WWE's 10 best women's matches of 2018

#8 Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4)

It isn't the size of the dog in the fight...

Up to this point, Shayna Baszler had bullied the NXT women's locker room, but was still haunted by the specter of Kairi Sane, who had defeated her in the Mae Young Classic final 11 months earlier. Though the score had since been evened, there was still doubt as to which of the two was supreme.

From the opening bell, it was apparent that Kairi Sane was inside Shayna Baszler's head. Instead of being cowed like others who faced her were, Sane started aggressively, going toe to toe and using submissions against the champion, who claimed to specialize in them.

Kairi Sane then showed incredible babyface fire throughout the match even when she was being beaten down. When she managed to get to the ropes after almost fading in a choke, Brooklyn roared in delight, and the multiple false finishes set up the true finish - countering Baszler's finisher into a rollup, perfectly.