#3. Sasha Banks and Bayley had an emotional storyline in WWE NXT
Bayley and Sasha Banks competed in one of the biggest matches of their careers at WWE NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. Banks put her NXT Championship on the line against her best friend.
They gave a phenomenal performance and helped put the NXT women’s division on the map. Once the dust settled, Bayley had the NXT title raised high above her head while Banks watched on with tears in her eyes.
It was one of the most emotional storylines and matches in the NXT’s history. Both WWE Superstars spoke about when they realized the match was special.
"That was the first match I was comfortable," said Banks. "I was like 'wow, there's something just amazing going on right now.' I remember being in that match and laying still after taking something and being like 'this is so cool', hearing the fans' reaction just like 'wow, this is everything I dreamt of."
After the match, the two women hugged and cried as Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair joined them in the middle. The Hugger went as far as to state that Seth Rollins cried after the match.
"A lot of people ask that, like, 'when did you know that everybody was into it?' But I don't know, I was living it second by second. It wasn't until the end of the match, when it was all four of us in the ring, the crowd erupting, that's when I was like 'woah, this is special'. It wasn't even really meant to be. It just happened," said Bayley. "Seth Rollins cried. He'll probably be mad that I pointed that out, but he did," she later added.
NXT has had many big matches ever since. However, this contest still tops the list of the most emotional matches in NXT history.