WWE top 10 standings of the week (August 24-31, 2018)

NXT Women's Division

The third, fourth, and eighth NXT Women's Champions.

#1 NXT Women's Champion Kairi Sane

#2 Shayna Baszler

#3 Bianca Belair

#4 Lacey Evans

#5 Nikki Cross

#6 Dakota Kai

#7 Candice LeRae

#8 Taynara Conti

#9 Aliyah

#10 Vanessa Bourne

Kairi Sane was all smiles in Japan with her new championship, but when she returns to NXT, she'll have trouble awaiting her. Shayna Baszler didn't make her presence felt on Raw, so it looks like she'll stick around a little while longer.

Bianca Belair, meanwhile, is angling for a title shot while Lacey Evans and Nikki Cross have remained mostly steady in their rankings.

Improving her position, Dakota Kai picked up a win over Aliyah this week, while Candice LeRae hasn't been seen in some time. Taynara Conti boosted herself into the Mae Young Classic a few weeks ago.

It's well to mention that tournament, because with its arrival next week, the NXT women's division is going to change rapidly over the next few months. By year's end, it will look completely different from the way it looks now, which is more or less how it's looked since last year.