Tony D’Angelo walks into Heatwave as NXT Champion with a target on his back the size of the CW’s entire programming budget. A four-way dance with Grayson Waller, Cruz Montana, and Zilla Fatu means no safe corners, no easy defenses—just pure developmental chaos where one mistake costs you everything. Tonight, either D’Angelo’s reign survives the fire, or NXT gets a new face.
NXT Championship: Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Grayson Waller vs. Cruz Montana vs. Zilla Fatu
Four-way title matches are inherently unpredictable, but D’Angelo’s been a credible champion and Waller has the charisma to dethrone him. Montana’s the wildcard—a former TNA World Champion adjusting to the WWE system—while Fatu brings the physical chaos. This screams “surprise finish” given the sheer number of bodies and moving parts.
WAW Pick: Grayson Waller — He’s positioned as the next big thing in NXT, and snatching the belt in a four-way gives him instant main event credibility without requiring D’Angelo to take a clean loss.
Zilla Fatu walks out as NXT Champion. The Anoa family pedigree runs deep in WWE; if creative wants to pivot the title to a younger, hungrier force, a chaos finish in a four-way is exactly how you do it without anyone looking weak.
