Buckle up, wrestling fans! The soap opera that is NXT is about to hit its season climax at WrestleMania weekend, and guess who’s stealing the spotlight? That’s right, Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes are set to turn the Wells Fargo Center into their personal drama dome on Saturday, April 6. Think of it as the “Real Housewives” of NXT, but with more suplexes and less wine throwing.
Shawn Michaels, who apparently moonlights as NXT’s head scriptwriter when he’s not busy being a wrestling legend, spilled the beans to Sports Illustrated. He declared that the Williams-Hayes saga is the main event for Stand & Deliver, making it clear that when it comes to NXT, betrayals hit harder than a chair to the back.
The plot thickens more than a protein shake, folks. Once brothers in arms, Williams and Hayes saw their bromance go up in flames faster than you can say “turnbuckle.” The twist? Hayes, in a move worthy of a telenovela villain, was revealed to be the mastermind behind an attack on Williams. It’s like finding out your best friend swiped your championship belt… and your girlfriend.
And why? Because Hayes got a case of the green-eyed monster after Williams made googly eyes at the NXT Championship. Ah, jealousy, the oldest storyline in the book, and yet, it never gets old.
Meanwhile, Ilja Dragunov is sitting pretty with the NXT Championship, probably munching popcorn as he watches this feud unfold. He’s set to defend his title against Tony D’Angelo, who’s presumably trying to figure out how to get a storyline as juicy as Williams and Hayes.
Adding a sprinkle of star power to this wrestling novella, a Prime Target vignette aired, featuring the who’s who of WWE royalty. CM Punk, Randy Orton, Booker T, Cody Rhodes, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa all chimed in, because why not turn this into a full-blown crossover episode?
So, mark your calendars and prepare your best “oh no, he didn’t” reactions. NXT’s WrestleMania weekend special is about to deliver drama, action, and possibly a few life lessons on friendship. Or at the very least, it’ll remind everyone why you never, ever turn your back in the ring.