WWE NXT 8/25/26 Preview & Predictions: Heatwave Go-Home Show

The road to Heatwave reaches a fever pitch as WWE NXT arrives on August 25, 2026. This week's card is stacked with high-stakes action, featuring high-flying championship battles, bitter rivalries exploding inside a weaponized steel cage, and crucial qualification matches.

As always, we have the official card, plus my match-by-match predictions and latest YouTube video. #AutismAwareness

*Updated w/ podcast.

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NXT
AUGUST 25, 2026

OFFICIAL MATCH CARD & PREDICTIONS

AAA WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Rey Fenix (c) vs. E.K. Prosper

WEAPONIZED STEEL CAGE MATCH

Saquon Shugars vs. Dion Lennox

HEATWAVE QUALIFYING MATCH

Kali Armstrong vs. ZARIA

EIGHT-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

Team Legacy (Sean Legacy, Noam Dar, Romeo Morena & Dorian Van Dux) vs. BirthRight (Lexis King, Uriah Connors, Stacks Lorenzo & Charlie Dempsey)

R-DUBS' PREDICTIONS

EIGHT-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

Team Legacy (Dorian Van Dux, Noam Dar, Romeo Moreno & Sean Legacy) defeat BirthRight

HEATWAVE QUALIFYING MATCH

ZARIA defeats Kali Armstrong

AAA WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

E.K. Prosper defeats Rey Fenix (To win the title; Daga screws Rey Fenix during the match)

WEAPONIZED STEEL CAGE MATCH

Saquon Shugars defeats Dion Lennox

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How, Where & When to Watch WWE NXT

• WWE NXT is WWE’s main weekly show for developing talent, showcasing the best new Superstars, breakthrough performers, and future stars in big matches, heated promos, and compelling storylines.

• New episodes air live every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on The CW (in the US), with episodes available on-demand shortly after on the CW app, cwtv.com, and also available on ESPN+.

• Internationally, Netflix covers Raw, SmackDown, NXT weekly episodes, and all PLEs live/on-demand in most regions.

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