10 Times WWE's Sasha Banks Was The Best Wrestler In The World
8. Her Heel Performance At TakeOver Respect
As a heel in the modern era, it is difficult to get genuine heat from the crowd. A huge percentage of the modern audience has an extensive respect for wrestling history and tend to admire the cool heels, with workers like Adam Cole or Chris Jericho being adored by the majority of fans. With so much admiration for the talents of antagonists, it's hard to get fans to genuinely boo a heel.
Over the last few years, men like KENTA and Daniel Bryan have managed to do fantastic work while angering the fans for their character work but it's rare. One of the best examples of a modern heel performance is Sasha Banks' spellbinding showing at TakeOver Respect against Bayley, where she mocked a young fan of the babyface making her cry, used dastardly tactics to keep her rival down and completely united the fans against her within the 30 minute runtime.
Despite the respect audiences had for Sasha, her ability to tell stories and connect with a crowd created a suspension of disbelief, getting everyone to invest even harder in the heroic Bayley to overcome the odds and defeat her. It is a masterclass in heel craftsmanship.