Sasha Banks' 10 Best Matches, According To Cagematch.net
James Stevens
Published Mar 27, 2026
WWE found a special talent when signing Sasha Banks early into her wrestling career. The rise of NXT and women’s wrestling on the main roster saw Banks involved as a major player. Sasha’s in-ring work was at a level that forced WWE to change its approach to women's wrestling.
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There is a slate of special matches that stand out more than others when looking back at the best work of Banks. Cagematch is a website known for having accurate ratings of matches to deliver a strong match guide for each wrestler’s career. The ratings for Sasha’s matches have seen the following bouts at the top of the list.
10 Sasha Banks Vs Charlotte Flair Vs Becky Lynch Vs Bayley: 8.33 (NXT TakeOver: Rival)
The Four Horsemen of NXT had one fatal four-way match during their stint in the developmental brand. Sasha Banks won the NXT Women’s Championship by defeating the fellow rising stars of Bayley, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in a strong outing.
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The match did a great job at showing off their chemistry and the future of women’s wrestling in WWE. All four women becoming huge success stories show why the match received a great rating of 8.33 on the Cagematch system.
9 Sasha Banks Vs Bayley: 8.38 (SmackDown: November 6, 2020)
WWE finally pulling the trigger on a Bayley vs Sasha Banks feud saw Bayley as the heel betraying her best friend. Banks had arguably the best feud of her career during this time getting the better of Bayley.
SmackDown would host their big culmination match where Sasha was tasked with defending the SmackDown Women’s Championship for the first time. Both ladies once again showed off their stellar chemistry with a classic match receiving a Cagematch rating of 8.38.
8 Sasha Banks Vs Becky Lynch - Hell In A Cell Match: 8.44 (Hell In A Cell 2019)
The heel turn of Sasha Banks in 2019 saw her returning to challenge Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship. WWE found great results of two of their best female performers mixing it up, especially with a Hell in a Cell match.
Cagematch rated the match an 8.44 for the great story and physicality in play. Banks and Lynch delivered an instant classic that saw Becky returning to win the feud. WWE moving Sasha to SmackDown in the Draft ended the rivalry without a title change.
7 Sasha Banks Vs Bianca Belair: 8.48 (WrestleMania 37)
The biggest accolade of Sasha Banks’ career was taking part in the second women’s match to main event WrestleMania. Bianca Belair winning the Royal Rumble match led to her challenging Banks in the historic main event of night one.
The match was a huge hit and made night one the better of the two for WrestleMania 37. Sasha did a great job putting Bianca over to become the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. Cagematch gave the main event an 8.48 overall rating to show how respected it was.
6 Sasha Banks Vs Charlotte Flair Vs Becky Lynch: 8.51 (WrestleMania 32)
The early stages of the women’s evolution featured a massive triple threat match between Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 32. Each woman had pressure on them, with this match changing the Divas Championship to the Women’s Championship.
Cagematch gave the triple threat a rating of 8.51 for one of the best women’s matches in WWE history at the time. Charlotte retaining to become the first woman to hold the new title helped create more opportunities for the division moving forward.
5 Sasha Banks Vs Charlotte Flair: 8.63 (NXT House Show)
The infamous NXT house show from WrestleMania 31 weekend drastically changed the future of the NXT brand. WWE fans in town for WrestleMania would see exactly what made NXT so special and sparked the company decision to have them tour outside of Florida.
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Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair stole the show, with the match of the night receiving a rating of 8.63 from Cagematch. Vince McMahon was reportedly impressed backstage, and it played a role in his agreement of a stronger main roster women’s division.
4 Sasha Banks Vs Bayley - Hell In A Cell Match: 8.80 (Hell In A Cell 2020)
The big match in the Bayley vs Sasha Banks feud of 2020 took place inside of the Hell in a Cell structure. Bayley was in the midst of her record-breaking SmackDown Women’s Championship reign when betraying her best friend.
Banks scored the ultimate revenge by taking the title off Bayley in a classic match. The Cagematch rating of 8.80 made it one of the strongest matches of their respective careers. Sasha proved she could be a top face during this match and program.
3 Sasha Banks Vs Becky Lynch: 8.99 (NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable)
The NXT run of Sasha Banks made her one of the most beloved performers in company history. Banks playing a ruthless heel would see her former friend and partner Becky Lynch challenging her for the NXT Women’s Championship.
TakeOver: Unstoppable was the night where Sasha and Becky stole the show with a must-watch bout. Everyone knew that Banks would retain, but Lynch had a breakout performance making fans believe in her ability. The match received a strong 8.99 rating from Cagematch, almost hitting the 9.00 mark.
2 Sasha Banks Vs Bayley - Iron Man Match: 9.19 (NXT TakeOver: Respect)
The chemistry between Sasha Banks and Bayley started in NXT with an incredible feud. Bayley successfully defended her NXT Women’s Championship over Sasha in the first Iron Woman match in WWE history.
The back-and-forth action cultivated a great story of Banks pulling out every trick in the book to have an advantage. Bayley prevailing by scoring the winning fall shortly before time expired would see the match getting a 9.19 rating from Cagematch.
1 Sasha Banks Vs Bayley: 9.37 (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 2015)
No diehard Sasha Banks fan would be able to discuss her career without bringing up the legendary match against Bayley at the first TakeOver: Brooklyn event. NXT left Florida for the first time for a major venue and sold out Barclays Center during SummerSlam 2015 weekend.
Bayley and Banks told a remarkable story of Bayley finally beating Sasha to win the NXT Women’s Championship. Cagematch rated the match 9.37 for good reason. Many fans and wrestlers name this as a huge game changer that impacted the industry and women’s wrestling as a whole.
