5 Things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week

#2 Dakota Kai becomes the No. 1 Contender to the WWE NXT Women’s Championship

NEXT WEEK!⭐@roderickstrong vs. @DexterLumis in a #StrapMatch!⭐@MiaYim vs. @TeganNoxWWE_ vs. @CandiceLeRae vs. @DakotaKai_WWE! The winner will challenge @shirai_io for the #WWENXT #WomensTitle! pic.twitter.com/XKcu8ok3hT

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 25, 2020

Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley in the main event of WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House to become the NXT Women’s Champion for the first time. Since then, fans have been seeing the hard-worker as a long-term option to lead the NXT women’s division.

This week, WWE NXT will host a match between Mia Yim, Tegan Nox, Candice LeRae, and Dakota Kai to determine who will be Shirai’s first challenger for the title.

While all four women are extremely well-deserving of a title shot, and even a title run, WWE must allow a heel to progress and give Shirai a chance to turn babyface again. With that in mind, Kai could be the best option as she is one of the biggest heels on NXT and has Raquel Gonzalez by her side to do her dirty work.

Me: “I want a shot at the NXT women’s championship.”@WWENXT - “hOw AbOuT a fAtAL 4 wAy?” 🙃 https://t.co/jOEEqLS31r

— ℭ𝔞𝔭 𝔎𝔬𝔱𝔞 (@DakotaKai_WWE) June 25, 2020

WWE must allow the heelish Superstar to win the match and progress to the Championship picture to make things difficult for the Genius of the Sky along with her henchwoman.

NXT has been building some great championship matches over the past year or so, and matches between Shirai and Kai will likely be show-stealers as Kai is one of the most improved NXT Superstars.