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The 2019 edition of WWE Draft has officially commenced with the first round taking place on Friday Night SmackDown on FOX tonight. Unlike the previous editions, the brand draft had quite a different feeling this time as continuous shots of FOX and USA officials were shown backstage strategizing the moves.
The announced match between Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to decide the #1 Overall pick ended bizarrely after The Fiend decided to crash the party, handing the Universal Champion a DQ victory. Hence, it was RAW who got the first pick and the red brand decided to prioritize and bring home the RAW Women's Champion, Becky Lynch.
If you are wondering what led to RAW pick up The Man as their first choice draft, you've stumbled upon the right place as we'll take a look at the five reasons why Becky Lynch became the overall #1 pick on the Draft tonight.
Do you think it was the correct decision? The comments section is all yours to share your opinions and debate.
#5 2019 has been the year of The Man
Becky Lynch was just another Superstar in the Women's division of the company until she embraced the gimmick of The Man inside her after SummerSlam last year. There has been no turning back since for the Irish Superstar who has quickly risen to the top of the WWE mountain.
The year 2019 has easily been the best one in her career. In January, Lynch won the second-ever Women's Royal Rumble match to book a title shot at WrestleMania. But this was not enough as the women had something historic to achieve - a WrestleMania main event.
WrestleMania 35 saw the first-ever women's main event in the history of the show as Becky Lynch took on Ronda Rousey and Charlotte in a triple-threat winner-takes-all match for the RAW and SmackDown Women's Championship. The Man came out victorious, getting the biggest win of her career, and also becoming the first woman in WWE to pin Rousey.
Her reign as the RAW Women's Champion has been going strong with her taking down all the challenges on her path. After such an impressive year, her becoming the #1 overall pick does seem justified.
#4 Both the World Champions were not available for selection tonight
Let's be honest here, most of the discussions about the #1 draft pick before the show were centered around the two World Champions - the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar, and the Universal Champion, Seth Rollins. Maybe a couple of bold predictions were for "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt to become the first pick.
But just a day before the draft, WWE.com announced preliminary Draft Pools to determine the Superstars available for the selection on day one and two of the draft. Surprisingly, many major names were missing from the day 1 pool, including both the WWE and Universal Champion.
While Bray Wyatt was available for selection and was also picked up by SmackDown in the first round, it was a correct call to go with a Champion as the No.1 pick. In the absence of Seth and Brock, Becky was arguably the biggest draw on the list and hence was picked up by RAW.
With Sasha Banks moving to SmackDown in round 2, it would be interesting to see who would challenge The Man for her title next. Maybe Monday Night RAW next week would give us a better idea as to what would the Women's division looks like.
#3 Continuing the trend with the Women's Revolution
The last few years have seen the rise of Women in WWE like never before - something which the company proudly likes to call as the "Women's Revolution". Not long ago, it was tough to take the women's division seriously and no one could even imagine them main-eventing an episode of RAW.
But this new crop of Superstars has completely changed the opinions and views of the entire pro-wrestling industry as they keep showing why they deserve the same credit and opportunities as the men. And at the center of this women's revolution are the Four Horsewomen of WWE - Lynch, Charlotte, Banks and Bayley.
The last couple of years have seen many firsts in the women's division like main-eventing PPVs, Women's Hell in a Cell match, Women's Royal Rumble, Women's Money in the Bank, and so much more. And more often than not, one of these four horsewomen have been a part of those historic moments.
Having a woman as the No.1 draft pick is also a first and continues the trend of putting women on the same level as that of men. And who better to be that than The Man, Becky Lynch!
#2 Her immense popularity among fans, backstage officials, and even legends
It's one thing being over with the fans, and another thing being over with the backstage officials and higher management! While we have seen the likes of Superstars like Roman Reigns who have been massively pushed by Vince McMahon but not liked by the fans much, there also stars like Cesaro and Rusev who despite all the fan support haven't hit the right chord with the higher-ups!
And then comes The Man, Becky Lynch. Not only is she one of the biggest fan-favorites on the entire roster today, but she is also in the good books of Vince and other officials backstage. To top it off, even the legends and Hall of Famers are all impressed by her.
Last week on SmackDown, we saw the return of The Rock, and as reported by SportsKeeda's very own Tom Colohue, the Brahma Bull specially requested to have a segment with The Man on the show. How cool is it that someone of the stature of The Rock also wants to work with her.
Being so popular among all of them, it is fair to say that the RAW Women's Champion deserved to be the overall #1 Draft Pick tonight.
#1 The new poster star of the company!
Gone are the days when only men used to headline shows and pay-per-views and be on the front of company posters as the current women's division of the company is at par with the men. And at the center of that division is The Man, Becky Lynch.
Walking out of WrestleMania 35 as the first-ever RAW and SmackDown dual Women's Champion, Becky Lynch has proved in the last year that she has enough star-power to sell out arenas on her own. She has been one of the most prominently featured stars in WWE in the last two years and looks set to hold on to the position in the future as well.
Apart from wrestling shows, Becky Lynch is also the cover star of the newest edition of WWE 2K games - WWE 2K19, in which she shares the cover with fellow WWE Superstar, Roman Reigns.
With her ever-increasing popularity, Becky has become one of the biggest stars of the company, headlining shows after shows - giving a tough competition to her real-life partner, Seth Rollins. While the fans have shown signs of turning on the BeastSlayer, Becky continues to be at the top of their hearts!
What are your thoughts on Becky Lynch being drafted as the Overall #1 pick? Let us know in the comments section below.
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