NXT Stand & Deliver 2023

NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 was a professional wrestling event produced by American promotion WWE for their NXT brand. The event took place on April 1, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The event was broadcast on Peacock in the United States and on the WWE Network internationally.
==Production==
===Background===
Since its inception in 2021, Stand & Deliver has been held for WWE's developmental brand, NXT, during WrestleMania week. On November 3, 2022, it was announced that the 2023 Stand & Deliver event would take place on April 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
===Storylines===
On the February 7 episode of NXT, Thea Hail of Chase U (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) was attacked by Ava Raine of The Schism (Jagger Reid, Joe Gacy, and Rip Fowler). Later that night, fellow Chase U members Andre Chase and Duke Hudson were defeated by Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) after Hail ran to the ring with The Schism's smiley face pins on her shirt. At Roadblock on March 7, Chase was defeated by The Schism's leader, Joe Gacy. On the March 21 episode of NXT, a debate between The Schism and Chase U, who were accompanied by Tyler Bate, took place. During the debate, the two teams agreed to an Eight Person Tag Team Match at Stand & Deliver, with the winning team acquiring control of Chase U.
On the March 14 episode of NXT, Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre won a Triple Threat Tag Team Match, earning a match against NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley and Kiana James at Stand & Deliver.
On the March 14 episode of NXT, North American Champion Wes Lee held an open challenge. This resulted in a large brawl featuring competitors hoping for an opportunity. Later that night, an NXT Anonymous video showed Shawn Michaels revealing to Lee that he would defend his title in a Fatal Five Way Match at Stand & Deliver. Michaels allowed Lee to select his opponents, with Lee later picking Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, and Ilja Dragunov. In order to determine the final participant, Lee announced a battle royal for the March 28 episode of NXT. The contest would be won by Axiom, rounding out the Fatal Five Way Match.
On the March 21 episode of NXT, The Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius Creed) would play pool and darts with NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang). After the games, Gallus agreed to defend their title against The Creeds at Stand & Deliver. Following this, Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo appeared, and as a result, the bout was made a Triple Threat Tag Team Match.
On the December 7, 2021 episode of NXT, Johnny Gargano announced he would be bidding farewell. However, Gargano would be brutally attacked by Grayson Waller. After losing to NXT Champion Bron Breakker at Vengeance Day on February 4, 2023, Waller would interrupt Shawn Michaels during a media call. Waller would be suspended for a week as a result, however, Michaels agreed to a discussion with Waller at Roadblock on March 7. The discussion took place on Waller's talk show, the "Grayson Waller Effect", where Waller challenged Michaels to a match. Michaels would decline, announcing that he knew someone who wanted a match with Waller more. This would bring out Johnny Gargano, who was revealed as Waller's opponent for Stand & Deliver.
At Roadblock on March 7, NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez would collapse after defeating Meiko Satomura. After, Perez would be taken out in an ambulance. The following week, Shawn Michaels announced that Perez had been discharged from hospital, however, her health was still in question. Michaels then revealed a Ladder Match for the NXT Women's Championship would take place, with qualifying matches beginning that night. Two qualifying matches would take place that night, with Zoey Stark defeating Sol Ruca and Gigi Dolin beating Kiana James. The next week, Tiffany Stratton defeated Indi Hartwell to qualify, while Lyra Valkyria beat Ivy Nile. On the March 28 episode of NXT, a Last Chance Triple Threat Match took place between Ruca, Hartwell, and Nile. Hartwell would win the contest to qualify for the Ladder Match. That same night, Perez returned, revealing she had collapsed due to anxiety. She then announced she would be defending her title in the Ladder Match.
At Vengeance Day on February 4, Bron Breakker successfully retained the NXT Championship against Grayson Waller in a Steel Cage Match. After the bout, Carmelo Hayes would confront the champion. At Roadblock on March 7, Breakker agreed to defend his championship against Hayes at Stand & Deliver.
==Match Preview==
Fatal Five Way Match 	Preview
Tyler Bate & Chase U vs. The Schism 	Preview
Triple Threat Tag Team Match 	Preview
Fallon Henley & Kiana James vs. Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre	Preview
Grayson Waller vs. Johnny Gargano 	Preview
Six Way Ladder Match 	Preview
Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes 	Preview
==Results==
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*Pre-Show: Tyler Bate & Chase U (Andre Chase, Duke Hudson & Thea Hail) defeated The Schism (Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid, Rip Fowler & Ava Raine) in an Eight Person Tag Team Match (11:13)
*Indi Hartwell defeated Roxanne Perez (c) and Gigi Dolin and Zoey Stark and Tiffany Stratton and Lyra Valkyria in a Six Way Ladder match to win the NXT Women's Championship (17:02)
*Gallus (Wolfgang & Mark Coffey) (c) defeated Tony D'Angelo & Channing Lorenzo and The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed) (w/Ivy Nile) in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match to retain the NXT Tag Team Championship (8:12)
*Wes Lee (c) defeated Ilja Dragunov and Dragon Lee and JD McDonagh and Axiom in a Fatal Five Way Match to retain the NXT North American Championship (19:17)
*Johnny Gargano defeated Grayson Waller in an Unsanctioned Match (18:14)
*Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre defeated Fallon Henley & Kiana James (c) (w/Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs) to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship (8:42)
*Carmelo Hayes (w/Trick Williams) defeated Bron Breakker (c) to win the NXT Championship (16:14)
==Other on-screen talent==
;Commentators
*Vic Joseph
*Booker T
;Pre-show Panel
*Peter Rosenberg
*Dave LaGreca	
;Interviewers
*McKenzie Mitchell
;Ring announcer
*Alicia Taylor
;Referees
*Adrian Butler
*Chip Danning
*Dallas Irvin
*Derek Sanders
*Joey Gonzalez
==See also==
*List of NXT pay-per-view events
*WWE Event History
*Event gallery
==External links==
* Official Website
* [ Kickoff Show on WWE Network]
* [ on WWE Network]
* Kickoff Show at CAGEMATCH.net
* at CAGEMATCH.net
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