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Candice LeRae set to face Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s title

Archie Blade
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Candice LeRae set to face Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s title

Candice LeRae set to face Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s title at NXT TakeOver. The Poison Pixie triumphed in the Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender.

William Regal announced a Women’s Battle Royal last week to determine Io Shirai’s challenger at the NXT TakeOver next month on October 4th. Several women participated in the opening match of the show. However, it was Candice LeRae who came out victorious.

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Almost every woman on the roster was part of the match bar Tegan Nox, who was attacked by LeRae before the Battle Royal.


There were several PC talents in the match whose job was to be fodder for the more established stars.

Candice LeRae set to face Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s title

In the end, there LeRae, Kacy Catanzaro, Dakota Kai, and Shotzi Blackheart were the final four left in the match. Kai eliminated Catanzaro while Blackheart eliminated Kai. Blackheart then faced LeRae on the apron and managed to knock her off but LeRae dropped on the stairs instead. She then kicked Blackheart to the floor to earn the right to face Io.


Io Shirai and Candice LeRae have faced each other at a NXT TakeOver before. It is considered one of the better matches in NXT in 2019. With their new characters, however, there is every chance that this will be an even better match than the one they previously had.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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