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NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver kicks off tonight with night one airing live on the USA Network and Peacock in the United States, and the WWE Network internationally.
In the main event, Io Shirai will put her NXT Women s Championship on the line against Raquel Gonzalez. Shirai, who has been NXT Women s Champion for more than 300 days, was last pinned by Gonzalez in WarGames this past December.
The NXT United Kingdom Championship will also be up for grabs as WALTER defends against Tommaso Ciampa tonight. WALTER s reign as champion recently reached the two-year mark.
New NXT Tag Team Champions will be crowned as MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter), The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zach Gibson & James Drake), and Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) face off in a triple threat match. The NXT Tag Team titles were declared vacant last month after Danny Burch suffered a separated shoulder.
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NXT s Raquel Gonzalez Defeats Io Shirai and Becomes NXT Women s Champion at TakeOver: Stand And Deliver
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After a night full of outstanding matches during Night 1 of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, it was time for the main event, as NXT Women s Champion Io Shirai headed to the ring to take on one of her most dangerous challengers in Raquel Gonzalez. Shirai went out of her way to challenge Gonzalez after taking care of business against Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez, and since then they ve locked horns a few times but not in a match. Now the time has finally arrived to figure out who will be the next Champion, and the bell had barely been sounded when Shirai charged at Gonzalez.
NXT s Zoey Stark Stuns Toni Storm to Kick Off TakeOver: Stand and Deliver
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Tonight s NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver kicked off with a match between Toni Storm and Zoey Stark, and the two got right down to business, locking up right after the bell rang. Storm is coming off of a memorable match against Io Shirai and Mercedes Martinez, while Stark has been impressing in a number of matches over the past few weeks. Stark found herself in several holds thanks to Storm early on, but she was able to reverse them and get the upper hand briefly. Storm, hit her with a big forearm and hit her with several elbows, but Stark clocked in a nice hit around Storm s neck and a big chop, followed by a high flying dropkick.
NXT s Pete Dunne Defeats Kushida at TakeOver: Stand And Deliver
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After the pre-show between Toni Storm and Zoey Stark, it was time to kick off the main show, and starting things off were Kushida and Pete Dunne. Right from the bell, both stars showcased their technical prowess, as they battled with holds, counters, and more until Dunne finally got one over on Kushida and slammed him back first onto the side of the apron. Then Dunne stepped on his arm and hyperextended Kushida s arm and elbow over the ropes. Kushida felt that in a big way, but Dunne wasn t done, as he locked in another submission and stomped on Kushida s wrist, located not the same arm he pulled over the ropes.