At NXT TakeOver: War Games Ember Moon, Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross and Peyton Royce will compete in a Fatal 4-Way Match for the vacated NXT Women’s Championship. Asuka relinquished the NXT Women’s Title over the summer after a historic reign that lasted over 500 days and graduating to the main roster, joining WWE’s Raw brand.
Shortly after winning the inaugural Mae Young Classic, it was announced that Sane would be the first challenger to NXT Women’s Championship.
In the following weeks leading up to TakeOver: War Games, qualifying matches were held to determine the rest of the participants to Fatal 4-Way match which were respectfully won by Peyton Royce and Ember Moon.
It's official: #SAnitY's @NikkiCrossWWE is going to Houston! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/pFTYT06QJE
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) October 26, 2017
Tonight on NXT, Cross outlasted 15 other women in a big Battle Royal to become the final participant at TakeOver: War Games by lasting eliminating Billie Kay when she avoided a running big boot and tossed Kay over the top rope.
Are you ready, Houston? It'll be @NikkiCrossWWE vs. @WWEEmberMoon vs. @KairiSaneWWE vs. @WWEPeytonRoyce for the #WWENXT #WomensTitle! pic.twitter.com/idDBpnRJ4y
— WWE (@WWE) October 26, 2017
Post match, a standoff between all four participants met with William Regal in the ring for a photo op.
NXT TakeOver: War Games airs live Saturday November 18th at 8 PM ET on the WWE Network.
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