Main roster wrestler wins number one contender’s gauntlet match on WWE NXT
Johnny Gargano is heading to Stand & Deliver.
Gargano was the surprise final entrant in a gauntlet match on Tuesday’s NXT after his wife Candice LeRae introduced him. However, he spent most of the match in the depressed state he has been seen in on SmackDown in recent weeks. Eventually it boiled down to Shiloh Hill and Gargano. However Birthright chose into interfere, dragging Hill out of the ring and throwing him against the staris before rolling him back into the ring. Unsure of what to do, Gargano was eventually pushed by LeRae and he fell on top of Hill, pining him to earn the title match.
As a result of the win, Gargano will now face Myles Borne for the NXT North American title at Stand & Deliver. The two had a staredown after the match.
Gargano has a storied history with NXT, previously winning the NXT Tag Team and NXT Championship. On the main roster, he mostly teamed with Tommaso Ciampa until he left WWE earlier this year. In the time since, Gargano has been shown depressed over the current state of his career.
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver (April 4)
- Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
- NXT Championship: Joe Hendry defends against Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, and Tony D’Angelo
- NXT North American title: Myles Borne vs. Johnny Gargano
- NXT Women’s title: Jacy Jayne defends against either Kendal Grey or Lola Vice
- NXT Tag Team titles: Vanity Project defend against either Los Americanos or Birthright
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