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Slimmer’s NXT Halloween Havoc 2026 Review
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Weapons Wild Match
Tavion Heights vs. Myles Borne
The action quickly spills to the outside as soon as the match begins. Borne grabs a kendo stick and takes a swing at Heights, but Heights counters by spraying a fire extinguisher in Borne’s face. Heights sets up a table at ringside, but Borne catches him with a chair shot. Borne takes another swing with the chair, but Heights ducks, and Borne connects with the ring post again. Heights back body drops Borne into the timekeeper’s area and then rolls him back into the ring. Heights grabs a trash can lid, puts it behind Borne, and hits a Northern Lights suplex onto the lid. Borne grabs a chair and fights back with a chair shot to the gut. Borne pillmanizes Heights’ ankle but eats a trash can to the face in response. Heights hits a belly-to-belly suplex into the exposed turnbuckles in the corner for a two count. Heights grabs a toolbox, but Borne connects with another chair shot. Borne grabs a bag of nuts and bolts from the toolbox and dumps them on the mat. Borne goes for Borne Again, but Heights blocks and dumps Borne bac-first onto the nuts and bolts. Borne grabs the ring steps and slides them into the ring. Borne hits a power slam onto a chair and puts the ring steps on top of Heights. Borne uses the steps and a steel chair to pin Heights, but Heights still manages to kick out at two. Heights throws a chair at Borne, who lands on the ring steps. Heights hits chair shot to the lower back while Borne is on the steps. Heights puts a trash can over Borne’s head and delivers a chair shot. Borne begs off, but Heights pillmanizes Borne’s ankle before locking in the Ankle Lock. Borne breaks free and heads up top with Heights. Borne grabs a camera, smashes it into Heights’ face, and knocks Heights off the top and through the table at ringside. Borne rolls Heights back into the ring. Borne hits Borne Again onto a trash can and gets the three count.
Match Result: Myles Borne defeats Tavion Heights with Borne Again onto a trash can.
Match Length: 14:36
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¾
Zaria vs. Izzi Dame
Zaria chases Dame around the match and then goes the ground and pound offense in the middle of the ring. Dame fights back and locks in an arm bar before transitioning to a sleeper. Zaria fights up to her feet and breaks free. Zaria rolls up Dame but only gets a two count. Dame lands a kick to the gut and tries to slam Zaria’s face into the top turnbuckle, but Zaria blocks and instead slams Dame’s face into the top turnbuckle. Dame ties up Zaria in the tree of woe and spears her in the corner. Dame takes Zaria up top, but Zaria knocks her back down to the mat. Zaria goes for a moonsault, but Dame rolls out of the way. Zaria and Dame slug it out in the middle of the ring, but Dame takes control and choke slams Zaria for a two count. Zaria fights back to her feet and hits a spear. Dame distracts Zaria with images from her past on the video screen, but Zaria hits another spear. Dame regains control with a crucifix bomb. Zaria rolls up Dame but only gets a two count. Zaria grabs the title belt, but Dame hits a running kick into the belt for a three count.
Match Result: Izzi Dame defeats Zaria with a running kick into the title belt.
Match Length: 12:59
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Zilla Fatu vs. Charlie Dempsey
Fatu catches Dempsey with a hip toss and then ties him up in the tree of woe. Fatu goes for a running head butt, but Dempsey pulls himself up to avoid contact. The action spills out of the ring, and the other members of BirthRight attack Fatu. Fatu grabs a shovel and claims the high ground back in the middle of the ring. Fatu heads back to the outside to go after Dempsey, but BirthRight gets the best of him again. Fatu and Dempsey head back into the ring, and Fatu low blows Dempsey with the shovel. Dempsey kicks Fatu back to the outside and goes for a pumpkin shot, but Fatu ducks, and Dempsey nails Lexis King with the pumpkin. Dempsey rolls Fatu back into the ring and grabs a chain. Dempsey locks in a chain-assisted octopus stretch, but Fatu falls backward onto Dempsey to break the hold. Fatu cleans house against BirthRight and delivers a modified Samoan Drop to Dempsey. Fatu goes for the Triple Z, but Dempsey blocks with the shovel. Fatu successfully connects with Triple Z on his second attempt and follows up with a diving splash for the three count.
Match Result: Zilla Fatu defeats Charlie Dempsey with a diving splash.
