Tonight’s WWE NXT, airing June 16, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE Performance Center) in Orlando, Florida. On the show, Natty will face Jada Parker in a singles match. Additionally, WWE NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo is scheduled to face Naraku ahead of the WWE NXT Great American Bash.
The show begins at 8pm ET on The CW and is available for international fans to watch on streaming platforms such as Netflix. Ringside News provides live match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Please keep checking this page. Refresh to see the latest results as the action unfoldsjoin the conversation in the comments section below!
Matches and key moments scheduled for WWE NXT on June 16, 2026
- Single match: Natty vs. Jada Parker
- WWE NXT North American Championship #1 Contenders Match: Tavion Heights vs. Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake
- WWE Women’s Speed Championship Tournament First Round Matches: BirthRight’s Ariana Grace vs. Layla Diggs
- WWE Women’s Speed Championship Tournament First Round Matches: The Culling’s Izzy Dame vs. Thea Hale
- WWE NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo speaks with Naraku ahead of WWE NXT Great American Bash
WWE NXT Results (6/16/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show begins with Vic Joseph and Corey Graves welcoming us as we watch Jada Parker, Nattie, Nikita Lyons, and Carmen Petrovich arrive before the show.
Next, we get a video package looking back at last week’s episode of WWE NXT.
New WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion Zarya then steps down to the ring. ZARIA begins by saying that he has lived in Sol Luca’s shadow for so long that he has even forgotten what the sun was like. ZARIA then says that she set the women’s division on fire. ZARIA then says that she was treated like an afterthought, but that she did it herself. ZARIA then says that she thinks Sol Luka stole her spotlight. ZARIA then says that the future is in his hands. ZARIA then says that she doesn’t think anyone is grateful.
Kehlani Jordan then comes out to interrupt ZARIA. Jordan then congratulated ZARIA on becoming WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion. ZARIA then asks Jordan if he wants a shot at the title. Then Jordan says he came to give ZARIA some advice. Jordan then says that no matter what ZARIA does, it won’t be good enough. Jordan then said that if she were ZARIA, she would retain the NXT Women’s North American Championship by a close margin. Jordan then talks about Laura Vice facing Kendall Gray at NXT Great American Bash.
Kendall Gray then comes out and says that Jordan is acting like he has unfinished business, but he doesn’t. Gray then promises to step down from the NXT Great American Bash as the new WWE NXT Women’s Champion. And Gray says he’s open to giving Jordan a chance after the PLE. Laura Vice then walks out and tells Zaria to get over Sol Luka quickly. Vice then turns his attention to Gray. Vice then reminds Gray that he defeated her before and will defeat her again. Robert Stone then leaves, but Vice interrupts the NXT General Manager and tells him that both teams will face off tonight.
Next, we see Tavion Heights and Jackson Drake gearing up for their next matchup.
Tavion Heights then makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night, followed by Jackson Drake with a Swipe Right and Micah Lockwood.
WWE NXT North American Championship #1 Contenders Match: Tavion Heights vs. Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake
The game started with Tavion Heitz making a shoulder tackle. Heights then slams Jackson Drake to the mat. Heights throws Drake across the ring and Drake follows up with a fallaway slam. Drake then tries to fight back, but Heights throws him across the ring again. Hite then drives his shoulder into Drake’s midsection. Vanity Project then attempts to interfere and allows Drake to hit the knee. Drake then sends Heights into the iron stairs. Back in the ring, Drake stomps on Heights’ hand. Drake then hits Heights with an Irish whip.
Heights then hits a German suplex on Drake for a near fall. Heights then applies a side headlock. Drake then tries to fight back, but Heights throws him again. Both have now collapsed due to the collision. Heights is booming right now. Heights hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Drake, and Drake follows up with a clothesline for a near fall. Drake then hit Heights with a cutter and followed up with a standing shooting star for another nearfall. Drake then hits a suicide dive to the outside heights. Back in the ring, Drake goes to the top rope, but Heights counters with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Heights then hits a splash for a 2 count.
Heights then threw Drake out of the ring, wiping out Vanity Project and Micah Lockwood. Miles Bourne then joins the fray and eliminates the Vanity Project. Back in the ring, Heights hit Drake with the Heights of Glory for the win.
WWE NXT North American Championship winner and new No. 1 contender, Tavion Heights!
After the match, Miles Bourne raised Tavion Heights’ hand, and Heights pulled it back, telling Bourne that he could do it himself.
Next, Robert Stone and Aaron Rourke, Matt Matthews, and Hank & Tank talk about the Mr. NXT contest. Birthright shows up and says that Lexis King is respecting them by having Ariana Grace enter the speed tournament. Channing Stacks Lorenzo then told Hank and Tank to leave while he proposed a match. Stone then says he wants to quit BirthRight.
Thea Hale then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night, followed by Izzy Dame with The Culling.
WWE Women’s Speed Championship Tournament First Round Matches: The Culling’s Izzy Dame vs. Thea Hale
The match begins with a lockup between both women. Izzy Dame then hits a clothesline. Dame then drops Thea Hale on her face. Dame goes for a powerbomb, but Hale counters with a kimura lock. The battle then spills outward. Hale then goes for the Kimura Lock again, but Dame overpowers her and sends her into the hardest part of the apron. Back in the ring, Hale goes for another submission, but Dame blocks it. Hale then attacks Dame with a headbutt. Dame then landed a flying knee on Hale for the win.
The winner of the first round of the WWE Women’s Speed Championship Tournament is Izzy Dame of The Culling!
Later, Wren is seen in the locker room talking about the participants in the women’s speed tournament. Kendall Gray said he will handle the fight the same way he handled the Kehlani Jordan fight. Wren says she was holding Kendall back, but Kendall says that’s not true. Kendall then asks Wren if she wants to be in her corner for The Great American Bash, but Wren says she has to defend her title on the show as well. And they said they would both be champions at the Great American Bash. Laura Vice shows up and asks if she said they’d both be champions at NXT Great American Bash. Then they talked about the match and Laura said that next time there won’t be an accident. After that, the wren said he was going to officially get permission.
Tony D’Angelo is then seen walking towards the structure. Pre-recorded footage is then shown of D’Angelo meeting with Naraku prior to their match at NXT Great American Bash.
As the narc sits at the table, Tony appears. Naraku bows and offers his seat to Tony. Tony says he’s not stupid. He knows how these meetings work because he has held several of them. He wants to know why he is here. Naraku asks him to sign the contract. Tony says he sees through a nice guy’s personality. Naraku says he doesn’t understand what Tony means. Tony says he did his own research and found out how many titles he had won. Naraku says he didn’t do it himself. Naraku tells her not to judge herself by her past.
Tony said that Naraku was a very evil man and there was one reason he left. He says that as history shows, the abyss can do many things. Japan won by any means necessary, not by conventional means. You came here alone. A man without a family. Naraku says Tony knows. Tony says he thinks he can do it himself at the bash. Tony said the title will always stay with him. He wants to sign the contract. Tony says Naraku didn’t sign it. Naraku says he will give the signed contract to Tony next week. Tony signs and returns the contract to Naraku. Tony leaves. Naraku says EVIL will come and smiles.
