WWE NXT Results 5/26 - NXT Women's Championship On The Line, OTM Faces The Culling

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE NXT" on May 26, 2026, coming to you live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida!

Kelani Jordan made it crystal clear during last Tuesday's edition of "NXT" that she felt like she deserved a shot at Lola Vice's NXT Women's Championship, but Izzi Dame of The Culling interrupted her and called her own shot. Vice showed up moments later, telling Dame that she could have her shot tonight and Jordan could have the one after that before Wren Sinclair snuck up behind Jordan by hitting her with her crutch as her WrenQCC stablemate Kendal Grey caused a distraction. Following such events, Vice will indeed be putting her NXT Women's Championship on the line tonight against Dame while Jordan will be colliding with Sinclair.

Two other members of The Culling will be in action, as Shawn Spears and Niko Vance square off against OTM's Bronco Nima and Lucien Price. Both Dame and Vance expressed concern backstage last Tuesday to one another with Spears choosing tonight to have his and Vance's tag team match seeing as Dame is also challenging for the NXT Women's Championship.

Layla Diggs will be competing in her first ever match on "NXT" as she goes one-on-one with Jaida Parker. As Diggs was watching a clip of Nattie sharing her thoughts about Parker surrounded by several other women in the women's locker room last Tuesday, Parker confronted her and a verbal altercation between the pair ensued.

Elsewhere, Sean Legacy will be taking on Dorian Van Dux in a first round match for a WWE Speed Championship Number One Contenders Tournament. Not only does BirthRight's Lexis King currently hold the Speed Championship after beating EK Prosper at Week Two of the "NXT" Revenge special on April 21, but the winner of tonight's match will square off against the winner of another First Round match between Nathan Frazer and Romeo Moreno in the semifinals.

Additionally, King's fellow BirthRight stablemate Charlie Dempsey will be going head-to-head with Shiloh Hill in singles competition.

We are live! Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home as Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey make their way to the ring. Kelani Jordan follows.

Jordan blindsides Sinclair with a forearm and fires off stomps on her. Sinclair gets up and the bell sounds before herself and Jordan exchange right hands with one another in the ring. Jordan lands a boot on Sinclair's midsection, then sends her crashing into the corner face first.

Jordan and Sinclair take turns rolling up one another in the ring and kicking out during the commercial break, but Jordan wears down Sinclair with a submission to Sinclair's previously injured knee back from the break. Sinclair crawls over to the bottom rope to break the hold, then connects with a back body drop on Jordan and levels her with a pair of clotheslines.

Sinclair lands a pair of double underhook suplexes on Jordan, but Jordan looks to land a split legged moonsault on her. Sinclair moves out of the way, but Jordan cinches in a crossface on Sinclair. She transitions into a modified Texas Cloverleaf on the mat, and Sinclair taps out.

Winner: Kelani Jordan

DarkState then makes their way to the ring. 

Osiris Griffin says DarkState striking took on a whole new meaning last week. He says Saquon Shugars was always the odd man out of DarkState considering that himself, Cutler James, and Dion Lennox are all former D1 standout athletes. Lennox says Shugars was just an independent wrestler and while he knew his way around the ring, he was the last pick in DarkState. James says DarkState has said from day one that the success of the group is more important than their independent success, but Shugars became a liability. He says Shugars ran into every situation blind with no regard for consequences, and last week was the last straw.

Lennox says he was initially shocked to see Griffin and James attack Shugars, but he knew the play when he saw them attacked. He says Shugars tried turning Griffin and James against him by calling him the leader of DarkState and acting better than he is, but says he's not acting and he's better than Shugars. He says John Cena and Robert Stone have both chosen him for big opportunities that he earned, then says he built DarkState brick by brick and Shugars won't be the one to tear it down.

Griffin says when the lights go out, the people in the locker room better keep their heads on a swivel. Lennox adds that DarkState is back and the WWE Universe or those in the back haven't seen a thing yet because no one is safe.

Sean Legacy then makes his way to the ring. Dorian Van Dux follows. 

The bell rings as the three minute time limit begins, and Legacy delivers a double stop to Van Dux's spine. He dropkicks him out of the ring, then sends him crashing into the mat spine first. The clock passes two remaining minutes as Legacy looks to land a 450 Splash on Van Dux off the top rope, but Van Dux moves out of the way and powerbombs Legacy into the mat.

Van Dux goes for a pin, but Legacy kicks out and dials it up for a 619 on Van Dux. The clock passes one remaining minute as Legacy looks to land a 450 Splash off the top rope. Van Dux gets his knees up and looks to fly off the ropes, but Legacy catches him with a dropkick mid-air. 20 seconds remain on the clock as Legacy dumps Van Dux onto the apron. Van Dux rocks Legacy with an enzuigiri, but Legacy pulls Van Dux off the top rope with a double underhook maneuver. The time limit runs out on the clock, with the ring announcer explaining that both men have been eliminated and Vic Joseph announcing that the winner of the First Round Match For The WWE Speed Championship Number One Contenders Tournament tonight will automatically challenge Lexis King for the Speed Championship.

Winner: N/A

Jaida Parker then makes her way to the ring. Layla Diggs and Nattie follow. 

The bell rings and Diggs gloats. Parker rains down right hands on her and drapes her across the middle turnbuckle, then sets up for her signature Hip Attack. Diggs moves out of the way and levels Parker with a back heel kick, but Parker delivers her signature Hip Attack to Diggs. Diggs levels Parker with a flipping kick and pins her, but Parker kicks out and Diggs ascends to the top rope.

Diggs looks to land a moonsault on Parker, but Parker moves out of the way and lands a Hip Attack on her. She stares down Diggs, then lands a sit-out powerbomb on her for the win.

Winner: Jaida Parker

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