Tony D’Angelo has held the WWE NXT Championship for a few months and his upcoming title defense at The Great American Bash may prove to be his biggest test yet.Naraku burst onto the NXT scene in May and immediately declared his intention to win the championship.He earned the right to be the No.
1 contender when he defeated fellow NXT newcomer Mason Rook.On June 28, D’Angelo and Naraku will square off with the title on the line.ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!NXT Champion Tony D'Angelo makes his entrance during NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., on April 14, 2026.(Kevin Sabitus/WWE)D’Angelo suggested to Fox News Digital in a recent interview that he’s keeping his antenna up after his latest interaction with Naraku.
The challenger presented the official match contract to him unsigned.D’Angelo signed his name on the dotted line but was told he would have to wait a bit longer before Naraku signed his name."I mean, kinda.
But I also took it as he might be second-guessing himself," he said."He might be a little afraid of Tony D.
He doesn’t know himself if he wants to step in the ring with me, yet.Yeah, that’s a possibility."D’Angelo said he expected Naraku to go after him immediately given his reputation.Naraku came to NXT from New Japan Pro-Wrestling where he wrestled under the name Evil and was the IWGP heavyweight champion, IWGP intercontinental champion and a four-time Never openweight champion.
Naraku’s reputation precedes him."I’ll just say I’m not surprised.He came in from Japan.
I don’t think he would make that long trek just to hang out.Of course, he’s gonna come for the big dog," D’Angelo told Fox News Digital.
"I get it.To be expected, but the thing that threw me off, I’ll be honest, is the whole, oh he was trying to protect me and my title.
I didn’t quite understand it but after going home and thinking about it, I was like, OK, this is just mind games.That he...