WWE NXT preview, Aug. 11, 2026: Cruz Montana and Grayson Waller meet in an NXT Championship No. 1 Contender’s Match

The No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship will be decided when Cruz Montana makes his debut as a WWE Superstar against the brash Grayson Waller.

A shocking return to NXT saw Waller inject himself straight into the main event scene, angering Superstars like Montana in the process.

NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo announced that he would gladly defend the title against the winner, setting the stage for what should be an incredible matchup.

Which Superstar will become No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship?

Find out live TONIGHT on WWE NXT at 8 ET/7 CT on the CW Network.

Zaria will defend the NXT Women's North American Title against Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair.

Sinclair and Zaria battled to a five-minute draw in their Women’s Speed Title Match on the Aug. 4 episode of WWE NXT and now collide in a rematch with Zaria’s title on the line.

Will a double-champion be crowned on NXT, or will Zaria retain the gold?

Don’t miss this epic championship matchup live TONIGHT on NXT at 8 ET/7 CT on the CW Network.

Shawn Spears and Lizzy Rain will form an unlikely pairing when they take on The Culling in mixed tag team action.

After Izzi Dame and Niko Vance kicked Spears out of The Culling, the veteran has been looking for payback against his former allies.

Can Spears and Rain unite for long enough to take down their common enemy?

WWE NXT airs live TONIGHT at 8 ET/7 CT on the CW Network.

Former DarkState teammates turned bitter enemies Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox will look to settle the score in a highly anticipated clash.

Lennox led the charge in Shugars being booted from the group as Cutler James and Osiris Griffin brutalized their former teammate and smashed him through a table.

After weeks of bad blood and sneak attacks, Shugars and Lennox finally go one-on-one.

WWE NXT airs live TONIGHT at 8 ET/7 CT on the CW Network.

OTM’s Lucien Price will take on WWE Speed Champion Lexis King after a tense backstage encounter last week.

Can Price pick up a huge win, or will the self-proclaimed “Fastest Man Alive” continue his winning streak?

WWE NXT airs live TONIGHT at 8 ET/7 CT on the CW Network.

Two of NXT’s brightest young stars will battle when Mason Rook takes on Kam Hendrix.

Which Superstar will earn the huge win early in their NXT career?

WWE NXT airs live TONIGHT at 8 ET/7 CT on the CW Network.