Will we feel the glow in NXT again?
NXT 2.0 became a hot brand within a year or two. One of the reasons is due to the quality of stories and characters improving since Vince McMahon was forced out of his Chairman position. It also helps that the match quality has gotten better as well.
High Profile names such as Becky Lynch, Dominick Mysterio, and Bayley have gone down to the developmental brand recently to help the stars of tomorrow. However, another former champion has expressed her interest in going down to NXT and mix it up with several names like Kelani Jordan - Naomi.
Naomi is a product of NXT, but under a different era. Before the Triple H and Shawn Michaels era, NXT was a reality show competition that most fans and critics hated. Still, Naomi came in second place behind former WWE Women’s Champion Kaitlyn. Since her time in competition, Naomi has fought in NXT every now and then, with her most recent match was defending the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against “The Meta-Girls” Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson.
However, Naomi would like to do more in the developmental brand, including dipping her toes within the stacked singles division. The Smackdown star listed the talents that she would love to face down in NXT during her interview on Casual Conversations with The Classic,
"There’s just so much talent. I love [Kelani Jordan], just her energy. I think she’s super sweet, and I think she genuinely connects with the fans. Everybody is super athletic, super talented. It just seems like they’re picking it up a lot faster these days, especially with the D-1 athletes coming in. It’s just like man, these women are on a whole ‘nother level, and I love that. I would love to face or work with anybody down in NXT, especially being an original NXT girl, season three, and I think a lot of people don’t even remember that or forgot about that. But I would love to have a run in NXT because I should have won the first NXT, and I didn’t, so I got a little chip on my shoulder about that.
Lola [Vice] is a great heel, she is just nasty with it. They’re super talented. Lash [Legend] and Jakara [Jackson], of course. Shotzi’s group, Chemical X. I love it, it’s a super cool name, they got a super cool look. They all flow well together. I can’t wait to see how they continue to grow together. It’s just so much talent down there. The list goes on and on and on.”
It would be great if she crossed paths with the likes of Stephanie Vaquer or Giulia. Even a rematch against Jordynne Grace would be cool. For now though, the focus is on her and Bianca defending those WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.