5 Superstars who debuted on the main roster while being Champion in NXT

Tomasso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano
Tomasso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano

#4 Sasha Banks (NXT Women's Champion)

Banks with Naomi and Tamina Snuka (Team B.A.D)
Banks with Naomi and Tamina Snuka (Team B.A.D)

The debut of Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch was a watershed moment in WWE's women's evolution. The Boss debuted on the main roster on July 13, 2015 episode of RAW as part of TEAM B.A.D, aligning herself with Naomi and Tamina Snuka.

Banks would compete for the WWE Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 32. In the fall of 2016, Banks and Charlotte Flair would feud over the RAW Women's Championship in one the best WWE feuds of the year.

The duo would become the first women to mainevent RAW in over a decade and would go on to become the first women to headline a pay-per-view when they competed inside Hell in a Cell.

Banks won the NXT Women's Championship when she pinned Charlotte Flair in a fatal-four way match at NXT Takeover: Rival in February 2015. She would successfully defend the championship against the likes of Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, and Becky Lynch.

Banks lost the NXT Championship to Bayley at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn in a match many consider to be the best women's match in WWE history. Bank's final match in NXT was a re-match against Bayley for the NXT Women's Championship. The duo competed in a 30-minute Iron Woman Match at NXT Takeover: Respect on October 7, 2015, which Bayley won 2-3.

Banks is currently feuding with Becky Lynch over the RAW Women's Championship.The two are scheduled to face off for the same Championship at Clash of Champions. Banks has also re-united with her Boss 'N' Hug Connection friend and current SmackDown Women's Champion, Bayley.

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