WWE NXT "Takeover: Stand And Deliver" Musical Performance Announced

By Marc Middleton

Nita Strauss will perform the National Anthem at Night 1 of the upcoming WWE NXT "Takeover: Stand and Deliver" event.

Rock legend Alice Cooper, who appeared at WrestleMania 3, took to Twitter this afternoon and announced the performance by his guitarist.

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"I know what it takes to create a spectacle with @WWE. I'm excited to have our very own @hurricanenita open #NXTTakeOver Stand & Deliver Night 1 with our National Anthem. Play it proud, play it #NXTLOUD! [American flag emoji] [snake emoji] [eye in speech bubble x 2]," he wrote.

Triple H responded and wrote, "LOUD recognizes LOUD. Honored to @hurricanenita open up an epic night 1 of #NXTTakeOver: Stand & Deliver! #WeAreNXT #WWENXT"

This won't be the first WWE appearance for Strauss. She tweeted and said she's incredibly excited to return to the WWE stage.

She wrote, "IT'S TRUE!!! I am incredibly excited to get on stage to kick off #Wrestlemania week this Wednesday with the National Anthem at #NXTTakeover Stand & Deliver [fist emoji] Time to get #NXTLOUD!!!! #WeAreNXT @WWENXT @WWE"

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Strauss is a WWE fan herself and first performed Shinsuke Nakamura's theme at WrestleMania 34. She performed with Lzzy Hale to kick off the WWE Evolution pay-per-view in 2018. Strauss has also provided theme songs to the NXT brand, including her "Mariana Trench" single for the "Takeover: War Games" event in 2018.

There's no word yet on if there will be a National Anthem performance for Night Two of Takeover, but we will keep you updated.

Below are the related tweets from Cooper, Triple H and Strauss:

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