Two-and-a-half weeks before she locks up with Shayna Baszler at TakeOver: New Orleans, NXT Women’s Champion Ember Moon showed her dominance in an outing against young NXT veteran Aliyah.
Never missing a chance to get inside Moon’s head, Baszler joined Mauro Ranallo, Percy Watson and Nigel McGuinness on commentary just as the match got underway. Kicking up her feet on the announce desk, The Queen of Spades spewed venom toward NXT’s War Goddess, promising a one-sided beating at TakeOver. Moon dished out big hits against Aliyah but kept a close eye on Baszler all the while, even dedicating a Samoan drop to the mean-spirited Submission Magician.
After downing Aliyah with the devastating Eclipse to claim the victory, Moon stared down Baszler from the ring while Baszler returned a glare from atop the announce desk. A fight is brewing for New Orleans.