Becky Lynch reflects back on the creation of “The Man” character.
Becky Lynch has donned many nicknames throughout her wrestling career, but it’s her run as “The Man” that arguably catapulted the Irish superstar to the next level in WWE. During an appearance on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Lynch discussed her journey as “The Man,” which began after Nia Jax accidently broke Lynch’ nose ahead of Survivor Series 2018.
Despite the bloody, badass visual that followed, Lynch’s memories of the event are a bit foggy due to the simultaneous concussion she sustained.
“I didn’t have a clue what was going on really, I was so concussed out of my mind. I had no idea where I was, I walked back through those doors, [and] said, ‘Where are we? How did we get here?’ I didn’t have a clue,” Lynch said. “I had enough wherewithal to be like, ‘Camera’s still on me, enjoy this moment.’ The crowd is going wild. This is cool. I knew I had blood coming down my face. Just didn’t really care. I didn’t think of it as, ‘Oh, this is a cool moment.’ I was just like, ‘Oh yeah, we’re doing the thing the crowd is going wild, this is awesome.'”
“I think it wasn’t till the following days that people really started to celebrate. But really, it’s crazy. When people think about us, that was the defining moment. Because I really kind of think that it was the slap that was the defining moment for me, that was what brought my character into this metamorphosis. And really, it was the blood on the face. That was like the crescendo.”
“But up until that point, I was just having a blast, I was having the time of my life, because it was booked like the bad guy, but I was a good guy. So, I could do no wrong. That is the most beautiful place to be in this business, where you can just do no wrong. So, you’re just having a blast. After that, then I was a babyface and then ended up hobbling my way to WrestleMania. And kind of as great as that ultimate moment was there were more struggles on the back end of that nose being broken than there were before it if that makes sense.”
When Van Vliet asked Lynch if she realized she had the “lightning in a bottle” effect with “The Man” character, Lynch noted that she was very aware of the massive impact it had on merchandise sales and crowd reactions.
“I think I did. Yeah, yeah, you could feel it. You could sense that upswell around it like okay, this is cool. This is a movement almost. People are getting behind this and so it’s very cool. Very cool.”
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