WWE NXT Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After Heatwave 2026

The NXT landscape experienced a seismic shift at Heatwave 2026 in Edinburg, TX with almost every major championship changing hands.

Grayson Waller is now the new NXT champion after outlasting Tony D'Angelo, Cruz Montana and Zilla Fatu in an electric Fatal 4-Way match. The first edition of NXT TV is bound to see several stars step up for the next shot at the prestigious prize.

The women's division also received a considerable shakeup with Kelani Jordan knocking off Kendal Grey in an excellent outing at Heatwave to clinch the NXT Women's Championship. Tonight's scheduled bout between Thea Hail and Nikkita Lyons could determine the number contender.

The rest of the show will see Mason Rook collide with Kam Hendrix, Naraku battle Shiloh Hill and the duo of Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno take on Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux in tag team action.

Here are the complete results, grades and reaction for the post-Heatwave edition of WWE NXT for Sept. 1 as it airs live on The CW.

Zilla Fatu Addresses His Heatwave Loss

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Zilla Fatu kicked off the show to discuss coming close to capturing the NXT Championship and how his sights are still set on the gold, only to be interrupted Tristan Angels to a chorus of boos.

Angels quipped about how there's less talent to be found the further down The Bloodline you go. He criticized Fatu of not being worthy of being a champion and that's why he fell short at Heatwave.

Fatu demanded a fight with Angels, dodged an attack from him and sent him fleeing from the ring, much to the delight of the crowd.

Grade

C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• This segment was as basic as could be and the mic work wasn't anything special, but it did serve its purpose of setting up a match between the two for later in the night. It was a perfectly acceptable way to kick off the show, albeit not the most exciting opening segment.
• Fatu has already shown signs of potential and is clearly comfortable on the mic. There's definitely room for improvement, but the building blocks are there.
• Angels has exclusively been utilized as a stepping stone since debuting in NXT a few months ago, so while he's hardly a threat to Fatu or anyone toward the top of the card for that matter, he's a fine choice as an opponent for Fatu to give Fatu a bit of a momentum boost.

Shiloh Hill vs. Naraku

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Last Time in Action: Shiloh Hill lost to Jackson Drake (NXT, Aug. 18); Naraku lost to Tony D'Angelo (NXT, July 21).

Naraku made an enemy out of Shiloh Hill by misting him in the face a few weeks back and costing him a win against Jackson Drake. The action was back-and-forth early on here, but Naraku scored the advantage going into the commercial break after laying out Hill at ringside and ripping off the top of the commentary table.

Post-commercial, Naraku continued to chop Hill, leading to an exchange of blows as the bout progressed. In the closing moments, Naraku feigned misting Hill in the face again, but tricked him by rubbing it in his eyes while the referee was distracted.

Result

Naraku defeated Shiloh Hill.

Grade

B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• This is a good feud to keep Naraku busy now that he's failed twice to take the NXT Championship. His role in NXT primarily should be to help elevate the lesser-experienced talent and Hill is as perfect of a candidate as anyone.
• Naraku's matches have a tendency to be rather tedious unless there's some sort of a stipulation. This was one of his better outings since joining NXT as Hill never ceases to bring the energy.
• Hill will be completely fine despite the defeat here. The rivalry is just getting underway, and after Hill beat Tristan Angels in back-to-back bouts over the summer, Naraku needed this victory more than Hill did.

Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar vs. Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux

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Last Time in Action: Romeo Moreno, Noam Dar and Saquon Shugars lost to DarkState (NXT, July 21); Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux lost to DarkState (NXT, July 14).

A backstage segment that aired earlier in the episode established that this match was set up so these teams could get closer to NXT Tag Team Championship contention.

Right out of the gate, they worked a fun and frantic pace as you'd expect. Soon after Dorian Van Dux tagged in, he turned Noam Dar inside out with a vicious clothesline.

Although Dar and Moreno briefly regained the upper hand by locking in simultaneous ankle locks, Legacy and Van Dux retaliated by blasting them into the ring apron prior to the commercial break.

A little later on, Dar locked in an armbar on Legacy while Moreno took out Van Dux with a top-rope suplex. Legacy then broke out of the armbar by slamming Dar into Moreno with a powerbomb.

Moreno and Van Dux both showed off their aerial offense on the outside. An impressive double-team cutter manuver wasn't enough to put Legacy away, and despite minor miscommunication between Dar and Moreno, Dar got his knees up while Legacy was attempting a high-risk move and eked out the win.

Result

Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno defeated Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux.

Grade

B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Immediately following Dar and Moreno's victory, they were attacked by the returning Creed Brothers, who left NXT for the main roster almost three years ago. They were dressed a little differently than what we're used to seeing them in, so they might be in line for a slight repackaging now that they're back on their own and away from Chad Gable.
• These are two of the more entertaining teams in NXT right now, so it was cool that they got the chance to showcase their skills against each other. This was a quality sprint and a nice win for Dar and Moreno, who especially gel well as partners.
• NXT's tag team division has been depleted for quite a while, so hopefully this match as well as The Creeds being back is a sign that the brand is going to start taking tag team wrestling more seriously going forward.