Kendal Gray wins the NXT Women’s Championship at the Great American Bash

Kendal Gray entered her match against Lola Vice as a promising rookie ready to make a splash and put the rest of the WWE NXT roster on notice at the Great American Bash.

She entered the ring against the NXT Women’s Champion and hoped that, by the end of Sunday night, she would leave the WWE Performance Center as the new title holder. Grey, donning Kurt Angle-inspired gear, pulled it off.

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Gray and Vice were sprawled on the mat, trying to pin each other. Both competitors raised their shoulders at the last second. The two men exchanged forearm strikes. Gray ran towards Vice, dodging the spinning punch. She used the middle turnbuckle to hit Shades of Gray on Vice. She then pinned Vice for the victory.

The celebration with WWE Women’s Sprint Champion Wren Sinclair and her family has begun. Gray won the NXT Women’s Championship on her third try, eliminating Vice, whose reign as champion ended after 85 days.

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Lola Vice faces Kendal Gray during NXT at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 31, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)

Gray has only been on the NXT roster since April. She was WWE Evolve Women’s Champion for 146 days before being promoted to NXT. She got her first shot at the NXT Women’s Championship at New Year’s Evil but lost to Jacy Jayne. At Stand & Deliver, she lost in a triple threat to Jayne and Vice, who won the title.

Now, after the third attempt, Gray can finally call herself NXT Women’s Champion.

Vice is still the AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion with Mr. Iguana. She recently appeared on AAA, signaling a possible program in the upcoming Mexican promotion.

Kendal Gray walks to the ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida on May 19, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)

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For now, Gray will have to see who comes after the NXT Women’s Championship.