NXT Championship match official for Stand & Deliver

Ilja Dragunov’s challenger for Stand & Deliver is now set.

Tony D’Angelo defeated Carmelo Hayes at NXT Roadblock on Tuesday to become the new number one contender. With the win, D’Angelo will now face the NXT Champion at Stand & Deliver on April 6.

The finish of the match had Hayes distracted by Trick Williams’ music. That allowed D’Angelo to pick up the win with his fisherman’s suplex. After the match, D’Angelo revealed that he was the one behind the music, but then introduced Williams, who came out through the crowd and attacked both Hayes and his security team.

On last week’s NXT, Hayes and Dragunov were about to sign for a match against one another when D’Angelo came to the ring. He said he had talked to NXT General Manager Ava, and the contract now would he him taking on Hayes where the winner would face Dragunov at Stand & Deliver.

Williams had been off TV since the events of NXT Vengeance Day last month, where he was blindsided by Hayes, who clipped his leg and repeatedly attacked Williams with a steel chair. Hayes would later reveal that he was the one who attacked Hayes backstage last fall.