Sol Ruca, Jacy Jayne comment on NXT Stand & Deliver schedule change
Sol Ruca, Jacy Jayne and several other members of the NXT roster addressed Stand & Deliver taking place separately from WrestleMania weekend this year in a recent interview.
Ruca told Fox News that while some are “bummed about it,” she believes having the show separate from WrestleMania has its benefits.
Ruca said:
“I think it’s pretty cool. I think a lot of us would love to be involved in the whole WrestleMania weekend, but I do think this gives us an opportunity to potentially draw a bigger crowd now that we’re separate because having to go to multiple shows in the same weekend – it can be a lot for the fans,” she said. “I think us having it a little bit separate from everything else and still having our own moment can also be beneficial. I know a lot of us are gonna be at WWE World anyway, so it’ll be kind of like having the two little WrestleMania moments. I think some of us are a little bummed about it, but I think it’ll be a good thing for us.”
The Fox News article also included comments from Ricky Starks, Tony D’Angelo, and others from the NXT roster about what having Stand & Deliver on a different weekend means for the show.
NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne said that she has “mixed feelings” about the change.
Jayne said:
“Yeah, I have mixed feelings about it, but I feel like this is the perfect opportunity for us to show that we really are the third brand,” she told Fox News Digital. “It’s not just a developmental brand. We can stand on our own. We can sell tickets. We’re not just the future, we’re the now.”
The full article from Fox News is available here.
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 takes place Saturday, April 4, 2026, at The Factory at The District in Chesterfield, Missouri. As of this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, 1,656 tickets have been distributed for the show.
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver card | This Saturday | St. Louis, MO
- NXT Championship: Joe Hendry defends against Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Tony D’Angelo
- NXT Women’s North American title: Tatum Paxley defends against Blake Monroe
- Sol Ruca vs. Zaria
- NXT North American title: Myles Borne defends against Johnny Gargano
- NXT Tag Team titles: The Vanity Project defend against Los Americanos
- Kickoff: Birthright (Lexis King, Stacks, Charlie Dempsey, Uriah Connors, and Arianna Grace) vs. Eli Knight, Shiloh Hill, Hank & Tank, and Wren Sinclair
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