10 Long-Term WWE Pay Offs You Should Be Excited For

From becoming beacons of hope to pillars of devisiveness, Sasha Banks and Bayley have been chewed up, regurgitated and ingested all over again by a main roster that uses and abuses the talent offered to it by what used to be the world's best feeder promotion.

When 'The Boss' and 'The Hugger' were in NXT, they were two of four women being pushed as game-changing super-athletes in a way the company hadn't attempted in well over a decade. When they had their TakeOver: Brooklyn classic in August 2015, it was all-too apparent that the programme had been profoundly successful.

The contest was one of the best matches of the decade, rich in carefully constructed spots that spoke to the motivations of each individual as well as their intra-match mission. Sasha was the bully someone like Bayley couldn't traditionally overcome until she actually managed it, much to the shock and tear-soaked satisfaction of a white hot Barclays Center crowd. Real, tangible history was made and so were two careers.

Or so everybody understandably thought. The choppy waters of Raw and SmackDown first served Sasha well, but the weekly churn and one too many listless feuds left her flailing whilst Bayley did little bitter. A wretched 2018 for almost ruined their legacies entirely before they both embarked on hail mary heel turns in 2019 to try and find a spark very nearly extinguished in the years since their iconic rivalry.

They now find themselves together as heels, but it's surely only a matter of time before a WrestleMania stage beckons to provide them a place to have matches on par with their NXT classics. At long last, their fans can be rewarded, and the women themselves can work the sort of singles match they've never had the chance to since getting the call.

And if they can't do that..