Nia Jax To Face Thea Hail On 8/5 WWE NXT

Nia Jax will take on Thea Hail on the August 5th episode of WWE NXT.

The bout was announced on social media on Monday.

Jax made a surprising return to NXT on July 29th, attacking Lash Legend and helping Fallon Henley.

Nia Jax will go head-to-head against @theahail_wwe TOMORROW on #WWENXT!

📺 8ET/7CT on @TheCW pic.twitter.com/9MdieIRSqH

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 4, 2025

Here is the current lineup for NXT:

WWE NXT (8/5)

• NXT Women’s North American Championship: Sol Ruca (c) vs. Tatum Paxley
• NXT Tag Team Championships: Hank Walker & Tank Ledger (c) vs. Chase U (Uriah Connors & Kale Dixon)
• Blake Monroe vs. Kelani Jordan
• Yoshiki Inamura vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo
• Lexis King vs. Myles Borne
• Nia Jax vs. Thea Hail

Fightful will have coverage of NXT beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday.