Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s live blog for “WWE NXT” on October 20, 2026, coming to you live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
The next two matches for the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Quarterfinals will be as Hank Walker and Tank Ledger take on The Creed Brothers and BirthRight’s Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey take on AAA World Tag Team Champion El Hijo de Dr. With Wagner Jr and Galeno. As Wagner Jr. and Galeno advanced to the quarterfinals, Walker and Ledger defeated Shido Ash and Victor Zanov in a first round match on the October 6 episode of NXT, BirthRight defeated AAA stars Tokyo Bad Boys in the first round on October 6, and The Creeds defeated Harley Riggins and JaxT in the first round on September 6. good
Cruz Montana will take on DarkState’s Dion Lennox. Tensions between the two men had been building for the past few weeks, with Lennox blinding Montana in a backstage attack last Tuesday and then calling Montana’s mother, who Montana had been on the phone with, to get inside Montana’s head.
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Hello everyone and welcome to our weekly coverage of NXT.
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We’re live with Vic Joseph and Booker T welcoming the crowd home as Tony D’Angelo makes his way to the ring.
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We hear from Tony D’Angelo
D’Angelo calls Grayson Waller into the ring and he comes out. Waller says he knew it was always going to be D’Angelo and says they both signed with WWE around the same time. He says they were teammates in the WWE Men’s WarGames and asks D’Angelo if he’s running away from him, then says he wants the satisfaction of beating D’Angelo head-to-head and says the biggest demon he has to conquer is D’Angelo.
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D’Angelo says Waller always looked up to him, but no one knew who Waller was before WWE. He says Waller was only interested in viral moments, not titles, but Waller says D’Angelo had made his TV debut before him and had to hold his hand to show him what WarGames was all about. He says it didn’t matter how talented he was because D’Angelo was chosen, but D’Angelo says Waller is hiding behind one liners and memes because he’s desperate for attention. Waller says it’s called personality, then says he’s not a hypocrite because he mentally won their match months ago. He says all he has to do in the Halloween wreck is take D’Angelo out into the waters and let him drown.
D’Angelo says WarGames was his third match in NXT and then says it all boils down to them going head-to-head. Waller says D’Angelo considers himself the face of NXT and even beat Oba Femi twice, but that doesn’t mean D’Angelo can touch him in the ring with the run he’s on right now. He says the NXT Championship means something again, but D’Angelo says he carried the NXT Championship to cement his legacy. He says he’s still the Division One All-American who’ll rip Waller’s head off and beat him with it, then promises to drag Waller through it during the Halloween Devastation.
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galeno then make their way to the ring. Birthright follows.
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BirthRight (with Uriah Connors & Arianna Grace) vs. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. & Galeno in a quarterfinal match for the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
Wagner Jr. and Charlie Dempsey kick things off. The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns pinning each other and carrying each other with submission arms, but Wagner Jr. drags Dempsey down with a pair of arms.
Galeno and Lexi King tag in and King delivers a boot to Galeno’s midsection. He lands a chop to the chest but Galeno sends King crashing first into the corner of the ring spine and tags in Wagner Jr. Wagner Jr. wears Dempsey down but Galeno tags in again and hits a running senton on King. He throws the interfering Dempsey out of the ring and looks to jump out of the ring with Galeno, but Grace stands between Wagner Jr., Galeno and BirthRight. Wagner Jr. then uses Galeno’s spine as a launch pad to fly over the top rope and take out King, Dempsey and Connors.
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Back from the break, Wagner Jr. lands a right hand on Dempsey. Galeno and King tag in and Galeno knees King in the corner. He clotheslines Dempsey in the opposite corner and connects with a standing splash on him, then goes for the pin but King kicks out.
Galeno looks to fly off the top rope but King gets his knees up. Zilla Fatu comes in and flattens Connors at the bottom of the entrance ramp, but Grace hits Zilla with an open palm. Zilla stays standing, allowing Wagner Jr. (who tagged in) to tag Galeno. Galeno then connects with a Frog Splash off the top rope on King for the win.
Winners: Son of Dr. Wagner Jr. and Galen
After the match, Zilla sends Connors crashing out of the ring and knocks King off the ring apron. He then lands a Samoan Drop on Dempsey.
We then go backstage where Dion Lennox tells Osiris Griffin and Cutler James that there will be casualties and he has a plan to bring Cruz Montana back to the dark place he once was.
Tavion Heights then makes his way to the ring.
