10 Best WWE Network Shows Of 2019 (So Far)

6. 24 - Becky Lynch: The Man

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Just one of several deeply unfair snubs, the story Becky Lynch told during her 24 special about being cruelly left out of a Mattel figure line paying tribute to a match she was in carried with it a powerful connection to the birth, rise and success of 'The Man'.

Telling her story from the SummerSlam turn on Charlotte Flair through to closing WrestleMania 35 at the top of the industry, the raw materials of the feature were so wonderfully woven in hard truths that it was impossible not to be whisked away on her journey.

Lynch proved a captivating character for study in a hastily-thrown-together Chronicle the prior year, but 24 was a vehicle built for the meat of the story behind her meteoric recent rise. Literally affable to a fault, all the qualities that unfortunately resulted in Lynch being overlooked at least make her the convivial and concise narrator of her own tale now she's actually made it to the top.

Filled with fantastic stories, a strong leading narrative and a recency that hasn't yet been dulled by the follow-through, this was almost as satisfying as the push itself. The edited version of the WrestleMania main event is actively better than the match itself, too.

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