While it’s not an easy match to predict due to its four-way status, half of us believe that Joe Hendry will retain the NXT Championship on the Stand & Deliver stage. It’s his first Stand & Deliver as champion, which is yet another big deal for the viral sensation, and 50% of us who cast our votes believe he’s hanging on to the gold as the fan-favorite, despite the best efforts of Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, and Tony D’Angelo.

Page and Saints are both already one-time NXT Champions, and both (albeit, like Hendry) are main roster-ready and feel like they could be called up at any time. Even if they aren’t called up, the pair are running a storyline together, best described as “frenemies,” as Page decided he also wanted to challenge for the top title once again after losing his North American Championship, much to the chagrin of his friend, Saints. The “Absolute” one is tolerating Page, but the pair are on a crash course to a feud of their own, and we don’t think either one is taking the NXT Championship along with them.

As for D’Angelo, it almost feels like his story isn’t as fleshed out as it could be, but that could also be the fact he was thrown into this four-way match. While it’s good he’s on the Stand & Deliver card, the former “Don” of “NXT” could benefit greatly from a singles feud, leading to a match where he captures the title from Hendry. That feels like the likely next step, which may require D’Angelo going heel again, but it’s one of the many reasons half of us convinced Hendry retains the title at Stand & Deliver. As for the other half, 43% of the WINC crew see it as finally being Tony D’Angelo’s day in the sun, while 7% believe “NXT” is gearing up for another title reign for Ethan Page.

Written by Daisy Ruth