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NXT VENGEANCE DAY
MARCH 7, 2026
ORLANDO, FLA. AT WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER
STREAMED ON PEACOCK
Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Backstage Correspondent: Blake Howard
[HOUR ONE]
-An outside shot of Orlando was shown while Vic Joseph introduced the show.
-Ricky Saints, Joe Hendry, Tatum Paxley, The Culling, Kelani Jordan, and Lola Vice were shown entering the building.
-An introduction video of Vengeance Day and ongoing feuds leading up to it was shown, followed by a panoramic shot of the PC faithful.
-Dion Lennox was shown shirtless in the parking lot with onlookers, awaiting the arrival of Tony D’Angelo.
(1) BLAKE MONROE vs. JAIDA PARKER – Street Fight
Parker entered the ring to new, but similar music. They started slapping the taste out of each other’s mouths. Dame grabbed one of the many kendo sticks that were hung off the ropes but missed. They took the action to the floor. Parker went for a table, but Monroe stopped her. Parker hurt her with a suplex to the floor, then continued trying to set up the table. Monroe yanked a fan’s umbrella out of her hand, then used it to beat Parker with.
Monroe went to set up a table of her own, but shoved it back under the ring when the fans began chanting for it. Back in the ring, Monroe grabbed a chair but Parker glommed her from behind before she could use it. Monroe set up some homemade contraption with two kendo sticks and a chair, but Parker dumped her on it instead.
Back out on the floor, Parker was a little quicker in setting up a table, but Monroe still thwarted her. Monroe moved out of the way of a Hipnotic, sending Parker crashing into the steps. In the ring, Monroe hit a missile dropkick for a two-count. She wore her out with mean-spirited kendo stick shots, but still only got two. Monroe retrieved some plunder from the floor and decided on a trash can. Parker caught her coming in, but Monroe unloaded on her.
Monroe tied her to the tree of woe and sandwiched her between two chairs, then hit a Hipnotic of her own for another near fall. Monroe wrapped her fist in pearls and decked Parker for two. She tried rearranging Parker’s dental work with a kendo stick, but Parker got out and smacked the daylights out of Monroe with a stick. Parker hit a blockbuster, but Monroe rolled out of the ring. Parker hit a Hipnotic on Monroe while she was holding a trash can. She finally got the table set up, but Monroe clocked her with a trash can lid. She found a brick somewhere, but Parker nailed her with a chair.
She laid Monroe on a table and drove her through it with a teardrop. Parker grabbed her backside in pain but rolled Monroe in the ring. She nailed a Hipnotic but only got two. Monroe sent Parker through a couple of kendo sticks that were wedged in the ropes and hit a knee, but still only got a two-count. Monroe emptied a five-pound bag of diamonds on the mat. As Parker climbed the turnbuckle, Monroe threw a handful of the diamonds into her face, then did a handstand on the ropes, twisted her legs around Parker’s neck, and flipped her onto the diamond-covered mat. She nailed a Glamour Shot DDT onto the diamonds for the final count.
WINNER: Blake Monroe at 13:30
(Miller’s Take: This was one hell of a street fight that seemed a lot longer than it actually was, just because they packed so much action into it. Neither woman held back and everything looked painful. While it makes sense for Monroe to win by showing more of her dark side, I don’t know why they would job out arguably the most popular female on their roster.) (c)
-In the locker room, Ricky Saints confronted Ethan Page for not being out there for him when Joe Hendry was thumping on him this past Tuesday. Saints, as usual, made everything about himself. Page was obviously annoyed but agreed to be there for him. He muttered under his breath as Saints left. Saints may be the only character unlikable enough to turn Ethan Page face.
-In the parking lot, cars were parked in a circle while onlookers sat on hoods. It looked like a scene from Every Which Way But Loose, without the orangutan. D’Angelo pulled up in his car, and DarkState grabbed him before he could get out. They pulled the hoodie off his head and realized it wasn’t actually D’Angelo when the real Tony D started whacking them in the backs with a crowbar. Dion Lennox ducked a crowbar shot but ate a car hood. D’Angelo threw a beer keg at Lennox, but he moved and it crashed through the windshield. Lennox dribbled Tony D off the car a few times, but Tony threw him into the garage area and rolled the door down. He shoved Lennox through a door, then backed him up against another and punched a hole through it after Tony ducked.
