10 Best Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (November 2018)
Becky Lynch: Best In The World?
The ever-changing pro-wrestling landscape took a number of major twists and turns throughout November, with WWE, NJPW, and the British indies making big changes in what should go down as the most eventful month of the year.
WWE courted controversy with Crown Jewel but rebounded with a stunning set of cards in TakeOver: WarGames II and Survivor Series. Both delivered in spades. For the NXT show, it was another blistering Network special in a year full of them, and not to be outdone by their developmental counterparts, Raw and SmackDown's stars circumvented an inconsistent build to craft a bona fide 'Show Of The Year' contender. Seriously, who knew Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair had that great a match in them?!
On the other side of the world, New Japan commenced their annual late-year cooldown with the solid Power Struggle 2018, headlined by Chris Jericho vs. EVIL. As for the United Kingdom? Well, it looks like WWE got what they wanted.
Much of what went down this month reaffirmed our belief that there has never been a more interesting time to follow this weird, wonderful sport. Join us as we celebrate the best of the best.
10. Revolution Pro Wrestling Heating Up
Much of the talk surrounding the British independent scene is negative at the moment, and understandably so. The new contracts doled out to the likes of Pete Dunne don’t bode well for what was the most exciting territory on the planet before the unstoppable WWE juggernaut swept in.
That being said, it’s way too early to sound the death knell, and while British promotions must now face the prospect of plucking talent from an even shallower pool, one group continues to thrive in spite of WWE’s influence.
RevPro have had an up and down year. Inconsistent booking, weird lineups, and criticism towards the way they putNew Japan stars over their own established guys remain, but they’re really starting to heat up again. Highlighted by superb bouts between Suzuki-gun and Aussie Open, Satoshi Kojima and WALTER, and an awesome Tomohiro Ishii vs. David Starr main event, November’s Uprising was an outstanding pay-per-view, and there are now endless reasons to be excited about RevPro in 2019.
For one, they’ve already booked PAC vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for 6 January. If they keep pulling of feats like that all year, they'll thrive.