NXT Stand & Deliver Moved from WWE WrestleMania Weekend, Date & Location Revealed by Shawn Michaels

For the first time since 2021, NXT's biggest premium live event is not being held the same weekend or in the same city as WrestleMania.

NXT head Shawn Michaels announced Wednesday that NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 will take place at The Factory in St. Louis on Saturday, April 4.

That is exactly two weeks before Night 1 of WrestleMania 42, which will emanate from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for a second consecutive year.

The first NXT Stand & Deliver was a two-night event in 2021, and it was staged in Orlando, Florida, a few days before WrestleMania 37 in Tampa.

In the four years since then, Stand & Deliver has always been held on the Saturday of WrestleMania weekend. That was the case in Dallas in 2022, Los Angeles in 2023, Philadelphia in 2024 and Las Vegas last year.

All of those Stand & Delivers were done hours before the start of Night 1 of WrestleMania in venues that were nearby the WrestleMania stadium.

While it was always entirely possible to attend both events on the same day, it was a tiring affair for fans who wanted to do so, and NXT was often overshadowed by the end of the night.

This year, NXT Stand & Deliver will have the spotlight all to itself two weeks before WrestleMania 42, allowing WWE's future stars to make their mark in front of an audience focused entirely on them.

While the Stand & Deliver card has yet to be announced, it is a safe bet that NXT champion Joe Hendry, NXT women's champion Jacy Jayne, NXT women's North American champion Izzi Dame, new NXT North American champion Myles Borne, Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, Sol Ruca, Zaria and many more will be heavily featured.