-Lennox hit him with a trash can and threw him into a table but got smacked in the gut with a baking pan when he moved in with a chair. D’Angelo pitched him into another part of the garage, where Osiris Griffin and Saquon Shugars found their way back into. They attacked Tony, but he fought back. An official was urging them to take it to the ring, but they ignored him and continued using everything that wasn’t nailed down against each other. A referee followed them as they left the building. Shugars and Griffin held Tony against a garage door while Lennox went to hit him with a crowbar. OTM stopped him and brawled with Shugars and Griffin while Tony continued battering Lennox. A referee ran to the ring just as Tony and Lennox crashed through the wall and into the arena. That popped the crowd huge.
(2) DION LENNOX vs. TONY D’ANGELO
I didn’t think this match was going to actually start, but here we are. When both men slid in the ring and rose to their feet, the referee called for the bell, which seemed to energize both men enough to start slugging it out again. They gouged and hammered on each other relentlessly. Lennox hit a spinebuster for a two-count. The crowd chanted “let’s go Tony”, which must have worked because he started German suplexing him like he was Brock Lesnar and Lennox was John Cena. He slung him into a torture rack neckbreaker, then tossed him out of the ring. In a spot that’s become all too common, he missed a big move on the floor and ate the ring steps. He laid Tony’s leg against the steps and tried to snap it with the other part of the steps, but Tony D. moved.
Lennox threw Tony into the front row of what appeared to be actual fans, judging by their realistically shocked expressions. In an incredible move, Lennox suplexed Tony from the elevated front row through the announce desk, which splintered. Back in the ring, he hit a sit-out powerbomb for a very near fall. Lennox beat some life into him as he fired up, looking remarkably like Hillbilly Jim as he lost his ponytail and his hair frizzed out. He thumped on Lennox, hit a spear, and followed that up with a Dead to Rights chokeslam for the win.
WINNER: Tony D’Angelo at 7:30
(Miller’s Take: You can add about five minutes to that match time to include the rumble in the parking lot and garage. Like the women before them, they laid into each other with all they had. The interference by DarkState (strangely, sans Cutler James) was inevitable, but I honestly didn’t expect OTM to make the save, so that was exciting. Now I suppose we can find out the second reason D’Angelo returned to NXT.) [c]
-Lola Vice was shown getting her hand heavily taped up.
-A video package of the feud between Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley was shown.
(3) IZZI DAME (c) (w/The Culling) vs. TATUM PAXLEY – Women’s North American Championship Match
Mike Rome made the official ring introductions. Paxley had a sinister look on her face, but Dame wasn’t intimidated. Paxley immediately jumped onto Dame and stuck to her like glue as she assaulted her, then dropkicked her out of the ring. Paxley followed her out with chops, kicks, and a cannonball off the ring steps to the floor. Dame managed to ram her back into the ring steps, but Paxley came back with a huge kick. She hammered at Dame in the corner, then hit a bodypress onto Dame as she slouched in the corner.
Dame caught her with a lariat, but it only slowed her down a bit. She definitively took control with a huge boot to the kisser. Sean Spears encouraged her from ringside to stay on Paxley, which she did. Dame kneed her in the gut off the ropes twice, but Paxley rolled her up on the third attempt. Dame put the boots to her in the corner then covered her for a two-count. She locked in an abdominal stretch, anchoring the hold by grabbing Paxley’s ring gear. Dame hit a backbreaker and a senton for another two-count.
Dame slowly cinched in a Boston Crab, but Paxley refused to surrender. She kicked her way out and locked in her own crab, but Dame grabbed the ropes to break the hold. They rolled to the floor, where Paxley posted Dame. Back in the ring, Paxley hit a huge kick to the jaw that stunned Dame. She fired up with a series of kicks into a German suplex. She nailed a step-up kick to Dame’s head while she was hanging over the second rope. Dame followed Paxley to the top turnbuckle, but Paxley kicked her off. She went for a 450 splash, but Dame rolled out of the way and dropkicked her in the gut.
Back to their feet, they traded kicks and big forearms for about 20 seconds before Paxley kneed her in the face. She hit a 450 splash this time, but Dame kicked out at two. She nailed a neckbreaker variation for another near fall, then screamed at Spears to give her something. As Dame held onto the second rope on the outside, Paxley hit a stunning sunset flip over the top rope, driving Dame to the floor. Spears tried to distract Paxley on the outside, but she returned to the ring at the referee’s count of 9. Dame hit a powerbomb variation for a near fall. Spears and Vance lost their minds on the outside. Spears hopped onto the ring apron and grabbed Paxley, but Dame knocked Spears to the floor when Paxley moved out of the way. Dame landed a codebreaker, but Paxley backflipped out of the move and landed a flip kick to Dame’s temple. She followed it up with a Cemetery Driver for the win.
