4 reasons why Becky Lynch isn't the new Stone Cold Steve Austin

#3 She isn't 'The Man' yet

Asuka made Lynch tap out at the Rumble

When Stone Cold Steve Austin was raising hell in the WWE in the late nineties and early 2000s, he was unquestionably 'The Man'. Despite a stacked roster featuring the likes of The Rock, The Undertaker, and Triple H, nobody questioned the Rattlesnake's right to have top billing.

Even restricting our focus to the narrow women's division, Becky Lynch hasn't earned 'Numero Uno' status yet. Ronda Rousey is essentially the top female wrestler in the WWE and Charlotte is a close second.

Has Becky surpassed both of them because of her recent popularity? Not really.

The Survivor Series injury happened at a really bad time for Lynch, as Charlotte - who was getting ready for a quite few months - was thrust to face Rousey in a RAW vs SmackDown match.

When Charlotte beat up Rousey, she got more eyeballs that whatever Lynch accomplished a few weeks earlier. Add that to the fact that Lynch never did get any proper revenge on Nia Jax for injuring her in the first place - that doesn't make her look great.

Tapping out to a now irrelevant champion in Asuka was supposed to have been forgotten in the euphoria of her Rumble triumph, but she comes across as a naive babyface who cannot even protect the match that she earned.

Consider that the likes of Alexa Bliss might be just one hot angle away from reclaiming their prominence on the cart, Lynch's popularity might not soar any higher.