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We’re hearing from Tavion Heights
Heights says he had a steel chair wrapped around his ankle by Miles Bourne, who apologized to him at NXT Heatwave only to continue using the chair to target his ankle. He says he believed Bourne’s apology, but Bourne doubled down and stabbed him in the back. He says it was his mistake and says he’s not wrong twice, then says he had to come out in front and focus to watch Bourne fall under the pressure of his NXT Championship Number One Contenders match against Tony D’Angelo last week.
Bourne slides into the ring and attacks Heights from behind. The two men get into a fight in the Performance Center parking lot, but security and officials work to separate the two men.
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The Vanity Project enters NXT General Manager Robert Stone’s office to question him about the feud between the Vanity Project and Mini Vikingo. Stone reveals that the Mini Vikingo failed a medical and Brad Baylor and Ricky Smoaks express their confidence in defeating Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Stone informs Jackson Drake that he will be defending his North American Championship next week against EK Prosper.
Izzy Dame then makes her way to the ring. Leila Diggs follows.
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Izzy Dame vs. Leila Diggs
The bell rings and Dame picks up Diggs with a shoulder tackle. He sends Diggs crashing into opposite corners of the ring and pins him, but Dame kicks out and runs over Diggs with a big boot. Dame catches Diggs with a right hand as Diggs looks to fly through the ropes, but Diggs leaps off the ring apron to level Dame on the outside and tosses him back into the ring.
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Back from the break, Diggs flies off the top rope and lands a Frog Splash on Dame. He goes for a pin but Dame kicks out and Diggs climbs back over the ropes. Dame pulls him up and connects with a crucifixion bomb on Diggs, then goes for the pin, but Diggs kicks out.
Dame sends Diggs crashing head first into a spinebuster on the mat. Diggs goes for a moonsault on Dame, but Dame moves out of the way and levels Diggs with a Shining Magic for the win.
Winner: Izzy Dame
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After the match, Zaria’s music hits and she makes her way to the ring to confront Dame for bullying her about playing Glinda in the Wicked play when she was younger. She says that if Dame wants a North American Women’s Championship match, she isn’t, then offers Dame a North American Women’s Championship match at Havoc on Halloween. Dame accepts the match challenge, but points out that Zaria doesn’t have to put her North American Women’s Championship on the line.
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger then make their way to the ring. The Creed Brothers follow.
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Hank Walker and Tank Ledger vs. The Creed Brothers in a quarterfinal match for the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
Walker and Julius Creed open the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Ledger and Brutus Creed tag out and Ledger back elbows Brutus in the corner. Walker tags in and sends Brutus crashing into the corner of the ring, but Brutus sends Walker crashing into the mat spine first and delivers the Brutus Smash.
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Back from the break, Brutus sends Ledger crashing into his knee first. Brutus tags in and knocks Walker off the ring apron, then lands a right hand on Ledger. Walker and Julius then tag in and Walker clotheslines Brutus out of the ring. He whips Julius in the corner and levels Brutus on the outside, then connects with a sidewalk slam on Julius and tags in Ledger.
Ledger and Walker try to double team Julius, but Brutus pulls Walker out of the ring. Walker and Ledger hit a double stomp on Brutus, but Julius drops Ledger with a knee from behind inside the ring. Walker and Ledger deliver a flying right hand shoulder combo to Julius as the referee is distracted by Brutus for the win.
Winners: Hank Walker and Tank Ledger
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With the contract for the NXT Women’s Championship Halloween Havoc match in hand, Sinclair says she had to watch Kelani Jordan walk around like no one could touch her. He says that Jordan is “The Special” but will be “The Special” at the destruction of Halloween and demands that he come to the ring so they can sign their contract.
Jordan shows up and says he has a present for Sinclair, then drags a battered Kendall Gray to ringside and runs to the back as Sinclair slides out of the ring to check on Gray.
We then go backstage where Zillah Fatu is asking Robert Stone to bring back the Halloween Wheel of Destruction so he can defeat Charlie Dempsey, with Dempsey asking for a match against Zillah earlier that night.
We then go to the men’s locker room where Osiris Griffin and Cutler James come in to try to attack Cruz Montana. Montana beats down both men.
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Cruz Montana vs. Dion Lennox (W/ DarkState)
The bell rings and the two lock up. Montana cannonballs Lennox into the corner of the ring, but Lennox exposes the concrete on the outside of the ring. Montana responds by sending Lennox crashing into the ring post on the outside.
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Back from the break, Lennox runs over Montana with a clothesline. Montana spears Lennox through the barricade, but security holds both men back. Montana slams Lennox onto the exposed concrete and grabs one of the ring steps, then uses them to dropkick Lennox and James. Montana levels one of the security guards, but is later arrested for his actions as the show goes off the air.
Winner: N/A
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