Early May, Charlotte competed in the tournament for the vacant NXT Women’s Championship, defeating Emma in the first round, Alexa Bliss in the semifinals and Natalya in the final at NXT TakeOver on May 29, to win the NXT Women’s Championship for the first time.
On the July 3 episode of NXT, Charlotte got a measure of retribution over Bayley in a tag team match. During this match, Charlotte and Banks defeated Bayley and Becky Lynch, only for Charlotte to leave Banks after the match to get attacked by Bayley, with Banks officially disbanding the BFFs in a backstage segment later that night.
Charlotte successfully defended the women’s championship against Summer Rae on the July 24 episode of NXT. She later went on to defeat Bayley on at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way on September 11 to retain the championship, after which she stopped Banks from attacking Bayley afterward. After defeating Bayley in a rematch on October 2 episode of NXT, she raised Bayley’s arm before they shared a hug and shook hands, thus turning Charlotte back into a fan-favorite character.
On May 20, At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Charlotte teamed up with Bayley to defeat Emma and Dana Brooke. On the July 8 episode of NXT, after defeating Emma and Brooke again, this time teaming with her rival Sasha Banks, Charlotte challenged Banks to an NXT Women’s Championship match, which Banks accepted. The following week on the July 15 episode of NXT, they had their championship match in which Banks retained the championship and afterward, the two shared a hug and Banks raised Charlotte’s hand as a sign of respect.
