Ranking WWE's First Ever NXT Class - From Worst To Best

6. Charlotte

NXT Roster 2012
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At various points the most over and under-pushed woman in WWE, Charlotte Flair's had just about every version of the experience one can have spending a decade there - including being considered the Roman Reigns of the women's division on account of how hated she often was even as a babyface. 

Blame bad booking over bad wrestling, especially for large parts of a career loaded with contemporary in-ring classics. As a member of the Four Horsewomen, Flair contested classics with Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Bayley as well as an era-defining bout with Natalya that launched her as the NXT Women's Champion. On the main roster, her big match pedigree was rarely called into question. An Evolution Last Woman Standing match with Becky Lynch was perhaps WWE's best single offering of the year, and if it wasn't, it was challenged by Flair stepping in as a last minute substitute to face Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series a month later. 

As recent as WrestleMania 39, she was still proving herself as a massive main-stage performer. Her Women's Title loss to Rhea Ripley was violent chaos befitting of the pair's similarities in style and size, and a much-needed reminder of what she could offer after a few uneven displays in the months before. 

 
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