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#9 Takeover: Respect (Oct. 7, 2015, Full Sail University, the crowd of 400+)
The follow-up to NXT's watershed event in Brooklyn was the night where the women's division became fully cemented as a force to be reckoned with. Sasha Banks and Bayley's rematch for the NXT Women's Championship made history as the first women's Ironman Match and first women's main event on a major WWE pay-per-view style show.
The emotionally-engaging rivalry between the two at this time became such a foundational part of their narratives that the California natives are still intertwined in a longterm storyline now on the RAW main roster brand.
Although it may not have taken place in a big arena, Takeover: Respect was the proving ground where they showed that the fire they sparked in the Barclays Center wasn't just a fluke. Samoa Joe and Finn Balor's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team tournament win, Asuka's noteworthy debut and a solid Apollo Crews win over Tyler Breeze helped round out the quality of the card.
Rating: 7.5/10
