WWE Announces a Huge Match for NXT Women’s Championship
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Io Shirai, the current WWE NXT Women’s Champion, has revealed that she wants to fight Rhea Ripley next.
Shirai has been holding the championship for a while now. She defended it against Candice LeRae at WWE NXT’s Halloween Havoc.
Now, as time moves on, she is looking for other worthy opponents to defend the title against.
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The #WWENXT #WomensChampion 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 afraid of nightmares.@shirai_io wants @RheaRipley_WWE one-on-one! pic.twitter.com/xrZzCg1HTT
— WWE (@WWE) November 5, 2020
There’s not a lot of Superstars who will willingly step inside the ring with Rhea Ripley. Therefore, Shirai calling her out and challenging her to a fight shows great courage and confidence. This will definitely earn her the respect of other Superstars.
Be careful what you wish for. 👹 https://t.co/Uf15i719nJ
— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) November 5, 2020
Is Rhea Ripley capable of battling Io Shirai?
Rhea Ripley has the potential to lead the Women’s division in NXT. She will not shy away from this challenge and give everything she has to make the victory hers.
Ripley is the only Superstar working with NXT who has been the NXT and NXT UK Women’s Champion. This puts her above the others.
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Ever since her signing with WWE in 2017, Ripley has been constantly marking milestones in her career.
She performed in the first Young Mae Classic and reached till the second round. The next year, 2018, she returned with a change in attitude and attire. This time she made it to the semi-finals.
In an interview, Superstar Shotzi Blackheart revealed that Rhea Ripley should head the NXT Women’s division.
“I think Rhea Ripley [will be called up next]. I don’t know what’s taking so long, honestly! She belongs up there, she’s a superstar. I think very soon she’ll be gone. That makes me sad because she’s one of my favourite tag team partners, but she deserves it!”
The NXT Women’s Champion has others coming for the title
Io Shirai will need to prepare herself to fight off more than just one contender. Undoubtedly, every Superstar is always after the title. Coming to NXT, it’s not only Rhea Ripley who wants to become WWE NXT Women’s Champion.
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Starting from Shotzi Blackheart to Toni Storm, everyone is after the title.
Toni Storm has claimed that she is specifically working with the Gold and Black brand to secure the title. Her latest fight was with Shotzi Blackheart at this week’s WWE NXT episode. The more wins she secures, the better are her chances of facing Io Shirai.
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