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NXT Results: Waller Retains Over Punk as Owens Interferes

Summary: Grayson Waller kept the NXT Championship over CM Punk on Nov. 4 after Kevin Owens distracted Punk. Kelani Jordan beat Paige, and Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

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  1. Six-man tag match
    Chad Gable, Dragon Lee and Rey Fenixdef.The Vanity Project (Jackson Drake, Ricky Smokes and Brad Baylor)

    Dragon Lee's Operation Dragon on Drake, per SI. WWE.com describes a simultaneous finish with Gable, Fenix and Lee all on offense.

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  2. NXT Women's Championship
    Kelani Jordan (c)def.Paige

    Jordan rolled Paige into a cradle after Paige's Rampaige was countered.

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  3. Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic final
    Noam Dar and Romeo Morenodef.Hank Walker and Tank Ledger

    Moreno pinned Ledger after a high-low.

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  4. Unsanctioned match
    Cruz Montanadef.Dion Lennox

    Spin the Block after interference from The 946.

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  5. NXT Championship
    Grayson Waller (c)def.CM Punk

    Roll-up with a handful of tights after Kevin Owens distracted Punk.

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The quick version

  • Waller beat Punk by roll-up with a handful of tights after Kevin Owens appeared at ringside.
  • Kelani Jordan retained the NXT Women's Championship against Paige, who returned as a mystery challenger.
  • Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno won the Dusty Cup and will challenge for the NXT Tag Team Titles next week.

Grayson Waller retained the NXT Championship over CM Punk on WWE NXT on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, after Kevin Owens distracted Punk as he went for the GTS. Waller rolled Punk up and held his tights for the pin. Kelani Jordan also kept her title against Paige.

Event

WWE NXT, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The show aired on The CW.

Results

Match notes

Six-man tag. WWE.com says Drake's moonsault double stomp hurt Gable's ribs before Fenix tagged in and turned the match around. The finish differs by outlet: SI credits Lee with the pin on Drake, while Wrestle Purists and PWMania list Gable, Fenix and Lee as winners without naming who was pinned. We are not naming the pinned man.

Jordan vs. Paige. Paige was revealed as Jordan's mystery challenger, nearly 13 years after she first held the title, per SI. Jordan targeted Paige's neck, per SI, and escaped with a cradle when the Rampaige was countered.

Dusty Cup. Cody Rhodes was on commentary and presented the trophy, per WWE.com. SI reports Rhodes then announced that Dar and Moreno will challenge for the NXT Tag Team Championship next week.

Montana vs. Lennox. UFC's Michael Chandler refereed, per WWE.com. When the lights went out, Royce Keys and The 946 cleared out Lennox's allies, Osiris Griffin and Cutler James. Wrestle Purists reports Carmelo Hayes, Bronco Nima, Lucien Price and Jaida Parker were among those who appeared. SI says it was Montana's final night on NXT.

Waller vs. Punk. Owens had been barred from the Performance Center earlier in the day by Shawn Michaels, per SI. He appeared at the apron during the match, and security held him back. WWE.com says Owens did not touch Punk. Owens and Punk meet in a No Holds Barred match on Friday's SmackDown, which was taped on Nov. 2.

Moments that mattered

  • John Cena appeared and invited Zilla Fatu to the John Cena Classic on Monday, Dec. 14. We cover that in a separate story.
  • Punk told Shiloh Hill backstage that Hill would get the first shot at the NXT title after Punk won it, per SI.

What is next

Dar and Moreno get a tag title match next week, per SI. NXT TLC is Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Performance Center.

How we know

Source: WWE.com's official results, with SI and Wrestle Purists for detail. We did not watch the show live. Match times were not listed in the reports we used.

WWE NXTGrayson WallerCM PunkDusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

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