NXT Stand & Deliver (2025)

The 2025 Stand & Deliver was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE for its developmental brand NXT. It was the fifth annual Stand & Deliver and took place on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. The event was held as part of WrestleMania Weekend, taking place the same day as Night 1 of WrestleMania 41 with a special start time of 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This was the first Stand & Deliver to livestream on Netflix in most markets outside the United States following the WWE Network's merger under the service in January 2025 in those affected areas.

Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the Countdown to Stand & Deliver pre-show. In the main event, Oba Femi defeated Je'Von Evans and Trick Williams in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Championship. In other prominent matches, WWE Women's Speed Champion Sol Ruca won the vacant NXT Women's North American Championship in a ladder match, becoming a double champion in the process, and Hank and Tank (Hank Walker and Tank Ledger) defeated Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. The event also marked the final appearances of Fraxiom in NXT as they moved to the main roster a week later.

Production

Background

Stand & Deliver is an annual professional wrestling event held during WrestleMania weekend by WWE for its developmental brand, NXT, since 2021. On January 30, 2025, NXT's fifth annual Stand & Deliver event was announced to be held on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, taking place the same day as WrestleMania 41 Night 1, airing at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Beginning with Halloween Havoc in 2024, all major NXT events are branded solely with the WWE logo instead of the NXT logo, marking the first Stand & Deliver event to just use the promotion's logo.

Broadcast outlets

In addition to Peacock in the United States, the event was also available to livestream on Netflix in most international markets and the WWE Network in a select few countries that had not yet transferred to Netflix due to pre-existing contracts. This marked the first Stand & Deliver to livestream on Netflix following the WWE Network's merger under the service in January 2025 in those areas.

Storylines

The event included seven matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television program, NXT.

Main event

At NXT: New Year's Evil, Oba Femi defeated previous champion Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe in a triple threat match to win the NXT Championship. Williams subsequently began feuding with Thorpe as part of a quest to regain the title. During this time, Williams and Je'Von Evans engaged in several confrontations, with Williams warning Evans to stay out of his way and that he was not ready to be champion. On the March 18 episode of NXT, Williams defeated Thorpe in an NXT Underground match to end their feud. After the match, Williams called out Femi before both men were surrounded by DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin, and Saquon Shugars), who had attacked Femi at Vengeance Day in their debut and Evans at Roadblock after their respective matches. Femi and Williams then engaged in a brawl before Evans appeared and dropped Femi. The following week, Evans challenged Lexis King for the NXT Heritage Cup, but lost the match via countout after interference from Femi. After the match, Femi and Evans, once again surrounded by DarkState, engaged in a brawl before Williams appeared and dropped Evans. On the April 1 episode, Williams called out Femi once again before Evans interrupted, also wanting a title match. NXT General Manager Ava announced that Femi would defend the title against both Williams and Evans in a triple threat match at Stand & Deliver. Afterwards, all three men were attacked by DarkState. Later that night, it was announced that the match would main event Stand & Deliver.

Undercard matches

At Vengeance Day, Stephanie Vaquer won the NXT Women's North American Championship by defeating Fallon Henley, and then won the NXT Women's Championship by defeating Giulia in a Winner Takes All match at NXT: Roadblock the following month, becoming the second-ever women's double champion in NXT history, first one being Mandy Rose. On the April 1 episode of NXT, General Manager Ava announced that Vaquer would vacate the NXT Women's North American Championship due to holding the NXT Women's Championship and to also give more opportunities to the NXT women's division. It was then announced that the next champion would be determined by a six-woman ladder match at Stand & Deliver. Qualifying matches began that night, with Zaria and Kelani Jordan becoming the first and second qualifiers by defeating Lash Legend and Roxanne Perez, respectively. On the following episode, Sol Ruca and Izzi Dame became the third and fourth qualifiers by defeating Jazmyn Nyx and Wren Sinclair, respectively. On the April 15 episode, Lola Vice and a returning Thea Hail became the fifth and sixth qualifiers by defeating Tatum Paxley and Karmen Petrovic, respectively.

At NXT: Roadblock, Stephanie Vaquer defeated Giulia in a Winner Takes All match to win the NXT Women's Championship, while also retaining the NXT North American Championship. On the following episode, during Vaquer's celebration, Jordynne Grace interrupted her, seemingly wanting a title match, before being attacked by Jaida Parker, stating that she would be the next challenger. On the following episode, Vaquer successfully defended her NXT Women's Championship against Parker after she was distracted by Grace. On the April 1 episode, in deciding to relinquish the NXT Women's North American Championship, Vaquer agreed with NXT General Manager Ava's decision under one condition: Vaquer could select her own opponent for the NXT Women's Championship at Stand & Deliver and Ava complied. Vaquer was interrupted by both Grace and Parker, and after some exchange of words, a brawl ensued between the two women. After another brawl at the backstage, it was announced that Grace would face Parker the following week. There, the match ended in a no-contest after inteference from Vaquer. After that, Vaquer was attacked by both Grace and Parker, who was saved by a returning Giulia, who would then turn on Vaquer and attacked her, turning heel in the process. Later that night, Giulia challenged Vaquer to a rematch at Stand & Deliver, with Vaquer then announcing that she would face Giulia, Grace, and Parker in a fatal four-way match.

Throughout late March and early April, Hank and Tank (Hank Walker and Tank Ledger) suffered an identity crisis and went on a losing streak against several NXT tag teams. After losing another match on the April 8 episode of NXT, Hank and Tank expressed their frustration before getting a pep talk from SmackDown's WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), who announced that the winners of a tag team gauntlet match the following week would face Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) for the NXT Tag Team Championship at Stand & Deliver. The match was won by Hank and Tank.

After making his NXT debut on the February 11 episode, Ricky Saints embarked on a quest to make a name for himself in NXT. During this time, Saints would have several confrontations with former All Elite Wrestling colleague Ethan Page, who called Saints an 'outsider' despite Page himself debuting in NXT in similar fashion the previous year. On the April 1 episode of NXT, Saints defeated Shawn Spears to win the NXT North American Championship. During his celebration, Saints was attacked by Page, who posed with the title afterwards. On the next episode, Saints celebrated his title win once again, but demanded Page to come out and face him. However, NXT Heritage Cup Champion Lexis King, Eddy Thorpe, and Wes Lee interrupted and discussed why they were deserving of title matches. Afterwards, Saints was attacked by Page from behind. A brawl subsequently ensued between King, Thorpe, Lee, and Page. Later that night, it was announced that a fatal four-way match would take place the following week, where the winner would face Saints for the title at Stand & Deliver. The match was won by Page.