Did Melo miss, or did Cameron Grimes stand and deliver on NXT’s biggest stage?
Cameron Grimes is the new North American Champion, besting Carmelo Hayes, Santos Escobar, Grayson Waller and Solo Sikoa in a ladder match for the title at Stand & Deliver.
This is Grimes’ second championship reign in WWE, as he was also a one-time Million Dollar Champion in NXT. Hayes’ title run ends at 172 days, after winning the title on the October 12, 2021 episode of NXT 2.0.
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A full recap of the match from our play-by-play coverage of the event can be seen below:
NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH: CARMELO HAYES (C) W/TRICK WILLIAMS VS. CAMERON GRIMES VS. SANTOS ESCOBAR W/LEGADO DEL FANTASMA VS. SOLO SIKOA VS. GRAYSON WALLER W/SANGA
Hayes tells everyone in the ring that they don’t deserve his title. Hayes kicks Sikoa in the face. Everyone attacks Hayes. Williams pulls Hayes out of the ring. Grimes goes up top, Hayes pushes him off. Sikoa and Hayes are alone in the ring. Sikoa misses a superkick. Escobar clotheslines Sikoa out of the ring. Dropkicks by Escobar. Escobar hits the ropes but Grimes pulls him out of the ring. Grimes and Sikoa unload on Hayes. Waller and Escobar clear the ring. Waller tells Sanga to give him a ladder. On the other side of the ring, Escobar instructs Wilde and Mendoza to do the same. Waller sends the ladder into Legado. Sikoa lands a dive on Sanga. Escobar suicide dives into Sikoa. Hayes takes out Grimes with an Asai moonsault.
Waller sets up a dive but choices to set up a ladder instead. Sikoa cuts Waller off and traps in behind a ladder in the corner. Sikoa sends Hayes into the ladder. Escobar charges in and ends up trapped in the corner on a ladder. Sikoa lands a running hip attack that crushes everyone. Sikoa climbs the ladder. Grimes cuts him off. Grimes and Sikoa trade strikes. Sikoa gets dumped out of the ring. Grimes hits Hayes with a ladder, that turns him inside out. Escober dropkicks a ladder into Grimes nuts. Escobar sets up a ladder and starts to climb. Waller rolls into the ring and hits a cutter. Waller starts to climb. Hayes knocks him off the ladder with a springboard clothesline. Hayes tries another springboard but Sikoa superkicks him out of the ring.
Sikoa and Escobar start to climb. Both men trade shots at the top of the ladder. Escobar hits a sunset flip powerbomb off the ladder onto a ladder. Sikoa is out. Grimes hits his flipping crossbody on Escobar. Williams hits the ring and sets up a ladder. Sanga hits the ring and launches Williams across the ring. Sanga chops the ladder in half with his bare hands. Elektra Lopez gets in the ring and faces off with Sanga. Wilde and Mendoza attack Sanga from behind. Mendoza and Wilde attack Sanga with a few ladders. Wilde helps Lopez hit a rope walk dive out of the ring onto Waller.
Sanga is sandwiched between ladders by Legado. Sikoa slams Wilde and Mendoza at the same time. Escobar and Sikoa climb the ladder. Williams climbs the ladder, slowly, since he is terrified of heights. Grimes pushes the ladder over and Williams sails out of the ring and lands on everyone. Hayes and Waller fight on top of the ladder. Everyone sets up ladders and a five-way brawl breaks out over the title. Sikoa and Grimes fall to the mat. Waller is left alone and almost gets the title Escobar cuts him off and sends him flying with a ranna off the ladder. Before Escobar can breathe Sikoa flattens him with a Uso splash.
Sikoa climbs but Grimes stops him. Grimes hits the Cave In on a ladder on Sikoa. Hayes boots Grimes in the face out on the apron. Hayes ends up laying on a ladder. Waller tries an elbow drop but Hayes moves out of the way. Waller crashes through the ladder. Escobar hits the Phantom Driver on Hayes. Escobar turns around and Grimes leaps off the top rope and hits a Cave In. Grimes climbs the ladder and pulls down the Championship for the win.
Winners and NEW North American Champion, Cameron Grimes!
