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WWE NXT star EK Prosper hits jaw-dropping move on Grayson Waller but fails to win championship

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Gaydos, R. (2026, September 30). WWE NXT star EK Prosper hits jaw-dropping move on Grayson Waller but fails to win championship. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/wwe-nxt-star-ek-prosper-hits-jaw-dropping-move-grayson-waller-fails-win-championship

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WWE NXT star EK Prosper attempted to win the NXT Championship by answering Grayson Waller's open challenge on Tuesday at the WWE Performance Center. During the match, Prosper performed an impressive backflip onto Waller while he was positioned on the announce table, drawing significant crowd reaction. Despite this highlight, Waller managed to retain his title with a pinfall victory after executing his finishing move, the Waller Effect. Waller has held the NXT Championship since August when he won it in a fatal four-way match at Heatwave.

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On Tuesday, EK Prosper of WWE NXT attempted to win the NXT Championship from reigning champion Grayson Waller by answering an open challenge announced by Shawm Michaels. During their match, Prosper displayed impressive high-flying skills, including a backflip onto Waller while he was positioned on the announce table. Despite the crowd's enthusiasm for Prosper's performance, Waller demonstrated his experience and skill by countering with his signature move, "Waller Effect," to pin Prosper and retain the title. Waller has held the NXT Championship since winning it in a fatal four-way match at Heatwave in late August, making this his first successful title defense against Prosper.

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Waller PERSON · 8× Prosper GPE · 5× NXT ORG · 2× EK Prosper PERSON · 1× FOX ORG · 1× FOX News ORG · 1× Grayson Waller PERSON · 1× Heatwave ORG · 1× Tony D’Angelo PERSON · 1× WWE NXT ORG · 1×

Narrative

Shawm Michaels, the senior vice president of talent development and creative for NXT, announced there would be an open challenge for the NXT Championship.

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2026-09-30 · Fox News

WWE NXT star EK Prosper hits jaw-dropping move on Grayson Waller but fails to win championship · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 3 hedged)

WWE NXT star EK Prosper went above and beyond to try to capture the NXT Championship from Grayson Waller as he answered the open challenge on Tuesday. asserted

he → go → Tuesday

Prosper showed off his high-flying abilities during the match. asserted

Prosper → show → match

He had Waller propped on the announce table and was looking to pull off something attention-worthy. asserted

Waller → have → something

He did that and then some. asserted

He → do → some

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain

page → contain → partners

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain

News → sign → wager

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted

that → create → newsroom

Prosper bounced up to the middle rope, parallel to a sprawled out Waller, and backflipped onto his opponent. asserted

Prosper → bounce → opponent

The crowd at the WWE Performance Center went wild. asserted

crowd → go → Center

But Waller would show why he’s the savvy veteran of the NXT roster and why he’s the champion. asserted

he → show → roster

He pulled himself up by his bootstraps, brushed himself off and got back in the ring. asserted

He → pull → ring

Waller hit the Waller Effect and pinned Prosper to retain the title. asserted

Waller → hit → title

Even as Prosper’s moment went viral across social media, all Waller could do was lock in and retain the title. uncertain

Waller → go → title

Waller has held the title for about a month since he won it in a fatal four-way match at Heatwave back in August. asserted

he → hold → August

He outlasted Tony D’Angelo, Cruz Montana and Zilla Fatu in that match. asserted

He → outlast → match

The Australian superstar was initially set to take on Mason Rook for the title. asserted

superstar → set → title

Rook said earlier Tuesday he wasn’t medically cleared for the match and took his name out of the hat. asserted

he → say → hat

Shawm Michaels, the senior vice president of talent development and creative for NXT, announced there would be an open challenge for the NXT Championship. asserted

Michaels → announce → Championship

In a video posted to social media, Michaels had initially hoped A.J. Styles or CM Punk would answer the call. asserted

Styles → post → call

Regardless, it was Prosper who answered the challenge and put up a fight against Waller. asserted

who → answer → Waller