NXT TakeOver: In Your House - Early Match card predictions

#2 NXT Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair (c.) vs. Io Shirai vs. Rhea Ripley

Charlotte Flair will be competing in her first NXT TakeOver event in five years.

Charlotte Flair surprisingly moved to NXT this year when she won the 2020 Women's Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's championship. She would then defeat Bianca Belair on an episode of NXT TV before becoming a two-time NXT Women's Champion by defeating the Nightmare for the title at WrestleMania 36.

Since then, Charlotte Flair has had a presence on all three brands and has scored victories over women such as Kayden Carter, Liv Morgan, and Mia Yim. Her first challenger was Io Shirai. The Genius of the Sky had made her return by qualifying for a ladder match by defeating Aliyah before then defeating Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Chelsea Green, Tegan Nox, and Mia Yim to earn a title shot.

Io Shirai took Charlotte Flair to the limit before The Queen attacked her with a kendo stick to get herself disqualified. Before she could do further damage to Io Shirai, Rhea Ripley made her return for the first time since WrestleMania to confront the champion. There will likely be a triple threat match at the latest TakeOver as Charlotte Flair would have just defeated Io Shirai if she was just going to face Rhea Ripley in a rematch. This could be a great match between three of the best superstars in NXT's women's division.