Kendal Grey captures WWE NXT Women's Championship at The Great American Bash

Kendal Grey came into her lucifer against Lola Vice arsenic the up-and-coming rookie acceptable to marque a large splash and enactment the remainder of the WWE NXT roster connected announcement astatine The Great American Bash.

She stepped into the ringing against the NXT women’s champion and hoped that, by the extremity of Sunday night, she would permission the WWE Performance Center arsenic the caller rubric holder. Grey, donning Kurt Angle-inspired gear, got it done.

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Kendal performs during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected Jan. 6, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images)

Grey and Vice were sprawled retired connected the mat, attempting to pin 1 another. Both competitors got their shoulders up astatine the past second. The 2 traded forearm shots. Grey ran toward Vice, avoiding the spinning backfist. She utilized the mediate turnbuckle to deed the Shades of Grey connected Vice. She past pinned Vice for the victory.

The solemnisation with WWE women’s velocity champion Wren Sinclair and her household began. Grey picked up the NXT Women’s Championship connected her 3rd try, dispatching Vice, whose reign arsenic champ came to an extremity aft 85 days.

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Lola Vice wrestles Kendal Grey during NXT astatine The Theater astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York connected March 31, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)

Grey has lone been connected the NXT roster since April. She was the WWE Evolve women’s champion for 146 days earlier she was promoted to NXT. She got her archetypal changeable astatine the NXT Women’s Championship astatine New Year’s Evil but mislaid to Jacy Jayne. At Stand & Deliver, she mislaid successful a triple menace to Jayne and Vice, who won the title.

Now, aft effort No. 3, Grey tin yet telephone herself the NXT women’s champion.

Vice is inactive the AAA mixed tag squad champion with Mr. Iguana. She’s appeared connected AAA a clump recently, signaling a imaginable programme successful the Mexican promotion coming soon.

Kendal Grey makes her mode to the ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected May 19, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)

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For now, Grey volition person to spot who comes aft the NXT Women’s Championship.