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Tony D’Angelo finds himself back in the NXT Championship picture as he heads to Stand & Deliver on Saturday night, but he faces an uphill challenge to win the title for the first time.
D’Angelo will be in a fatal four-way match against NXT Champion Joe Hendry, Ricky Saints and Ethan Page. Almost a year ago, it was his partner Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo who turned on him on Stand & Deliver. The Family officially broke up in July and D’Angelo would return to action in December with a completely new look.
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Tony D’Angelo assists Joe Hendry during NXT at the WWE Performance Center on January 13, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Marques/WWE via Getty Images)
The Family was behind him and set their sights on the NXT Championship.
“I learned that you can’t put all your faith and trust in others,” he told Pak Gazette Digital in a recent interview. “You have to follow your instinct. I did it with The Family. I did it with ‘Stacks’ and then you saw how it turned out. They could be the people closest to you. You never know. You have to trust your instinct. Go with what you think is right and I think that can’t really lead you down the wrong path.”
D’Angelo made it clear earlier this month that he was coming for Hendry and the championship. Upon his return to the ring, he was able to dispatch Cutler James and then Dion Lennox at Vengeance Day.
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Tony D’Angelo in the ring during NXT’s Day of Revenge on March 7, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. (Matt Pendleton/WWE via Getty Images)
D’Angelo told Pak Gazette Digital that he is focused on the championship.
“I’m no stranger to this. I went to war with Ilja Dragunov at Stand & Deliver in Philadelphia. I came up a little short on that. But, look, I’m on a path of destruction right now,” he said. “I don’t think there is anything that will stop me from getting what I want and that is the NXT Championship.
“I mean, it feels good, but I’m not nervous. I don’t feel like I’m in deep water right now. I feel like I actually have the advantage here.”
D’Angelo was a former NXT North American Champion, a two-time NXT Tag Team Champion, and won the Heritage Cup once.
Tony D’Angelo in the ring during NXT at 713 Music Hall on March 17, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Meg Oliphant/WWE via Getty Images)
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Stand & Deliver will take place Saturday night at The Factory in St. Louis, Missouri. The event begins at 7 pm ET and can be viewed on YouTube.
