Tonight’s WWE NXT, airing May 12, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE Performance Center) in Orlando, Florida. On the show, Kehlani Jordan will face WrenQCC’s Kendall Gray in a singles match. In addition, “Supernova 11” Noam Dar will face Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake in a singles match.
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 May 12, 2026
- Single match: Kehlani Jordan vs. Wren Kendall Gray
- Single match: “Supernova 11” Noam Dahl vs. Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake
- 6-man tag match: “Super” Sean Legacy, Tate Wilder, EK Prosper vs. Birthright (Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Channing “Stax” Lorenzo)
- Tag match: ZARIA & Nikita Lyons vs. WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rayne
- Naraku makes his ring debut
WWE NXT Results (5/12/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show begins with Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T greeting us.
Tatum Paxley then makes his way down to the ring for the first match of the night, followed by Lizzie Lane. Nikita Lyons comes down to the ring next, followed by ZARIA.
Tag match: ZARIA & Nikita Lyons vs. WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rayne
The match begins with a lockup between ZARIA and Lizzie Lane. Reign then applies a waistlock. ZARIA then hits a headbutt. Reign then hits a headbutt and she follows up with a hurricanrana. ZARIA then hits a clothesline. Then rain hits Enzigiri. Paxley then appears and attacks ZARIA with a code breaker. ZARIA then tags in with Lions. Then Lyons hits a big right. Lyons then slams Pac-Three into the mat. Rain then joins the fray and helps Pac Three fend off the heels. They then slide through the rope and wipe out their opponents. ZARIA then sends Rain into the hardest part of the apron. She then hits a forearm and puts it on the apron.
Rain returns to the ring and tries to fight back with a series of rights. Follow up with a flying elbow. ZARIA then catches Pac-Three, but Pac-Three rolls ZARIA into a near fall. ZARIA then hits a backbreaker on Pac Three. He then hits an elbow in the corner and follows up with a clothesline for a near fall. Lyons is now a legal woman and she applies a side headlock on Paxley. Paxley then tries to fight back, but Lyons hits her with a sit-down powerbomb for a near fall. ZARIA then comes in and hits a boot. ZARIA then catches Paxley in the air, but Paxley sends ZARIA flying out of bounds.
Rain then hits a Lions clothesline. Then Reign cuts Lyons down in the corner. Then Rain attacks ZARIA with a cutter. Reign then hits Lyons with a running elbow. Lyons then hits Reign with a right hand. Paxley then superkicks Lyons under the jaw. Paxley then goes for a cemetery drive, but the Lions counter with a kick and both go down. ZARIA then refuses to accept the tag from the Lions. Pac-Three then kicks. Rayne then hit Thunderstruck for the win.
The winners of the tag team match are WWE NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley and Lizzie Lane!
Kendall Gray is then seen telling Wren Sinclair that she is getting revenge for what Kehlani Jordan did. Wren says she will help Kendall win the women’s title. Wrens say they don’t want to get in the way. Laura Vice shows up and says she doesn’t mind the idea of their rematch. Kendall then says he left things undone. Wren tells Kendall to focus on Kehlani. Kendall then says that she will win tonight and face Laura again.
Lince Dorado then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night, followed by Naraku.
Single match: Naraku vs Dorado dialogue
The match begins with Naraku’s big shot to the gut. Furthermore, Naraku performs a side headlock and a shoulder tackle. Naraku then cuts down Dorado. Dorado then hits a springboard flying crossbody. Naraku then stomps on Dorado’s face. Naraku then hits an Exploder into the corner. Naraku then drops Dorado to the mat. Dorado then hits a powerful dropkick. Naraku then runs into a boot. Dorado then lands a series of right hands. Dorado then hits a stunner on Naraku. Dorado then runs into a boot. Naraku then drives Dorado into the corner and hits a fisherman’s suplex. Naraku then hits a snap suplex and then wins with an STO.
The single match winner is Naraku!
After the match, Naraku stood up in front of the camera and said how pure evil he was.
