Undercard matches
At Vengeance Day, Stephanie Vaquer won the NXT Women's North American Championship by defeating Fallon Henley,[10] 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.[11] 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.[9] On the following episode, Sol Ruca and Izzi Dame became the third and fourth qualifiers by defeating Jazmyn Nyx and Wren Sinclair, respectively.[12] 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.[13]
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.[11] 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.[7] On the following episode, Vaquer successfully defended her NXT Women's Championship against Parker after she was distracted by Grace.[8] 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.[9] 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.[12]
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.[12] The match was won by Hank and Tank.[13]
After making his NXT debut on the February 11 episode,[14] 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.[9] 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.[12] The match was won by Page.[13]
On the April 8 episode of NXT, Meta-Four (Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson), Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx), and Roxanne Perez went to talk to NXT General Manager Ava about a Last Chance match for a spot in the NXT Women's North American Championship Ladder match at Stand & Deliver, but Ava announced that there would be no last chance, much to much to the dismay of all women. Perez demanded to compete at the event, with Ava then saying that she had an idea for a match at the event, with Perez stating that it would be better to not be a tag team match since she wouldn't have a partner.[12] On the next episode, Ava announced that Meta-Four, Fatal Influence, and Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley would compete in a triple threat tag team match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on the April 22 episode of NXT, with Ava stating that if Perez finds a partner, the match would be a fatal four-way tag team match. Later that night, it was announced that Cora Jade would be Perez's partner, while it was also announced that the match would be an elimination match and it would take place on the Countdown to Stand & Deliver pre-show.[13]
After losing the NXT North American Championship, Tony D'Angelo allowed his underboss, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, to assume more of a leadership role within The D'Angelo Family. On the March 18 episode of NXT, Lorenzo, Luca Crusifino, and Adriana Rizzo competed in a six-person mixed tag team match as D'Angelo watched backstage. He was subsequently attacked by DarkState (Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, and Osiris Griffin), distracting the group long enough to cost them the match.[7] After gathering more intel on DarkState,[9] on the April 8 episode of NXT, Lorenzo challenged DarkState to meet him in the parking lot the following week unbeknownst to D'Angelo,[12] where he and Crusifino engaged in a vicious brawl with DarkState, who got the upper hand until D'Angelo arrived to even the odds. D'Angelo confronted Lorenzo for not consulting him about this plan, saying they will not handle DarkState in a parking lot, but instead at Stand & Deliver. Later that night, it was announced that D'Angelo, Lorenzo, and Crusifino would face three members of DarkState in a six-man tag team match at Stand & Deliver.[13]
