2024 NXT STAND & DELIVER PREVIEW

Since I do the blogs looking at every Pay-Per-View every month, I thought I would do one looking at NXT Stand & Deliver. To see the entire history of Stand & Deliver, visit the Stand & Deliver History HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

This will be the 2^nd NXT PPV in 2024 to not have a Heritage Cup Championship Match & the 3^rd Stand & Deliver in a row to not have one.

Since no opener was announced, here are the facts. The only wrestlers on the card to wrestle in a Stand & Deliver opener are Carmelo Hayes (2022) & Roxanne Perez & Lyra Valkyria (2023). The North American Championship opened Stand & Deliver in 2022 & the Women’s Championship opened in 2023. So if Valkyria VS Perez opens Stand & Deliver, they will be the 1^st wrestlers to wrestle in back-to-back Stand & Deliver openers.

TRICK WILLIAMS VS CARMELO HAYES

Trick Williams VS Carmelo Hayes will be Trick Williams’ 1^st Stand & Deliver, making him the 1^st since LA Knight & GUNTHER in 2022 to make his Stand & Deliver debut in a Non-Title Non-Gimmick Match. This will be his 2^nd PPV of 2024. This will be Carmelo Hayes’ 3^rd Stand & Deliver in a row, making him, Bron Breakker, & Tony D’Angelo the only wrestlers to wrestle at every Stand & Deliver. This will be the 1^st time that he will be wrestling in a Non-Title Match at Stand & Deliver. This will be his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2024 & his 1^st match overall since he lost to Tony D’Angelo on NXT on March 5. This will be the 1^st time that Stand & Deliver Main Event is not an NXT Championship Match or features Bron Breakker. It will be the 1^st 1-on-1 Non-Title Match to main event an NXT PPV since Kyle O’Reilly VS Adam Cole at NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver on April 8, 2021 & the 1^st Non-Title Non-Gimmick Match to main event an NXT PPV in NXT History. This will be Trick Williams’ 1^st Stand & Deliver PPV Main Event & his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2024, making him the only wrestler to main event every NXT PPV in 2024 & will be Carmelo Hayes’ 2^nd Stand & Deliver PPV in a row, making him the 2^nd wrestler after Bron Breakker (2022 & 2023) to main event 2 Stand & Deliver events in a row & his 1^st NXT PPV Main Event of 2024.

Trick Williams (0-0-0)

This will be Trick Williams’ Stand & Deliver debut

Carmelo Hayes (1-1-0)

1. Lost the NXT North American Championship to Cameron Grimes along with Santos Escobar, Solo Sikoa, & Grayson Waller in a Fatal 5-Way Ladder Match (4/2/22)

2. Defeated NXT Champion Bron Breakker to win the NXT Championship (4/1/23)

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT CHAMPION ILJA DRAGUNOV VS TONY D’ANGELO

