For costing Raquel González the NXT Women's Championship, Dakota Kai took on González on the November 16 episode of NXT. The match ended in a disqualification win for González after interference from Toxic Attraction (NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose and NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne). Afterwards, Cora Jade attacked Dolin and Jayne, only for Rose to overpower her. Io Shirai then grabbed a crutch from the injured Zoey Stark and attacked Kai and Toxic Attraction with it, sending them retreating. This led to a WarGames match pitting Jade, Shirai, and González against Toxic Attraction and Kai being scheduled for NXT WarGames. The following week, Kay Lee Ray was added to Shirai's team after causing Rose to lose to Jade in a non-title match. At NXT WarGames, González, Shirai, Ray, and Jade defeated Toxic Attraction and Kai when Jade made the pin. González then defeated Kai in a street fight on the December 21 episode to end their feud. González was subsequently scheduled to face Rose for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT: New Year's Evil in a triple threat match also involving Jade.