Match Length: 14:21
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¾
NXT Women’s Championship Match
Kelani Jordan (Champion) vs. Wren Sinclair
Jordan takes control early and rakes the back. Sinclair fights back and tries to slam Jordan’s face into the top turnbuckle, but Jordan gets her boot up to block. Sinclair drops Jordan on the apron and then kicks her to the outside. The action returns to the ring, and Jordan repeatedly stomps on Sinclair. Sinclair fights back and slams Jordan’s face to the mat. Jordan hits a North Lights suplex but only gets a two count. Sinclair goes for a powerbomb, but Jordan counters into a jackknife pin for a two count. Jordan and Sinclair train rollups and Jordan goes for the One of a Kind, but Sinclair rolls out of the way. Jordan slams Sinclair’s arm into the mat and then into the top turnbuckle. Jordan continues her assault on Sinclair’s arm with a leg drop to the arm. Jordan locks in a sleeper, but Sinclair fights back to her feet to break the hold. Sinclair rolls up Jordan but only gets a two count. Jordan hits a shoulder breaker and follows up with an arm bar. Sinclair locks in the Final Wrench, but Jordan breaks free and hits the 450 splash for a looong two count. Sinclair goes back to the Final Wrench, but Jordan refuses to submit. Jordan rolls Sinclair into a pinning predicament and put her boot on the ropes to get the three count.
Match Result: Kelani Jordan defeats Wren Sinclair with her boot on the ropes.
Match Length: 18:37
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼
Shiloh Hill vs. Naraku
After an orange-mist induced trip through what I can only assume was Matt Hardy’s subconscious, Shiloh Hill and Naraku tumble into the arena. The match officially begins, and Naraku goes for the mist, but Hill blocks with fog. Hill hits a modified neck breaker and gets the three count.
Match Result: Shiloh Hill defeats Naraku with a modified neck breaker.
Match Length: 1:44
Slimmer’s Rating: *
NXT Championship Match
Grayson Waller (Champion) vs. Tony D’Angelo
The action spills out of the ring early, and D’Angelo back body drops Waller off the ring steps and to the floor. Waller flees back into the ring, and D’Angelo slams his face into the top turnbuckle. D’Angelo tosses Waller across the ring and follows up with a suplex. Waller snaps D’Angelo’s neck across the top rope and then rams his shoulder into the top turnbuckle. Waller repeatedly drives his elbow into D’Angelo’s shoulder, but D’Angelo fights back with a belly-to-belly suplex. Waller hits a neck breaker onto the top turnbuckle, causing D’Angelo to tumble to the outside. Waller uses the ring apron to choke D’Angelo and then rolls him back into the ring for a two count. D’Angelo rolls up Waller but only gets a two count. Waller whips D’Angelo into the corner and then ties him up in the tree of woe. Waller works over D’Angelo in the corner, but D’Angelo gets back to his feet and traps Waller against the ropes. The action spills out of the ring, and D’Angelo drops Waller back-first onto the ring apron. Waller DDTs D’Angelo onto the ring steps and then whips him into the barricade. Waller mocks D’Angelo’s wife and son in the front row, but that only fires up D’Angelo. D’Angelo drops Waller back-first onto the ring steps and rolls him back into the ring. D’Angelo whips Waller to the corner and charges after him, but Waller leaps up and double stomps D’Angelo on the back of his neck. Waller hits a running knee shot in the corner and makes the cover for a two count. D’Angelo goes for a suplex off the apron, but Waller snaps his neck across the top rope. Waller heads up top with D’Angelo, and D’Angelo hits a belly-to-belly suplex from the top that sends Waller almost all the way across the ring. D’Angelo hits a power slam but only gets a two count. Waller fights back with a Stomp and then grabs a crowbar. Waller and D’Angelo slug it out in the middle of the ring, but D’Angelo takes control with a spear. Waller falls to the outside, waits for D’Angelo, and hits a Rolling Thunder Stunner through the announce table. Waller and D’Angelo head back into the ring, and now D’Angelo grabs the crowbar. Waller knocks D’Angelo into the referee, and the referee is down. Waller misses a crowbar shot but eats a spear. D’Angelo makes the cover, but there’s no referee to make the count. Waller lands a crowbar shot and follows up with the Rolling Thunder Stunner for the three count.
Match Result: Grayson Waller defeats Tony D’Angelo with the Rolling Thunder Stunner.
Match Length: 22:23
Slimmer’s Rating: ****¼
