10 Things You Miss About NXT Wrestlers On WWE's Main Roster

3. Sasha Banks' Nastiness

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Sasha Banks is great. There's a strong argument to be made that she's the greatest female in-ring performer in WWE history, and from her main roster brawls with Charlotte to her epic feud with Bayley in NXT, she has been a key component in some of the Women's Revolution's most important matches. She's a genuine megastar, and without her, Raw's division wouldn't be half as interesting.

She's also badly miscast as a babyface.

'The Boss' isn't terrible in this role, but she isn't particularly convincing either. Everything about her, from body language to speech patterns, screams "heel," and playing face has had a huge impact on the way she wrestles in particular.

Banks was an absolute savage as NXT's arch villain. She bloodied Alexa Bliss' nose not once, but twice. TakeOver: Brooklyn saw her viciously stomp on Bayley's hand to prevent her from reaching the ropes while trapped in the Bank Statement. When she wrestled Becky Lynch, she put so much pressure on her arm that it looked like it was about to pop out of the socket. The list goes on.

We miss this Sasha: the stiff, nasty competitor who looked like she wanted to tear her opponents to pieces. Perhaps we'll see her again if WWE ever deliver on her long-teased heel turn.

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