Zilla Fatu defeated Charlie Dempsey at NXT Halloween Havoc on October 31, 2026, in a match whose stipulation was not even known until moments before the bell, after a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal segment set the terms for the bout.
According to Fightful, the advertised Fatu-Dempsey matchup was subject to the wheel gimmick, with Halloween Havoc host Danhausen coming to the ring alongside the Minihausens to spin for the stipulation. The wheel landed on “Very Nice, Very Evil,” turning what had been a standard advertised singles match into a chaotic, rules-shifting encounter for the Premium Live Event.
Ringside News reported that the contest opened with both men trading offense before Fatu seized control, using running corner splashes to build momentum. Despite the physical nature of the “Very Nice, Very Evil Match,” Dempsey’s stable BirthRight attempted to tip the scales in his favor through outside interference during the bout.
That interference ultimately was not enough to prevent Fatu from picking up the win. Fightful’s framing of the result, that Fatu “overcame BirthRight” to defeat Dempsey, underscores that the stable’s involvement was a central obstacle he had to fight through rather than a footnote to the match.
The result adds another chapter to the rivalry between Fatu and the BirthRight faction, with Dempsey now having come up short in a high-profile Halloween Havoc setting despite his stablemates’ efforts to influence the outcome. The unpredictable stipulation, determined live by the wheel rather than pre-announced, gave the match an added layer of unpredictability that both outlets highlighted as a defining feature of the night’s presentation.
Neither Fightful nor Ringside News detailed further specifics of the “Very Nice, Very Evil” stipulation’s exact rules beyond the corner-splash sequence and the interference spot, and no additional confirmed details about the full match sequence or finish were included in the available reporting. What is clear from both reports is the outcome: Fatu left NXT Halloween Havoc with the win over Dempsey, having withstood BirthRight’s interference to do so.