WINNER: Tatum Paxley at 15:38 to become the new NXT Women’s North American Champion.
(Miller’s Take: That was a very exciting title match that delivered in every aspect. Both women looked sharp as tacks, and the near falls at the end were real nail-biters. Paxley coming out on top with the belt was a very satisfying ending. Dame and Paxley would look really good on the main roster at this point.)
-After the match, Paxley celebrated in the crowd as they chanted her name.
-Kelani Jordan was shown preparing for her Underground match.
-Blake Howard asked OTM why they helped Tony D’Angelo. They said they weren’t trying to help Tony, but they’ve had it with DarkState. They convincingly threatened the heel quartet. [c]
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[HOUR TWO]
-Interim GM Robert Stone stood mid-ring as he introduced Fatal Influence. They sashayed to the ring to what I believe is one of the best entrance songs in WWE today. Jacy Jayne took the mic, of course. She talked about walking into Stand & Deliver as the champion and mocked the crowd for not taking her seriously at the beginning of her first title reign. She said last year she was happy just to have a preliminary match on the show, but this year is different. She said next year she’ll main event WrestleMania. She bragged about beating Sol Ruca in 6 seconds then said she was almost ready to beat Zaria, but Ruca couldn’t move on.
-At this point, Stone interrupted her by saying it was time to find a challenger. Zaria walked out and begged to differ with her opinion on how their match went. She called Ruca jealous and Jayne delusional. Fallon Henley interrupted and belittled Zaria. Lainey Reid told Zaria the problem was her. Zaria talked trash to Fatal Influence, then stopped for an awkward several seconds waiting for Ruca’s music to hit. Yikes, that was bad. Ruca’s music didn’t hit on time, but Zaria simply froze and couldn’t think of what to say. Ruca’s music finally hit, and she came out to talk down Jayne. She turned her attention to Zaria and said she trusted her. She said she forgot how much she knows about her, including how to break her heart. That was an obviously heelish thing to say and she got booed.
-Stone announced (surprise) that this week Jayne would defend against Zaria and Sol Ruca in a triple threat match a week from Tuesday in Houston. Fatal Influence attacked Ruca, but Zaria threw them off her and stared a hole through Ruca, who looked scared. Fatal Influence whipped Zaria around to beat on her, and Ruca went for another double Sol Snatcher, but Henley and Reid pulled Jayne out of the way and she only got Zaria. Reid then landed a vicious knee to Ruca’s temple and laid her out. Fatal Influence gloated over the fallen frenemies before they cut to a commercial break. [c]
-In the back, Lexis King and entourage approached Charlie Dempsey and Tavion Heights, demanding an answer from Dempsey. King mentioned their fathers by name (Brian Pillman, Fit Finley, Santino Marella, and William Regal). Dempsey politely said thanks, but no thanks. After they left, Heights suggested a NQCC reunion, which Dempsey agreed to.
-A video package aired highlighting the feud between Kelani Jordan and Lola Vice while the Underground was being set up. Joseph explained that Underground matches are won by KO, TKO, or submission.
(4) KELANI JORDAN vs. LOLA VICE – Underground Match
The ring ropes were gone, the arena darkened, and pretty much the entire Evolve roster surrounded the ring and pounded on the mat. Vice and Jordan rolled around and traded submission holds. Vice was already favoring her hand. Vice took Jordan down with a sleeper and grapevined the legs. When they got to their feet, Vice began throwing kicks, but was stopped cold when Jordan slammed Vice’s hand against the ring post. She kneedropped her hand and pulled her glove off and stomped on is as Vice wailed in pain. She rolled Vice onto her stomach, hammerlocked her arm, then hit a shooting star press onto her hand.
Jordan continued throwing Vice’s hand into the ring post. Vice finally stopped her and pulled her shoulder-first into the ring post. She continued clutching her bad hand, but Vice still managed to hit a German suplex. She kicked Jordan into Harley Riggins and It’s Gal on the floor. Vice hopped to the floor and laid out Riggins and Gal with a couple of kicks, but Jordan caught her with a kick of her own. She then made the mistake of going over to where Vice’s father was seated and started yelling at him. Once back in the ring, a furious Vice landed a vicious back fist, then ran in and started flailing on Jordan, who was out. Referee Victoria D’Errico rushed in, pulled her off, and stopped the match.
WINNER: Lola Vice by TKO at 6:44.
(Miller’s Take: That was pretty much how I expected it to go, and it was good. I see vast upsides to both women. Jordan is practically a prodigy (no offense to Roxanne Perez), and Vice has a character that stands out, a good backstory, and does what she does well. Vice’s father could be an on-air character himself with his exuberance and facial expressions.) [c]
-Joseph plugged NXT’s biggest PLE of the year, Stand & Deliver in St. Louis.