Ilja Dragunov VS Tony D’Angelo will be the 2^nd NXT Championship Match of 2024, 1^st since Vengeance Day on February 4, & the 3^rd Stand & Deliver in a row. It will be the 1^st time in Stand & Deliver History that Bron Breakker will not be in an NXT Championship Match. This will be Ilja Dragunov’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row & his 1^st NXT Championship Match at Stand & Deliver, making him the 2^nd year in a row after Carmelo Hayes to wrestle in a North American & then an NXT Championship Match at back-to-back Stand & Deliver events. This will be his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2024. This will be Ilja Dragunov’s 5^th NXT Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1^st since Finn Balor who lost to Karrion Kross at Takeover Stand & Deliver on April 8, 2021 to lose in his 5^th Defense. As of Stand & Deliver, Ilja Dragunov’s NXT Championship Reign has lasted 189 Days, so if he loses, he will be the 1^st to lose in 189 Days, which is the 9^th Longest Reign of All-Time. This will be Tony D’Angelo’s 3^rd Stand & Deliver, making him, Bron Breakker, & Carmelo Hayes the only wrestlers to wrestle on every Stand & Deliver event. & 1^st NXT Championship Match, making him the 1^st wrestler to wrestle in an NXT Tag Team & NXT Championship Match at back-to-back Stand & Deliver events. This will be his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2024, 1^st match overall since he defeated Carmelo Hayes on NXT on March 5, & 1^st 1-on-1 Match on PPV since he defeated Tommaso Ciampa at Stand & Deliver on April 2, 2022. This will be the 1^st time he wrestled a Russian in his Career .If Tony D’Angelo wins, he will be the 3^rd 1^st-time Champion in a row, the 6^th to be a former NXT Tag Team Champion after Bron Breakker, Tommaso Ciampa, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, Adrian Neville, & 1^st since Bron Breakker, & 3^rd to be a 2-time NXT Tag Team Champion after Adam Cole & Adrian Neville, & 1^st since Cole in 2020. The NXT Championship has never changed hands in 2024, with the last title change taking place when Dragunov defeated Carmelo Hayes at No Mercy on September 30, 2023. It has changed hands 29 times in History. It has changed hands once at Stand & Deliver with the last title change taking place on April 1, 2023 when Carmelo Hayes defeated Bron Breakker.

Ilja Dragunov (0-1-0)

1. Lost to NXT North American Champion Wes Lee along with Axiom, Dragon Lee, & JD McDonagh in a 5-Way Match (4/1/23)

Tony D’Angelo (1-1-0)

1. Defeated Tommaso Ciampa (4/2/22)

2. With Channing Lorenzo lost to NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) along with The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius Creed) in a Triple Threat Match (4/1/23)

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPION LYRA VALKYRIA VS ROXANNE PEREZ

Roxanne Perez VS Lyra Valkyria will be the 5^th Women’s Championship Match of 2024, 1^st since NXT on February 20, 2^nd PPV in a row, & 3^rd in a row at Stand & Deliver. This will be the 1^st 1-on-1 Match for the Women’s Championship at Stand & Deliver. This will be Roxanne Perez’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row, making her & Lyra Valkyria the only women to wrestle in 2 Women’s Championship Matches in a row at Stand & Deliver & the 1^st to defend & challenge for the Women’s Championship at back-to-back Stand & Deliver events. It will be her 2^nd NXT PPV in a row in 2024. If she wins, Roxanne Perez will be the 3^rd 2-time Women’s Champion after Shayna Baszler & Charlotte Flair. This will be Lyra Valkyria’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row, making her & Roxanne Perez the only women to wrestle in back-to-back Stand & Deliver events & she’s the 1^st to challenge & defend the Women’s Championship at back-to-back Stand & Deliver events. It will be her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2024. This will be Lyra Valkyria’s 6^th Women’s Championship Defense so if she loses, she will be the 1^st since Raquel Rodriguez who lost to Mandy Rose on NXT on October 26, 2021 to lose in her 6^th Defense. As of Stand & Deliver, Lyra Valkyria’s Women’s Championship Reign has lasted 165 Days, so if she loses, she will be the 1^st to 165 Days, which is the 10^th Longest Reign of All-Time. The NXT Women’s Championship hasn’t changed hands in 2024, with the last title change taking place on NXT on October 26, 2023 when Valkyria defeated Becky Lynch. It has changed hands 20 times in History. It has changed hands once at Stand & Deliver, with the last title change taking place on April 1, 2023, when Indi Hartwell defeated Gigi Dolin, Roxanne Perez, Zoey Stark, Tiffany Stratton, & Lyra Valkyria in a 6-Way Ladder Match.

