{"id":154760,"date":"2026-03-11T11:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=154760"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:25:26","slug":"wwe-nxt-preview-3-17-26-booker-t-appreciation-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/11\/wwe-nxt-preview-3-17-26-booker-t-appreciation-night\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE NXT Preview (3\/17\/26) &#8211; Booker T Appreciation Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next week, NXT will be held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.713musichall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">713 Music Hall<\/a> in Houston, Texas. Houston also happens to be the hometown of WWE Hall of Famer and NXT Commentator, Booker T. In honor of Booker T and all that he has contributed to the company, next week will be Booker T Appreciation Night.<\/p>\n<p>They haven&#8217;t detailed how exactly Booker T will be celebrated. Career highlights will likely be shown. Maybe they will release more information over time, so be sure to check back here on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Sports<\/a> for more updates.<\/p>\n<p>We do know that multiple championship matches will take place on the March 17th episode of NXT.<\/p>\n<h2>Dame and Paxley Meet in a Steel Cage<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154782\" style=\"width: 463px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Steel-Cage-Dame-and-Paxley-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"WWE NXT Match Graphic for the Women's North American Championship Steel Cage Match of Izzi Dame vs. Tatum Paxley\" width=\"463\" height=\"261\" class=\" wp-image-154782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Steel-Cage-Dame-and-Paxley-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Steel-Cage-Dame-and-Paxley-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Steel-Cage-Dame-and-Paxley-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/Steel-Cage-Dame-and-Paxley.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/11\/nxt-results-and-review-3-10-26-the-fallout-from-nxt-vengeance-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last week<\/a> on NXT Tatum Paxley and Izzi Dame showed that there is still a lot of unfinished business between the two. Paxley opened up the show discussing how she is grateful for the fans who have been supporting her, and that they are why she is champion.<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t take long before Izzi Dame came out and ruined her celebration. She still believes that Paxley has never changed and is just putting on a mask for everyone, including herself. Dame didn&#8217;t leave the ring without attacking Paxley first. Paxley then spent the rest of the night searching for Dame. When she finally got her hands on her, Robert Stone created a rematch for Izzi Dame next week.<\/p>\n<p>But this rematch will take place in a steel cage. No one can get in, preventing The Culling from interfering. And no one can run. They each harbor a lot of hatred toward one another, and we have seen them nearly tear each other apart whenever they meet. Now being locked in a steel cage together, who knows the lengths that these women will go to for the Women&#8217;s North American Championship.<\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s Championship Triple Threat<\/h2>\n<p>After two weeks of failed NXT Women&#8217;s Championship matches, the conclusion that Robert Stone came to was to conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/10\/who-will-win-the-nxt-womens-championship-triple-threat-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">triple threat match<\/a> next week for the title. Zaria and Sol Ruca have ruined each other&#8217;s chances at the championship against Jacy Jayne. Now all three will meet in the ring next week.<\/p>\n<p>The former friends, Zaria and Sol Ruca, will face off after the rising conflict in their friendship. In a triple threat, the champion doesn&#8217;t need to be involved in the pinfall. Zaria and Ruca will likely be targeting each other in the match, so who knows whether Jayne will leave with the championship.<\/p>\n<p>However, I do know that this is a match that you will not want to miss.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The issues between Fatal Influence and WrenQCC are FAR from over! <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kendalgreywwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kendalgreywwe<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrenSinclairWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WrenSinclairWWE<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacyjaynewwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jacyjaynewwe<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FallonHenleyWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FallonHenleyWWE<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lainey_wwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lainey_wwe<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/guCfwusW38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/guCfwusW38<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2031545020151382091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Match Card and Preview:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Booker T Appreciation Night<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steel Cage Match for NXT Women&#8217;s North American Championship:<\/strong> Tatum Paxley (c) vs. Izzi Dame<\/li>\n<li><strong>NXT Women&#8217;s Championship:<\/strong> Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Sol Ruca vs. Zaria<\/li>\n<li><strong>Women&#8217;s Speed Championship:<\/strong> Fallon Henley (c) vs. Wren Sinclair<\/li>\n<li>Six Man Tag Team Match: Vanity Project vs. Los Americanos<\/li>\n<li>NXT Tag Team Title Number One Contender First Round Tournament Match: Birthright vs. Hank and Tank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next week, NXT will be held at the 713 Music Hall in Houston, Texas. Houston also happens to be the hometown of WWE Hall of Famer and NXT Commentator, Booker T. In honor of Booker T and all that he has contributed to the company, next week will be Booker T Appreciation Night. They haven&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5214,"featured_media":154783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2192,5,3],"tags":[9235,8023,559,8881,8820,8760,9036],"class_list":["post-154760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-america","category-wrestling","category-nxt","category-wwe-universe","tag-izzi-dame","tag-jacy-jayne","tag-nxt-womens-championship","tag-nxt-womens-north-american-championship","tag-sol-ruca","tag-tatum-paxley","tag-zaria"],"modified_by":"Laci Schlatz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154760"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154784,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154760\/revisions\/154784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}