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This weekend we saw Ninja Warrior alum Kacy Catanzaro make her debut at NXT Standford. She has been training at the Performance Center for several months and has seemed very eager to make her debut. She put on a great performance for her first match and already has people talking about storyline options.
It's safe to say that the WWE is going to capitalize on all of the time and money the American Ninja Warrior put into making Kacy come across as a hero and role model.
So instead of reinventing the wheel, let's look some of NXT's main female competitors that she will be booked against.
Comment below to let us know what wrestler will bring out the most from this new rising star, or if there's a name that isn't on the list that you are excited about.
#1 Kavita Devi
Kavita Devi is the WWE's first female wrestler from India and made her presence known in the Mae Young Classic. A match against Kavita would be great for marketing purposes because it looks so different. The towering Kavita looming over the underdog Kacy would bring back memories of The Great Khali's run.
Kavita's size and experience definitely plays into her favor, and it would help make the fight believable if they want to play it off as two up-and-coming wrestlers trying to do their country proud so that Kavita will wrestle according to the rules even if she could win by fighting dirtier.
Casey would have to carry most of the weight in terms of promos due to the fact that Kavita is still working on her English (something that is become more acceptable as we've seen with Asuka and Shinsuke).
#2 Lacy Evans
Lacy Evans could provide a great rivalry against Kacy. Lacey and Kacy have represented USA in very different ways. Kacy became America's sweetheart as one of Ninja Warrior's most competitive women. She went to school for education while competing in gymnastics, then became a Ninja Warrior and has focused the last few years on training for the competition.
Lacey, on the other hand, escaped a troubled home by enlisting in the Marines at age 19. She would eventually become a member of the Marine Corps Special Reaction team which is their equivalent to a SWAT force. She's an American Hero with a 4-year-old daughter.
These two would tell a compelling story as one of them has received fame and recognition through competition, while one didn't receive the same treatment even though she had risked and sacrificed more for her country. This could be a career-defining rivalry for Lacey as she would be able to really get into her story and teach the rookie a lesson in respect and sacrifice.
Their match would also be entertaining as the two have very different styles. Lacey would be able to play the stronger and rougher role while Kacy will have great comeback moments and show heart. This would also be a great opportunity for Kacy to show that she can take a bump and is willing to get hurt for the show.
#3 Dakota Kai
Dakota Kai is being built as a great babyface in NXT. She has been willing to take beatings that had us concerned for her career and she genuinely has the NXT audience behind her now.
This match would be very entertaining as their styles would compliment each other. They could have good sequences prepared that will leave the audience clapping, but this fight won't have as much heat, which is commonly a problem in babyface rivalries.
One way that they could handle this which would protect both wrestlers is for Shayna Baszler to interrupt and continue her role as a bully, which would transition very well into a new rivalry between the two.
#4 Shayna Baszler
Casey and Shayna are natural rivals. They both are extremely competitive but come from two completely different worlds. Shayna has been impressive thus far, but we need to see her doing more than just bullying. These two will have some very compelling promos leading to an entertaining match, but ultimately the victory has to go to the more experienced fighter in this case.
Shayna could have won in her first bout against Ember Moon, but that loss had people looking forward to their rematch. With Kacy being new to fighting, we need to see a learning curve.
This will be a great opportunity to show us exactly how much heart Kacy has. Shayna could get cocky along the way and leave herself vulnerable, but if they want to give the victory to Kacy it will have to be handled with extreme caution.
#5 Bianca Bel Air
While Shayna is the most intimidating heel in NXT (if not all of WWE), Bianca plays a much more important role for Kacy. Though Bianca has been given a number of squash matches to help her seem impressive, we have seen her lose a number of times.
This is important because Kacy needs opponents that she has a chance against in the near future. While it would take time to build towards a win against Baszler, a rivalry against Belair would be believable.
Before Catanzaro was signed Belair was being advertised as the best female athlete in the Performance Center. There have been more and more segments filmed in the Performance Center to set up rivalries and it is easy to pick these two getting into a heated competition that goes too far.
While some rivalries are about one wrestler elevating the other, this is one that I think would truly push both of them in equal and opposite ways. This could be the rivalry that really defines Bianca as a Heel and Kacy as a Face.