-In the back, Jacy Jayne whined to Henley and Reid about having to defend her title in a triple threat match. They tried to comfort her as she told Reid she’d better take care of Ruca.
-Joseph ran down this Tuesday’s NXT card.
-A video package highlighting the feud between Joe Hendry and Ricky Saints aired.
(5) JOE HENDRY (c) vs. RICKY SAINTS – NXT Championship Match
The crowd clapped and sang to Hendry’s music as the champ made his way to the ring. Unfortunately, Booker T joined in with the “singing”. I wish Peacock would have censored that. Mike Rome made the official ring introductions. At the bell, Saints kicked Hendry in the gut and started pounding on him, but it only served to anger Hendry, who thumped him back and chased him around the ring. Hendry got his foot caught in the ropes and hung upside down against the outside of the ropes, allowing Saints to take the advantage.
Back in the ring, they exchanged chops until Saints bounced Hendry’s head off the turnbuckle. Hendry came back with a series of blistering chops that turned his chest beet-red, then pitched him across the ring. He nailed a delayed vertical suplex for a count of two, then telegraphed a backdrop and got caught with a neckbreaker. Saints tried a suplex of his own, but Hendry reversed it into a neckbreaker of his own. Saints did his top ropewalk, but Hendry tripped him up and he tumbled to the floor. He followed Saints to the floor, but got thrown into those poor, abused ring steps again. In the ring, he hit a running kick for a near fall.
Saints sank in a rear chinlock as the crowd chanted for both men. He backed Hendry into the corner and threw fists at him. The action spilled to the outside, where Saints rammed Hendry’s head into the announce desk. They quickly took it back to the ring, where Saints tried a rollup, but got his lights punched out for his effort. He came back with a dropkick in the corner, then lifted Hendry for an overhead throw. He did his hand-staring pose, then mocked Hendry’s pose before getting speared out of his boots. Hendry showed him how it’s done with an overhead throw and Hendry turnaround smile spot (I don’t know what else to call it).
They traded forearm uppercuts mid-ring before Saints cinched in a Rings of Saturn. He locked in a front facelock that took Hendry to the mat. The referee raised his hand, which dropped initially, but he came back to life. Saints went for Roshambo, but Hendry slipped out. He hit an Attitude Adjustment on Saints for a near fall. Hendry climbed the ropes with Saints and hit a big fall-away slam from the second rope. Hendry looked mad while Saints appeared to be on the verge of tears. Saints got a very near fall before Ethan Page came out.
Page grabbed the NXT title belt and approached the ring while staring at it. He pitched the belt into the ring, but it slid too far over and Hendry grabbed it. Saints apologized profusely to Saints, who then engaged in a tug of war with Hendry over the belt. As the referee grabbed the belt away from them and turned to put it out of the ring, Saints kicked Hendry where it hurts and hit a Revolution DDT but only got a two-count out of it. Hendry went for a chokeslam, but Saints landed on the referee in the corner, who managed to brace himself. Saints threw Hendry into the corner where the referee was, but Hendry stopped himself as the referee braced himself again. Unseen by the official, Hendry pulled out the old Ric Flair back kick between the goal posts of Saints. This time, he successfully hit the Standing Ovation for the win, much to the chagrin of Page.
WINNER: Joe Hendry at 17:00 to retain the NXT Championship
(Miller’s Take: This was an excellent, exciting main event with the added drama of a budding frenemyship between Saints and Page. Nothing fancy, just good ring psychology and believable action. Saints came out looking strong and I believed he might actually win a couple of times during the match. Knowing WWE, I see another triple threat championship match in the future.)
FINAL THOUGHTS: Two big thumbs up for this PLE. Every single match was way above average, leaving Stand & Deliver with a lot to live up to. Paxley’s title win was a real crowd-pleaser, as was Hendry’s successful defense. The street fight was very good, but Jaida Parker really needs to stop losing. She’s the most over woman in the company and the powers that be need to start treating her as such. What started to appear as a heel turn by Zaria seems to have flip-flopped. Maybe NXT took notice of the fans’ support of Zaria, because Ruca made some very heelish, self-centered comments that garnered some boos from the fans and made Zaria look sympathetic. It will be interesting to see where this goes from here. On the surface, it seems like a lose-lose situation, because Zaria would excel as a monster heel and Ruca seems a natural babyface to me. Solid, satisfying effort from the NXT brand tonight.
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