Ranking the NXT Takeover (and Arrival) women's matches.

[Tiarnán]

The list:

Paige vs. Emma (Arrival)
Charlotte vs. Natalya (Takeover)
Charlotte vs. Bayley (Fatal 4-Way)
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks (R Evolution)
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch (Rival)
Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch (Unstoppable)
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley (Brooklyn)
Asuka vs. Dana Brooke (Respect)
Bayley vs. Sasha Banks (Respect)
Asuka vs. Emma (London)
Bayley vs. Nia Jax (London)
Bayley vs. Asuka (Dallas)
Asuka vs. Nia Jax (The End)
Ember Moon vs. Billie Kay (Brooklyn II)
Asuka vs. Bayley (Brooklyn II)

[Brandon]

[Burke]

Sasha Banks vs. Bayley (Brooklyn)
Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch (Unstoppable)
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch (Rival)
Bayley vs. Sasha Banks (Respect)
Asuka vs. Bayley (Brooklyn II)
Paige vs. Emma (Arrival)
Bayley vs. Asuka (Dallas)
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks (R Evolution)
Asuka vs. Emma (London)
Charlotte vs. Bayley (Fatal 4-Way)
Charlotte vs. Natalya (Takeover)
Bayley vs. Nia Jax (London)
Ember Moon vs. Billie Kay (Brooklyn II)
Asuka vs. Nia Jax (The End)
Asuka vs. Dana Brooke (Respect)

[Tiarnán]

1. Sasha vs Becky - Rewatched this the other day. Sasha is masterful and this was Becky's crowning moment even though she lost. She went from being a kind of faceless fourth wheel in the division who nobody (I know that 'fourth wheel' doesn't really work but imagine a tricycle), and nobody could really tell if she was a good guy or bad guy, to a star in one match. It is just brilliant.

2. Sasha vs. Bayley I - Maybe my number one but like I said, I saw Becky/Sasha the other day and just loved it. This is obviously phenomenal with Sasha playing mega bitch and Bayley proving how amazing she can be.

3. Sasha vs. Bayley II - The callbacks to match 1, the working of the stipulation to make it believable, and the two of them making it look like Sasha might actually win despite it being clear as day initially that she wouldn't. Spectacular again.

4. Asuka vs. Bayley II - It felt like such a different match to the other Takeover battles. They just fully slug it out and Asuka practically kills Bayley to win.

5. Fatal Four Way - These were such an amazing string of matches. This was when it all really came together for the first time and it was clear how solid the division as a whole was. Sasha was supposed to be super bitch but her winning moment was so emotional and nobody minded.

6. Emma vs. Asuka
7. Bayley vs. Asuka I
8. Charlotte vs. Bayley
9. Sasha vs. Charlotte
10. Paige vs. Emma
11. Charlotte vs. Natalya
12. Bayley vs. Nia
13. Asuka vs. Nia
14. Ember vs. Billie
15. Asuka vs. Dana

Not one bad match. The last two were showcases of Asuka and Emma in their debuts but both were still super exciting. Asuka vs. Bayley suffered from placement on the card but was great in retrospect. I need to rewatch Emma and Paige. Emma and Asuka is a gem.