WWE NXT Live Coverage - March 24th, 2026
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Tony D’Angelo throws down with Ricky Saints
The new-look Tony D’Angelo and former NXT Champion Ricky Saints will collide in a must-see matchup on NXT. The former leader of The Family has destroyed everyone in his path since returning, including NXT Champion Joe Hendry. The champion demanded a match with Tony D, but Saints beat him to the punch and was granted a match first.
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— Vic Joseph and Booker T greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video recapping some of the events from last Tuesday's show.
— We head backstage, where Shiloh Hill asks Robert Stone to go first in the North American Championship Number One Contenders Gauntlet Match. Tatum Paxley interrupts and asks Stone where Blake Monroe is after taking her Women's North American Championship, but Hill offers to help her find Monroe. Josh Briggs then approaches to Stone looking to talk to him, but a referee pulls Stone away for 'something that needs his attention'.
— Back at ringside, WrenQCC make their way to the ring. Fatal Influence follows.
Fatal Influence (w/ Jacy Jayne) vs. WrenQCC
Fallon Henley and Wren Sinclair begin the action. The bell rings and Henley looks to blindside Sinclair. Sinclair moves out of the way, but Henley jams her knee into Sinclair's throat and gets her up. Sinclair escapes and rolls up Henley, but Henley kicks out and whips Sinclair into the ropes..
Henley rocks Sinclair with a forearm, then whips her into the corner and lands a back elbow on her. Lainey Reid tags in and lands a right hand on Sinclair, then goes for a pin but Sinclair kicks out. Kendal Grey tags in, and Sinclair delivers a double stomp to Reid. Reid wears down Grey with a submission hold as we see Robert Stone and the referee finding Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight badly attacked backstage.
Reid pins Sinclair during the commercial break, but Sinclair kicks out. Henley tags back in and wears down Sinclair with a submission of her own, then fires off elbows on Sinclair and wears her down with another submission.
Reid tags in back from the break and lands a right hand on Sinclair. Henley delivers a German suplex to her off the middle rope, but Henely and Grey tag in. Grey levels Henley with a pair of back elbows and a suplex to an interfering Reid, then catches Henley with a suplex and a DDT.
Reid tags back in and pins Grey, but Sinclair breaks the fall and levels Henley with a clothesline on the outside. Grey intercepts Reid with a back elbow in the ring and looks to cinch in an Armbar on Reid. Reid takes an S-Grip to prevent Grey from locking in the submission hold, but Grey manages to do so.
Henley looks to break the hold, but Sinclair cinches in a reverse Chicken Wing on Henley. Reid taps out.
Winners: WrenQCC
— After the match, Grey grabs a microphone and says Sinclair dethroned Henley as Women's Speed Championship last week while she made Reid tap out tonight. She puts Jayne on notice and says she wants to challenge Jayne for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver. Lola Vice's music hits and she calls her shot for an NXT Championship Match on April 4, promoting Robert Stone to make a NXT Women's Championship Number One Contenders Match between Grey and Vice official for next Tuesday.
— Sol Ruca makes her way to the ring.
Ruca says she's been going back and forth trying to figure out what she was going to say tonight. She says part of her didn't want to say anything because she's seen what Zaria has said about her on social media, then says she would be lying if she said she didn't expect something like this to happen between them. She says she trusted Zaria as a best friend, then says she fought for her when no one else would and says she made sure Zaria's name made something. She says herself and Zaria were a team, then says all she wanted was to pull Zaria forward and split all her opportunities because she believed that they were better together.
Ruca says she wanted Zaria to shine as much as she did and reminds Zaria of the sacrifices she made for her. She recalls Zaria losing her Women's North American Championship for her and making sure Zaria was on "Raw" and "SmackDown" with her when they called, then says while she fought for them, Zaria was waiting for the opportunity to make everything about her. She says she sees Zaria, hears her, and knows who she is before challenging her to prove herself in a match at Stand & Deliver.
Zaria's music hits and she makes her way out. She says all she wanted was them as a team, but she was always second to Ruca and says when she speared Ruca, she took back everything Ruca took from her. She says Ruca knows how she feels when she was unable to win the NXT Women's Championship, then says Ruca was never going to share everything and says she chose a title over her. She asks Ruca if she knows what that does to someone, then says she stood beside the person who has everything they want while thinking she was giving her something by being close to the Women's North American Championship. She says she hated that feeling and while Ruca thinks she doesn't care about her, she cares. She says she cares enough to realize that as long as Ruca is standing, she won't be. She says this isn't about Ruca, but choosing herself.
Ruca asks Zaria how she's the villain in her story, then says she treated their team as if it was a transactional relationship. She says Zaria is too insecure to stand beside her, but Zaria tells Ruca she has everything wrong. She says Ruca isn't the villain in her story, but her mistake.
