All articles tagged with #kendal grey
Kendal Grey has been announced as out of action on WWE NXT due to vertigo. The move comes after Grey began experiencing equilibrium problems following her NXT Women’s Championship defense against Lola Vice on NXT Underground (Aug. 4), and she later suffered an exposed turnbuckle incident in her loss to Kelani Jordan at NXT Heatwave. No return date has been provided, and Grey’s 63-day title reign concluded with the defeat to Jordan.
Kelani Jordan defeated Kendal Grey at Heatwave to win the NXT Women’s Championship, using her gymnastics background to counter Grey’s amateur wrestling and survive a hard-fought clash that delivered one of the year’s top women’s matches.
Kendal Grey is out of action for the foreseeable future due to vertigo linked to a laceration and an exposed turnbuckle at NXT Heatwave, where Kelani Jordan defeated her to win the NXT Women’s Championship. Grey had held the title for 63 days with three defenses, and the update was provided by Vic Joseph on the WWE NXT broadcast on The CW on September 1.
OutKick previews WWE NXT Heatwave 2026 in Edinburg, Texas, featuring four title bouts and a submission match: Jaida Parker vs. Nattie; Myles Borne & Tavion Heights vs. Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes for the Tag Team titles; Myles Borne vs. Jackson Drake for the North American Championship; a Women’s Championship unification match with Zaria, Kali Armstrong and Wren Sinclar, plus Kendal Grey vs. Kelani Jordan for the NXT Women’s Championship; and Tony D’Angelo defending the NXT Championship in a four-way against Grayson Waller, Cruz Montana and Zilla Fatu. Predictions: Parker wins the submission; Borne & Heights retain; Drake wins the North American title; Armstrong shines in the unification; Grey wins the women’s title; and Zilla Fatu wins the NXT Championship.
Kendal Grey captured the NXT Women's Championship on a live episode, signaling a fast-tracked push but highlighting that she’s still developing her mic and in-ring skills, with Kurt Angle publicly backing her ascent as she grows into the role.
Kendal Grey, the Evolve Women’s Champion, defended the belt by defeating Tyra Mae Steel on an Evolve episode that premiered on Tubi, then vacated the title and handed the belt to Evolve’s new GM Timothy Thatcher as she moves to WWE NXT to take over Tuesday nights.
Kendal Grey defeated Tyra Mae Steele to cap her Evolve run, vacating the WWE Evolve Women's Championship and announcing a full-time move to NXT, with the title handed to Evolve General Manager Timothy Thatcher.