Expert Poll - Who's the next big star of the WWE Women's division?

Alex McCarthy - talkSPORT and Sportskeeda

Alex McCarthy thinks Toni Storm is ready for the main event

Alex McCarthy is one of the leading voices for wrestling in the UK through his deep interview work with top stars from WWE, AEW, and IMPACT. He's been absolutely crushing it on the wrestling beat for talkSPORT and you can hear his great work every Sunday at 9 pm in the UK when Alex hosts talkWRESTLING.

When I asked Alex about the potential about both Liv Morgan and Sonya Deville, he had nothing but great things to say. However, much like Rhea Ripley, he thinks one woman on the NXT UK roster could come in and take the WWE by storm:

Thoughts on Liv Morgan:

"Liv Morgan has the intangibles that hand-crafted WWE stars often lack in the crunch. You see many Superstars who have the look, or they can talk, or they have charisma, or they are good in the ring, but it's rare someone has it all or, indeed, hard for them to put it all together.

If you look at the reactions Morgan has got since returning, especially following her WrestleMania win, there is clearly a fan investment that WWE needs to capitalize on. She's also a seriously underrated seller and could shine working from underneath."

Thoughts on Sonya Deville:

"Sonya Deville is probably the biggest sleeper in the women's division and she has been for a couple of years now. Her promo on SmackDown last week was the best of her career thus far, but that's not even really a fair bar to judge given the opportunities she's had. That promo was of the elite level that Becky or anyone else would have been proud to deliver.

"She's a snug, believable in-ring worker in an age where Rousey's and Baszler's MMA backgrounds have underpinned their strong records/styles. Maybe Deville has suffered so they could shine, but she has arguably the best look of them all, arguably the best ability on the mic and a unique poster-girl potential.

"WWE shouldn't ever push someone for sexuality alone, but Deville has pushed to run a lesbian angle in the past and would take pride in presenting that story properly. There's real money in her."

Who would Alex push to the main event scene?

"It's a tough question. I think Ruby Riott is a great worker with a unique look that deserves more. Sonya Deville has everything you'd want for a top star. Kacy Catanzaro is a phenomenal talent in NXT with a style and move-set no one else has. She could seriously catch fire if allowed to deliver (and if she wants to, judging by previous reports).

"But I think my pick here is Toni Storm. She could conceivably feud with any of the Four Horsewomen tomorrow and plausibly defeat them. She is still only 24, but we saw during her Mae Young Classic victory and the work she's done in NXT, she's special. From the look to her character all the way to the in-ring talent, Toni Storm is a megastar WWE can launch anytime."