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NXT Serves Go‑Home Episode With Weaponized Cage and AAA Cruiserweight Title Defense

The Aug. 25 broadcast sets final Heatwave stakes ahead of Sunday’s pay‑per‑view.

Overview

  • The NXT go‑home episode aired Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando and was shown on The CW in the U.S. and on Netflix for international viewers.
  • A weaponized steel cage grudge match between Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox was advertised for the show as a final escalation ahead of Heatwave.
  • Rey Fenix defended the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship against E.K. Prosper, underscoring NXT’s cross‑promotion with Mexico’s AAA promotion.
  • Kali Armstrong faced ZARIA in non‑title action with Fightful reporting that an Armstrong win would add her to the Heatwave title unification match, a stipulation that currently rests on a limited single‑source report.
  • BirthRight took part in an atomicos four‑on‑four tag against Sean Legacy, Noam Dar, Romeo Morena, and Dorian Van Dux, and outlets including Fightful and Cageside Seats provided live coverage and post‑show analysis.