WWE NXT star Mason Rook has not been medically cleared for his NXT Championship match against Grayson Waller on Tuesday night, but the champion will still defend his gold.
Emily Agard announced the news in a video posted on the “NXT” X (formerly Twitter) account just after 5pm EST. Both Agard’s video and post urged fans to follow WWE’s social media for further updates. It wasn’t immediately clear if Rook was actually injured or if he just didn’t get a medical checkup in the story.
Last week, Rook and Waller went head-to-head in a promo to close out an episode of NXT. Rook was the first to win the number one contender part of the team that won the six-man tag team fightRight next to Sugars and Tony D’Angelo. Next week Rook won a triple threat match over Sugars and D’Angelo To get a chance to challenge Waller.
Breaking news from the WWE Performance Center. Mason Rook is not medically cleared to compete tonight. However, Grayson Waller will still defend the NXT Championship tonight. Stay tuned to WWE social media channels for any and all updates as this story develops.@emilyagard: |: #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/C6AGi3ZXVM
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 29, 2026
WWE did not announce Waller’s new opponent in a social media post. It will be his first defense of the NXT Championship on television since he won the title at NXT Heatwave In a four-way match against D’Angelo, Cruz Montana and Zilla Fatu.
Rook’s last match took place on September 19 at a house show. He teamed with Hank Walker and Tank Ledger in a loss to BirthRight’s Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Lexis King and Uriah Connors. He challenged Waller for the title at another house show on September 11.
