10 Best WWE Matches Of 2019 (So Far)
5. Andrade Vs. Rey Mysterio (SmackDown - 15 January)
That Andrade and Rey Mysterio weren't given the opportunity to take their awesome SmackDown rivalry to a pay-per-view will go down as one of 2019's greatest shames. Their regular TV bouts were outstanding. There was talk of a WrestleMania tilt for a while but rather than blowing the feud off in epic fashion, WWE let it fade away in multi-man bouts with R-Truth and Samoa Joe two months later - fun scraps themselves, but not to this level.
15 January was everything most fans want from a PPV main event, yet it went down on a random SmackDown. The story was simple - Mysterio, the veteran looked like he was one step ahead of Andrade throughout - but aren't most great in-ring yarns? Sometimes, success comes from finding new ways to succeed within a formula rather than writing a new one.
High-speed and all-impact, the bout saw Andrade powerbomb Rey on the outside, a Hurricanrana from the top rope to the floor, and an ageless performance from Mysterio, who flung himself around like a man 15 years his junior. Their efforts belonged on a far bigger stage.