Top 5 candidates to dethrone Shayna Baszler as NXT Women's Champion

Aside Asuka, Shayna Baszler is the most dominant NXT Women's Champion in history, and with Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke by her side, it's hard to see her reign coming to an end anytime soon.

Ever since the dominant reign of Asuka, the women's division hasn't really recovered, and while they've had some great performers and amazing matches, it's never been as deep as it once was.

That's changing now, as there are plenty of women, some not on this list who are ready to step up and make the NXT's Women's division better than it's ever been, but there's only a handful with the true potential to dethrone The Queen of Spades.

So that's what we're looking at today, 5 women currently signed to NXT with the potential to take the NXT Women's Championship from Shayna Baszler.

#5 Chelsea Green

Admittedly, Chelsea Green isn't the most physically intimidating performer on this list, but she's a fantastic character worker, and the Hot Mess Express will surprise a lot of people when she debuts in NXT.

Green came to prominence in a storyline involving Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella, after appearing on WWE's Tough Enough, but she put together a great resume in Impact, and she's become a very well rounded performer.

She's currently competing on the NXT live show loop and putting in great performances, so it's only a matter of time until she makes her mark on NXT proper.

If she were to dethrone Baszler, it would be at least 10-12 months down the track, so it's highly unlikely, but if the WWE can push her similarly to the way they pushed Nikki Cross a year ago, it would be a big surprise and an interesting twist for NXT.

Ultimately, we doubt this happens, but given how talented and unique Green is, it's something worth considering.