WWE NXT Preview (Sept. 8, 2026): Kelani’s first defense

NXT Women's Champion Kelani Jordan in ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center on September 01, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. | Photo by Conor Kvatek/WWE via Getty Images NXT emanates from the Performance Center in Orlando again tonight, 9 days after their end-of-summer PLE, Heatwave, and a little less than two months until Halloween Havoc. Three huge matches have been announced, including two title matches and one with huge title implications. Be sure to tune in to the action on the CW starting at 8 PM ET, and follow along with all the action right here on Cageside! Kelani Jordan faces Jaida Parker A little over a week after becoming the NXT Women’s Champion, Kelani Jordan will jump out of the frying pan and into the fire tonight, when she defends her title for the first time against Jaida Parker. Up until recently, Kelani Jordan’s relationships with championship gold was an odd one. Jordan became the first ever NXT Women’s North American Champion, winning the title in a ladder m