WWE NXT Notes: Sean Legacy Not Medically Cleared & Elio LeFleur Replaces Him in NXT Tag Titles #1 Contender Tourn., Wren Sinclair Wins WWE Speed Women’s Title, Birthright Advances in NXT Tag Titles #1 Contender Tourn., NXT N.A. Title Match & More Set for NXT Stand & Deliver, 3/24 Show Card

Mar 17, 2026

Sean Legacy Not Medically Cleared & Elio LeFleur Replaces Him in NXT Tag Titles #1 Contender Tournament

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show at the 713 Music Hall in Houston, Texas featured Sean Legacy revealing that he is not medically cleared to compete and Elio LeFleur replacing him in the NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s tournament.

During the show, Interim NXT GM Robert Stone was seen talking to WWE Speed Men’s Champion LeFleur. Legacy and Eli Knight showed up with Legacy sporting crutches and told Stone that he has talked to medical and he is unable to compete in the NXT Tag titles contender tournament due to the injuries he sustained last week.

Stone told Knight that he will have to forfeit or find a new partner. LeFleur responded stating that he will be Knight’s new tag team partner until Legacy is healthy again. Stone agreed and stated that Knight and LeFleur will be facing off against The Culling next week in the tournament.

Sean Legacy is unable to compete in the NXT Tag Team Tournament due to injury.#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/sJBpmUSXm3
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) March 18, 2026

Wren Sinclair Wins WWE Speed Women’s Title

Tuesday’s WWE NXT show also featured Wren Sinclair defeating Fallon Henley to become the new WWE Speed Women’s Champion.

SHE DID IT! 🔥@WrenSinclairWWE is the NEW Women’s Speed Champion! pic.twitter.com/f8UOF7KEaM
— WWE (@WWE) March 18, 2026

This was Sinclair’s first ever WWE Speed Women’s Championship victory and her first championship victory in her WWE NXT career.

Birthright Advances in NXT Tag Titles #1 Contender Tournament

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

This match was Birthright (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Uriah Connors) defeating Hank & Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger).

Like father, like son 😯

Birthright ADVANCE to the Next Round of the Tag Team Tournament! pic.twitter.com/7HF63dAYE4
— WWE (@WWE) March 18, 2026

As a result of their victory, Birthright advances to the next round of WWE’s NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender tournament.

NXT North American Title Match & More Set for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

Tuesday’s NXT show also featured one new match 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 North American Championship match of Winner of #1 Contender Gauntlet Eliminator vs. Myles Borne (c).

This new match was setup following a backstage promo segment involving Interim NXT GM Robert Stone, Borne, and Lexis King & Birthright.

WOW 🤩

A Gauntlet Eliminator Match NEXT WEEK will decide who @mylesborne_wwe defends the North American Title against at Stand & Deliver! pic.twitter.com/z6kNKRY0My
— WWE (@WWE) March 18, 2026

It was also announced that rapper Sexxy Red will be making a return appearance to NXT at the event.

Oh lord SEXXY RED is Gonna Be At NXT’s Stand & Deliver April 4th #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/ddNMJcLPVx
— 𝕲𝖊𝖔𝖋𝖋 11/11 ♏️ (@GeoffRhymer) March 18, 2026

Current card for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026:

NXT North American Championship – winner of #1 Contender Gauntlet Eliminator vs. Myles Borne (c)
NXT Tag Team Championship – winner of #1 Contender’s tournament vs. The Vanity Project (Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor)
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 24th at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

Current card for March 24th WWE NXT show:

NXT North American Championship #1 Contender Gauntlet Eliminator match – TBAs
NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament First Round match – Eli Knight & Elio LeFleur vs. The Culling (Nico Vance & Shawn Spears)
Fatal Influence (Lainey Reid & Fallon Henley) vs. Wren Sinclair & Kendal Grey
Tony D’Angelo vs. Ricky Saints
Thea Hail vs. Kelani Jordan
Sol Ruca and Zaria to go face-to-face