5 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (4 Sept)
2. Fresh Princess Of Belair
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The rebuilding of Bianca Belair since the surrendering and sacrificing of her undefeated streak over two TakeOver events earlier in the year continued with a fabulous victory over Tanyara.
The perfect showcase for the 'EST of NXT', Belair yet again knocked out a miniature greatest hits collection in a quality battle ahead of what hopefully could be a third run at Shayna Baszler somewhere down the line.
Belair was phenomenal in defeat in January, but somewhat anonymous by April due to a multi-woman format that didn't really flatter her. Not a character that suits that situation, she dominated on her own terms yet again here.
There are few prospects for NXT's impending elevated platform as promising.
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