Lyra Valkyria (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Indi Hartwell along with Gigi Dolin, NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez, Zoey Stark, & Tiffany Stratton in a 6-Way Ladder Match (4/1/23)

Roxanne Perez (0-1-0)

1. Lost the NXT Women’s Championship to Indi Hartwell along with Gigi Dolin, Zoey Stark, Tiffany Stratton, & Lyra Valkyria in a 6-Way Ladder Match to win the title (4/1/23)

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: AXIOM & NATHAN FRAZER VS NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS BRON BREAKKER & BARON CORBIN

Axiom & Nathan Frazer VS Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin will be the 4^th NXT Tag Team Championship Match of 2024, the 1^st since NXT on March 5, 2^nd NXT PPV in a row in 2024, & 3^rd Stand & Deliver in a row. This will be the 1^st time that The Creed Brothers will not be in an NXT Tag Team Championship Match at Stand & Deliver, & the Tag Team Championships will be defended in a 2-on-2 Match. This will be Axiom’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row & 1^st Tag Team Championship Match, making him the 1^st wrestler to wrestle in a North American & Tag Team Championship Match at back-to-back Stand & Deliver events & was Nathan Frazer’s 1^st Stand & Deliver, making Frazer the 3^rd year in a row that someone will be making their Stand & Deliver debut challenging for the NXT Tag Team Championship. This will be their 1^st PPV of 2024 & their 1^st PPV overall since they wrestled each other when Axiom defeated Frazer at Deadl1ne on December 4, 2023 & their 1^st 2-on-2 Tag Team Match on PPV. If Axiom & Nathan Frazer win, they will be the 1^st 1^st-time Tag Team Champions in a row & the 3^rd & 4^th to be former NXT Heritage Cup Champions after Tyler Bate & Mark Coffey & 1^st since Mark Coffey in 2023. This will be Bron Breakker’s 3^rd Stand & Deliver, making him, Tony D’Angelo, & Carmelo Hayes the only wrestlers to wrestle on every Stand & Deliver & the 1^st time that he did not wrestle in an NXT Championship Match, making him the 1^st to wrestle in an NXT & Tag Team Championship at back-to-back Stand & Deliver events. This will be Baron Corbin’s 1^st Stand & Deliver event, making him the 3^rd Tag Team Champion in a row to make his Stand & Deliver debut as defending Tag Team Champion. This will be their 2^nd PPV in a row in 2024. This will be Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin’s 2^nd Tag Team Championship Defense, so if they lose, they will be the 1^st since The New Day who lost to Gallus at Vengeance Day on February 4, 2023 to lose in their 2^nd Defense. As of Stand & Deliver, Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin’s Tag Team Championship Reign has lasted 54 Days, so if they lose, they will be the 1^st to lose in 54 Days, which is the 5^th Shortest Reign of All-Time, ahead of MSK’s 2^nd Reign (4/2/22 – 4/8/22, 6 Days), Chase University (10/24/23 – 11/14/23, 21 Days), Moustache Mountain (6/19/18 – 7/11/18, 22 Days), & Pretty Deadly’s 1^st Reign (4/12/22 – 6/4/22, 53 Days). The Tag Team Championship changed once in 2024, when Breakker & Corbin defeated The D’Angelo Family on NXT on February 13. It has changed hands 34 times in History. It has changed hands once at Stand & Deliver with the last title change taking place on April 2, 2022, when MSK defeated The Creed Brothers & Imperium in a Triple Threat Match.

Axiom (0-1-0)

1. Lost to NXT North American Champion Wes Lee along with Ilja Dragunov, Dragon Lee, & JD McDonagh in a 5-Way Match (4/1/23)

Nathan Frazer (0-0-0)

This will be Nathan Frazer’s Stand & Deliver debut

Bron Breakker (0-2-0)

1. Lost to NXT Champion Dolph Ziggler (4/2/22)

2. Lost the NXT Championship to Carmelo Hayes (4/1/23)

Baron Corbin (0-0-0)

This will be Baron Corbin’s Stand & Deliver debut

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP: JOSH BRIGGS VS DIJAK VS NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION OBA FEMI

