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#5 - "NXT Women's Championship - Steel Cage Match" - (C)Shayna Baszler vs Io Shirai (WWE NXT)
Our final match on the list features one of the most hard-hitting, smash-mouth Steel Cage matches I have seen in a long time. The story between Shayna Baszler and Io Shirai has been nothing short but exhilarating and intense. Therefore, it is only fitting that NXT General Manager William Regal would book these two NXT Superstars inside the steel cage to settle their differences.
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The match itself was everything that you would want to see from these two women. If you came in with the expectations of seeing a hard-hitting, perfect storytelling with a crowd that was on fire throughout the entire match, then this is what we came to see. The match was every bit as fun for the fans watching in the arena as it was for us watching on the WWE Network.
Shayna Baszler would come out victorious and retain the NXT Women's Championship by the skin of her teeth and a stroke of luck. This would spark a major heel turn for Io Shirai, which was building and could be seen coming from her brutal assaults on Baszler in the weeks leading to this match. The only caveat was Candice LaRae, who got involved to try and save face for Io Shirai by keeping the likes of Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir at bay to the best of her abilities, but to no avail.
Io Shirai took out all of her anger, aggression and frustration on Candice LaRae following the match. The heel turn changes everything and sets up Candice LaRae as the next contender for the NXT Women's Championship once her new feud with Shirai is said and done. You could definitely book a Triple Threat match between these three for the next NXT TakeOver heading into SummerSlam weekend and you've got a main event.
With that being said, that will be it for this week. Join me next week as I will dissect and discuss another set of matches that fans of the WWE Universe should see. Until then I will see you next time!
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