WWE NXT photos for Jan. 16, 2019, featuring a tense standoff between Bianca Belair and NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler, Johnny Wrestling in action, and a slugfest between Keith Lee and Kassius Ohno. 

Ahead of her title match against NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler at TakeOver: Phoenix, Bianca Belair took to the ring to declare that she’s leaving the Valley of the Sun with the title on Jan. 26. Before Belair could finish her thought, though, Baszler stomped to the ring with Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke in tow.

The Queen of Spades conceded that The EST of NXT may, in fact, be the strongest and fastest woman in NXT, but concluded that that won’t stop Baszler from breaking Belair’s arms and suggested Belair is afraid that Baszler will turn her from “undefeated” to “overrated” at TakeOver. The No. 1 contender, who warily eyed Shafir & Duke the whole time, then showed her defiance by slapping Baszler in the face! Duke & Shafir both made moves at Belair, but The EST of NXT slipped out of harm’s way unscathed, leaving Baszler and her crew to fume in the ring.