10 Absolute Best Matches WWE Can Promote In 2019

5. Sasha Banks Vs. Becky Lynch

Seth Bryan
WWE

In a different but not too dissimilar way, Becky Lynch has taken what made Sasha Banks such a great act and transposed it to the main roster: a character drenched in unshakeable bravado, this version of Lynch calls herself The Man—but she’s far more of a Boss than we’ve seen of Sasha in years.

If you’re Banks, this pisses you off. If you’re Banks, you target Becky the very moment you join SmackDown Live as part of the Superstar Shake-Up.

We’ve seen this match before, and it was incredible. Remarkably tight without being choreographed, performed by two acts ordinarily susceptible to timing issues, a sequel, with Banks’ swagger recovered and Lynch’s puffed-up persona perfected, has the potential to approach Becky’s breakthrough programme with Charlotte Flair.

Two cocky, fierce performers building a dramatic submission trade-off from a pissing contest, this is a match to take the Women’s Revolution forward. We’ve already seen it eclipse virtually everything else in terms of quality and an eminent sense of hatred.

The Boss Vs. The Man makes it that bit cooler than everything else, too.

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