Sep 2, 3:37 AM
WWE NXT Recap & Reactions (Sep. 1, 2026): A New Chaos
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On the heels of their big end-of-summer PLE Heatwave this past Sunday, NXT has quite a different feel to it. In five title matches, only Zaria walked out of the show with the belt she started the afternoon with. With Kelani Jordan and Grayson Waller replacing Tony D’Angelo and Kendal Grey at the top of the food chain, plus the NQCC losing all their gold to the Vanity Project, how would the developmental brand follow up Sunday’s show and kick off the road to Halloween Havoc? In the words of a former NXT Champion, let’s talk about it! Keanu Carver plays GM, books #1 contender’s series Grayson Waller made a shocking return to NXT last month, cutting a worked shoot promo calling out the laziness and complacency of the NXT men’s division. It only took the self-proclaimed Aussie Icon a few weeks to earn an NXT Title match and win it. Waller did his best Roman Reigns impression by showing up for work in the last 10 minutes of the show and was given a live mic again. After thanking himself an