Sasha Banks & Bayley appear at NXT TV tapings
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New WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley returned to Full Sail University for an appearance at Wednesday night’s NXT television tapings.
After becoming WWE’s first Women’s Tag Team Champions of this era at Elimination Chamber, Banks & Bayley showed up and cut a promo in the ring at the NXT tapings.Banks & Bayley spoke about NXT being where they came from, and they reiterated that their titles will be defended on Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. They challenged the teams in NXT to step up.
Bayley mentioned that the last time Banks was in an NXT ring was for their Iron Woman match at TakeOver: Respect in October 2015. Bayley’s last NXT match was at TakeOver: Brooklyn II in August 2016.
The Women’s Tag Team titles being defended on Raw, SmackDown, and NXT was confirmed during Banks & Bayley’s promo this Monday night. That segment on Raw led to them being interrupted by Nia Jax & Tamina, with Banks & Bayley fighting them off before they could get into the ring.
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