Star-studded lineup set for NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Pre-Shows

As first reported on WWE's The Bump, a loaded lineup of guests will help set the stage for both nights of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Pre-Shows.
Host Sam Roberts will be joined by MMA fighter and broadcaster Jimmy Smith, sports columnist Arash Markazi and WWE Superstar Mickie James. Smith is 6-1 all-time as a mixed martial artist and has worked as a combat sports broadcaster for Bellator, UFC, PBC Boxing and more. Markazi spent 16 years as a lead sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times along with ESPN and Sports Illustrated, and the lifelong WWE fan now hosts “The Arash Markazi Show.” James is a well-known trailblazer in WWE and has captured six Women’s Championships.
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Don’t miss the action-packed NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Pre-Shows, streaming live as part of a two-night event, beginning at 7 ET/4 PT on April 7 and 8 across WWE social platforms, and exclusively on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else.
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