The women of NXT have been a huge bright spot in WWE for the last year or two. Earlier this year, Sasha Banks and Charlotte even headlined a NXT live event in Philadelphia, which is an example of how much confidence WWE has in their rising female performers. Back at February's NXT Takeover event, Banks defended the Women's Title against rivals Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Bayley. It was a fantastic match with a lot of thrills, but also a good backstory too. Banks had been aligned with Charlotte and Lynch at different points of her career while Bayley is the prototypical underdog face that is easy to root for. It really was a perfect mesh of styles for these four ladies that some people want to call the Four Horsewomen. Banks faced off with Lynch in a singles match at the May Takeover event that was phenomenal as well. What was so great about it is that Lynch won over the fans as a babyface wrestler because of the fighting spirit she displayed against the heel Banks. Prior to that match, Lynch didn't have that much of a connection with the crowd. By the end of it, she received a standing ovation for the amazing match that they had. They told a great story and the crowd absolutely bought into it just as WWE hoped they would. The reason this rivalry should be considered a huge success is you can look at all four women and say that they are bigger stars today than they were six months ago. That's not just because of the work in the ring, but also the good booking, too.
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