5 WWE ideas Becky Lynch disagreed with

WWE fans only have to watch Becky Lynch’s matches to know she is one of the most creative superstars in the company.

The WrestleMania 35 main-eventer has the ability to produce show-stealing matches with almost any opponent, from Asuka and Charlotte Flair to Natalya and Sasha Banks.

As part of Lynch’s busy schedule, she often finds time to discuss her life as a WWE Superstar in out-of-character interviews. Over the years, The Man has revealed several behind-the-scenes stories about her own character, including some pitches that she disliked.

In this listicle, let’s count down five WWE ideas that Lynch disagreed with.

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#5 Becky Lynch disagreed with her 2018 heel turn

The biggest turning point in Becky Lynch’s WWE career came at SummerSlam 2018 when she attacked Charlotte Flair after their Triple Threat match with Carmella. The major storyline development was supposed to represent a heel turn for Lynch, but fans disliked WWE’s booking and continued to cheer for the underdog superstar.

In the weeks that followed, The Irish Lasskicker cut a heel promo on SmackDown and began to use villainous tactics in matches. However, due to her overwhelming popularity at the time, WWE’s higher-ups had little choice but to allow Lynch to perform as a babyface.

Speaking on Lilian Garcia’s Chasing Glory podcast, the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion acknowledged that her heel turn did not make sense.

“And even when we talk about the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Champion, the crowd wanted me to be the Champion. So they dictate a lot… So I think it just doesn’t make sense that I would talk about how bad and how wrong they are. Because they’ve obviously made their voices heard and supported me the whole time,” Lynch said. [H/T GiveMeSport]

Three years later than planned, Becky Lynch officially turned heel after she defeated Bianca Belair in 26 seconds in her return match at SummerSlam.

Once again, the majority of fans initially wanted to cheer for the longest-reigning RAW Women’s Champion in history. But, unlike in 2018, WWE’s decision-makers opted not to turn her back into a babyface.

#4 Becky Lynch disagreed with a WWE writer’s haircut pitch

Becky Lynch once received a bizarre pitch from a WWE writer who wanted her to show up to a television taping with a shaved head.

In 2019, Lynch and Seth Rollins participated in a Gorilla Position live show in London, England. The couple discussed several stories from their WWE careers, including ideas that they were against.

After Rollins reminded her of the story, Lynch recalled a time when a WWE creative team member asked her to cut her famous orange locks.

“This was the whole pitch that I got sent to by a writer. It was like, ‘What if Becky shaves her head?’ and that was pretty much it. It wasn’t something that I did on TV. It wasn’t I lost my hair in a match. It was just, ‘What if Becky was bald?’ I was like, ‘No!’” Lynch said.

Needless to say, WWE’s creative team did not force Becky Lynch to go through with the idea. The former NXT star kept her hair and did not get into trouble for refusing the peculiar pitch.

#3 Becky Lynch disagreed with her WrestleMania 36 match outcome

Becky Lynch defeated Shayna Baszler at WrestleMania 36 to retain the RAW Women’s Championship. The eight-minute match turned out to be The Man’s last official in-ring encounter before she announced her pregnancy on the May 11, 2020 episode of RAW.

Shortly after her announcement, Lynch appeared on The Bellas Podcast to discuss motherhood and reflect on her WWE accomplishments.

On the subject of WrestleMania 36, the WrestleMania 35 headliner revealed that she originally wanted to lose against Baszler.

“It [pregnancy] happened before I would have expected and I was still champ at the time. I actually thought I was going to lose the title at WrestleMania, which I also pitched, but that was the end of it. Plans change,” Lynch said. [H/T Fightful]

Becky Lynch gave birth to her first child with Seth Rollins, Roux, on December 4, 2020. The following year, she married Rollins on June 29 before returning to in-ring action against Bianca Belair at SummerSlam.

Baszler, meanwhile, struggled to regain momentum after her unsuccessful title challenge against Lynch at WrestleMania 36. The Queen of Spades became a two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion with Nia Jax, but she soon dropped out of RAW Women’s Championship contention.

#2 Becky Lynch disagreed with her original WWE name suggestion

Like many up-and-coming superstars, Becky Lynch was pitched a list of ring names during her early days in WWE’s NXT developmental system.

WWE officials told Lynch that they wanted her to have a name that was closely associated with her real name, Rebecca Quin. The former NXT star was happy with her new first name, Becky, but she was unsure of what her surname would be.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, Lynch recalled how she rejected ideas to be called Madeleine or Robin Daly.

“I was like, ‘I didn’t even submit that [Madeleine], I don’t know how it got in there.’ It made me think of that TV show Madeleine. Anyway, I said no to that, and the other name that came back was Robin Daly. I actually did like that, but I thought it would be better to have a part of my own name in there, so Becky Lynch it was,” Lynch said.

Becky Lynch is not the only superstar whose first name in WWE is the same, or similar to, their first name in real life. Austin White (Austin Theory) and Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens) are two of many superstars who changed their surname but kept their first name on-screen.

#1 Becky Lynch disagreed with WWE calling her “The Mom”

Becky Lynch became known as The Man after she began showing a more aggressive side to her character in 2018. WWE used her marketable nickname on various items of merchandise, including her best-selling shirts and the WWE 2K20 video game cover.

In 2020, the company marked Lynch’s pregnancy by also releasing merchandise that contained the phrase “The Mom” instead of “The Man.”

Lynch told Brie Bella and Nikki Bella on The Bellas Podcast that she instantly knew WWE would refer to her by that term.

“I really didn’t want to be marketed as ‘The Mom.’ That’s one thing I told Colby [Seth Rollins], I was like, ‘Man, they’re going to make me ‘The Mom,’ I know it, I know it.’ He was like, ‘No, they’re not.’ As soon as I said it, a frigging t-shirt came out,” Lynch said. [H/T WrestleTalk]

A year before Becky Lynch’s pregnancy, WWE released Man-related merchandise for her husband, Seth Rollins. Fans of the former Shield member could buy shirts containing the phrase “The Man’s Man.” The married couple also appeared in WWE storylines together around that time.