3 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE NXT 2.0 (Nov 2)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Back In The Title Hunt

Io Shirai Mandy Rose
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Praise the wrestling Gods that WWE are finally ready to move on from that painful Io Shirai and Zoey Stark booking. It never really clicked, and it's fair to say that Io has way, way, way more to offer as an NXT Women's Title hurdle for new champion Mandy Rose.

That's the plan.

Shirai interrupted Mandy's self-love in at the top of the program to put herself in the frame for a title tilt. Then, Rose's Toxic Attraction buddies ambushed Io before Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter ran in for the babyface save. There's a six-woman tag coming up in this sextet's immediate future, folks.

This is a step forwards for Shirai regardless of that imminent one-off trios bout. She's a respected female star on this brand, and that didn't need to change even though everything else seemingly did during the whole 2.0 shift. Io vs. Mandy will be good if WWE splices in a stip that lets them brawl.

Rose proved at Havoc that she shines in such matches.

What did you think of this week's NXT 2.0? For more like this, check out 7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE NXT 2.0: Halloween Havoc 2021 and 4 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (Oct 29)!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.