Tony D’Angelo became NXT Champion for the first time when defeating Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, and Champion Joe Hendry at NXT Stand and Deliver. As former NXT Champions, Saints and Page bonded over their similar mindsets, but the alliance quickly deteriorated due to their joint desire to become NXT Champions once more. D’Angelo entered the scene as a wildcard due to his unpredictable nature and brazen attacks upon returning to NXT.
The Match
Page and Saints formed a loose alliance, taking out Hendry and then going after D’Angelo. Hendry and D’Angelo fought them off, then turned their attention to each other. It continued until Page used Saints as a weapon, suplexing him onto D’Angelo. Saints drove Hendry into the corner and set him up on the top turnbuckle. Page got up on the opposite corner, and Saints hit a superplex. Page then leapt for a splash, but got Saints instead.
Looks like it really is every man for himself! 🤷@OfficialEGO | @starkmanjones pic.twitter.com/nULDz5KJmc
— WWE (@WWE) April 5, 2026
Page went to pin Hendry, but Hendry kicked out. Saints then rocked Page with a Spear. D’Angelo nailed Saints, but Hendry grabbed D’Angelo and landed an AA to leave all four men down in the ring. Page got up first and dropkicked D’Angelo to the outside. Then he dropped an elbow on Hendry, and Saints helped him put the champion in a double Boston Crab. D’Angelo came back in, though with a double bulldog on them.
D’Angelo double clotheslined Page and Saints out of the ring, then hit a spinebuster on Hendry. On the outside, Page and Saints set up the stairs next to the announce table. They grabbed D’Angelo, and Saints hit a Revolution DDT. Page followed up with a Twisted Grin. Hendry then cannonballed over the top rope onto both of them. D’Angelo remained motionless on the outside. Saints and Page went for a double suplex, but Hendry countered it and suplexed them both. Hendry took out Page with a hurricanrana and then caught Saints in midair, throwing him into Page, sending them both out.
Joe Hendry FLIES HIGH ⏫@joehendry pic.twitter.com/PZhj7r0HYV
— WWE (@WWE) April 5, 2026
Hendry picked up D’Angelo and hit a Standing Ovation, but D’Angelo kicked out at two. Saints and Page came back in, and a brawl broke out. D’Angelo suplexed everyone and went for a cover on Page, but Hendry broke it up. D’Angelo and Hendry traded shots until Hendry hit a DDT. Saints went for Hendry, but he got saved when D’Angelo speared Hendry. Saints came back in with a steel chair and smacked D’Angelo around with it. Hendry caught him, but Saints countered with a Revolution DDT onto the chair.
Page dodged and sent Saints out of the ring. They started brawling in front of the announce table, and Page sent Saints into the stairs. He then powerslammed him and dragged Saints onto the announce table. Before he could do anything, D’Angelo ran around and double speared them both through the table. D’Angelo went back in and tried to spear Hendry, but Hendry caught him with a knee. D’Angelo hit another Spear, then a Dead to Rights. Tony D’Angelo wins the NXT Championship for the first time.
Tony D’s Phase One was to destroy DarkState. Done. Phase Two was to win the NXT Championship. Done. Now, what is Phase 3?
#ANDNEW 🏆@TonyDangeloWWE has COMPLETED Phase 2 and is the NEW NXT Champion! pic.twitter.com/BGgOHN2voc
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 5, 2026
