18 Ups & 12 Downs From The WWE SmackDown Live Era
2. The Man
A perennial babyface on SmackDown Live since the 2016 draft, Becky Lynch was so f*cking beloved that an attempt to turn her heel two years later simply didn't take, despite initial efforts to have her attack those that had never left her side.
Ditching that early doors, WWE instead steered into the cheers that had grown louder since she'd decked Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam, with her self-styled 'The Man' gimmick rapidly growing into becoming the biggest thing in the entire industry.
Kept current and captivating, Lynch was never over-exposed in the role, instead using some incredible Twitter patter to enhance the short sharp shocks on Tuesday Nights. In an era where half of the product is booked week-to-week, the former 'Irish Lass Kicker' was inking herself a WrestleMania main event spot six months in advance.