10 Terrible Wrestlers With One Incredible Match
2. Eva Marie (Vs Bayley, WWE NXT November 19th 2015)
Proof if proof be need be that Eva Marie really could put the "everything" in her own nickname, and that NXT was once every bit as gold as its branding suggested, a television main event with Bayley saw apexes converging in masterful, stunning fashion.
Marie had never been more loathed in Full Sail University, backed as she was by the transparent bias of the main roster machine. Michael Cole was installed as an interim General Manager for the night, WWE head official Charles Robinson took officiating duties, and the Challenger was even given her own locker room. Bayley, meanwhile, was soaring as Champion. Workhorse, carthorse and legitimately the biggest star of the show, she wore her heart on her sleeve and NXT's in her soul.
Never had NXT and Raw and SmackDown felt further apart, and for Triple H to spot and exploit this for a gripping and nerve-wracking main event only spoke to his own personal peak as the show's chief creative force.
The match goes a mere 6:45 but the entire 45 minute episode is worth every bit of investment with it. Just over half a decade later, it already feels like time capsule content of a bygone era.