6 Things We Learned From WWE Chronicle: Ricochet

You know the drill by now: you've clicked on this piece, tempted by a little snapshot of an awkward interaction between Vince McMahon and a WWE superstar he's only vaguely familiar with, which means it's another of the Network's generally reliable though increasingly rote 'Chronicle' specials.

It's the same deal with the latest episode, which this time features dazzling new United States champion Ricochet as its centrepiece. The documentary covers just a week in the 'One and Only's life as a WWE superstar, from the moment immediately after beating Samoa Joe at Stomping Grounds, to the emergence of his rivalry with AJ Styles the next week.

As has been the case with the last few of these programmes, reality and fiction are interwoven in an attempt to raise interest in the subject's on-screen affairs. It's definitely a good idea, and one that invariably puts the storytelling on the actual shows to shame, but it also detracts somewhat from the original appeal of the concept.

Consequently, the last ten minutes are basically fluff, as Ricochet becomes increasingly frustrated with AJ Styles and his Club buddies. The rest though, was ripe pickings for interest.

Moments after upsetting Samoa Joe to claim his first major WWE championship at Stomping Grounds (in the "cavernous Tacoma Dome" - an idiotic Michael Cole line the doc. bizarrely leaves in), a perspiring but proud Ricochet proclaims the US title win the "biggest" of his career.

This, surely, is hyperbole for the camera, right? The high-flyer admits he's had other matches which were his favourite for "different reasons", almost certainly reflecting on his Best of the Super Juniors victory over KUSHIDA in 2014, or his famous, divisive clash with Will Ospreay in the tournament two years later.

Was a secondary pay-per-view victory for a secondary title really the high point of his entire wrestling legacy to date? We'll attribute this line to the company.