As seen at Saturday’s (August 22, 2020) WWE NXT TakeOver: XXX event in Winter Park, Florida at Full Sail University on the WWE Network, Io Shirai vs. Dakota Kai was billed as the co-main event.
Io put the NXT Women’s Title on the line against Kai, who had beaten Rhea Ripley in a #1 contender match to be able to challenge for the championship belt.
Io won with a moonsault. After the match, Raquel Gonzalez came out and attacked Io until Rhea Ripley walked out to scare off Raquel. Ripley and Io had a staredown.
The shock is REAL!
Even after an interference by @RaquelWWE, @shirai_io is able to kick out and keep this match alive! #NXTTakeOver @DakotaKai_WWE pic.twitter.com/YbKS7uA6LR
— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2020
Close but not enough. @shirai_io puts her foot on the ropes to escape a title loss. #NXTTakeOver @DakotaKai_WWE pic.twitter.com/pTqq1JfJ6c
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) August 23, 2020
More words of advice: Don't count out @shirai_io either. #NXTTakeOver @DakotaKai_WWE 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/Xl1BAORn1t
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) August 23, 2020
