10 Surprising Hidden Meanings Behind Famous Wrestling Attires
4. Always On Her Mind
A year removed from their incredible contest, Bayley and Sasha Banks faced off yet again in the very same Brooklyn arena. Only this time, 'The Boss' was behind the guardrail. Preparing for what proved to be her NXT swansong, 'The Hugger' marched triumphantly to the ring to tackle Asuka in a final effort to reclaim her precious NXT Women's Title 12 months after heroically ascending the first time.
'The Empress Of Tomorrow's fierce onslaught was ultimately too great a hurdle for Bayley to overcome, but the sense of occasion wasn't lost before or after the match.
Her defeated exit played out to a standing ovation as she symbolically bid farewell to an audience she'd helped cultivate, but her opening moments revealed a symbolic gesture to two of the biggest reasons she'd become such an iconic figure on the developmental brand.
In tribute to Dusty Rhodes exactly as she had done the previous year, her wrist support was adorned with polka dots, this time in scheme with her blue and white attire rather than his traditional black and yellow. Her headband, as she would highlight to Banks, was repurposed from Sasha's actual gear from their legendary TakeOver performance.