Ranking Every Woman To Have Held The WWE NXT Women's Championship

8. Kairi Sane

Kairi Sane's reign as NXT Women's champion was essentially the equivalent to the one Sami Zayn had as NXT champion years ago. Both of their title wins were memorable moments and came in great matches, but their time on top was short-lived.

In Sane's case, she was the underdog walking into her NXT Women's Championship with Shayna Baszler at TakeOver: Brooklyn III. They were tied one win apiece at that point, and in shocking fashion, The Pirate Princess bested her longtime foe to become the new champ.

Fans were thrilled to see Sane get her just due nearly a year removed from her win in the finals of the inaugural Mae Young Classic, but her subsequent run as champ left a lot to be desired.

Sane and Baszler continued to feud in the weeks that followed, culminating in a rematch at the first-ever Evolution pay-per-view that October. Despite it being way too soon for Sane to lose the title, Baszler reigned supreme and cut her reign short at 71 days.

The Pirate Princess attempted to get the belt back at TakeOver: WarGames II but lost again after interference from Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir. Following two more unsuccessful attempts at TakeOver: New York and on the April 17, 2019 edition of NXT, she made the move to the main roster and has been aligned with Asuka ever since.