WWE NXT Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights From Aug. 4

Although NXT has Heatwave coming up at the end of the month, the upcoming episode of the Tuesday night show from the WWE Performance Center will boast a fairly loaded lineup on paper.

Headlining will be Kendal Grey vs. Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship. Their rematch from The Great American Bash will take place in the NXT Underground, an environment Vice is extremely familiar with and undefeated in.

Zaria will also have the chance to add another championship to her collection when she challenges Wren Sinclar for the WWE Women's Speed title. A successful defense for Sinclair would earn her a shot at Zaria's NXT Women's North American Championship.

In the men's division, NXT Tag Team champions The Vanity Project will have their hands full with the former No Quarter Catch Crew duo of Myles Borne and Tavion Heights where the gold will be up for grabs.

Here are the complete results, grades and reaction for the Aug. 4 edition of WWE NXT as it airs live on The CW.

Jaida Parker and Thea Hail vs. Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic

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Last Time in Action: Jaida Parker beat Nattie (NXT, July 21); Thea Hail lost to Indi Hartwell (TNA iMPACT!, July 30); Nikkita Lyons lost a Fatal 4-Way match to Zaria (NXT, July14); Karmen Petrovic lost to Parker (NXT, June 30).

This was Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic's chance to prove themselves to the women who cost Nattie a recent win against Jaida Parker. They dominated on offense for the first half, especially after Parker missed her Hipnotic finisher on the outside and crashed into the steel steps, but a hot tag from Hail to Parker got the babyfaces back into it.

Despite enduring a Hart Attack from Lyons and Petrovic, Parker was able to survive thanks to an assist from Hail. After Parker took care of Petrovic, a leap off the ropes onto Lyons secured Hail the win for her team.

Post-match, the heels attempted to outnumber the babyfaces but were unsuccessful. It's nice to see Hail get something going again after floundering for the better part of the past few months.

Result

Jaida Parker and Thea Hail defeated. Nikkita Lyons and Karmen Petrovic.

Grade

C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• We'll see if this alliance between Parker and Hail sticks, but they already have quality chemistry as partners. A betrayal feels inevitable, but this should be stretched out for as long as possible.
• The Nattie vs. Parker program keeps going, but why would Parker want a rematch with Nattie after already beating her one-on-one? It feels like Nattie has more to gain from another round with Parker than Parker does.
• Lyons and Petrovic play their roles well as Nattie's lackeys, but they need to rack up some wins eventually if they're going to be taken seriously.

Tony D'Angelo, Grayson Waller and Cruz Montana Exchange Words

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Tony D'Angelo is out to address Grayson Waller, whose controversial comments to kick off last week's NX were the talk of the wrestling world heading into SummerSlam weekend. He says that Waller not only disrespected NXT as a whole but specifically the NXT Championship.

He tells Waller, who pops up on the podium in the distance, that he was the only one from their WarGames team in December 2021 to not amount to much success and not hold any singles gold in NXT or on the main roster.

Waller responded by reiterating that everyone's been talking about him for the past week, not D'Angelo, but gets interrupted by Cruz Montana. Montana is exactly who he says he is, and that Waller has spent years trying to get people to notice him while he's had people relying on him and holding him accountable.

D'Angelo cuts the chat short and establishes that Waller and Montana will have to fight each other with a shot at the NXT title at Heatwave hanging in the balance.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

• This was basically an extended version of the segment that closed NXT last week, as well as an improvement. All three guys got a chance to shine on the mic and state their case for why they should be champion.
• Waller can't completely lean into the "worked shoot" style with every promo he cuts, but it was fine here. Whatever momentum he has at the moment won't matter if he can't start winning some matches and actually be able to challenge for the championship.
• Montana is such a natural fit for NXT and it's smart to put him in the top title mix from the get-go. He doesn't need to win the gold anytime soon, but at least the seeds are being planted for an eventual match with D'Angelo.

WWE Women's Speed Championship: Wren Sinclair vs. Zaria

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Last Time in Action: Wren Sinclair def. Arianna Grace to retain the WWE Women's Speed Championship (The Great American Bash, June 28); Zaria retained her NXT Women's North American Championship in a Fatal 4-Way match (NXT, July 14).

With it being a title match, this had a five-minute time limit instead of the typical three. The stipulation was that Wren Sinclair would earn herself a shot at the NXT Women's North American Championship if she retained her title here.

Sinclair and Zaria packed plenty of action into the five minutes, so it was competitive throughout. An impressive facebuster from Sinclair nearly got her the three count, but a Spear from Zaria sent them both spiraling through the ropes to the outside of the ring.

They traded finishers in the closing seconds of the match, but the clock ran out before either of them could capitalize.

Result

Wren Sinclair vs. Zaria ended in a five-minute time-limit draw; Sinclair retained the WWE Women's Speed Championship.

Grade

C

Notable Moments and Observations

• These Speed matches are always difficult to accurately grade or judge because they're so short. To their credit, they made the most of the time they had, but there wasn't anything out of the ordinary for it to truly stand out.
• You had to know exactly how this was going to go as soon as the stipulation was announced. Sinclair pinning Zaria would have been silly, so going with a time-limit draw was the best way to protect both women and keep the title on Sinclair.
• Their next match over the NXT Women's North American Championship should be better seeing as how it will be longer. Zaria will going over decisively at that point, but realistically, both of these women should be busy with other contenders right now.