WWE superstar Becky Lynch has revealed it was John Cena who helped her bring out the persona that is The Man.
Lynch has had a great run since returning to WWE after spending over a year out. She wasted no time in becoming SmackDown Women’s Champion by beating Bianca Belair and has since become the Raw Women’s Champion.
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Becky really came into true form when she introduced the WWE Universe to The Man, and she hasn’t looked behind since. Speaking on Midnight Meets with Colin Murray, she discussed the character and explained how Cena helped her develop it.
“I was always able to connect with the audience which is fantastic, but I never knew I could,” she said in quotes transcribed by Wrestling Inc. “I never knew the answer to that question. John Cena used to always ask me whenever I’d ask him for advice, ‘who are you? Who are you?’ I’d get so pissed off, you know? I’d go, ‘you know, I’m just freaking the underdog that fights.’ ‘Yeah, that’s fine. We have lots of them. Who are you?’ And so I was always trying to figure out that answer.
“And then, you know, perfect storyline, perfect synergy of becoming The Man, of rising up against the golden girl essentially and saying, ‘no, this is my show now. I’m taking over. I’m The Man. I’m not only in the women’s division but in the whole d*mn company. I am The Man.’
"It was that that really changed the game for me. Because, you know, there was an uprising of people really supporting me and losing their mind, but then when you almost had like a movement to go behind it. Like you had a stamp and you had a name. We changed everything and I think that’s the hardest thing to figure out for a wrestler, but I think it’s the most important thing.”
Becky Lynch To Defend Her Title At WrestleMania 38
Lynch is soon to defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Belair, with their clash set for this Saturday night. Of course, we’ll be here to update you with the result of that match, as well as all the other ones on the WrestleMania 38 card.
