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#1 Io Shirai
Io Shirai has been one of the most popular Superstars on NXT since her debut at the Mae Young Classic. Coming in second at the tournament, the Genius of the Sky quickly gained favor with the fans thanks to her incredible high flying ability and absolutely gorgeous moonsault.
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Cut to eleven months later, and Shirai turns her back on Candice LeRae. After losing to Shayna Baszler in a steel cage match, Shirai snapped, battering LeRae with steel chairs and being dubbed by Mauro Ranallo as the "Joshi Judas". With a new entrance came a new, psychotic attitude, mesmerizing the NXT Universe.
Since then, she's been a part of several top-tier rivalries, and even joined Shayna Baszler in the WarGames match back in 2019. Recently, Shirai returned to NXT where she knocked off Aliyah to enter the NXT Women's #1 Contenders Ladder Match. Could the Genius of the Sky find herself back in title contention so soon?
If we're looking for someone that emanates that rage and intensity of Rhea Ripley while also sporting a unique look and, let's be honest, fire entrance theme, Io Shirai has to be at the top of the list.
