NXT Stand & Deliver 2024 card heats up | AEW: Swerve Strickland becomes No. 1 contender

The penultimate episode of WWE's NXT preceding NXT Stand & Deliver 2024 fixed a lot of issues with the building of the card, while AEW Dynamite stood as the brand's only show of the week amid preemptions. Host Adam Silverstein opens by diving into NXT [5:30] where the Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes edition of Prime Target heated up the feud, Roxanne Perez and Lyra Valkyria amped up their rivalry, DIJAK and Josh Briggs became No. 1 contenders and Ridge Holland stepped away from the ring. "The Silver King" then breaks down AEW [25:45] as Swerve Strickland cleared the path to Samoa Joe, Mercedes Mone again spent her time on TV only talking, Will Ospreay got his third win and some strange booking delivered Dynamite's lowest rating in years despite AEW's recent major signings. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.