SmackDown Superstar Naomi recently appeared on the Women's Wrestling Weekly podcast, and revealed that she asked WWE to send her to NXT when they stopped using her in 2019. She had hoped to work with Bianca Belair, and anticipated getting the opportunity to reinvent herself as part of the popular Wednesday night show.
"I asked about a year ago to go down to NXT to work," Naomi revealed. "I just think NXT is awesome. I love NXT and also, the time I wasn't being used much on the main roster so, I was like, 'Dang, can I go down there and just see what I can get into, what could happen, and the talent down there is just so good.'"
"I love Bianca, and her personality and her spirit is even more beautiful so, that was one idea I had," she continued.
"I either wanted to go work against her or to be with her or to do this story but it wasn't the right time and also, B is a star all on her own and I think they want her to be that and come into her own but, it's just a dream of mine because we've never officially had two African-American tag team champions."
"That's never happened, and I think, it might've been me and Cameron - we were the first legit, two black tag team females."
It would have definitely been a lot of fun seeing Noami working alongside Belair as part of a tag team, and they're a charismatic enough duo to bring some much-needed life back into the underwhelming Women's Tag Team Championship division. However, it definitely appears as if NXT is building to Belair being a major singles star in WWE.
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