Looking Back At WWE's Ten Best Episodes of Raw Ever

The Man Comes Around (Nov 12, 2018)

For a very long time, there was almost no debate about who the most significant female superstar in WWE history was. Then, there was something of a free-for-all among fans as a ton of contemporary talents raised the bar and far surpassed the iconic Trish Stratus. While there are still plenty of very talented superstars, all of whom are legends and would have been unimaginable in any other era, one name has risen to the top. Becky Lynch is the unquestioned most significant female superstar in WWE of all time, and this is the Raw that made it happen.

The show was underpinned by "chaos." Some of that was related to the dysfunction of Raw's management team of Stephanie McMahon and Baron Corbin. The rest was because of the Smackdown invasion that was building hype for that weekend's Survivor Series. Braun Strowman destroyed an entire battle royal of tag teams, which is always entertaining. There were matches featuring Finn Balor and Dolph Ziggler. Brock Lesner even made a rare return on that Raw to build to his match. There was a good balance of in-ring and other segments.

Then, to end the show, Smackdown attacked. Becky Lynch led the Smackdown women's team to battle with their Raw counterparts and saw nearly all the women on the WWE roster get involved. During the melee, Lynch ate a real blow from Nia Jax, accidentally, of course. This both concussed the superstar and busted her nose. Dazed and dyed with a deep crimson color, she finished the segment. It was a beatdown of Ronda Rousey, her opponent, and the rest of the women on Smackdown. The ending of the show saw Lynch lead her team out through the crowd, where she turned bloody toward the camera. She flashed a smile and raised her arms in victory. It solidified an evolution in women's wrestling and was a star-making camera shot. It is also one of the most beloved endings to Raw ever.