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4. Baszler Eclipses Moon

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Ember Moon was never able to conquer Asuka. Her and 'The Empress' were tremendous rivals, but it took the record-breaking former champion's main roster call-up for Moon to finally claim championship gold. Now, she's atop the developmental mountain, but the whole thing may be on the verge of tumbling down.

Cold, calculated, and callous, former UFC fighter Shayna Baszler has been hot-shotted to the top. Moon's reign hasn't been long, but there's a strong chance of WWE pulling the trigger on a title change this weekend, which would be disastrous if she was a heel, but works well for for her character.

Moon is an excellent chaser. She came off extremely strong throughout the Asuka feud, and while she does a good job as a fiery champion, sympathetic babyfaces are usually more compelling when they've got something to prove. Thus, we can probably expect a similar situation to when Sami Zayn became NXT Champion. Kevin Owens snatched 'The Underdog From The Underground's' dream away from before he could even get settled, and it's likely that Baszler will do the same to Ember this weekend.

Winner: Shayna Baszler.

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