WWE has set a Fatal 4-Way match for next week’s NXT. EK Prosper, La Parka, Romeo Moreno, and Tristan Angels will square off to determine the next challenger for Rey Fénix’s AAA World Cruiserweight Championship.
The Fatal 4-Way is scheduled for 8/18, with the title match set for 8/25.
The match came together during this Tuesday’s NXT, when General Manager Robert Stone sat down with Rey Mysterio to discuss the next steps in the NXT-AAA partnership.
Mysterio handpicked Prosper and La Parka for the match and left Stone to fill the remaining two spots. Stone later added Moreno and Angels.
PW Chronicle @_PWChronicle Follow It’s announced that Rey Fénix will defend the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship in two weeks on NXT 🔥
Next week an No. 1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way will take place —
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12:48 AM · Aug 12, 2026Fénix is currently in his second reign as AAA World Cruiserweight Champion. He captured the title on 5/30 at Noche de Los Grandes, defeating Laredo Kid. His first reign ran from 2022 to 2023.
His most recent successful defense came on 8/1, when he defeated Mini Vikingo.
Prosper heads into the Fatal 4-Way with momentum after picking up a win on this week’s NXT, teaming with Lizzy Rain to defeat Izzi Dame and Niko Vance.