Predicting the Stand & Deliver 2026 Match Card
We are 18 days away from NXT’s biggest show of the year, Stand & Deliver. This year’s show will take place in St. Louis and will have the honor of being joined by rapper Sexyy Red. A single match for the show has yet to be announced; however, the pieces are coming together as NXT is having a tournament to determine the top contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship, and on the March 24th episode of NXT, a Gauntlet Match will ensue to find out who will be the challenger for the NXT North American Championship. Usually, the show has seven to eight matches, which is what will most likely be the case this year. Let’s predict who will have a spot at NXT’s most prominent show of the year.
Jasper Troy vs. Keanu Carver
During the March 17th episode of NXT during Booker T Appreciation Night, Keanu Carver interrupted the show, which caused Booker’s family to flee, and his wrestlers from his Reality of Wrestling school being thrown around like rag-dolls. Carver has threatened the six-time World Champion multiple times over the past few episodes of NXT, with Carver telling Booker to “watch his boy”. LFG season one winner, Jasper Troy, who was coached by the six-time World Champion, ran out to help his coach and mentor. Carver was taken out by security, while Troy raised Booker’s hand in applause from the Houston crowd. The next two episodes of NXT should culminate in a big feud between Carver and Troy, leading to a Stand & Deliver match. With this feud involving Booker, it would be interesting to see if they continue to use the six-time World Champion as fuel to stem this feud to new levels.
Ethan Page vs. Ricky Saints
Yes, we had this match last year, and we’ve seen it multiple times at this point in NXT. Last Stand & Deliver, Ricky Saints held the North American Championship and retained it against Ethan Page. On May 27th, Page won the title and proclaimed himself “The greatest North American ever.” Page would lose his title to Myles Borne, and Saints would lose the Ladder Match for the vacant NXT Championship to Joe Hendry. Recently, both of them have been friendly, working together alongside The Vanity Project to reclaim NXT. However, that plan seems to be derailing. On the March 10th episode of NXT, Page pinned Hendry in a Tag Team Match, giving him a shot to become a two-time NXT Champion. Yet, the week after, both Saints and Page argued about who deserved the title shot. Saints kept suggesting that Page should focus on Bourne and recapture the North American Championship, but Page declined. The hatred between these two will come out once again, leading up to perhaps a No Holds Barred or No Disqualifications Match at Stand & Deliver.
Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
This feud has been the combination of a year's worth of storytelling. Sol Ruca and Zaria became best friends, even when both showed different interests and goals. Throughout 2025 and even in early 2026, Ruca obtained opportunity after opportunity, which started to get under the skin of Zaria, who has still never won gold yet in NXT. This led to Zaria turning on her friend during Ruca’s championship opportunity against Jacy Jayne. A week later, Ruca would screw Zaria out of her NXT Women’s Championship match. Both instances set up the Triple Threat Match that happened on the March 17th episode of NXT, in which Jayne retained her championship. Ruca and Zaria both had chances to win, but could not get it done, with Ruca being screwed by Zaria, and Zaria too late to stop Jayne’s pinfall on Ruca. At this point, both women despise one another. Ruca will have a head-to-head confrontation with her former friend on the March 24th episode of NXT. That should set up a match between the two of them at Stand & Deliver. Due to the hatred between both superstars, perhaps this match is a No Holds Barred or Falls Count Anywhere Match.
The Vanity Project vs. Eli Knight & Elio LeFleur - NXT Tag Team Championship
Currently, there is a four-team tournament to decide the top contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship. Channing ‘Stacks’ Lorenzo and Uriah Connors of Birthright defeated Hank Walker and Tank Ledger to advance to the finals, while The Culling will face the team of Eli Knight and WWE Speed Champion Elio LeFleur on March 24th. Originally, Sean Legacy was supposed to be Knight’s partner, but due to Legacy’s injury, LeFleur decided to team with him so that Knight had an opportunity to compete at Stand & Deliver. Most likely, we’ll see Knight & LeFleur advance on March 24th, with Birthright facing the two high-flyers in the finals. Knight & LeFleur will come out on top to face Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes of The Vanity Project at Stand & Deliver.
Tatum Paxley vs. Blake Monore - NXT Women’s North American Championship
During the main event of the March 17th episode of NXT, NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley successfully retained her title against her former friend Izzi Dame in a Steel Cage Match. After the match, Paxley was celebrating with the WWE Universe until suddenly, Blake Monroe pulled her underneath the platform and stared at the title she once held. Monroe has been looking to win the NXT Women’s North American Championship after she lost it to Thea Hail in a match where the referee just awarded Hail the win. Since then, Monroe has feuded with Jaida Parker, where the former NXT Women’s North American Champion flipped Parker and hit a DDT on her onto a bunch of diamonds. Most likely, this feud will stem from Monroe believing Paxley doesn’t have the “glitz” or the “glamour” to hold the Women’s North American Championship. Paxley, with the support and confidence at an all-time high, will not look to be discouraged or turn back to a darker version of herself, especially at Stand & Deliver.
Myles Borne vs. Tavion Heights - NXT North American Championship
On the March 24th episode of NXT, a Gauntlet Match will take place to determine Borne’s contender at Stand & Deliver. Superstars such as Shiloh Hill, Josh Briggs, Lexis King, and Tavion Heights, in addition to one or two other superstars, will most likely be competing in this match. Over the past year, we’ve seen the dissolution of the NQCC, where both Borne and Heights defeated Charlie Dempsey to leave the group. Both wanted to be on their own and compete for singles gold. While Borne finally achieved his goal, Heights is on the outside looking in at that NXT North American Championship, something he’s had his eye on for a while. A solid one-on-one match between these two as babyfaces would be solid; however, if Heights turned heel and attacked his so-called “friend”, things could get pretty interesting within the mid-card.
Jacy Jayne vs. Lola Vice - NXT Women’s Championship
Jayne, the two-time NXT Women’s Champion, retained her title in a Triple Threat Match against Ruca and Zaria on the March 17th episode of NXT. Before this match, there was a ton of speculation on what the NXT Women’s Championship match at Stand & Deliver should be. At Stand & Deliver 2026, we’ll most likely see Ruca and Zaria fight it out while Jayne will have a new challenger step out for her championship. While Lola Vice has challenged the NXT Women’s Champion on more than one occasion, Vice has not successfully captured a title since arriving in NXT in 2022. We’ve seen Vice in her hometown, unsuccessful at NXT No Mercy 2025. Yet, it’s time she’s the one to dethrone ‘The Rockstar.’ Jayne has had two great runs with the NXT Women’s Championship. At this point, she’s done all that she can in NXT, and it’s time for the two-time NXT Women’s Champion to be called up to the main roster sometime sooner rather than later.
Joe Hendry vs. Tony D’Angelo - NXT Championship
At NXT Vengeance Day 2026, Tony D’Angelo completed phase one of his plan by destroying DarkState. The following Tuesday, the former North American Champion revealed his second phase of why he returned to NXT, and that’s to capture the NXT Championship. A match between D’Angelo and Saints on March 24th will determine Hendry’s NXT Champion opponent at Stand & Deliver. The former North American Champion has done it all in NXT, but win the big one. D’Angelo will do everything he can to stop Hendry’s ‘We Believe’ movement and put his destiny in full gear as the new champ. Hendry will have to come to battle against one of his most dangerous opponents to date. This match will put the face of NXT in question as it will either be the ‘We Believe’ moment, standing strong, or the man who lost everything last year and regained it with the NXT Championship.
