On May 5th, 2026 WWE aired the 836th episode of NXT live in Orlando, Florida inside WWE Performance Center & was avalible to watch on The CW (United States) & Netflix (Everywhere else).
-Kicking off this week’s NXT with a video highlighting some of the new talent that appeared last week.
-We then head backstage where NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo blindsides Tavion Heights with an attack.
-A brawl breaks out between them as several members of the men’s division try and get them separated.
Kali Armstrong defeated Jaida Parker via Kali Connection (9:53)
-We then head backstage where Tony D’Angelo demands to defend his NXT Title against Tavion Heights tonight from Robert Stone. Stone agrees after D’Angelo pushes for the match.
-We then head over to Birthright where Fit Finlay tells the stable that they’re supposed to uphold tradition.
-He calls William Regal & he informs the stable that Charlie Dempsey is in England training at the Snake Pit and they will be having a 6 Man Tag Team Match next Tuesday.
Jackson Drake defeated Jasper Troy via Middle Rope 450 Splash (7:18)
-Zaria says NXT feels different now and says she’s standing in the women’s division with no one holding her back as dead weight or fake friends. She say she’s realizing that this was always how it needed to be: herself alone.
-Zaria says she has a clear path to the Women’s North American Title then says while some people think that the Women’s North American Title came between herself and Sol Ruca, it made her feel like it should be hers.
-Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley’s music hits and she makes her way out.
-She says that she gets where Zaria is coming from but if she came for her Women’s North American Title, it wouldn’t matter if Zaria scorched the earth.
-She says she’s done a lot for the Women’s North American Title and that doesn’t end with Zaria.
-Lizzy Rain’s music hits and she makes her way out.
-Rain says NXT feels different and says it’s anyone’s game now, then says she’s the new blood in the women’s locker room and wouldn’t mind joining in on the fun.
-She says she was the talk of the town last Tuesday in her NXT debut but it would be fitting to add some heavy metal to the Women’s North American Title.
-Nikkita Lyons’ music hits and she makes her way out.
-She says all she hears is the new flavor of the month in Rain shooting over her head and says while Rain went big on social media, girls like her come and go.
-She looks to land a right hand on Rain, but Rain ducks out of the way. Zaria catches Lyons with a German suplex but Paxley sets up for Cemetery Drive on Zaria.
-Zaria avoids it and levels Paxley with an F5 then grabs the Women’s North American Title and holds it up.
-We then head backstage where The Vanity Project gets into a verbal confrontation with Romeo Moreno.
-Noam Dar intervenes to come to Romeo’s aid prompting Drake and Dar to agree to a singles match next week and Mya Lockwood to make it clear that The Vanity Project is with her.
-Tony D’Angelo then looks to make his way to the ring through the hall of the Performance Center but Kam Hendrix appears out of nowhere and attacks D’Angelo.
-Robert Stone says that the NXT Title match for tonight is off and he’s kicked Kam Hendrix out of the building back from the break.
Mixed Tag Team Match
The Culling (Izzi Dame & Nikko Vance) defeated Women’s Champion Lola Vice & Mr Iguana via Running Knee on Vice (11:28)
-After the break we head over and see a frustrated Jaida Parker throwing things around in the women’s locker room.
-Nattie approaches her and tells her that she’s gone soft then leaves her alone as Parker sits in contemplation.
Tag Team Match
Darkstate (Cutler James & Osiris Griffin) defeated Hank Walker & Tank Ledger via Double Team Powerbomb on Walker (11:59)
-Backstage Kelani Jordan was mocking Lola Vice for losing her match.
-Jordan bragged about being the only person in NXT to make Lola tap out.
-Kendal Grey shows up and said she’s here to get revenge for Jordan injuring Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair.
-Jordan said Grey needs to figure out which is more important, friends or championships.
-Emily Agard was outside interviewing Keanu Carver at a random place.
-Carver acted peeved and asked what she wanted before Carver started to snap and Agard and the cameraman saying he don’t wanna talk to no cameras.
-Agard told the cameraman to put down the camera then the interview was conducted with the camera on the ground at an angle.
-Agard asked Carver what motivates him coming out of college. Carver said money, he’s simply here to get paid.
-He said comments don’t pay his bills and he needs to take care of his family.
-He said he don’t need anything else. He said he told HBK to give him a chance or cut him. Agard was shocked he said that.
-Carver said if wrestling don’t work, he’ll find something else to feed his family.
Carver said he sees so many people trying to be something they ain’t but he’s been himself throughout his life.
-Carver said if you don’t like that he’ll walk away. Agard asked Carver to give her something to report due to it being her first day. Carver told the cameraman to pick up the camera. Agard asked Carver how he knew the Chinese symbol of war.
-He said he actually went to classes at College while also doing football then said one thing you don’t know is I’m smart as shit for real.
-A Shiloh Hill Instagram selfie video was shown were Hill talked about how excited he was to beat Ricky Saints last week.
-He acknowledged Tristan Angels calling him out.
-He said he looked Angels up and saw that he cuts the hair of sheep and wins beauty pageants then said Angels should find real hobbies
Non Title Match
NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo defeated Tavion Heights via Dead To Rights (10:20)
