Becky Lynch Talks WWE Brand Extension Grief, Wanting a Women’s Title on Smackdown, Filming Tonight’s WWE 24 Special, More

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WWE star Becky Lynch recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated’s Extra Mustard to promote tonight’s “WWE 24: The Women’s Revolution”, airing at 10:30pm EST on WWE Network, and below are some interview highlights:

On the new WWE 24 special airing tonight after “Talking Smack” and the Womens’ Revolution in WWE:

“They filmed this around WrestleMania, and followed me, Charlotte and Sasha,” said Lynch. “This was one of the biggest women’s matches in history and we were on the front of AT&T Stadium, and we got a lot of press behind us coming out of the ‘Diva’s Revolution,’ which turned into the ‘Women’s Revolution’ at WrestleMania.

For me, it’s never been about a revolution,” explained Lynch. “Talking about a revolution sounds like a whisper, as the old song says. It was just about going out there and doing our thing – having stories where people get emotionally involved. It doesn’t matter if we’re women. It shouldn’t matter; it’s 2016. I never felt like it should be a big deal, and I talk about that in the special.

I remember going, ‘This is how it should it be,’ and this IS how it should be. We should be able to go out there and put out great matches, and it shouldn’t be a surprise when we do. That’s what we’re paid to do, and that’s what we have invested our entire lives in–we moved away from home, slept on floors, lived on protein shakes for weeks at a time, and it’s all to do this: to headline WrestleMania, to be in the top spot, to not let there be any difference between the men and the women.”

On separating from Charlotte and the other NXT “Four Horsewomen” in the WWE Draft:

“Let me walk you through my seven stages of grief,” said Lynch. “First, I knew that I wouldn’t be on the same brand as the two of them. There was no way they were going to have all three on one brand. I just didn’t know how they were going to break us up. When I was drafted to Smackdown, I was like, ‘Hell yes, I’m going to captain this ship.’ Then I was like, ‘Oh wait, you’re losing your best friend and travel partner, and the person you enjoy having matches with the absolute most.’ That’s Charlotte. We travel together, and she is my best friend.

“On the other hand, it was a whole new beginning and a fresh start. When I look around the locker room, I could not be happier. All the girls are excited to work. They’re hungry, and they want to make good stories and good matches, and we’ve got the potential to do that. I know we’ll link up, but the brand split is going to be interesting. At some point, people are going to cross over, so we will meet again–all three of us, and hopefully all four of us, Bayley included.”

On a Smackdown Live Women’s Title:

“We want a women’s champion on Smackdown,” said Lynch. “I would like to bring that in, but I would like to win the belt that everybody wants [Sasha Banks’ WWE women’s championship]. I want whatever storyline I’m in to be the storyline that people want to watch and care about. I want to make this women’s division worth watching on Smackdown, and make Smackdown the show to watch with enticing stories and entertainment.”

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