Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Shayna Baszler vs Io Shirai

Here's the match video of Shayna Baszler defending the NXT Women's Championship from Saturday's NXT Takeover show. They run a video package before the match which illustrates my big problem with this angle. Shayna talks about how all her challengers are gone from NXT. Except they aren't gone. All the them are on the main roster. All this does is remind me that Shayna should have been moved to the main roster last year. It isn't logical. But once you get past the lack of logic, it's a great match. First, Io has a new Titantron. Shayna stomps on Io's arm early in the match. And unlike many wrestlers, Io doesn't forget about that and sells the arm for the rest of the match. Most of the match is competitive as I expected. Then Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir come out. But Candice LeRae comes out with a kendo stick and takes them out. That distraction lands Io in the choke and eventually she is forced to tap out. But after the match, Io beats Shayna with the kendo stick. Then Candice gives her a chair and Io hits Shayna with a chair assisted moonsault. The crowd chants "You deserve it" at Shayna. They are trying to show that cute little Io is as violent as Shayna. And Shayna even complained about that on Twitter. BTW, Rey Misterio Jr. tweeted a thumbs up to Io for her 619. Io was so happy. So obviously this feud will continue. Let's see what they come up with for the next Takeover show in August. This match is definitely worth watching so enjoy the video!