Bayley looks back on NXT Takeover Brooklyn in 2015.
On August 22nd, 2015, WWE hosted NXT Takeover Brooklyn for the first time. A big feature on the card was that of defending NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks defending vs Bayley in a marquee women's match. The bout would prove to steal the show on the night, with Bayley finally capturing the NXT Women's Championship after overcoming the odds. Afterwards, the Four Horsewomen would share a moment in the ring together.
While speaking to Under The Ring in a recent interview, Bayley spoke on the matchup, stating that she will always be grateful for that night.
“It still gets me choked up to this day, I’ll still have people come up to me and Mercedes the same thing, at an autograph signing, like 50% of the people bring it up. They say the same thing whether it got them back into wrestling or because of that match, my girlfriend/wife watches wrestling with me now. I think that is so cool. I just remember the end of the match when I pinned her and the bell rang and I just mouthed, finally. The stress and all of the build to it and the moment of becoming a champion is finally there. It’s hard to put into words whether it was the match or the moment with the four horsewomen afterwards that really filled up that arena with magic. It’s hard to pinpoint where it was, but I’ll never forget that, I’m so grateful for that moment and night.”
Bayley is currently scheduled to compete in the 2024 Women's Royal Rumble match on Saturday evening.
Elsewhere in the same interview, Bayley discussed her early influences on her career. You can read more about that here.
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