This week’s episode of NXT is shaping up to be a big show as two title matches were announced for the episode along with two first round Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic matches.
Originally Mason Rook was set to challenge Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship tonight, but Rook has been pulled from the match as it was announced that he is not medically cleared to compete. However, it has been confirmed that Grayson Waller will still be defending his NXT Championship tonight, although his opponent has not been announced as of this writing.
Breaking news from the WWE Performance Center. Mason Rook is not medically cleared to compete tonight. However Grayson Waller will still defend the NXT Championship tonight. Stay with WWE social media channels for any and all updates as this story develops.@emilyagard | #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/C6AGi3ZXVM
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 29, 2026
In addition to the NXT Championship match the following matches and segments are set for tonight’s show:
NXT Championship
Grayson Waller vs. TBA
NXT Women’s North American Championship
Zaria vs. Thea Hail
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
Fraxiom vs. DarkState
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
BirthRight vs. Mini Vikingo & Chazz “Starboy” Hall
Myles Borne returns
It’s not clear at this point in time if Mason Rook is dealing with a legitimate medical issue, or if this is simply part of a storyline. Stay tuned for updates.