10 Best Wrestlers Of 2025
9. Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch is a perfect case study for how to be a star and use your star aura for others (and, simultaneously, a signifier of who not to engage with if they use the "Hogan" suffix on her name). The last half-decade in WWE has belonged to her, and mostly through working to ensure the next one can belong to plenty of others.
After returning as a surprise tag team partner for Lyra Valkyria at WrestleMania 41 (amidst rumours she'd be due back earlier in the year), she once again risked a comfortable babyface run by turning heel, all in service of helping inaugural Intercontinental Champion Valkyria to the next level. With the exception of their baggy SummerSlam finale, the plan worked to perfection, with two top-rate PLE wars earning rave reviews and the climax spinning Lyra off into her next programme with fellow Horsewoman Bayley.
Both AJ Lee and Maxxine Dupri have been the most recent beneficiaries, with the former getting the perfect (and money-drawing) comeback storyline thanks to Lynch's promo battles with CM Punk and her willingness to show abject fear at the mere sight of the former Divas Champion, and the latter earning a television mini-feud that became one of the lowkey highlights of WWE's autumn offering. Within the walled gardens of the market leader, there's nothing she can't do and offers just about everything in return - it's a substantially weaker roster without her.