WWE NXT – 7/7/2026: 3 Things We Hated And 3 We Loved
As America nurses the hangover from a World Cup loss and a 250th birthday, another "WWE NXT" has come and gone. Much of Tuesday's show was spent setting up future title matches. The tag champions have new challengers, the Women's North American Champion has a new challenger, and Kendal Grey is being circled by the women's division like Sharks. You can read more about the episode in our handy WWE NXT – 7/7/2026 results.
With another "NXT" comes plenty to love and plenty to hate, and, as always, the Wrestling Inc. Staff is happy to share their thoughts with you. There was plenty to love, like the main event, or the chaotic tag team contender match, and there was also plenty to hate, like Izzi Dame's strange booking, or Tavion Height's terminal babyface push. If you have anything to add, the comment section will be open, as always.
Without further introduction, here's the best and the worst of the July 7 edition of WWE NXT.
I will always love seeing a newcomer to "NXT" on Tuesday nights be given time on television to show off what they can do to a new audience. It's one of my favorite parts of watching the show on a weekly basis, and it makes an already solid show that much more enjoyable for me. However, it does take time to get performers established on the brand, and onscreen "NXT" General Manager Robert Stone has made clear his stance that performers should earn title shots by working hard and winning matches. With that in mind, I wasn't a fan of Kali Armstrong calling her shot for the NXT Women's Champion in the opening segment of this edition of "NXT".
I didn't even mind that Armstrong called her shot and actually thought it was a great move for her character. I didn't really enjoy that most of what she said in this segment came off as though Armstrong had been a longtime talent on "NXT" that had won a ton of matches. As of