Josh Briggs VS Dijak VS Oba Femi will be the 6^th North American Championship Match of 2024, 1^st since NXT on March 12, the 2^nd NXT PPV in a row & 3^rd year in a row at Stand & Deliver. This will be the 4^th Triple Threat Match of 2024, the 1^st since NXT on April 2, 2024, the 1^st Men’s Singles Triple Theat Match since LA Knight VS Randy Orton VS AJ Styles on Smackdown on January 5, the 1^st Men’s Singles Triple Threat Match in NXT since Joe Coffey VS Charlie Dempsey VS Dragon Lee on December 19, 2023, & 1^st on NXT PPV since Tyler Bate VS Joe Gacy VS Wes Lee at Battleground on May 28, 2023. This will be the 10^th Triple Threat Match for the NXT North American Championship & 1^st since NXT on December 19. This will be the 3^rd Triple Threat Match in a row at Stand & Deliver, but 1^st Men’s Singles Triple Threat Match as all previous Triple Threat Matches were Tag Team Championship Matches. This will be the 3^rd Stand & Deliver in a row to be a Multi-Man Match as it was defended in a 5-Way Match 2 years in a row. This will be Josh Briggs’ 1^st Stand & Deliver, making him the 3^rd year in a row that someone made their Stand & Deliver in the North American Championship Match. This will be his 1^st NXT PPV since Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023 & 1^st Singles Triple Threat Match in his Career. If he wins, Josh Briggs will be the 4^th 1^st-time Champion in a row & the 1^st to be a former NXT UK Tag Team Champion. This will be Dijak’s 1^st Stand & Deliver, making him & Briggs the 3^rd year in a row that someone will be making their Stand & Deliver debut in a North American Championship. This will be his 2^nd NXT PPV of 2024, his 4^th Men’s Singles Triple Threat Match in his Career, & 1^st since he lost to Carmelo Hayes along with Baron Corbin on NXT on October 17, 2023, giving him a Men’s Singles Triple Threat Match Record of 0-3-0. If he wins, Dijak will be the 4^th 1^st-time Champion in a row. This will be Oba Femi’s 1^st Stand & Deliver, making him the 1^st North American Champion since Carmelo Hayes in 2022 to make his Stand & Deliver debut as defending NXT North American Champion. This will be his 2^nd PPV in a row in 2024 & 1^st Men’s Singles Triple Threat Match in his Career. This was Oba Femi’s 4^th North American Championship Defense, so if he loses, he will be the 1st since Johnny Gargano who lost to Bronson Reed on NXT on May 18, 2021 to lose in his 4^th Defense. As of Stand & Deliver, Oba Femi’s North American Championship Reign has lasted 88 Days, so if he would have lost, he would be the 1^st to lose in 88 Days, which is the 11^th Longest Reign of All-Time. The North American Championship has changed hands once in 2024 on NXT when Femi defeated Dragon Lee on January 9, 2024. It has changed hands 22 times in History. It has changed hands once at Stand & Deliver when Cameron Grimes won on April 2, 2022. The North American Championship has changed hands only once in a Triple Threat Match, when Johnny Gargano defeated Damian Priest & Leon Ruff at War Games on December 6, 2020.

Josh Briggs (0-0-0)

This will be Josh Briggs’ Stand & Deliver debut

Dijak (0-0-0)

This will be Dijak’s Stand & Deliver debut

Oba Femi (0-0-0)

