women’s Title shot but Wren Sinclair blindsides Jordan from behind and hits her with a crutch as Vice takes out Dame.
Dorian Van Dux told Sean Legacy backstage that he was so close to winning his match. Legacy said that Tate Wilder cost him the match by being overzealous. Legacy said it’s fine because he’s facing Van Dux in a Speed Match. The camera panned over to Noam Dar coaching up Romeo Moreno. Moreno was fanboying over Dar, saying he wants Dar in his corner for his NXT debut. Dar agreed
-We then head over to the women’s locker room where we see Evolve Women’s Champion Wendy Choo, Layla Diggs & several other women watching a clip of Nattie talking about Jaida Parker.
-Parker approaches the women leading to a verbal confrontation between Parker & Diggs.
Tristan Angels defeated Romeo Moreno via Famouser (8:58)
-After the match Angels grabs a microphone and says Hill is in the crowd where he belongs.
-Hill says Angels told him that he could never outclass him but he is now wearing a top hat.
-Angels calls Hill a disgrace but Hill announces he’s running a campaign to become Mr NXT.
-Hill asks the fans if they want to see him or Angels as Mr NXT while showing a picture of Angels in a top hat and the crowd overwhelming chooses Hill as Mr NXT.
-Angels says Hill will never understand true beauty and promises that he will pay for ruining his perfect in ring debut.
-Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley & Women’s Champion Lola Vice were chatting about all the challengers coming after their titles.
-North American Champion Myles Borne & NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo showed up talking about how people are also coming after them.
-Paxley left saying it was time to defend her title then once everyone left Naraku approached Tony D’Angelo.
-Naraku said that evil will strike when you least expect it.
-After the break Niko Vance approached Shawn Spears as he was watching the OTM cookout interview from last week.
-Spears told Vance that he got them a match against OTM next week to stand out in the tag division.
-Izzi Dame showed up and didn’t like that they won’t be around to help her during her title match against Lola Vice.
-Spears assured everyone that it will all work out.
Women’s North American Title Match
Tatum Paxley (c) defeated Lizzy Rain via Cemetery Drive (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
-After the match Paxley helps Rain up and extends her hand to her. Zaria surprises both women with a double spear and hits a pair of F5s to them then grabs the Women’s North American Title and holds it up.
-We then head backstage where Robert Stone approaches Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair & Kendal Grey to talk about the injured Sinclair attacking Kelani Jordan earlier tonight.
-Sinclair tells Stone that she wants a match against Jordan next week and Stone agrees on the condition that Sinclair is medically cleared.
Keanu Carver defeated Tate Wilder via Swinging Slam (5:40)
-The Vanity Project were nervous talking about how to take care of Darkstate later.
-Myka Lockwood showed up and said she can take care of Osiris Griffin & Cutler James by herself.
-Swipe Right said they love this girl then they all held up a team hand sign.
NXT Tag Team Titles Match
Swipe Right (Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor) (c) defeated Darkstate (Dion Lennox & Saquon Shugars) via Inside Cradle on Shugars (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)


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