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#4. Becky Lynch breaks her nose, becomes WWE legend
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By the time the build-up to WWE Survivor Series 2018 began, current Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch was already one of the most popular stars on the roster. She had dubbed herself "The Man" following that year's Summerslam, and was about to go into Survivor Series as SmackDown Women's Champion while also getting ready for a match against RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey.
WWE's new tradition in Survivor Series is promoting a feud between the red and blue brands - a feud we interestingly don't hear much about before or after the annual event. On the November 12 episode of Raw, Becky led a coalition of her fellow SmackDown stars in an attack on the wrestlers of the opposing brand. While the assault started backstage, it eventually made its way into the ring.
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It was in the ring, close to the end of the episode, that Lynch got into a scuffle with Nia Jax, who she'd already had issues with in the past. Jax apparently mistimed a strike and legitimately punched Becky in the face - breaking her nose and giving the SmackDown Women's Champion a concussion.
The Man, however, was unphased.
While the injury prevented Becky from participating in her long-awaited match against Rousey, the image of her posing in the stands, bloody and defiant, is one of the most iconic in WWE history. During an episode of Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions, Lynch famously described how the moment actually helped her career. During a talk with GiveMeSport, she added:
"I think that in retrospect, I need to buy Nia Jax a bouquet of flowers because I think... without that image, you know, myself covered in blood on top of the stands with my arms out... my career... may not have gotten to the place that it’s gotten now. So yeah, 100% it was a blessing in disguise. I don’t know what would have happened otherwise... Who knows what would have happened? It’s so hard to tell, but I am very grateful for everything that happened along the way," Lynch said. (H/T GiveMeSport)
These days, Lynch has traded out The Man moniker for "Big Time Becks", and provided she gets past the challenge of #1 contender Liv Morgan, will likely defend her Raw Women's Championship at this year's WrestleMania.