We then see EK Prosper, Sean Legacy, and Tate Wilder in the locker room preparing for a six-man tag team match. Sean tells Tate to pick his spot. Tate then said he had chosen his spot. And he says he’s the first to get into the mess. He says it brings out his wild side. Dorian Van Dux then says he has one week left until he is approved.
You will then meet Natty and be asked about LFG. Natty says there were a lot of great parts. And Nattie said she sees people grow from nothing. Jada Parker appears and interrupts, saying she wants to talk to Natty. Natty then tells Jada that maybe she should join LFG and they need to break up.
Birthright then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night, followed by EK Prosper, Tate Wilder, and Shawn Legacy.
6-man tag match: “Super” Sean Legacy, Tate Wilder, EK Prosper vs. Birthright (Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Channing “Stax” Lorenzo)
The match begins with a lockup between Tate Wilder and Stacks. Stax then runs into a dropkick. Then Charlie Dempsey comes in. Wilder sends Dempsey into the corner and tags in Shawn Legacy. Legacy hits a dropkick and tags in Prosper. Prosper then stomps his opponent in the back of the head. He then hit a dropkick and a standing moonsault for a nearfall. Dempsey then pulls Prosper’s hair and tags Uriah Connors. Connors then hits a dropkick. The babyface then works together to send the heel outward.
The battle then spills outward. Connors then takes a cannonball into Prosper’s back. Back in the ring, Dempsey hits a backbreaker on Prosper and then chokes Prosper with a single leg club. Stax comes in and Prosper tries to fight back and tags in Shawn Legacy. And Legacy challenges Connors to a fight. Legacy then hits a suicide dive. Connors then hits a back elbow. Dempsey then joins the fray, but suffers the same fate as Connors. Stack then hits the big boot. Legacy then hits a dropkick. Dempsey then sends Legacy to the floor. After that, it flows out of bounds again and Dempsey hits an uppercut.
The NXT Universe then tries to rally Legacy and BirthRight continues with the beatdown on Legacy. Connors then hits a double stomp for a near fall. Connors then takes a cheap shot at Prosper. Legacy then tags Wilder and Wilder fights Dempsey. Wilder then hits a double clothesline on Stacks and Connors. Wilder then hits a double DDT. He then hit Dempsey with a snap suplex for a near fall. Prosper and Connors then exchange shots in the center of the ring. Legacy and stack are currently at odds with each other. Wilder then hits the Slingblade. Dempsey then gets into the brawl and hits an uppercut. Wilder then hits a suplex. Then Dempsey hit a double underhook superplex and Prosper went flying through the air to break the fall.
Wilder then hits Connors with a cutter, but Stacks breaks it up. Wilder then cleared the ring and launched himself over the top rope, wiping out BirthRight. Back in the ring, Wilder drops Dempsey on his back. Wilder then hits a frog splash for a near fall. Wilder then missed a moonsault and Stacks and Connors hit a double kick for the win.
Winner of the 6-man tag team match, BirthRight (Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Channing “Stax” Lorenzo)!
Later, we see Lizzie Lane and Tatum Paxley in the backstage area. Tatum said he had a lot of fun tonight. Then Rain says he’s still making a fuss. Tatum then says that he wants to become a fighting champion and give Rain a shot at the gold medal. Shiloh Hill then walks up to them and tells them about his research on Tristan Angel. Then Tristan Angels shows up and the two get into an argument. And Angels says he plans to make his in-ring debut next week and show everyone, especially Shiloh, that he’s in a special class.
We then see Izzy Dame telling Nico Vance that last week’s win was what they needed. Nico then says that Izzy is ready for the title match. Sean Spears says they are always stronger together. Nico then says that Izzy gave them a clear path. And while everyone is planning their next move, he says they should know what steps to take. Izzy then says that nothing happens by chance. Izzy then asks Nico to stay until Spears leaves. Izzy then said that if Lola was watching the game, she was watching Lola.
