Smark Out Moment

On the August 24, 2017 tapings for future episodes of NXT, Asuka relinquished the NXT Women's Championship. She announced that she would be stepping down as champion and in negotiations to join the Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live roster, vacating the title in the process.

My immediate reaction: How WWE follows this up is key. Her injury is undoubtedly one of the primary motivators in having her lose the title this way, but this may have also been the plan beforehand anyway. Obviously, Asuka's in a good position and has nothing to worry about, but I'm curious what the method to crown the new champion will be and who they'll go with. Do they go with Ember Moon who is the rightful next champion in many regards, or is that too easy? If the latter, then who do they give the belt to instead so Moon can chase it?

Click the following links for the full list of title changes for this year and the list of current champions and my predictions for who will take the belts away from them.