Summary

WWE NXT has made the Women’s North American Championship official for Stand & Deliver on April 4 in St. Louis, with Tatum Paxley defending against Blake Monroe.

The match was set after Paxley retained the title against Izzi Dame in a steel cage match. Monroe then pulled Paxley under the stage and took the championship belt, and the two later agreed in the ring to make it a title bout at Stand & Deliver before another scuffle broke out.

NXT also added a 10-person tag team match to the Countdown to Stand & Deliver pre-show: Birthright (Uriah Connors, Charlie Dempsey, Arianna Grace, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Lexis King) vs. Shiloh Hill, Hank Walker, Tank Ledger, Wren Sinclair and Eli Knight.

Updated Stand & Deliver card

  • **Pre-show:** Shiloh Hill, Wren Sinclair, Eli Knight, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger vs. Birthright (Arianna Grace, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, Lexis King and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo)
  • **NXT Tag Team Championship:** Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes) (c) (with Jackson Drake) vs. Los Americanos (Bravo Americano and Rayo Americano)
  • **NXT Women’s North American Championship:** Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Blake Monroe
  • Sol Ruca vs. ZARIA
  • **NXT North American Championship:** Myles Borne (c) vs. Johnny Gargano (with Candice LeRae)
  • Sexyy Red appearance
  • **NXT Women’s Championship:** Jacy Jayne (c) vs. TBD
  • **NXT Championship, Fatal 4-Way:** Joe Hendry (c) vs. Ricky Saints vs. Tony D’Angelo vs. Ethan Page

Tatum Paxley and Blake Monroe raise the stakes in St. Louis

Paxley entering Stand & Deliver with a fresh challenger gives the Women’s North American title a featured rivalry on the weekend card, while Monroe now has a direct path to capitalize on the momentum she built from her post-match ambushes.

It also keeps Paxley’s title story connected to her Vengeance Day win, turning that championship breakthrough into her first major PLE defense cycle.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.