NXT General Manager Robert Stone took to the ring to announce NXT’s latest acquisition. He then brings out Mason Luke and Luke goes down to the ring. Luke then asks Stone, “Who is Mason Luke?” Then Luke says he has traveled all over the world. Luke then says he attracted attention wherever he went. Luke then says John Cena is watching him. Luke then says that it’s pretty hard not to notice a flying human tank. Then Luke says he’s not satisfied and wants more. Luke then issues a warning to the entire locker room, promising to crush everyone.
WWE NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo’s music then plays and he makes his way down to the ring. Tony says Luke got his attention. Then Tony says Luke started writing pages from the beginning of his book. Tony then said that he didn’t like that Luke attacked twice. Tony then says that if Luke is willing to sacrifice himself to make a name for himself. Before he could continue, Cam Hendrix attacked Tony from behind and Luke hit a moonsault off the turnbuckle to the floor, destroying the security. Luke then signs the contract, but Stone tells him that’s not their way.
Noam Dahl is then seen in the locker room preparing for the match, and Romeo Moreno praises Noam Dahl for his accomplishments, and he utters the “A” word. Then the gnome says he doesn’t know if he’s the guy anymore.
We then see Emily Agard having a barbecue with Bronco Nima and Lucien Price. She asks who are they. Bronco then introduces Emily to his brother. She then asks Lucien something about Bronco that will shock people. Lucien then says that Bronco is taking care of his younger brother since their mother has passed away. Bronco then said that his mother taught him about masculinity and responsibility. He said he had to answer the phone and that his brother didn’t have to worry about the people by his side. And he says that’s what you have to deal with when opportunity and responsibility come together.
Emily then asks JJ what OTM means. He says it means overcoming adversity. Emily then asks Bronco something about Lucien. He says people don’t realize that Lucien is quiet and intelligent. Then he said that Lucien was an artist. Emily then asks if the goal is tag team gold. Bronco then told her to come back with some questions about the championship if she won the Vanity Project.
Jackson Drake then steps down to the ring for his next match against The Vanity Project, followed by Micah Lockwood and Noam Dar.
Single match: “Supernova 11” Noam Dahl vs. Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake
The match begins with Noam Dahl applying a side headlock. Then tighten with a shoulder tackle and ankle lock. Drake then fights out of there. Dahl then hit an impressive combination that almost brought him to a fall. Dar then knocked Drake off the apron and hit a big boot, knocking him to the floor. The battle then spills outward. Dar returns to the ring and continues the beatdown on Drake. Dahl then hits Drake with a series of kicks to the back. Then Drake fights back too. Drake then goes to the top rope, but Dahl hits him with a cutter for a near fall.
Drake then hits the Exploder into the corner and Darr’s knee bounces off the turnbuckle. Drake then stomps on Dahl’s hand. Dar then goes to the top rope but gets dropped. Drake then hits a superplex on Dar for a near fall. Drake then hits a cutter for a two count. Drake then punches Dar. Dar then fights back. Dar then hits a German suplex and Dar follows up with a Northern Lights suplex. He goes for another back elbow, but Drake counters with a double knee gut buster for a near fall. Dahl then rolls Drake up for a nearfall. He then applies an armbar on Drake.
Drake and Dar then exchange shots in the center of the ring. Dar then hits a kick to Gut. The battle then spills outward. Later, Dahl meets Micah Lockwood, and the Vanity Project members are also involved. Drake then hits a knee to Dar as the numbers game catches up to him. Drake then hit a 450 splash for the win.
The winner of the singles match is Vanity Project’s Jackson Drake!
After the match, the lights go out and Dark State appears in the crowd.
Tavion Heights was then seen in the background and Miles Bourne brought up a tag team match and Tavion thought they were working together. Miles then says it’s him and Tony. Then Tavion brings up last week’s game. He said he was cool when he needed to be, but now that he’s champion, he’s forgotten. He says he hopes Tony will be as supportive of Miles as he is.
