10 Best Babyface WWE Champions Of The Last Decade

10. Kairi Sane (NXT Women’s Champion)

The excitement and anticipation that erupted around the internet after Kairi Sane was announced for the inaugural Mae Young Classic was palpable. The Pirate Princess - with the best damn elbow drop in the wrestling world - was already a massive star in Japan thanks to her time in Stardom, so seeing her climb to the top of the tournament and bring home the victory was incredible.

But, the fun was only just starting as she soon made her full-time NXT debut and brought her loveable pirate gimmick (which put Paul Burchill to shame) into the limelight. After some time gaining number one contender spots and putting in appearances for PPV's like The Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, she finally got her shot.

Sane was the perfect babyface to go up against the monstrous Shayna Baszler, who had been dominantly reigning over the roster for 133 days. Seeing Sane capture the title was euphoric, and although she would only hold it for 71 days, she put in a great showing as a loveable champion with plenty of decent matches.

She eventually dropped the title back to Baszler, but the thrill of seeing her with the belt was worth the short timespan.