NXT Halloween Havoc 2026: Waller Survives, Punk Arrives

Borne and Heights use the Weapons Wild stipulation to turn their former partnership into a direct grudge match. WWE's official account identifies kendo sticks, chairs, tables, a fire extinguisher and a spill onto screws and lugnuts, but the finish returns to their rivalry rather than the props alone. Borne attacks Heights' injured ankle, survives the failed Borne Again attempt and finally sends Heights through a table before landing Borne Again in the ring. The decisive result gives Borne a credible singles win while allowing Heights to absorb a protected, stipulation-heavy defeat.

WWE explicitly labels this a non-title match, so Dame's victory over the NXT Women's North American Champion does not change the championship lineage. Zaria controls the physical exchanges until images and lookalikes of Sol Ruca distract her. Dame capitalizes with the Busaiku Knee for the upset. The finish advances Dame's psychological campaign and gives her a future claim without manufacturing a belt change. Its usefulness is clear, although the distraction prevents the result from establishing an uncomplicated competitive hierarchy.

The first Very Nice, Very Evil match combines Danhausen's comic framing with Anything Goes and Falls Count Anywhere rules. Dempsey tries to keep the fight technical, while BirthRight repeatedly interferes and even targets Fatu's injured hand with a pumpkin. Fatu neutralizes Lexis King, Uriah Connors and Channing Lorenzo, then wins with the Triple Z and Fatu Splash. The outside involvement is extensive, but the official result still presents Fatu overcoming the full group rather than receiving unexplained help.

Jordan works Sinclair's arm to undermine the Final Wrench and creates a coherent match-long target. Sinclair still reaches the submission twice, but the damaged arm prevents a secure grip on the first attempt. After surviving a 450 splash, Sinclair threatens again until Jordan sends her into the turnbuckle and uses the ropes for leverage on the winning pin. The champion retains while Sinclair leaves with a legitimate complaint, giving the title program room to continue without confusing the recorded outcome.

Hill and Naraku lean fully into the event's supernatural license. WWE describes the rivals moving from a backstage mist confrontation into another dimension before crashing through a wall to begin the official match. Naraku's attempted mist is blocked by fog from Hill, who follows with Whisper to the Beast for the victory. The segment has a clear winner and finish, but its cinematic logic makes it difficult to compare directly with the card's conventional contests. It works primarily as Halloween character presentation.

Waller and D'Angelo keep the championship at the center even as the fight spreads across exposed steel and the announce area. Waller provokes D'Angelo by involving his family at ringside, then introduces the D'Angelo Family crowbar as the decisive shortcut. D'Angelo lands Dead to Rights and nearly uses the weapon himself, but a collision with the referee lets Waller strike with the crowbar and finish with the Rolling Stunner. Waller retains, and CM Punk's immediate challenge converts the escape into the event's strongest forward hook.