The main event of the NXT Stand and Deliver 2023 edition has officially been announced in the form of a championship match. The announcement came in the second hour of the latest bygone NXT Roadblock 2023 special edition.
During the March 7 weekly episode of NXT, the reigning NXT Champion Bron Breakker came out to call out the former North American Champion Carmelo Hayes to challenge him to a title match at the April 1 premium live event, NXT Stand and Deliver 2023. Carmelo had no whatsoever problem accepting the title match and making it, official.
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Bron Breakker has been champion the reigning NXT Champion for 333 days. He won the title back at the Raw following WrestleMania 38 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas when he defeated Dolph Ziggler to win the title for the second time.
Heading into NXT Stand and Deliver 2023, Breakker is coming fresh off of a bitter rivalry against Grayson Waller, which saw Breakker defeat the Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge winner in a cage match at last month’s Vengeance Day PLE. Breakker also defended the title recently against former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal on a weekly episode of NXT.
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As for Carmelo Hayes, he has dominated the mid-card scene of NXT over the past few years. It has been reported that WWE is interested in bringing the former North American Champion to the main roster, possibly after NXT Stand and Deliver 2023 but nothing regarding this has been confirmed.
Grayson Waller will also be seen in action at NXT Stand and Deliver 2023, going up against Johnny Gargano in a big match. This will reignite the bitter history between the two from last year with Gargano. The match was announced as The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels brought Gargano back to face Waller in the upcoming PLE.
WWE NXT Stand and Deliver 2023 PLE Match Card
WWE NXT Stand and Deliver premium live event will take place at 1 PM ET on Saturday, April 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. This will be one of the events amongst WWE’s WrestleMania 39 weekend festivities. The currently confirmed match card for the event is given below,
– NXT Championship Match: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes
– Grayson Waller vs. Johnny Gargano
