We’ve gone through the Roadblock and are on our way to Stand and Deliver!
LWO DEFEAT OTM TO ADVANCE IN THE NXT TAG TITLE TOURNAMENT
OTM jump Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro of the LWO during their entrance. The LWO turned up the heat, using their high-flying offense to take control. However, the power advantage for OTM created a struggle for the LWO. Each team focused on their strengths throughout, trading momentum. Wilde used Nima’s back to catapult to the outside onto Prince and Scrypts. The LWO hit an assisted 450 to win and move on in the NXT tag tournament. Decent match to open the show featuring two teams with completely opposite styles. All four men did a good job showcasing what makes them unique.
OBA FEMI IN THE PARKING LOT
Oba Femi is asked how he feels going into his title defense against Brooks Jensen. Femi says he is supremely confident, and Jensen starts a scuffle in the NXT parking lot. Femi tells Briggs to watch what he does to his brother tonight.
CHASE U BACKSTAGE
Andre Chase tells Thea Hail he’s always there for her, even if things have been weird. Duke Hudson asks Hail who her partner will be. Hail says she has other friends besides Jacy Jayne. Kelani Jordan will team with Hail as she also has issues with Kiana James and Izzi Dame.
ROXANNE PEREZ IN THE RING
Roxanne Perez says she is sick and tired of playing by the rules. Sweet and innocent Roxy is gone, and the fans are to blame. Perez’s turn last week has been boiling over since Roadblock 2023 when she collapsed in the middle of the ring. Perez says she busted her ass for 12 months while everyone drooled over Tiffany Stratton and Becky Lynch. She says the fans made her feel worthless when she got booed. Perez then calls out NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria. She says the pain Valkyria is feeling isn’t her arm but the title being stripped out of her hands.
Perez calls NXT General Manager Ava out to strip Valkyria of her title and make her champion. Tatum Paxley comes from the crowd before the refs hold her back. The segment ends randomly. Good promo by Perez that the PC crowd did not react to, plus a weird ending.
THE FAMILY HAVING DINNER
The Family discusses NXT Roadblock during dinner. NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov crashes the meal to talk to the Don. Stacks and Luca Crusifino kidnap Dragunov and seemingly stuff him in the trunk of a car.
LEXIS KING DEFEATS MR. STONE
Lexis King dominated this match. Mr. Stone got a bit of offense with a top-rope crossbody, but King hit the coronation for the win soon after.
After the match, King went for another coronation before Vonn Wagner made the save, carrying Mr. Stone out like a baby.
OBA FEMI BACKSTAGE
Moments before heading to the ring, Oba Femi says he will slaughter Brooks Jensen. Dijak confronts Femi, possibly setting up a match for Stand and Deliver.
RIDGE HOLLAND BACKSTAGE
Ridge Holland is preparing for his match with Shawn Spears later tonight. He gets a call from his partner and daughter wishing him luck.
OBA FEMI DEFEATS BROOKS JENSEN TO RETAIN THE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Both men lock up to start the match. Oba Femi gets Brooks Jensen on the ground in a rest hold. Jensen gets back to his feet but can’t get anything going before Femi takes control with massive blows. A clothesline from Jensen evens up the playing field going into the commercial break. Femi dominated during the break, but a dropkick from Jensen sent the champion outside the ring. Jensen’s momentum didn’t last for long, though. Femi lands a massive running uppercut in the corner. Josh Briggs comes to ringside to hype Jensen, which seems to work briefly as Jensen rallies for offense on Femi. Again, the offense is not sustained. Femi obliterates Jensen while starring down Briggs at ringside, hitting two powerbombs for the pin. Oba Femi continues to be a beast.
THE FAMILY AND DRAGUNOV PART DEUX
The Family brought Ilja Dragunov to a bridge. Tony D’Angelo says he’s taken many men on walks down the bridge and walked back alone, but tonight is about the title. He can end everything with the snap of a finger. Dragunov challenges D’Angelo to show him the power he has and says he always finds a way.