We then head over to a conversation in the men's locker room between Ricky Saints and Ethan Page about who gets the next NXT Championship shot. Josh Briggs tells them both to stop complaining because he can't even get five minutes with the boss and leaves before Joe Hendry enters and tells Saints to deal with D'Angelo unless he wants D'Angelo to challenge him for the NXT Championship at Stand & Deliver.
— Backstage, Ricky Saints and Ethan Page talk backstage. Page tells Saints he wants to be NXT champion. Josh Briggs sits by them and is pissed Robert Stone won't talk to him. Joe Hendry pops up and says he has to handle Tony D'Angelo before he can focus on either Saints or Page.
— Back at ringside, Kelani Jordan makes her way out. Thea Hail follows.
Kelani Jordan vs. Thea Hail
The bell rings and Jordan rocks Hail with a right hand. Hail lands a Thesz Press on Jordan and rains down right hands on her, but Jordan delivers a suplex to Hail and looks to send her crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. Hail stops her momentum and sends Jordan crashing into the turnbuckles face first repeatedly, then cinches in a Kimura Lock on Jordan.
Jordan escapes, but Hail cinches the Kimura Lock back in. Jordan escapes once again and lands a facebuster on Hail, then connects with a split legged moonsault on Hail before she pins her for the win.
Winner: Kelani Jordan
— After the match, Jordan fires off kicks on Hail and cincehs in an arm submission on her. Jaida Parker comes to Hail's aid and lands a kick on her, then sends her crashing into the mat. Jordan rolls out of the ring to escape Parker's grasp.
— We head backstage, where Shiloh Hill tells Tatum Paxley that she figured out Blake Monroe's location based on a post she made to her social media. Paxley asks Hill if it's weird to trace Monroe's location, but Hill says it's weird for Monroe to post her life on social media.
— Back at ringside, Hill makes his way out. Vanity Project follows.
NXT North American Championship No. 1 Contenders Gauntlet Eliminator Match: Shiloh Hill vs. Jackson Drake vs. Dion Lennox vs. Charlie Dempsey vs. Johnny Gargano
The bell rings and Hill pins Drake. Drake kicks out and lands a boot on Hill's midsection, but Hill catches Drake with a DDT before Drake delivers a kick to Hill's spine and fires off a stomp on him. Drake connects with a Russian Leg Sweep on Hill, but Hill sends Drake crashing into the top rope and mat face first. He sends Drake crashing into the mat with a spinning slam and lands a flip on Drake.
With three minutes having passed, Dion Lennox enters the match next. He levels Drake with a clothesline and connects with a shoulder on his midsection, then delivers a shoulder to Hill's midsection and follows it up with a suplex to Hill. He connects with a spinebuster on Drake and exchanges right hands with Hill in the middle of the ring during the commercial break.
Hill and Lennox level one another with clotheslines, but Drake pins Lennox. Lennox kicks out, but Drake lands a Shooting Star Press on Hill and rains down right hands on Lennox. Lennox fires off a right hand on Drake, but Drake levels Lennox with a right hand of his own and jams his boot into Lennox's throat.
Up next in the match is Charlie Dempsey, and he makes his way to the ring along with Uriah Connors, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and Arianna Grace. Dempsey wrenches back on Lennox's spine, but Drake and Hill join in to lock in submissions on one another.
Lennox sends Dempsey's arm bouncing off the top rope to break the holds. We see Myles Borne watching the action from backstage as Dempsey and Drake exchange right hands with one another. Lennox sends Hill crashing through one of the barricades.
Candice LeRae makes her way to the ring and says she's tried everything to snap Johnny Gargano out of his funk on "SmackDown". He says the one thing he hasn't tried is making him come back home to "NXT", and Gargano makes his way out as the last entrant with a (literal) push from LeRae.
Gargano lays on the ring apron as Dempsey cinches in a submission on Lennox. OTM blindsides Lennox on the outside, and Bronco Nima delivers a Curb Stomp to Lennox on the barricade that he had sent Hill through as Lucien Price holds Lennox in place. Hill then lands a neckbreaker on Lennox to send him to the back.
Eliminated: Dion Lennox
During another commercial break, Drake and Dempsey fire off stomps on Hill as LeRae and the live crowd try to get Gargano motivated. Dempsey lands an uppercut on Gargano, but Gargano lays on the barricade. Back in the ring, Hill pins Drake but Drake kicks out.
Dempsey and Hill lock in a double Figure Eight Leg Lock on Drake. LeRae gets Gargano to get inside the ring as the live crowd gets Gargano fired up, and Gargano reluctantly looks to get in the ring. Hill levels Gargano with a strike and cinches back in the double Figure Eight Leg Lock on Drake, but Drake escapes and flies over the top rope to level Hill and Dempey on the outside.
Back from the break, Drake lands a 450 Splash on Hill and pins him. Hill kicks out and takes out Drake, then pins him to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Jackson Drake
Hill connects with a neckbreaker on Dempsey and pins him to send him to the back.
