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WWE have big plans for two NXT superstars.

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have been paired together for the majority of their runs in NXT, with Hayes recently turning on Trick after previously attacking him backstage. Now, the pair are to face off at NXT Stand And Deliver on WrestleMania weekend.

Multiple sources in NXT have told Corey Brennan of Fightful Select that the current plan is for the Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes match at Stand And Deliver to main event the show. While it has not been locked in and the main event could still go to Ilja Dragunov and Tony D'Angelo, officials are pushing for the heated storyline to get the spotlight.

One official who has been very hands on with this storyline is Shawn Michaels, who has helped plan and map out the storyline along with Carmelo and Williams. Michaels has long been a supporter of Hayes'.

Many have asked us about what the status of both men's callups are. One source told Fightful Select that Carmelo has been set for his main roster callup since prior to the Royal Rumble and is expected to move up to the main roster fulltime in the summer. With regards to Trick Williams, officials took notice of the reaction Williams got in his surprise SmackDown appearance back in January. There have been pitches for the pair to continue their rivalry on the main roster after Stand And Deliver, but Williams' plans past the Premium Live Event remain unclear.

Comments

Matt Hennessy

I think it very much shows how much has changed with the Triple H regime. The old regime would call people up who were in the middle of storylines & mess up Hunter NXT creative. It is crazy to think that DX is running creative & doing a great. It’s very clear that when Hayes started regularly last year they planning on calling him up but given the close relationship Hunter & HBK have as well as NXT being there baby I'm glad Hayes call up is being held of until after WrestleMania. I don’t see where he would of fitted on the card. I can see Hayes being one of those guys along with Andrade & Breakker who gets a big push after WrestleMania

Amber

Enjoy them both and would like to see Trick get some main roster experience. He is over and could really start strong. Unpopular opinion - I don’t want to see their feud continue immediately on the main roster. Give it some space. It’s time to let it end for now and maybe if Melo is heeling it up, if it makes sense, that’s where Trick could show up to continue the feud. Not immediately.