411’s NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 Preview

Welcome folx! We are at The Factory at The District in St. Louis, Missouri, for the sixth annual Stand & Deliver! I first want to point out that The Factory at The District sounds like something out of South Park when they tried to get a Whole Foods.

But that aside, the card for tonight looks jam-packed with action! We have a late intro pre-show 10-Person Mixed Tag Team Match. The Vanity Project will defend their titles against Los Americanos. Johnn Gargano looks to get out of his funk as he takes on Myles Borne for the North American Championship. Sol Ruca and Zaria look to settle their issues.

Blake Monroe wants to get “her” title back, but has to get through Tatum Paxley. Jacy Jayne will have to try to survive not one, but two challengers when she takes on Kendal Grey and Lola Vice in a Triple-Threat. And Joe Hendry is looking down three challengers when he defends his NXT Championship against Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Tony D’Angelo!

So, do you all want a preview?

10-Person Mixed Tag Team Match
Hank and Tank, Shiloh Hill, Eli Knight, and Wren Sinclair vs. The Birth Right (Lexis King, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, and Arianna Grace)

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This match was added to the card on Tuesday. I think this is the first broadcast pre-show match since around the end of 2021.

The Birthright has been causing issues for everyone else in this match. Costing Hill a shot at the North American Championship, eliminating Hank and Tank from the Tag Team Championship tournament.

Hill would get some revenge when he distracted Birth Right, causing them to lose to Los Americanos.

Most everyone in this match is capable of having a good match. I’m not a fan of Hank and Tank, and Stacks is meh. But I do think this should be a fun little warm-up for the rest of the card. With the Birth Right just getting started, I don’t think they are in any danger of losing. And if they do, it will be in a way that keeps them strong.

I’m hoping this stable is what finally moves Dempsey and King up the card. Because the NXT Men’s Main Event scene really needs the bodies. So, I’m going with the Birth Right for the win, and hopefully a move up the card in the coming months.

Winners: The Birth Right

NXT Tag Team Championships
Los Americanos (Bravo & Rayo) vs. The Vanity Project (Brad Taylor & Ricky Smokes)

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Los Americanos won a tournament to earn their shot here.

While I wish Los Americanos were allowed to do more as their former identities. I am glad they have been showcased as Bravo and Rayo. They are both so talented, and I wouldn’t mind a Tag Team Championship run on Raw at some point.

The Vanity Project worked their way up from Evolve, getting themselves over and earning a spot on the NXT roster. They beat DarkState, after interference by Tony D’Angelo, to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.

While I’d love for Los Americanos to have some gold, Vanity Project has only had the title for just over a month. This is their first defense, and I don’t think they are losing just yet. I expect the match to be a lot of fun, as all four men are talented. And Rayo and Bravo can carry anyone to a decent match. But the winners are in no doubt here.

Winners and still NXT Tag Team Champions: The Vanity Project

NXT North American Championship
Johnny Gargano vs Myles Borne

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Myles Borne beat Etha Page for the NXT North American Championship on February 24th. Johnny Gargano made his return to NXT and won a gauntlet match to earn his title shot.

Gargano has been depressed since Ciampa left, and he lost Axiom’s mask back to him. His wife, Candice LaRae, has tried everything to get him out of his funk. And this is her next idea. Unfortunately, I don’t think this will work because, like Vanity Project, Borne isn’t losing the title so soon.

I do think Gargano is going to give Borne a great first defense, though. Even with his depression gimmick, Gargano is still one of the best in-ring talents in the WWE. I love watching him work, and don’t expect this match to be any different.

Borne is a good wrestler in his own right, and being able to beat an NXT Legend like Gargano will be a nice feather in his cap. I can see Borne holding onto the title for a while, until he finally loses it to King, Dempsey, or Connors.

But for tonight, Borne gets to stand tall and show that he can hang with one of the best to ever come out of NXT.

Winner and still NXT North American Champion: Myles Borne

Sol Ruca vs. Zaria

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Tensions between these two have been brewing for months. Going back to when Zaria subbed in for an injured Sol Ruca and lost the Women’s North American Championship to Blake Monroe. Things finally came to a head when Zaria attacked Ruca before her match with NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jane. Zaria would have her own match with Jane the following week, only for it to end in a No Contest, after Ruca attacked both women.

