10 Best Wrestling Feuds Of 2020
3. Bayley Vs. Sasha Banks
This era of digital fans and empty buildings makes it harder to tell the feuds and storylines that are getting over from those that aren't, but Sasha Banks and Bayley's ratings success proves that theirs was a complete objective triumph.
Playing out on the 6 November episode of SmackDown, their rematch drew an impressive 2.5 million viewers on FOX. People cared, deeply, and that television rights fees, not buyrates, are now WWE's income sources means the argument about "wasting" chapter two on television doesn't apply anymore.
Banks vs. Bayley was an outstanding piece of long-term storytelling in a company that doesn't always do such things well. The extra effort that the performers went to deserves special praise as well, given WWE's restrictions. A sideways glance at a belt here, an incandescent glare there: these little weekly touches add up, guaranteeing a bigger impact once WWE finally pulled the trigger on Bayley's turn - which came at just the right time.
A wonderfully creative Hell In A Cell match not only saw Banks overcome her pay-per-view duck, but als saw the rivalry peak with the stipulation's best offering since Undertaker vs. Triple H eight years ago. Banks going over Bayley clean in the rematch was refreshingly sport-like, too.