ARIANNA GRACE DEFEATS GIGI DOLIN VIA DQ
Collar and elbow tie-up to start. Gigi Dolin keeps trying to punch Arianna Grace in the face, but Grace runs away. Dolin finally lands the punches she wants. The aggressive style of Dolin leads to Grace getting some offense of her own. Grace tries to give Dolin a tiara, but the referee takes it away. While the ref is distracted, Grace hits Dolin in the groin, and Dolin takes a low blow of her own, but the ref sees this time and disqualifies Dolin.
SOL RUCA, KARMEN PETROVIC AND LOLA VICE BACKSTAGE
All three women are backstage. Lola Vice and Karmen Petrovic want a match. Brinley Reece shows up.
KIANA JAMES AND IZZI DAME DEFEAT THEA HAIL AND FALLON HENLEY
Kelani Jordan gets attacked backstage, forcing Thea Hail to go to the ring alone. However, Fallon Henley comes out to even the odds. Kiana James and Henley go at it in the ring. Izzi Dame and James use heel tactics to isolate Henley in their corner. Jacy Jayne and Jazmin Nix finally show up to ringside for Hail. Hail makes the hot tag. Outside the ring, Jayne pulled Henley out of the way of Dame, leading to Hail taking a kick to the face. James took advantage and pins Hail for the win.
Post-match, Hail gets on the mic. She asks Jayne what she did to her. Hail says she thought Jayne was not just the coolest girl in the locker room but also her friend. Hail doesn’t want to be anything like Jayne, and the old Thea Hail is back.
RILEY OSBOURNE AND THE NO QUARTER CATCH CREW BACKSTAGE
Riley Osbourne says the cup was made for him, not Dempsey. Axiom and Nather Frazer back him up against the crew.
LUKE GALLOWS AND KARL ANDERSON BACKSTAGE
The Good Brothers say they have to go through two teams to get to the Wolf Dogs. They will hand out Magic Killers to every tag team.
HANK WALKER AND TANK LEDGER BACKSTAGE
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger say they will win next week, but they are interrupted by Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker. The Wolf Dogs hype them up a bit.
SHAWN SPEARS DEFEATS RIDGE HOLLAND
Shawn Spears yells at Ridge Holland to let it out. Spears plays some mind games while Holland tries to remain focused without losing control. Outside the ring, Holland batters Spears down. He gets Spears up for a lawndart into the ring post but can’t do it. The Chairman takes advantage of Holland backing down for control into the commercial break. Spears keeps getting frustrated that Holland isn’t letting out the rage. While tied up in the ropes, Holland slowly becomes unglued as he throws Spears into the barricade and steel steps, then chokeslamming Spears through the announce table. Holland has now fully lost control, attempting to hit Spears in the head with a steel chair. The referee takes the chair away but doesn’t get it out of the ring, allowing Spears to hit a C4 onto the chair for the win. The Chairman wins again. This match never seemed to find its groove. It felt like these two needed a few more weeks of feuding to build heat to accomplish what they wanted.
TRICK WILLIAMS IN THE RING TO ADDRESS CARMELO HAYES
TRICK WILLIAMS IN THE RINGTrick Williams says he feels betrayed. Family means something to him, and for two years, he had Melo’s back. Watching Melo made him want to take his game to the next level, and Melo said he was happy for Trick. Trick says he started hearing people say Melo was getting jealous of him, including John Cena. Melo lied to Trick, except for one thing: they weren’t on the same level. Trick tells Melo he ain’t on Trick’s level.
Meta Four interrupts. Noam Dar says they are sick and tired of him complaining about the attack because he deserved it. Trick warns him to back off. Lash Legend tells Trick to listen to Dar. Trick attacks Meta Four, but he makes out with Lash Legend. After the kiss in the middle of the ring, Trick gets right back to beating down Ora Mensah and Dar as the show closes.
