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Old Rivals Toni Storm and Io Shirai Meet Again With NXT Women’s Title on the Line

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Toni Storm on her NXT title match against Io Shirai: “I’m ready to go out there and give the performance of my life, and become the leader of the NXT women’s division”

Toni Storm challenges Io Shirai later tonight, seeking to capture the NXT women’s championship for the first time. And more than a title reign, Storm seeks her first true defining moment in NXT, one indicative of the sacrifices she made and blood she shed to arrive on one of the industry’s most prominent stages.