Xia Li: Xia Li continues to impress me (total opposite of Conti) but she’s still not quite a mainstay on NXT television, so she’s naturally going to fall short of making it onto a TakeOver event right now. Taynara Conti: I still say WWE should cut their losses with Taynara Conti, who hasn’t impressed me one bit since the beginning, and has been in NXT long enough that she should be higher on the card than she is, which is at the very bottom of the hierarchy. Let’s see what she’s doing a few TakeOver events from now. She’s still very, very new to this and there have been other babyfaces who were more established. Kacy Catanzaro: Kacy will get her time. Jessamyn Duke / Marina Shafir: There’s always a chance we see Duke and Shafir ringside for Shayna Baszler’s NXT Women’s Championship defense.

Deonna Purrazzo: Since she’s never used, it’s odd that she’s considered a member of the roster, as opposed to just a live event person at the moment. Dakota Kai: She is still out with her torn ACL injury. They eventually changed their minds and have advertised on tonight’s episode that this will happen “next week”, meaning they will record this on the pre-TakeOver tapings, instead. Update: Cameron Grimes and Jordan Myles are also not on this card, despite how WWE specifically advertised the final, multiple times, as taking place at TakeOver.

However, WWE could always do something like have them ringside to watch the final match, just to call attention to how there are eight new superstars to pay attention to. It’s 100% reasonable for them to not be on this card, as there is a legitimate purpose for their lack of inclusion. Angel Garza / Boa / Bronson Reed / Dexter Lumis / Isaiah “Swerve” Scott / Joaquin Wilde: These six competitors participated in the NXT Breakout Tournament, but failed to advance to the final. It’s your call to judge whether these missing stars are being left off the card for justifiable reasons or not, so let’s take a look at the superstars missing from NXT TakeOver: Toronto.

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