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Tony D’Angelo finds himself backmost successful nan NXT Championship image arsenic he heads into Stand & Deliver connected Saturday night, but he faces an uphill situation successful winning nan title for nan first time.
D’Angelo will beryllium successful a fatal four-way lucifer against NXT champion Joe Hendry, Ricky Saints and Ethan Page. Nearly a twelvemonth ago, it was his stablemate Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo turning connected him astatine Stand & Deliver. The Family officially collapsed up successful July and D’Angelo would return to action successful December pinch a wholly caller look.
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Tony D'Angelo helps up Joe Hendry during NXT astatine nan WWE Performance Center connected January 13, 2026 successful Orlando, Florida. (Mike Marques/WWE via Getty Images)
The Family was down him and he group his sights connected nan NXT Championship.
"I learned that you can’t put each your religion and your spot successful others," he told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview. "You sewage to spell pinch your gut. I did that pinch The Family. I did it pinch ‘Stacks’ and past you saw really that turned out. It tin beryllium your closest people. You ne'er know. You sewage to spot your gut. Go pinch what you deliberation is correct and I deliberation that can’t really lead you down nan incorrect path."
D’Angelo made clear earlier this period he was coming for Hendry and nan championship. In his return to nan ring, he was capable to dispatch Cutler James and past Dion Lennox astatine Vengeance Day.
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Tony D'Angelo successful ringing during NXT's Vengeance Day connected March 7, 2026 successful Orlando, Florida. (Matt Pendleton/WWE via Getty Images)
D’Angelo told Fox News Digital he’s laser-focused connected nan championship.
"I’m nary alien to it. I went to warfare pinch Ilja Dragunov successful Stand & Deliver successful Philly. I came up a small spot short connected that one. But, look, I americium connected a way of demolition correct now," he said. "I don’t deliberation there’s thing that’s gonna extremity maine from getting what I want and it’s nan NXT Championship.
"I mean, it feels good, but I’m not nervous. I don’t consciousness for illustration I’m successful heavy waters correct now. I consciousness like, I really person nan advantage successful this one."
D’Angelo is simply a one-time NXT North American champion, two-time NXT tag squad champion and won nan Heritage Cup once.
Tony D'Angelo successful ringing during NXT astatine nan 713 Music Hall connected March 17, 2026 successful Houston, Texas. (Meg Oliphant/WWE via Getty Images)
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Stand & Deliver will return spot Saturday nighttime astatine The Factory successful St. Louis, Missouri. The arena originates astatine 7 p.m. ET and tin beryllium seen connected YouTube.
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Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
