Background Roadblock is a
professional wrestling event established by
WWE in 2016. The
inaugural event was held in March that year and aired exclusively on the
WWE Network. The event's name was a reference to its position on the "Road to
WrestleMania". In July 2016, WWE reintroduced the
brand extension, where the roster was divided between brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. Roadblock was brought back that same year in December as a
Raw-exclusive event under the title
Roadblock: End of the Line. It aired on
pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network with its name being in reference to being WWE's final PPV of 2016. Roadblock was then discontinued without any further events scheduled. However, Roadblock was revived for the
NXT brand as a
television special episode of
NXT titled
NXT Roadblock. At
Vengeance Day, it was announced that the 2024 edition of NXT Roadblock would take place on March 5 at the
WWE Performance Center in
Orlando, Florida and air
live on the
USA Network.
Storylines The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while
storylines were produced on the weekly television program,
NXT, and the supplementary online streaming show,
Level Up. On the January 16 episode of
NXT,
Dijak faced Trey Bearhill, with
Joe Gacy serving as commentator. During the match, Gacy headbutted Dijak. After Dijak won the match against Bearhill, Gacy attacked Dijak from behind and both men started brawling. The following week, a match between Gacy and Dijak was scheduled, but the match didn't happen due to Gacy attacking Dijak before the bell rang. Both men continued fighting until they were pulled apart by referees and security guards. At
Vengeance Day on February 4, Dijak defeated Gacy in a
No Disqualification match. During Dijak's matches after Vengeance Day, Gacy started appearing under the ring apron. On the February 13 episode of
NXT, Gacy faced
Carmelo Hayes in a losing effort. After the match, Dijak attacked Gacy with a
nightstick and then locked him in a
straitjacket and left. The following week, Dijak locked Gacy in an asylum cell, with Gacy laughing and telling Dijak that "this wasn't over". On the February 27 episode of
NXT, Dijak defeated Luca Crusifino. After the match, Gacy ripped apart the straitjacket and started beating down Dijak until both men went backstage, where they continued fighting. An
Asylum match was then announced for Roadblock between Dijak and Gacy. On the February 27 episode of
NXT,
Tony D'Angelo told Dragunov that he was willing to earn a title shot at the NXT Championship. Dragunov accepted D'Angelo's proposal and NXT General Manager
Ava set a match between Hayes and D'Angelo at Roadblock to determine a #1 contender to the NXT Championship at
Stand & Deliver. Over the next few months, Paxley interfered in Valkyria's matches, including helping Valkyria retain her title at Vengeance Day. The title match was then announced for Roadblock. ==Event==