Best and Worst of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 - Historic title reign continues; Major feud abruptly canceled

#1 Worst - Dexter Lumis does not advance to NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night Two

Is @DexterLumis still 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅, @CGrimesWWE? 🧟‍♂️ 👁 #NXTTakeOver #GauntletEliminator pic.twitter.com/7SPZ04eEth

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) April 8, 2021

The No.1 Contender Gauntlet Eliminator on Night One of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver seemed to be a vehicle to put Dexter Lumis next in line for a North American Title shot. He had been feuding with Johnny Gargano and The Way for a couple of months on the black and gold brand.

Lumis even kidnapped Austin Theory, who grew weirdly attached to him. Meanwhile, Indi Hartwell has a crush on the babyface serial killer.

He picked up a non-title victory over Gargano in the lead-up to NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver as well.

Lumis was the favorite pick up the win and move on to challenge the NXT North American Champion on Night Two. However, this story will remain incomplete, at least for now. He was eliminated from the No.1 Contender Match by LA Knight and attacked him afterward. It looks like both men will now feud following NXT TakeOver.

Tomorrow night, @JohnnyGargano will face @bronsonreedwwe for the #NXTTNATitle on Night 2 of #NXTTakeOver: Stand & Deliver, streaming on @peacockTV in the U.S. and @WWENetwork everywhere else! #GauntletEliminator pic.twitter.com/z229h4IVPt

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 8, 2021

To be fair, tomorrow night's title match will feel fresh as Bronson Reed won the Gauntlet Eliminator. Isaiah 'Swerve' Scott also had an excellent showing.

However, one would feel shortchanged after NXT spent multiple months building Dexter Lumis as Johnny Gargano's challenger. It now seems that there will not be a proper ending to this story.