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<p>WWE NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez successfully defended her title against Mercedes Martinez on this week’s episode of NXT.  </p>



<p>The NXT Women’s Championship match took place around midway through the show and saw Martinez squaring off against Gonzalez.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BUT FIRST: The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWENXT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomensTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WomensTitle</a> is on the line as <a href="https://twitter.com/RaquelWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RaquelWWE</a> defends her championship against <a href="https://twitter.com/RealMMartinez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealMMartinez</a>  NEXT on <a href="https://twitter.com/USA_Network?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USA_Network</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/DakotaKai_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DakotaKai_WWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/5WiTYYc8E8">pic.twitter.com/5WiTYYc8E8</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1392280994460442626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Gonzalez was accompanied to the ring by her long-time ally, Dakota Kai. But Kai was a non-factor in the match, becoming intimidated by a scowling Martinez staring her down early on during the match.</p>



<p>This left Martinez and Gonzalez, two powerhouses in their own rights, free to slug it out on their own.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/RealMMartinez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealMMartinez</a> WILL NOT QUIT. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWENXT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTWomensTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTWomensTitle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RaquelWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RaquelWWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/w17MXWX5db">pic.twitter.com/w17MXWX5db</a></p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1392283606115045378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔 of hard work showing through right now. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWENXT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTWomensTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTWomensTitle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RealMMartinez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealMMartinez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RaquelWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RaquelWWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/o9E6SHNnZ5">pic.twitter.com/o9E6SHNnZ5</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1392284051067768832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>The final minutes of the match saw Martinez getting a two-count after connecting with a knee strike and landing a Fisherman’s buster on Gonzalez.</p>



<p>Gonzalez recovered from the near fall and was then able to hit a big knee strike on Martinez. She followed that up with a one-arm powerbomb in the middle of the ring.</p>



<p>This was enough for Gonzalez to pin Martinez to get the three-count and the win.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The reign of <a href="https://twitter.com/RaquelWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RaquelWWE</a> continues. 💪 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWENXT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTWomensTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTWomensTitle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndStill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AndStill</a> <a href="https://t.co/EoVVNFBDpx">pic.twitter.com/EoVVNFBDpx</a></p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1392285465269702656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>This is Gonzalez’s first title reign in WWE and her first title defense since winning the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship by defeating Io Shirai at NXT TakeOver: Stand &amp; Deliver.</p>


Raquel Gonzalez Retains WWE NXT Women’s Championship Against Mercedes Martinez

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