#1 Rhea Ripley

After bulldozing through NXT's women's division for over a year, Baszler needed an opponent who could go toe-to-toe with her. The Queen of Spades has put down the challenge of some of the best that NXT had to offer which included names like Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross, Io Shirai, Mia Yim, and Bianca Belair. Enter Rhea Ripley. The Adelaide-native had made a name for herself in NXT UK where she became the inaugural NXT UK Women's Champion.
The Nightmare would make NXT debut on September 18, 2019, interrupting NXT Women's Champion, Shayna Baszler. Ripley would issue a challenge to Baszler after snatching the microphone from Baszler. Following NXT's move to the USA Network, Ripley would emerge as one of the top stars on the brand. Her feud against Baszler saw her captain her team to victory in the first-ever Women's WarGames. Despite being at four-on-two disadvantage, Ripley and her partner, Candice LeRae, would overcome the odds with Ripley pinning Baszler after an avalanche Riptide to secure a win for her time.
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The feud between the duo culminated in an NXT Women's Championship match on the December 18, 2019, episode of NXT. In a match that saw interference by Baszler's fellow MMA Four Horsewomen, Jessamyn Duke, and Marina Shafir, Ripley would defeat Baszler to win the NXT Women's Championship, thereby making her the first superstar to win both the NXT and NXT UK Women's Championship.