WWE NXT live results: Naraku makes his in-ring debut

Tonight’s WWE NXT on The CW will feature the in-ring debut of former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Naraku.

Formerly known as EVIL in NJPW, he made his promotional debut last month, and he will compete against an opponent to be named.

In a singles bout, Kendal Grey will take on Kelani Jordan in a key women’s match while NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley teams with NXT rookie Lizzy Rain against Zaria and Nikkita Lyons in tag team action.

Noam Dar will return for his first televised match since June 2025 due to an undisclosed injury when he goes one-on-one with Jackson Drake after Dar was rejected by the Vanity Project last week, and wrestled in four dark matches over the last month before returning to TV.

A trios match featuring Sean Legacy, EK Prosper & Tate Wilder vs. BirthRight’s Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey and Uriah Connors rounds out the show.

Our live coverage kicks off at 8 pm Eastern.

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NXT is back on the air in front of a live studio audience from a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando. Opening the show is a women’s tag team match.

NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rain vs. Nikkita Lyons & Zaria

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Lizzy Rain continues to be the best new character on NXT in my opinion. Her character is fun. Pro wrestling is best when it’s fun to watch.

This tag match culminates in an angle where Zaria turns on her tag partner, leading to Lyons dropping a fall to Rain. Good opener.

In the match, the babyface duo clean house before stereo wrecking ball dropkicks outside the ring as the show cuts to a commercial break.

Paxley in trouble after the show returns from the break, but she creates separation and crawls over for a hot tag. Rain runs wild, and she is a house of fire. Moments later, double down with Lyons and Paxley out on their feet as they crawl to tag out.

Lyons is nearly to her corner as she leaps to make a tag. Zaria pulls back her outstretched hand and jumps backwards off the apron, which leaves Lyons hanging in the ring. Lyons is alone as she takes Rain’s finisher, and Rain pins her.

Match result: Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rain defeated Nikkita Lyons & Zaria when Rain pinned Lyons.