WWE NXT Notes: Elio LeFleur & Eli Knight Taken Out By Mystery Attacker, Zaria vs. Sol Ruca, NXT Women’s Title, NXT N.A. Title, and NXT Title Fatal Four-way Matches Set for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026, Candice LeRae & Gargano Surprise Appears, Los Americanos Advances in NXT Tag Titles #1 Contender Tourn., 3/31 Show Card

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Mar 24, 2026

Elio LeFleur & Eli Knight Attacked By Mystery Attacker

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida featured WWE Speed Men’s Champion Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight being revealed to have been attacked backstage by a mystery attacker prior to their scheduled NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender tournament First Round match against The Culling.

During the show, Interim NXT GM Robert Stone was seen backstage talking to Shiloh Hill, Tatum Paxley, and Josh Briggs before being interrupted by a WWE official who told him to come with him right away since something bad has happened.

In a follow-up segment, LeFleur and Knight were shown in a split-screen video during the tag team match between WrenQC and Fatal Influence. LeFleur and Knight were seen laying on the ground as the victims of an unseen attack with LeFleur clutching his arm. In another follow-up, NXT commentator Vic Joseph announced that both were sent to medical for treatment.

In another follow-up segment, it was announced that Los Americanos (Rayo & Bravo) would be replacing Elio LeFleur & Eli Knight for their scheduled tournament match against The Culling.

The reason for LeFleur and Knight’s storyline injuries was due to LeFleur had suffered a legitimate arm injury at this past Friday’s NXT house show event in Florida.

NXT Women’s Title Match Set for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured the first of three new matches announced for the card of NXT Stand & Deliver 2026.

This new match announced was a NXT Women’s Championship match of winner of Lola Vice/Kendal Grey vs. Jacy Jayne (c)

This new match was setup following a promo segment involving Grey, Wren Sinclair, Vice, Fatal Influence, and Interim NXT GM Robert Stone.

Zaria Accepts Sol Ruca’s Challenge for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured the second of three new matches set for the card of NXT Stand & Deliver 2026.

This new match announced was a singles match of Sol Ruca vs. Zaria.

This new match was setup over recent weeks shows over the Zaria and Ruca’s bad blood issues that had boiled for months and led to Zaria ending their ZaRuca partnership. During tonight’s show, Ruca came out to the ring and talked about how she was trying to figure out where she lost Zaria as a friend. After some more words, Ruca claimed that Zaria didn’t want a team, she wanted a moment and how when Zaria couldn’t have her moment, she took away mine. Ruca then claimed that all she wanted was to pull Zaria forward and every chance she got, she shared it with Zaria. After some more words, Ruca stated that she sees her, hears her, and knows who she really is. Ruca then issued a challenge to Zaria for a match at Stand & Deliver.

This led to Zaria’s music playing to interrupt and came out to the ring. Zaria stated that Sol doesn’t really get it and stated that Sol says she wanted “us” but you wanted your success more. Zaria continued stating that Ruca didn’t give her anything and every time she stepped in the ring, she wasn’t Zaria, she was Sol Ruca’s partner. Zaria continued stated that when she speared and F-5’d Ruca, she was getting back everything that Sol took from her and how she was no longer in her shadow. Zaria then accepted Ruca’s challenge for Stand & Deliver.

This then led to some back-and-forth banter over the two arguing who was the real villain and each claiming the other was that ended with Zaria stating that Ruca isn’t the villain in her story, she is the mistake.

Johnny Gargano vs. Myles Borne for NXT North American Title Announced for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured one newly updated match for the card of NXT Stand & Deliver 2026.

This newly updated match was a NXT North American Championship match of Johnny Gargano vs. Myles Borne (c).

This newly updated match was setup following Gargano defeating Shiloh Hill, Jackson Drake, Dion Lennox, and Charlie Dempsey in a Gauntlet Eliminator match.

Current card for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026:

  • NXT Women’s Championship – winner of Lola Vice/Kendal Grey vs. Jacy Jane (c)
  • NXT North American Championship – Johnny Gargano vs. Myles Borne (c)
  • NXT Tag Team Championship – winner of #1 Contender’s tournament vs. The Vanity Project (Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor)
  • Zaria vs. Sol Ruca
  • Sexxy Red to appear

Candice LeRae & Johnny Gargano Surprise Appears

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano making a surprise appearance.

During the show, LeRae came out to interrupt the Gauntlet Eliminator match for the NXT North American Championship. LeRae stated that she had an important announcement to make and that was to reveal that Gargano was the mystery final entrant in the match. This led to somewhat depressed Gargano coming out to the ring and immediately planked himself on the mat.

Los Americanos Advances in NXT Tag Titles #1 Contender Tournament

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured one First Round match for the NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender tournament.

This match was Los Americanos (Rayo & Bravo Americano) defeating The Culling (Nico Vance & Shawn Spears).

As a result of their victory, Los Americanos will be facing off against Birthright (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Uriah Connors) to the Finals of the NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender tournament at next week’s show.

Tony D’Angelo vs. Ricky Saints vs. “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry for NXT Title Announced for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured the third of three new matches announced for the card of NXT Stand & Deliver 2026, which takes place on April 4th at The Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri.

This new match announced was a NXT Championship Fatal Four-way match of Tony D’Angelo vs. Ricky Saints vs. “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry (c).

This new match was initially setup over recent weeks shows over D’Angelo, Hendry, and Saints & Page’s bad blood issues with each other. Following Page attacking D’Angelo during his singles match against Saints to cause the referee to call for the bell, Hendry ran out to save D’Angelo and cleared the ring of Saints and Page. Hendry then turned out and laid out D’Angelo with a Standing Ovation as payback for what D’Angelo did to him the last time they were in the ring together.

In a follow-up segment, Interim NXT GM Robert Stone that Hendry will be defending his title against D’Angelo, Saints, and Page in a Fatal Four-way match at NXT Stand & Deliver.

Current card for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026:

  • NXT Championship Fatal Four-way match – Tony D’Angelo vs. Ricky Saints vs. “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Joe Hendry (c)
  • NXT Women’s Championship – winner of Lola Vice/Kendal Grey vs. Jacy Jane (c)
  • NXT North American Championship – Johnny Gargano vs. Myles Borne (c)
  • NXT Tag Team Championship – winner of #1 Contender’s tournament vs. The Vanity Project (Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor)
  • Zaria vs. Sol Ruca
  • Sexxy Red to appear

Current Card for Next Week’s Show

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured five new matches announced for the card of next week’s show on March 31st at the Infosys Theater At Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Current card for March 31st WWE NXT show:

  • NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender match – Lola Vice vs. Kendal Grey
  • NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament Finals – Birthright (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Uriah Connors) vs. Los Americanos (Rayo & Bravo Americano)
  • Six-Man Tag Team match – Mike Santana & OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) vs. DarkState (Dion Lennox, Osiris Griffin, & Saquon Shugars)
  • Special Guest Referee match – Jasper Troy vs. Keanu Carver (with Josh Briggs as guest referee)
  • Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan
  • NXT Women’s North American Champion Tatum Paxley and Blake Monroe go face-to-face
  • NXT Championship match contract signing with Joe Hendry, Tony D’Angelo, Ricky Saints, and “All Ego” Ethan Page
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