Eliminated: Charlie Dempsey
Stacks and Connors pull Hill out of the ring and send him crashing into the ring steps. Dempsey lands a German suplex on Hill and dumps him back in the ring. LeRae tells Gargano to pin Hill, but decides to push him in order for him to fall on top of Hill and pin him to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Shiloh Hill
Winner and NEW Number One Contender: Johnny Gargano
— After the match, Myles Borne comes out and stands face to face with Gargano.
— Robert Stone talks to Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes. They ask about who will replace Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight. Stone says he has someone. Josh Briggs wants to talk to Stone and Stone says he doesn't have time and sends Briggs away. Jaida Parker comes by and says she wants Kelani Jordan and Stone agrees to set up a match for them.
— Sarah Schreiber talks to Bronco Nima and Lucien Price backstage. OTM calls out DarkState and says next week they have a six man tag match and their partner will be someone outside of NXT - Mike Santana from TNA.
— Back at ringside, Los Americanos make their way to the ring, taking the place of Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight in the upcoming match.
NXT Tag Team Championship No.1 Contenders Tournament Qualifying Match: The Culling vs. Los Americanos
Shawn Spears and Bravo Americano begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Bravo delivers a hurricanrana to Spears and follows it up with a shotgun dropkick to him, then tags in Rayo Americano. Niko Vance tags in on his side, but Bravo tags back in and Bravo and Rayo deliver a double dropkick to Vance.
Back from the break, Spears attempts to unmask Bravo as the two men teeter on the top rope. Bravo fights off Spears and delivers a crossbody to him off the top rope, but Vance tags in. Bravo delivers a dropkick and bodyslam to Vance, then catches an interfering Spears with an Airplane Spin.
Vance lands a knee on Bravo to aid Spears, then looks to land a splash on Bravo off the top rope. Rayo pulls Bravo out of the way and distracts the referee as Bravo slides a piece of metal into his mask.
Spears tags in and rocks Bravo with a superkick, then sends Bravo crashing into Rayo to knock Rayo off the paron and delivers C4 to Bravo. He goes for a pin, but Bravo kicks out as Rayo slides a piece of metal into his own mask. Inside the ring, Spears rolls up Bravo. Bravo kicks out and Rayo catches Spears with a headbutt from outside the ring. This opens the door for Bravo to send Vance crashing off the apron with a headbutt and delivers a second headbutt to Spears before he pins Spears for the win.
Winners: Los Americanos
— Robert Stone is with Keanu Carver backstage. Carver wants to destroy Jasper Troy and Stone says he can't find a referee. Josh Briggs comes in and says he will be the ref for the Keanu Carver -vs- Jasper Troy match. Stone makes it official.
— Tatum Paxley wanders through a hotel looking for Blake Monroe. We head to a break.
— Back from the break, Blake Monroe gets a knock at her hotel room door. Thinking that it's room service, she answers but on the other side of the door waits Tatum Paxley. Paxley warns Monroe that she'll see her next Tuesday.
— Back at ringside, Tony D'Angelo makes his way out. Ricky Saints and Ethan Page follow.
Ricky Saints (w/ Ethan Page) vs. Tony D'Angelo
The bell rings and D'Angelo looks to cinch in an Ankle Lock on Saints. Saints uses the top rope to grab onto and escape, but D'Angelo scoops him up and sends him crashing into the mat. Page checks on Saints on the outside, but D'Angelo charges at Saints and sets up for a Belly-to-Belly suplex.
Saints lands on his feet and delivers a kick to D'Angelo under the bottom rope, then sends D'Angelo crashing into the ring steps shoulder first and hugs Page. D'Angelo fires off a couple right hands on Saints back in the ring during the commercial break, but Saints catches D'Angelo with a DDT and wears him down with a submission hold.
Back from the break, Saints catches D'Angelo with a neckbreaker and goes for a pin. D'Angelo kicks out and runs the ropes, but Page tries to trip him. This opens the door for Saints to get up for the Revolution DDT, but D'Angelo blocks Saints and lands a suplex on him.
Saints then whips D'Angelo into the corner spine first and lands a stomp on the back of his neck before he delivers a suplex and a spear to Saints. He levels Page on the ring apron with a right hand and gets Saints up, but Page delivers a chop block to D'Angelo to cause the disqualification.
Winner by Disqualification: Tony D'Angelo
— After the match, Page and Saints rain down right hands on D'Angelo. Joe Hendry runs down to the ring and trips Saints on the top rope, then delivers a Fallaway Slam to Page and clotheslines both him and Saints out of the ring. Hendry momentarily stares down D'Angelo, but catches him with Standing Ovation as a receipt for D'Angelo leaving him laid out last Tuesday. On the outside, Page and Saints both grab the NXT Championship belt and refuse to release it as they stare each other down and Hendry and D'Angelo look on from inside the ring.
— We head backstage, where Robert Stone informs Sarah that he's decided to make a Fatal Four-Way NXT Championship Match between Hendry, Saints, Page, and D'Angelo offical for Stand & Deliver. He announces all four men will sign the contract next week as the show goes off the air.
