8 Ups & 2 Downs From NXT Stand & Deliver 2022

4. Mandy Rose Survives & Thrives

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Long may Mandy Rose as NXT Women's Champ continue.

Rose bagged her title on the same night Toxic Attraction stablemates Dolin and Jayne won the Women's NXT Tag Titles, but she's still going strong as a division leader. Mandy is doing top work on this brand, and she's showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.

The end stretch of the Fatal-4-Way at Stand & Deliver shows how far she's come as a worker too. Rose was right there for everything gals like Kay Lee Ray and Io Shirai were doing - then, she pinned Shirai to end her night as a dominating champ who just offed some of the best competition WWE can throw at her.

That's good booking.

Finally, a special mention for Cora Jade. Her performance might not have been worth a full 'Up' on its own, but Jade (like The Creed Brothers before her) added to this title match rather than slowing everyone else down by being involved.

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