8 Ups & 2 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (June 5)
1. Becky Wins
Somebody check the temperature in hell, because not only did Becky Lynch win a singles match last night, but she bested someone positioned as the Women's Revolution's franchise player almost since the movement's inception.
Becky vs. Charlotte was excellent. It would've benefitted from a longer runtime, but the duo have so much shared chemistry that they could likely work a good bout in their sleep. Even the restrictive "friend vs. friend" format couldn't hold them back, as while there was plenty of nicey-nicey babyface wrestling early on, both fought like they wanted to win.
This was particularly true of Becky, whose "straight fire" usually burns out with a plucky defeat. Fortunately, she was able to reverse her losing trend last night, countering the Figure Four into her own Disarmher, forcing 'The Queen' to tap out.
There's a chance this could be the biggest win of Lynch's year. We certainly hope that it isn't, but given her career trajectory since losing the SmackDown Women's Championship, we wouldn't bet against it. Still, it was a deserved, unexpected triumph for a performer who would be more than credible as the division's ace, but has been unfortunately typecast as a solid midcard hand.