Tony D'Angelo retains WWE NXT Championship at The Great American Bash

Tony D’Angelo came into his NXT Championship rubric defence against Naraku astatine The Great American Bash connected Sunday with a bandage implicit his eye.

D’Angelo and Naraku’s declaration signing led to a fireball into the champion’s face. D’Angelo was feeling the effects of the madness created by Naraku but helium wasn’t going to fto it halt him from trying to execute his extremity – support the NXT Championship.

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NXT Champion Tony D'Angelo looks connected successful the ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Florida, connected April 14, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)

The champion started disconnected hot. He speared Naraku done a retaining wall, getting the borderline early. Naraku wasn’t going to conscionable beryllium backmost and instrumentality it.

He took power of the lucifer and tried to instrumentality vantage of D’Angelo’s eyesight issue. When the referee was going to telephone for the bell, D’Angelo made wide helium wasn’t astir to propulsion successful the towel due to the fact that of his eye.

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Naraku prepares for enactment during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected June 9, 2026. (Harry Aaron/WWE)

D’Angelo got backmost into the lucifer and deed Naraku with a Dead to Rights. He pinned him for the win.

D’Angelo lone won the NXT Championship for the archetypal clip backmost astatine Stand & Deliver. His reign has lasted astatine slightest 85 days and it volition summation going into the brand’s Tuesday occurrence aboriginal successful the week.

Who challenges him adjacent is anyone’s guess.

Tony D'Angelo and Naraku look disconnected during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center successful Orlando, Fla., connected May 27, 2026. (Andrea Kellaway/WWE)

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He mightiness get Mason Rook adjacent arsenic the newcomer looks to measurement up and marque a sanction for himself. So far, D’Angelo has dispatched each hostile who has made an effort to combat for the NXT Championship.