Dark State is now in the ring and Dion Lennox says the Vanity Project NXT Tag Team Championship match is over. Then Saquon Sugars says he’s about to watch the crime on live TV. Brad Baylor then reminds Dark State that he stole the gold. And he blames the Vanity Project for the feud between Dion Lennox and Saquon Sugars. Then Brad Baylor says they don’t give alms. Cutler James then says there was no rematch. And he said that NXT General Manager Robert Stone has already approved this match for next week.
Cutler James then turns his attention to Deion Lennox and Saquon Sugars. And he says he wants DarkState to think the same way. Osiris Griffin tells Dion Lennox to regain the tag team titles. The Vanity Project then attempts to attack Dark State from behind, but Deion Lennox and Saquon Sugars corner them.
Robert Stone is then seen telling Naraku that he would like to sit down to discuss his future. And Naraku thanks him. Cam Hendricks and Mason Luke show up and want to know what the deal is for next week’s tag team match. Mason says you have to make noise to stand out. Tate Wilder then appears and thanks him for making his NXT debut. And although he didn’t win, he said he learned something. Then he said he would be ready for next week. Then Keanu Carver says he’s done talking to people. And Stone gives Tate a match against Keanu next week.
Next week, it was announced that Cam Hendricks and Mason Luke will face Tony D’Angelo and Miles Bourne, Tatum Paxley will defend the titles against Lizzie Lane, and The Vanity Project will face Dark State for the tag titles.
Next up are Blake Howard and Cali Armstrong. He asks what will happen next. She said she plans to keep the momentum going. Then she said she had to investigate the department. And she said Laura wasn’t the only one watching this game. Then she said she was going to run through the locker room. Kendall then says that Cali didn’t run through everyone.
Kehlani Jordan is already in the ring waiting for her opponent, and Kendall Gray comes down to the ring for the main event of the night.
Single match: Kehlani Jordan vs. Wren Kendall Gray
The match begins with both women locking up and getting into a shoving match. Gray then applies a side headlock. More armbars, but Jordan quickly reaches the ropes. Jordan then hits a big knee to the gut of Gray. She then cuts Gray down. Gray then fights back and hits a series of chops. Jordan then hits a dropkick on Gray. Gray then hits an elbow and follows up with a basement dropkick. The two women are now on the apron. Gray then hits a double stomp to the stomach for a near fall. Gray then goes for an ankle lock, but Jordan sends him flying out of bounds. She then performed a springboard moonsault to the outside.
Gray then heads to the top rope and hits a crossbody on Jordan. The battle then spills outward. Jordan then sends Gray into the hard part of the apron. She then sends Gray into the iron stairs. Jordan gets back in the ring and hits a backbreaker on Gray. Jordan then shoves his shoulder into Gray’s midsection. Then Jordan hits an Irish whip for a near fall. Both women then trade shots and both women go down. Gray then sends Jordan over the top rope to the floor. Gray then hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Gray then sends Jordan to the other side of the ring.
Gray then hits a hurricanrana for a near fall. She then goes for a German suplex, but Jordan blocks it. She then hits a flying forearm and follows up with a powerbomb for a near fall. Jordan goes for a split leg moonsault, but Gray counters with an ankle lock. Gray then applies an armbar and Jordan tries to stand. Jordan then hits a series of knee strikes. Jordan then hits a powerslam for a near fall. Izzy Dame is then seen attacking Laura Weiss backstage. Then Jordan hits a Spanish fly for a two count. She then heads to the top rope, where Gray meets her. The battle between Dame and Vice then spills over to the outside world. Gray then seems distracted by what is happening outside the ring. Jordan then hit a split-leg moonsault for the win.
The winner of the singles match is Kehlani Jordan!
After the game, Wren will be inspected by officials. Laura Bice and Kendall Gray then get into a shoving match. Izzy Dame then attacks Laura Vice from behind again. Dame then poses with the NXT Women’s Championship as the show draws to a close.