This led to a Triple-Threat where Jayne retained the title. The following week, Ruca would challenge Zaria to this match.

I am looking forward to this match. Ruca is one of the next big things in the Women’s Division. I also feel like it’s time for Zaria to get some shine, because she has been overshadowed by Ruca. I don’t expect a clean win or even a clear winner tonight. It’s their first match, and it’s a standard match.

So, I’m expecting a double countout/DQ situation, which can lead to a gimmick match or two before the feud ends. With Ruca ready to be called up, I think Zaria will win the feud, but not before these two have some time to do some damage to each other.

Winner: No Contest

NXT Women’s North American Championship
Blake Monroe vs Tatum Paxley

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Monroe has been wanting the title back for a few months now. Leading her to attack Paxley after a title defense, and then breaking into her hotel room and brawling with her.

Paxley is seemingly done feuding with her former friend, Izzi Dame. And with Monroe still obsessing over the Women’s North American Championship, this match was the logical next step.

Monroe is in a weird spot; she could really use the win, and also, I feel like she should be involved in the NXT Women’s Championship scene. She is the perfect foil for someone like Lola Via or Kendal Grey.

Also, Paxley, like Borne and Vanity Project, is still a relatively new champion. That, of course, didn’t matter when she won and then lost the NXT Women’s Championship. But she really needs to have a longer reign here to firmly establish herself as championship material.

I expect the match to be a good one, and I’m actually a bit torn on the winner. But my heart and gut both say Paxley. Losing here will hopefully get Monroe out of the Women’s North American scene and free her up to the NXT Women’s scene or even the main roster.

Winner and still NXT Women’s North American Champion: Tatum Paxley

Triple-Threat for the NXT Women’s Championship
Kendal Grey vs Lola Vice vs Jacy Jane

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Grey and Vice have been vying for the right to face Jacy Jane. They would finally have a match on this week’s NXT to determine who would face Jane. The match ended with Grey tapping out as she pinned Vice.

1. This if course led to a Triple-Threat match. As these kinds of things tend it do.

Jayne has done a lot to prove she deserves to be champion. She has played the heel perfectly, using her friends to stay champion. But I think that ends tonight. I think Grey is great, but I’ve been saying for months that Vice is ready for a title reign.

A win here can also help her build momentum in AAA, where she can be the one to finally get the title of off Flammer.

I do think this match is going to be great. All three women are good at what they do, and should make for a fun match.

Winner and new NXT Women’s Champion: Lola Vice

Fatal Four-Way for the NXT Women’s Championship
Ricky Saints vs Ethan Page vs Tony D’Angelo vs Joe Hendry

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This match has been building since Hendry won the vacant NXT Championship in February. Saints and Page have allied. Both men have tried, and failed, to help the other. With Saints failing to help Page retain the North American Championship and Page failing to help Saints win the NXT Championship.

D’Angelo also made his intentions clear and faced Saints in a match. The match would end in a DQ when Page would run in to help Saints. Hendry would then attack all three, causing Robert Stone to make this match official.

So, there was a rumor floating around that the USA Network wanted Hendry on SmackDown sooner rather than later. Which tells me that, counter to my logic regarding short reigns, Hendry isn’t walking out with the title.

I think Hendry is going to be called up post-WrestleMania, which means we are looking at one of the other three for the win.

Page also has to be close to a call-up. He helped carry the men’s side of things during 2025 and would be great in the United States Championship scene. I think Saints will be called up closer to the end of the year or at the Rumble. And D’Angelo is a wildcard.

My prediction from Vengeance Day was that Page and Saints are going to hold things down until they can build up some more talent. And I still think that’s true. Either one as champion works, and a feud between them will keep things going until Dempsey or King is ready.

I see D’Angelo shifting into a feud with Borne, helping to establish him further, before D’Angelo is finally called up as well.

So, for me, I am looking at either Page or Saints to win tonight. And my heart says Page. He can have a short reign through the summer, before dropping the title to Saints and moving up. Saint will then be able to have a solid reign before moving up.

Winner and new NXT Champion: Ethan Page