NXT Great American Bash in Orlando airs live Sunday, June 28 on CW18
NXT announced an official tailgate and watch party outside the WWE Performance Center in Orlando on June 28. The event begins at 6 p.m., running in tandem with the Great American Bash which airs nationally on CW18 at 7 p.m.
GET READY. A SUMMERTIME CLASSIC FOR WWE. NXT RETURNS THIS WEEKEND. THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH. IT’S COMING TO ORLANDO. YES, SIR. AND THIS IS HUGE NEWS. CW 18 IS YOUR HOME FOR ALL THE ACTION. WE’VE GOT TWO SUPERSTARS. HEY, AND TEN JASON. YOU FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH, YOU HAD TO BRING IN THE GREAT AMERICAN BALLET. WE LOVE THE BALLET, BOYS. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS OF NOT ONLY, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW WESH TWO NEWS HERE, BUT OF THE CW NETWORK NOW. AND THIS IS A HUGE FIRST STEP FOR AN EVEN BIGGER PARTNERSHIP WITH NXT. YEAH, REAL QUICK, I’M SORRY, I APPRECIATE IT. WE’RE GOOD FRIENDS, BUT WE, WE, WE HAVE THIS FLAGSHIP FLAGSHIP PARTNERSHIP THIS SUMMER THAT WE ANNOUNCED WITH THE CW THAT ALL OF OUR PLES OR PAY PER VIEWS IS A LOT OF OLD WRESTLING FANS MAY KNOW ARE GOING TO BE ON THE CW FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, WHICH IS HUGE. IT’S EMBLEMATIC OF WHAT WRESTLING USED TO BE. STREAMING SERVICES ARE GREAT, BUT LISTEN, WE ALL PAY ENOUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS. EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON THE CW AND THIS PL THIS WEEKEND, THIS SUNDAY, GREAT AMERICAN BASH IS THE FIRST OF THOSE, PLEASE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU ARE PUMPED ABOUT THE ACTION AHEAD. OH, IT’S GONNA BE CRAZY. HE IS READY TO TALK. IT’S GONNA BE CRAZY. I MEAN, THERE’S SO MANY TICKETS COMING UP, FREE TICKETS TO COME TO THE SHOW. AND IF YOU CAN’T GET A TICKET, IT’S GONNA BE GREAT, BECAUSE YOU CAN COME HANG OUT WITH THE BOYS AND THE WATCH PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT. LIKE WE’RE TAILGATING. BACK IN COLLEGE. WE HAVE A GOOD OLD TIME. EVERYBODY LOVES GETTING IN THE ARENA AND WATCHING THE WRESTLING. BUT LET’S BE HONEST, EVERYBODY LIKES A PARTY. EVERYBODY LIKES A SUMMER TAILGATE. EVERYBODY LOVES A LITTLE BARBECUE. BELLIES. AND THAT’S WHAT THE BOYS ARE THERE FOR. TIME WITH THE NXT UNIVERSE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, WATCHING THE ACTION. OKAY, SO WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE ACTION HAPPENING INSIDE THE ARENA THERE, WHAT’S ON THE CARD? SO THE FUN THING AGAIN, FOR WRESTLING FANS WHO MAY KNOW THIS OR NON-WRESTLING FANS, A PLE, A PREMIUM LIVE EVENT IS WHERE ALL OF THE STORYLINES CULMINATE. SO EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH TONY D’ANGELO OR LOLA BIAS OR KENDALL GRAY, SOME OF OUR CHAMPIONS AND BIGGEST STARS, THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING BUILDS TO IS THIS SUNDAY. SO IT’S THE HARDEST HITTING MATCHES. IT IS THE BLOODIEST AND UGLIEST FEUDS NOT ACTUALLY BLOODY, DON’T WORRY, JUST TOUGH AND HARD HITTING. FOR EXAMPLE, DEION LENNOX AND SAQUON CHERKASY. YEAH EXACTLY. GUYS THAT USED TO BE BEST FRIENDS, A PART OF THE SAME FACTION NOW GOING HEAD TO HEAD. OKAY. YEAH. AND LET’S JUST TALK ABOUT THAT MATCHUP WITH LOLA VICE BECAUSE WE’VE SEEN THE RISE IN NXT FOR HER. YEAH. AND SHE DOESN’T WANT TO LOSE THAT BELT. NO SHE DOESN’T LOSE THE BELT. BUT I MEAN SHE’S FOR US. FOR US. IT ALL CULMINATES IN THE BELLIES. BUT LOLA SHE DOES. SHE’S FROM MIAMI. SO IT’S A LOT OF A LOT OF THIS A LOT OF HIPS DON’T IT’S HIPS OR BELLY FOR YOU GUYS. BELLY STORYLINE BELLIES DON’T LIE. IT’S ALL HAPPENING ON THE CW THIS SUNDAY. THAT’S