VIDEO: NXT Announces New WarGames Participant

That’s a big one. With less than two weeks to go before Takeover: WarGames, it is time to start picking up the pace and getting the rest of these spots filled in. The show’s namesake matches will feature eight wrestlers each, which means there are a lot of people who need to be put on the card. The men’s match is filled out and the women’s match is mostly there, but they have a few spots left. As of this afternoon, there is one less spot available.

The NXT women’s division has come a long way over the years and things are looking up again now. Io Shirai has held the Women’s Title for several months now and there are all kinds of challengers lining up to come after the championship sooner rather than later. Several of those names will be on display in the upcoming WarGames match, and now another has been added.

WWE has released a new video showing Rhea Ripley joining Shotzi Blackheart’s WarGames team. Ripley joins Blackheart and Ember Moon with a fourth member to be added. Ripley wrestled in last year’s WarGames match, captaining the winning team. Blackheart’s team will face Candice LeRae’s team, which also includes Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez and Toni Storm.

It’s going to mean something. Check out the announcement plus what Blackheart is gaining:

Opinion: This is as logical of a move as you can have and it wouldn’t surprise me to see Shirai round out the team. Both teams are going to have a good lineup and it says a lot about the current status of the NXT women’s division. If nothing else, it should be nice to see Ripley and Storm renew what was quite a nice rivalry over in NXT UK. WarGames is cool by definition and this is starting to look good.

What do you think of the addition? Who will round out the team? Let us know in the comments below.

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