{"id":88824,"date":"2021-04-07T22:21:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T02:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=88824"},"modified":"2021-04-07T22:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T02:21:47","slug":"raquel-gonzalez-nxt-womens-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/07\/raquel-gonzalez-nxt-womens-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"#AndNEW: Raquel Gonz\u00e1lez Wins NXT Women&#8217;s Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of Night One of <strong><em>NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver<\/em><\/strong>, <strong>Raquel Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> faced <strong>Io Shirai<\/strong> in the main event. This would be the biggest night in the career of Gonz\u00e1lez, as the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship was on the line. To say that these two competitors were at the top of their game would be an understatement. However, despite the best efforts of the champion, they were not enough. With Shirai laying in the center of the ring, Gonz\u00e1lez stood tall as the new NXT Women&#8217;s Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying Raquel Gonz\u00e1lez to the ring was <strong>Dakota Kai<\/strong>, her ally and former co-<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/03\/10\/nxt-womens-tag-team-championships-revealed\/\" target=\"_self\">NXT Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champion<\/a>. Early in the match, Kai attempted to get involved in the match to help her friend. However, the referee caught this. Though Kai attempted to plead her case, the official ejected her from ringside. From that point on, the challenger had to fight alone against Io Shirai, who was on top of her game as the NXT Women&#8217;s Champion. There was even doubt as to whether Gonz\u00e1lez would be able to have her moment in the sun.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a MAIN EVENT you can feel in the air&#8230; EPIC!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTTakeOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTTakeOver<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTWomensTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTWomensTitle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peacocktv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@peacockTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EzmZxvsUv5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/EzmZxvsUv5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/1379976154526932996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This NXT Women&#8217;s Championship encounter was nothing short of grueling. Gonz\u00e1lez&#8217;s trademark power, which put away many an opponent over the last several months, was on display. However, Shirai fought like a true champion, showing no fear in the presence of her opponent that towered over her. Shirai showed that she was no underdog, matching Gonz\u00e1lez&#8217;s strength with nimble offense. The match concluded when Gonz\u00e1lez hit a second single-arm powerbomb on Shirai. This allowed Gonz\u00e1lez to pick up the pinfall victory and, more importantly, the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship.<\/p>\n<p>With this match, the NXT Women&#8217;s Title reign of Io Shirai ends at 304 days. During this time, &#8220;The Genius of the Sky&#8221; became one of the most formidable champions in the brand&#8217;s history, successfully defending the title against the likes of <strong>Tegan Nox<\/strong>, <strong>Candice LeRae<\/strong>, and current <strong>RAW<\/strong> Superstar <strong>Rhea Ripley<\/strong>. Additionally, following this victory, Gonz\u00e1lez has won her first NXT Women&#8217;s Championship, not to mention first singles title in WWE. There is no denying that Shirai will be looking to reclaim her prize, but who else will be waiting to challenge Gonz\u00e1lez? Tune into NXT programming to find out.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of Night One of NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver, Raquel Gonz\u00e1lez faced Io Shirai in the main event. This would be the biggest night in the career of Gonz\u00e1lez, as the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship was on the line. 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