The 25 best WWE NXT matches of all time

14. Sasha Banks (c) vs. Becky Lynch for the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

After securing a shot at Sasha Banks’ NXT Women’s Championship, Becky Lynch would cement her spot in NXT and show why she would go on to be one of the biggest names in sports entertainment history.

In the weeks leading up to the match, Lynch had started showing a change in attitude far removed from the Irish jig dancer she started her journey in NXT as. Before the match even started, Lynch made a statement by debuting steampunk attire and what would soon become her trademark orange hair.

As the reigning NXT Women’s Champion, Banks wanted to test her mettle against all challengers to prove how good she was at her craft. The match began with a series of quick false finishes that derived a round of applause from the crowd as a show of respect. Banks and Lynch would continue to elicit crowd reaction as they put on a technically sound match, with each woman focusing on the other’s arm to set up for their respective finishers.

The pacing was quick and crisp with the end coming out of nowhere. As Lynch climbed the top turnbuckle Banks scurried up after her and pulled Lynch off into The Banks Statement. Lynch had no choice but to tap. But even though she wasn’t victorious, that match at Unstoppable put everyone on notice. The crowd gave Lynch a standing ovation and began to sing her theme song as a show of respect for efforts. Lynch didn’t win the title, but she won the crowd, and that small detail has been one of the main reasons she’s skyrocketed to success in recent months.