2019 was the year of The Man. Becky Lynch reached unimaginable heights in this year. There were numerous moments that showed why Lynch took her place in the main event of WWE WrestleMania 35.
Of course, not every feud was a home run. It’s impossible for one wrestler to have a year of nothing but great matches and feuds without a few that under delivered. But Becky Lynch’s WWE run this year had more great matches that not this year. The great matches will stay with fans for longer than any bad spots that Lynch might have had this year.
With 2019 coming to a close, now is a great time to review the five best PPV matches that Becky Lynch had.
#5. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. The Kabuki Warriors – TLC 2019
In this match, all four of these women pushed themselves to their limits. There were a few pieces to this match that missed the mark, but their level of intensity was greater than a few misses.
The match took its toll on all four of the wrestlers, including Kairi Sane, who at some point in the match received a concussion. All of the three remaining women went through a physical match that could take years off of careers.
Prior to the feud The Kabuki Warriors had with Lynch and Flair, the Women’s Tag Team Championships lacked a certain level of credibility. This match helped add more value to titles because the top two women’s wrestlers on RAW were chasing them.
What made this match stand out was the new level of physicality that all four women showed in this contest. The pairing of Lynch and Flair, who have been rivals for a long time, seemed to be a placeholder. They did work well together in the match, but the money is in them staying apart and working against each other.
The best part of the match is it helped to grow the storyline between Asuka and Lynch for a match down the road.
The Kabuki Warriors retained the RAW Women’s Tag Team Championships in a match that won’t soon be forgotten. It should also add more fuel to the fire for Lynch v Asuka: The Rematch.
#4. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya – SummerSlam 2019
Lynch had a disappointing feud with Lacey Evans following WrestleMania 35. The chemistry lacked and it took some of the steam away from The Man persona. This was fixed in a solid feud that Lynch had with Natalya leading into their match at SummerSlam 2019. Both women traded excellent promos leading up to the match.
This match had a big fight feel to it and both women cut a tremendous pace inside of the ring. Natayla is one of the best women’s wrestlers in WWE history. This match showcased what makes her special.
The chemistry that was nonexistent for Lynch against Evans was there against Natayla. This was a physical contest with two women who told a believable story inside the ring. Every Sharpshooter made you believe that Lynch could lose the title. That is one of the best parts of the match: everything felt like it mattered.
Natalya did a great job in being physical and highlighting Lynch’s talent. A moment in the match that stood out was when Natayla had Lynch in the Sharpshooter on the top rope. It was a visual that elevated the match to a brand new level.
It proved that Natalya is as good as she has been for years and that Lynch was the right person to carry the women’s division. Lynch ended up winning the match, but both women came out of that match a winner.
#3. Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair vs Ronda Rousey – WrestleMania 35
Being in the main event of WrestleMania carries its own set of expectations. When you think of any WrestleMania, you remember it based off what the main event was. This WrestleMania was no different.
This was the first WrestleMania where the main event featured women’s wrestlers, was a Winner Take All match, and was for both WWE’s Women’s Championships.
The match between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Ronda Rousey was good, but the clunky finish stole some of the greatness that the match could have provided fans. The finish has been dissected enough times, so reviewing what happened won’t achieve much.
Sometimes in professional wrestling, what the match represented is worth more than what happens in the actual match.
Their promos and their interactions backstage were great leading up to this match. Lynch was red hot as the fan favorite who stood up to anyone in her way.
Flair showed why she is a natural villain as she portrayed the “WWE machine’s” choice for the main event of WrestleMania. Rousey was great as someone who had earned the fans respect and showed her desire to improve the women’s wrestling division.
The lasting image of WrestleMania 35 was Lynch holding up both championship belts after defeating Rousey in the main event of WrestleMania. The correct finishing sequence could have made the match better, but Lynch still showed why she deserved to be The Man.
#2. Becky Lynch vs. Asuka – Royal Rumble 2019
One of the most anticipated matches of the Royal Rumble was The Man and The Empress of Tomorrow. Lynch and Asuka delivered fans a match that had exceptional storytelling and set the pace for the rest of the card that night.
This match started slowly, but the final few minutes of the match were fast paced and had fans on the edge of their seats. This match was the beginning of the ground swell that pushed Lynch to the main event of WrestleMania 35. She was on her way to being the hottest fan favorite in WWE.
On this night, Asuka was the right opponent for Lynch due to the physicality she could provide in this match. Both women told the story of Lynch having to go through a brutal contest against Asuka.
Asuka won the match via submission, which added more layers to Lynch’s appearance in the Royal Rumble event and, specifically, the 30-women match later in the night.
The impact from this match is being felt now, with the rebirth of the story between Asuka and Becky Lynch. Lynch is claiming that she still has a debt to collect against Asuka.
It would be difficult to believe that WWE has intentionally held on to this story for a year, but the upside to Asuka winning at the 2019 Royal Rumble is that there is story to be told at the 2020 Royal Rumble.
Due to their match at the 2019 Royal Rumble, their contest at the 2020 Royal Rumble will mean a lot more.
#1 Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks – Hell in a Cell 2019
This was Becky Lynch’s best match of 2019. While the feud with Flair and Rousey was special, it was the feud between Lynch and Banks that captivated audiences.
The promo work leading up to the event was magical and this was their second match of this feud. Their first match took place at Clash of the Champions and that match did not disappoint either.
The Hell in a Cell match was the better of the two matches because it highlights the value of having a match inside Hell in a Cell. Fans are conditioned to believe that Hell in a Cell will have a different level of physicality and this match gave fans that level of violence.
Both Banks and Lynch did a phenomenal job in giving fans a match that was full of great storytelling and physicality. Lynch was at her best fighting from underneath, while Banks told a story of an aggressive villain who was going to take the beating to Lynch.
The match incorporated a lot of weapons in an already dangerous Hell in a Cell structure. The finish of the match is what makes the match the best of Lynch’s 2019. As Lynch locked in the Disarm-her submission, Banks was fighting it off by reaching for a chair, until the time came where she could no longer fight and tapped out.
This added more emotion to the match because Lynch had defeated the villain Banks with a move that forced the bully to submit in the middle of the ring. Lynch found a way to defeat Banks in what would be the best match of both wrestlers year.