This will be Oba Femi’s Stand & Deliver debut

6-WOMAN TAG TEAM MATCH: THEA HAIL, FALLON HENLEY, & KELANI JORDAN VS IZZI DAME, KIANA JAMES, & JACY JAYNE

Thea Hail, Fallon Henley, & Kelani Jordan VS Izzi Dame, Kiana James, & Jacy Jayne will be the 7^th 6-Person Tag Team Match of 2024, the 1^st since Level Up on April 5, the 1^st 6-Woman Tag Team Match since Raw on April 2, & the 1^st in NXT & on NXT PPV since The D’Angelo Family VS O.T.M. at Vengeance Day on February 4. This will be the 1^st 6-Woman Tag Team Match in NXT since Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, & Nikkita Lyons VS Toxic Attraction on NXT on November 29, 2022, & 1^st on NXT PPV since Shotzi Blackheart, Tegan Nox, & Mia Yim VS Dakota Kai, Candice LeRae, & Raquel Gonzalez at Takeover: In Your House on June 7, 2020. This was Thea Hail’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row, making her the only wrestler to be in an 8-Person & 6-Person Tag Team Match at back-to-back Stand & Deliver events. This will be her 1^st PPV of 2024, her 1^st PPV since she lost to Tiffany Stratton at Great American Bash on July 30, 2023, & her 1^st 6-Woman Tag Team Match in her Career. This will be Fallon Henley’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row. This will be her 1^st PPV of 2024, her 1^st PPV since she lost the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023 & her 1^st 6-Woman Tag Team Match in her Career. This was Kelani Jordan’s 1^st Stand & Deliver. This was her 1^st PPV since she lost the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023 & her 1^st 6-Woman Tag Team Match in her Career. This was Izzi Dame’s 1^st Stand & Deliver. This was her 1^st NXT PPV & 6-Woman Tag Team Match in her Career. This was Kiana James’ 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row. This was her 1^st PPV in 2024, her 1^st NXT PPV since she lost to Roxanne Perez in a Steel Cage Match at Deadl1ne on December 9, 2023, & her 1^st 6-Woman Tag Team Match in her Career. This was Jacy Jayne’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver & 1^st since 2022. This will be her 1^st NXT PPV of 2024, her 1^st NXT PPV since she lost to Roxanne Perez along with Gigi Dolin at Vengeance Day on February 4, 2023, & her 1^st 6-Woman Tag Team Match since she, Gigi Dolin, & Mandy Rose defeated Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, & Nikkita Lyons on NXT on November 29, 2022.

Thea Hail (1-0-0)

1. With Andre Chase & Duke Hudson as Chase University & Tyler Bate defeated The Schism (Ava, The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid), & Joe Gacy) in an 8-Person Mixed Tag Team Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (4/1/23)

Fallon Henley (0-0-0)

1. With Kiana James as the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions lost the titles to Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre (4/1/23)

Kelani Jordan (0-0-0)

This will be Kelani Jordan’s Stand & Deliver debut

Izzi Dame (0-0-0)

This will be Izzi Dame’s Stand & Deliver debut

Kiana James (0-1-0)

1. With Fallon Henley as the NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions lost the titles to Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre (4/1/23)

Jacy Jayne (0-1-0)

1. With Gigi Dolin as NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction lost the titles to Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai in the Pre-Show prior to the PPV (4/2/22)

KICKOFF MATCH: JOE GACY VS SHAWN SPEARS

Joe Gacy VS Shawn Spears will be the 1^st NXT PPV Kickoff Match of 2024 & the 3^rd year in a row at Stand & Deliver, but 1^st Men’s Singles Match to be on the Stand & Deliver Kickoff. This will be Joe Gacy’s 2^nd Stand & Deliver in a row & 2^nd Kickoff Match at Stand & Deliver, making him the 1^st wrestler to be in 2 Kickoff Matches at Stand & Deliver. This will be his 2^nd NXT PPV in a row in 2024. This will be Shawn Spears’ 1^st Stand & Deliver & Kickoff Match. This will be his 1^st NXT PPV since he, Kassius Ohno, Ruby Riott, & Roderick Strong lost to SAnitY at Takeover: Orlando on April 1, 2017, & 1^st 1-on-1 Match on NXT PPV since he lost to Eric Young at Takeover: San Antonio on January 28, 2017.

Joe Gacy (0-1-0)

1. With The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) & Ava as The Schism lost to Tyler Bate & Chase University (Andre Chase, Thea Hail, & Duke Hudson) in an 8-Person Mixed Tag Team Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (4/1/23)

Shawn Spears (0-0-0)

This was Shawn Spears’ Stand & Deliver debut