{"id":357037,"date":"2026-06-27T04:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=357037"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:24:32","slug":"wwe-nxt-great-american-bash-2026-draws-duds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/wwe-nxt-great-american-bash-2026-draws-duds\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE NXT Great American Bash 2026: Draws & Duds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The NXT Championship scene has been chaotic ever since a slew of latest guys debuted on the developmental brand following WrestleMania 42, including recent signees in addition to others brought up from “WWE EVOLVE.” Latest stars reminiscent of Mason Rook and “WWE LFG” talent Kam Hendrix have been vying for a shot at Tony D’Angelo’s gold, but on the Great American Bash, it can be former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion EVIL, now often called Naraku, to face off against the previous “Don of NXT.”<\/p>\n

While another time, a former NJPW star competing in WWE can be exciting, and it’s definitely something fresh for the brand immediately, the top results of this match is clear, due to the chaos of the previous couple of months. The quantity of interference that may, and certain will, occur within the match makes it one of the solid duds on the premium live event. A majority of WWE fans are exhausted by DQ finishes and matches ending because of overt shenanigans on the fundamental roster, and bringing that trope to “NXT,” a brand that was once so revered for the in-ring work of the celebrities, feels pretty lame. The likely end of this match sees Rook and Hendrix become involved, and even Jackson Drake, who attempted to shoot his shot on the gold on Tuesday, resulting in D’Angelo retaining, but hopefully without making Naraku look weak.<\/p>\n

Naraku became primary contender to the title in the primary place off a distraction from Hendrix. There isn’t any way this match ends without interference, as WWE likely won’t want Naraku to lose his first title shot clean. It doesn’t seem to be the time to take the gold off D’Angelo, a solid force on the show for years, as these recent talents proceed to cement themselves and grow in “NXT.”<\/p>\n

It also looks like there’s more story to inform with Naraku, and this match is partially a dud because his beef with the champion feels very unfinished. He initially told D’Angelo he desired to protect him and the title before he got his own shot on the gold, but that only lasted for possibly every week before he became D’Angelo’s next challenger. On the episode before the PLE, Naraku also shot a fireball out of the contract for the match at D’Angelo, almost taking him out of the bout entirely, a reasonably silly, yet poignant move that makes it feel like this may not be their only clash.<\/p>\n

There are such a lot of solid matches, just like the NXT Women’s Championship and the North American Championship, set for the show. The presumed wonky finish of this one, and the predictability of it, makes D’Angelo vs. Naraku a dud.<\/p>\n

Written by Daisy Ruth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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