WHAT MATTERS THE MOST. JASON IS THERE. IS THERE ONE MATCHUP THAT YOU ARE MOST EXCITED TO WITNESS? I, I MENTIONED I’M EXCITED FOR SAQUON SUGARS AND DIANE LENNOX. THOSE ARE GUYS WE ACTUALLY WAGED WARS WITH WHEN THEY WERE A TAG TEAM. THEY USED TO BE BEST FRIENDS AND NOW IT IS GETTING UGLY. SO EVEN IF YOU HAVEN’T CAUGHT IT TO THIS POINT, YOU’RE GONNA WANT TO SEE THIS FIGHT BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE EXCITING. AND THEY ARE TWO UNBELIEVABLE ATHLETES AND THEY HIT HARD. WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT IN THE RING WITH FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE. AND YOU MADE MENTION THAT THESE PLEASE THE PREMIUM LIVE EVENTS KIND OF TAKE US BACK TO THE PAY PER VIEW DAYS. I REMEMBER THAT LIKE ALL OF US KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD SAVE UP OUR MONEY BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE 29.99 IN THE EARLY 90S TO SEE HULK HOGAN WRESTLE AND MACHO MAN AND THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR AND ALL THESE GUYS. AND, YOU KNOW, TO BUY THE PAY PER VIEW THING. BUT NOW IT’S ON BROADCAST. ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR TELEVISION AND WE CAN SEE THIS ACTION GUYS FREE ON THE CW. AND IF YOU’RE IN THE ORLANDO AREA, YOU CAN COME WATCH FOR FREE WITH HANK AND TANK AND OTHER NXT SUPERSTARS. WE’RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD. THAT’S HUGE. THAT’S A HUGE REASON WE LOVE BEING HERE AT WESH 2 BECAUSE THIS IS OUR HOME FIELD. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, YOU’RE IN ORLANDO, YOU’RE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. YOU GUYS ARE OUR HOME. ARE YOU GUYS OUR HOME TEAM? AND WHETHER IT’S TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OR SUNDAY AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH, YOU GUYS ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SEEING US EVERY WEEK, NOT JUST ON TV, BUT ALSO IN PERSON AROUND THE TOWN. ON WESH TWO. SO OUR FAMILY. YES. AND SUNDAY NIGHT IS GOING TO BE SO FUN. GUYS, WE CANNOT WAIT TO FOLLOW IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE TAILGATING FANS GET OUT THERE. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS NXT GREAT AMERICAN BASH. THE ACTION IS THIS SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY NIGHT, 7:00 RIGHT HERE ON CW. YES, SIR. THANKS FOR HAVING US. I LOVE IT. APPRECIATE YOU MAN. TAKE A HUGS. HANK. ALL RIGHT. COME ON. LET’S GIVE A BIG HUG RIGHT HERE. COME ON, COME ON. HOLD IT UP.
NXT Great American Bash in Orlando airs live Sunday, June 28 on CW18
NXT announced an official tailgate and watch party outside the WWE Performance Center in Orlando on June 28. The event begins at 6 p.m., running in tandem with the Great American Bash which airs nationally on CW18 at 7 p.m.
Updated: 10:11 AM EDT Jun 25, 2026
NXT’s official tailgate and watch party ahead of its classic summer premium live event will be held outside of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando on June 28. The event begins at 6 p.m., running in tandem with the Great American Bash which airs live locally on CW18 at 7 p.m.NXT superstars Hank & Tank join WESH 2 to preview the event. Click here to learn more.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
NXT’s official tailgate and watch party ahead of its classic summer premium live event will be held outside of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando on June 28.
The event begins at 6 p.m., running in tandem with the Great American Bash which airs live locally on CW18 at 7 p.m.
NXT superstars Hank & Tank join WESH 2 to preview the event.
Click here to learn more.