Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage of "WWE NXT," the go-home episode for this weekend's Halloween Havoc.This week's show will see Jackson Drake make the second defense of his North American Championship against EK Prosper, having previously seen off Tavion Heights after dethroning Myles Borne in August.Chantel Monroe will make her singles debut on "NXT" against Lizzy Rain, having made her debut as an entrant in the NXT Women's Title Contendership battle royal earlier this month. She spent most of last week's episode appearing in backstage segments, to the ire of the talent co-featuring, until Rain finally made the challenge.The 2026 Dusty Rhodes Classic will find its final with former NXT Tag Team Champions Hank and Tank taking on AAA Tag Team Champions Galeno and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in one semi-final. Reigning NXT Tag Team Champions, Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes, will face Romeo Moreno and Noam Dar on the other side of the bracket.Elsewhere, Saquon Shugars and Sean Legacy will face one another in singles action."NXT" is scheduled to begin at 8 PM ET on The CW in the US. Those watching internationally can do so via Netflix.
We are live and it will be tag team action in the Dusty Rhodes Classic to kick things off.
Ricky Smokes kicks things off with Noam Dar in the ring, running at Romeo Moreno and dropping him from the apron with a dropkick. Smokes brings Dar back to his corner, tagging in Brad Baylor to continue working him over.Dar manages to tag out to Moreno to get some breathing space on the outside, leaving Moreno to fight Baylor and then Smokes. Dar tags in to continue, but gets caught by Smokes in the opposing corner. Baylor tags in to continue.Dar and Moreno deliver a double suplex to Baylor but Smokes drags Dar out of the ring, throwing him into the the steel steps. Moreno takes flight to take out both Baylor and Smokes on the floor.
Smokes throws Dar into the steel steps to neutralize him as he and Baylor go on to take turns in working Moreno over in the ring. Dar gets back up on the apron as Moreno desperately tries to cross the ring, being ripped back down at every opportunity.Moreno finally breaks three of the pair of them and gets the tag to Dar, rallying against his opponents for a near-fall. He tags Moreno back into the contest and they together work over Smokes for another near-fall.
Dar looks for the armbar on Baylor in the middle of the ring. Baylor escapes and Smokes comes in for a quick spear behind the referee's back. Baylor goes for the cover but Dar kicks out at two.Baylor holds Dar as Smokes looks to run the ropes. Moreno drops Smokes over the ropes and Dar cinches in an ankle lock on Baylor in the ring. Moreno cinches in another lock to Smokes but they escape.Smokes and Baylor look for superkicks but wind up hitting one another. Dar and Moreno then clash. Smokes looks to put the match away with a splash on Dar, but Moreno breaks up the fall before three.
Moreno drops Baylor on the floor with a suplex. Dar cinches in a heel hook to Smokes in the ring. But Smokes rolls out to break the hold. Myka Lockwood tries to attack Dar but he avoids it and heads back into the ring, cradling Smokes for a two-count.Dar tags out to Moreno and Smokes tags out to Baylor. But Moreno hits first. He takes Baylor to the top rope and gets him up on his shoulders. Dar picks up Smokes and together he and Moreno hit Death Valley Drivers from their respective positions. Moreno goes for the cover but it's only for two.Moreno counters an avalanche attempt from Baylor, Dar hits a spinning backfist to Smokes. Moreno tags out to Dar and he hits another one, going for the cover and getting the winning pinfall.Romeo Moreno & Noam Dar def. Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes via Pinfall to Qualify for the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Classic Final
Cruz Montana is addressing last week's show in a backstage vignette. He says that the worst part of last week was that he was the man that he had spent years trying to keep buried away. He says that Dion Lennox brought that out of him, and when he gets his hands on him next time, there will be no one to pull him away.He says the worst thing that Lennox could have done is bring his family into this. Now, his past will be Lennox's future.
The match bell rings and they tie up, Chantel Monroe getting the better of the first exchange. They tie up again and it looks as though Monroe has the better again, but Lizzy Rain breaks clear and drags her to the mat.The feeling out process continues with a few more standing exchanges before Rain drops Monroe with a shoulder tackle. She follows up with a leg lariat for a two-count.Rain continues to chop Monroe in the corner before Monroe sends her to the opposite side. Rain switches again to avoid it.Rain backslides Monroe for another two-count, following up with a springboard back elbow and a fisherman's suplex.
