As noted before, this past Sunday’s WWE NXT Heatwave 2026 event in Edinburg, Texas featured Grayson Waller defeating Tony D’Angelo, Cruz Montana, and Zilla Fatu in a Fatal Four-way match to become the new NXT Champion.
WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reported that their sources within WWE stated that NXT officials plans for Waller’s NXT Championship victory came together quickly once his move from the RAW brand was finalized.
NXT officials reportedly viewed Waller as being someone with a significant upside as being a top heel in their brand.
In regards to D’Angelo’s current status in NXT and potential main roster call-up plans, it was reported that those spoken to stated that WWE officials have not held any recent discussions for a main roster call-up for D’Angelo following his NXT title loss.
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