The Women’s Championship picture is currently a puddle of mud
If you watched the March 31 episode of NXT, you probably threw your remote at the screen. We’re less than a week out from the biggest stage of the year for the developmental brand, and they decided the best move was to book a total dud of a #1 contender’s match between Kendal Grey and Lola Vice.
It wasn't just a bad match. It was a booking decision that makes the entire division look like an afterthought. After a sloppy scramble, the match ended with absolutely no clear winner. In a business built on resolution, giving us a non-finish this close to a Premium Live Event is amateur hour.
Jacy Jayne is the only one making sense
Jacy Jayne, who currently holds the NXT Women’s Championship, isn't wrong to be frustrated by this outcome. She has a title to defend and a legacy to build, but she’s being forced to wait while the office figures out which way is up.
You can see the exhaustion in her reaction. She’s staring down a spotlight at Stand & Deliver, and instead of a locked-in opponent with a clear story, she’s essentially waiting for a job application to clear HR. It makes the champion look like she’s just waiting around for people who can’t get the job done.
The booking room needs a cold shower
Let’s be real for a second. NXT is supposed to be the sharpening stone for the main roster. If the talent is going out there and failing to produce a clean finish—whether through a referee stoppage or just poor pacing—that's a direct reflection on the visionaries in the back. You don’t book a draw or some convoluted interference when you have a stadium show looming.
Kendal Grey and Lola Vice are talented, but this specific encounter felt like a frantic attempt to fill time rather than a strategic move to build an opponent. It’s the kind of booking that kills momentum faster than a ten-minute rest hold in a main event. We have 18 days until WrestleMania 41 takes over the weekend, and NXT is out here acting like it’s a random Tuesday in 2012.
The damage control starts now
Where does this leave us? Jacy Jayne is going to be in the ring at Stand & Deliver regardless, but now the stakes feel diluted. If the crowd doesn't have a clear narrative hook to pull for, they’re just watching two people in tights. That’s a massive failure in storytelling.
The creative team has exactly one week to fix this mess. They need to put someone in that ring who can actually put the belt on the line with some heat behind it. If they try to force a triple threat or some junk gimmick match to compensate for the incompetence of the March 31 booking, the fans are going to smell the desperation.
This isn't about being a hater; it's about wanting the product to actually respect the audience's time. Don’t give me a stalemate. Give me a clear winner, a clear loser, and a reason to give a damn. If the blue brand is holding steady as rumors swirl, NXT needs to stop drifting and actually set a course for the finish line. The TNA disaster proves what happens when you let the ship hit the rocks; NXT is lucky they have a massive weekend to bury this mistake, assuming they stop shooting themselves in the foot.
