9 Ups & 2 Downs From NXT TakeOver: In Your House

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Switching The NXT Women’s Title

Io Shirai
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As annoying as it was to see Shirai pin Ripley and not Flair, it was the right call to switch that NXT Women's Title to her at TakeOver. Io will be a fine champ, and Charlotte is arguably needed more elsewhere now that Becky Lynch is on maternity leave.

WWE didn't waste time. They announced that Flair would be having a rematch on Raw against Asuka shortly after In Your House.

That plugs a gap in star power on one brand, and leaves the likes of Io Shirai, Rhea Ripley and others to continue their business over on NXT. The opening six-woman tag match at TakeOver proved how much talent this company has on the female side of things - the future is oh-so-bright.

Tegan Nox, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez, Shotzi Blackheart, Mia Yim, Rhea and Io makes quite the women's division. Flair isn't really needed on NXT at the moment. She's better off on Raw where she can taunt Asuka about WrestleMania 34 and claim she'll take a belt Asuka "never earned" away from her.

What did you think of NXT TakeOver: In Your House? For more like this, check out Ranking Every WWE In Your House From Worst To Best and 10 WWE Legends Embarrassed By Their Own Matches!

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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.