WWE confirms start time for NXT Stand & Deliver

WWE has officially confirmed the start time for NXT’s WrestleMania weekend event.

NXT Stand & Deliver will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern time (noon Central) on Saturday, April 2. The show is taking place on the same day as night one of WrestleMania 38. The WrestleMania main card starts at 8 p.m. Eastern.

The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas is hosting Stand & Deliver. Tickets for the show are set to go on sale at 11 a.m. Eastern on Friday, March 11.

Stand & Deliver will be the first NXT show to take place outside of Florida since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It will also be the first time NXT has been outside of Florida since its NXT 2.0 rebrand.

Carmelo Hayes defending his NXT North American Championship in a ladder match is set for Stand & Deliver.

Before Stand & Deliver, a special “Roadblock” edition of NXT will take place next Tuesday. The episode will be headlined by Bron Breakker defending his NXT Championship against Dolph Ziggler and Tommaso Ciampa in a triple threat match.

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