10 Terrible Wrestlers With One Incredible Match

9. Nia Jax (vs Bayley, NXT TakeOver: London)

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Nia Jax' WWE run will be the source of debate for years, if audiences still have energy to debate a product designed to sap consumers of their emotional energy.

A Performance Center prospect rushed on to NXT screens in 2015, Jax' progression to the main roster also took place with expedited glee from those within WWE that were presumably desperate to add a monster to the talented roster being amassed at the burgeoning peak of a "Women's Revolution".

She never truly lived up to whatever potential she'd shown in training, save for flashes of evocative brilliance in matches with those that knew exactly how to find her fire. Or, to be more specific, Bayley in 2015.

On one of the best runs of her career as NXT Women's Champion, 'The Hugger' got to tell one of wrestling's oldest stories with one of its newest recruits, and Jax was incredible in playing her own part to perfection. An unstoppable monster until she was stopped, the future Raw Women's Champion looked certain to steal the beloved Bayley's belt until the titleholder choked her down and out in a gripping and euphoric conclusion.

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