Moreno comes back, slingshotting Rain's throat into the ropes and whipping her into the corners interspersed with driving her face into the mat.Monroe makes a lazy cover for two and continues to beat down at Rain, falling victim to a roll-up attempt but getting control with a mounted beatdown. Rain tries to come back with a springboard but Monroe kicks out the rope beneath her. Monroe cinches in a neck crank in the middle of the ring.Rain breaks clear of the crank and the action goes to the apron, with Rain dropping Monroe with a diving knee. Rain looks to press her advantage back in the ring, chopping at Monroe in the corner. She rolls back, Monroe ducks an incoming chop only to get an overhand to the back.Rain follows up with a German suplex and gets her up on her shoulders. Monroe fights off the shoulders with back elbows, rolling Rain up and holding onto the bottom rope for leverage.Chantel Monroe def. Lizzy Rain via Pinfall
Izzi Dame is in a backstage vignette explaining why she turned down a North American Championship shot last week, but will still face Zaria in a non-title match. She says that Zaria would rather put her title on the line than face up to what she is hiding.Dame says that she will expose Zaria, and then she will take the only thing she has left.
The match starts and Shugars gets the better of Legacy with shoulder tackle after shoulder tackle. But then his mouth gets the better of him as Legacy uses a spot of boasting to break back in.Legacy hits a standing moonsault after some tackles of his own, going for the cover just for one. Shugars rolls out of the ring for some breathing space.
Shugars returns to the ring only to get kicked in the face and covered for two. Legacy takes the arm and drags Shugars down to the mat. Shugars hits a scoop slam to break the hold.Shugars sends Legacy into the ropes, the latter ducking a lariat attempt before getting caught on the return. Shugars takes Legacy to the apron and looks for a suplex to bring him back inside.Legacy escapes that and goes for the springboard. Shugars knocks the rope out from beneath him and goes for the cover. Legacy kicks out and Shugars continues to stomp down at his back.Shugars delivers a neckbreaker for another two-count. He goes for another one but Legacy turns it into a back-slide for two. Shugars kicks Legacy for the insult and goes back to wearing him down on the mat.Shugars uses the rope to slingshot back into Legacy's throat and follows up with a leg drop from the apron into the ring. He delivers a snapmare to seat Legacy in the middle of the ring and cinches in a headlock.Legacy kicks Shugars to the gut and goes to run the ropes before getting a kitchen sink for his efforts. Shugars hits a flatliner and goes for the cover but Legacy kicks out at two again.
Legacy starts to fight back to his feet with chops to Shugars' chest. Shugars keeps coming back but Legacy sits him right back down with a thrust kick to the chin.Legacy hits a snap German suplex and an enzuigiri in the corner, followed up by sliced bread for a two-count.Legacy goes to the top rope and takes flight, but Shugars gets the knees up and connects with F-12. He goes for the cover but Legacy gets his foot on the bottom rope.Shugars goes to the top rope, Legacy knocks him off balance. Shugars still fights through and tries to hit the F-12, Legacy escapes it this time. Legacy hits a Spanish Fly and goes for the cover, getting the winning pinfall.Sean Legacy def. Saquon Shugars via Pinfall
Kam Hendrix is on a basketball court in a vignette, bemoaning that he is not on the Halloween Havoc card, and that EK Prosper is challenging for the North American title tonight. He says that he is the best athlete on the roster and seeks to demonstrate that by sinking threes and dunking.
Myles Borne and Tavion Heights are out in the ring with security separating them. Heights notes the security, Borne insists they're not for his protection, but that of Heights instead.Heights says that Borne might have wanted him to do well, but never as good as Borne could get. Heights once more says that Borne turned on him, not because he was paranoid like he claimed, but because he is a backstabber.Borne insists that Heights is the problem. He knows what he can do on his own, pointing to the North American title he held, and Heights did not. Borne says it was a title he challenged for first, but he failed. He says that Heights couldn't do anything by himself, and he knew that he would need to latch to him to ensure he won anything. Borne says that's what happened, he did win his first and only title alongside Borne.But he decided that he was done letting Heights leech off of him. Heights says that he might have forgotten who he was, and maybe it's about time he shows people who he is. Borne cuts him off and says he clings to past glories because it's all he can do.Heights continues to promise that Borne will get an "A** whooping that you can actually hear."Danhausen's laughter plays out to the venue as security prevents Borne and Heights from fighting one another. He calls for the wheel to be spun, and it's confirmed by the wheel that Heights versus Borne will be a Weapons Wild match.
Robert Stone is backstage with Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, and Cutler James. He says that if Lennox wants to face Cruz Montana next week, he will need to do so in an Unsanctioned match.Lennox agrees to it.
