Candice LeRae Becomes #1 Contender For NXT Women’s Championship

Tonight's episode marked the start of NXT’s time on television, with the program headed to USA and giving fans an even better look at the many superstars ready to break onto the scene. To start the night, Candice LeRae became the number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship, taking out both Io Shirai, Mia Yim, and Bianca Belair to cement a match against Shayna Baszler.

Kacy Catanzaro & Candice LeRae Want Women's Tag Team Titles, Peyton Royce Responds

As seen below, after winning their debut as a team on last night's episode of WWE NXT, Candice LeRae & Kacy Catanzaro make clear that their goal is to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

LeRae and Catanzaro had a reality check handed to them by Peyton Royce, who responded to them on Twitter.

Charlotte Responds To WrestleMania Criticism & AEW Fan, Candice LeRae To Work SmackDown?

- There has been talk of having NXT Star Candice LeRae work some upcoming SmackDown live events. There's no word yet on if they plan on calling LeRae up but this could be a case of letting her get a feel for the main roster before the official call-up, something they've done in the past with other NXT Superstars, including Nikki Cross.

Candice LeRae Talks The Challenges And Benefits Of Working With Her Husband

NXT Superstar Candice LeRae recently spoke with Byron Saxton for the WWE website.

Below are highlights:

We first saw you in NXT a little over a year ago. What's the difference between that Candice and the one we see here

LeRae & Catanzaro have the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles in their sights

After winning their debut as a team, Candice LeRae & Kacy Catanzaro make clear that their goal is to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

WWE Turns Off Comments For Fabulous Moolah Video, Has Asuka Joined SmackDown?, Candice LeRae And Dakota Kai

- Candice LeRae and Dakota Kai now have profiles on WWE official site as both competitors have been added to the NXT roster page.

Both LeRae and Kai were involved in angles on this week's episode of NXT. Shayna Baszler, who injured Kai's arm during her NXT in-ring debut in January, tried to bully