Today we’ll be taking a look at Becky Lynch’s comments, some news on a big draft change,
and more
Let’s start things off with Becky Lynch’s comments
Becky has been doing a lot of media interviews to promote Extreme Rules and she addressed
a handful of topics
from the 2018 broken nose situation, to her feelings on other pro wrestling situations
So let’s begin with the 2018 broken nose
It was late 2018, Survivor Series season was fully underway and WWE was doing all they
can to build up the Raw vs Smackdown theme for the event
One of these things that they did was have Becky Lynch lead the Smackdown roster into
Raw for one of those classic brand invasion moments
Becky and the Smackdown locker-room came storming to the ring from the crowd and got into the
ring to fight all the Raw talent that was there
One of Becky’s engagements in the ring was with Nia Jax.
Nia threw a hard punch that accidentally destroyed Becky Lynch’s nose
However, through this horrific accidental injury, it also created an iconic legendary
moment.
That image of Becky Lynch standing tall in the crowd with a bloody face was something
that just stuck with the fans
A lot of fans, and even Becky herself, look at that moment as being the exact moment that
Becky Lynch just took off into absolute superstardom
Becky was already a huge star before the incident, but it was something about that visual that
really made everyone feel like a legend was born that night and Nia’s hard hitting punch
played a role in creating the legend of Becky Lynch
Even though it did provide a great legendary moment, the days that followed Becky’s broken
nose weren’t so great at all
Her highly anticipated one on one match with Ronda Rousey had to be cancelled, and even
though they would meet in a triple threat match at Wrestlemania 35, they never met one
on one at all after that survivor series match was cancelled
Well now nearing the 3 year anniversary of the big moment, Becky Lynch looked back at
the entire situation while speaking with “Give Me Sports”
She had this to say on that broken nose moment on Raw:
“I think that, in retrospect, I need to buy Nia Jax a bouquet of flowers because I
think I think without that image, you know, myself covered in blood on top of the stands
with my arms out, like my career, it may not have gotten to the place that it's gotten
now, you know?"
"So yeah, 100% it was a blessing in disguise.
I don't know what would have happened otherwise.
We (Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey) would have had our match, I probably would have won.
Who knows?
Who knows what would have happened?
It's so hard to tell, but I am very grateful for everything that happened along the way,"
So even though it was a horrific accident in the exact moment, Becky looks back and
believes that she should thank Nia Jax for accidentally launching her career off to higher
and better places
Becky also had an interview with Metro, where she talked about some of the most important
things in pro wrestling, she had this say:
"I think that the connection with the crowd is the most important thing.
It’s more important than moves, it’s more important than anything, being able to connect
with an audience.
I feel like that is something I got fairly early on – whether or not I was any good,
it was just being able to connect with an audience.
And two, was story above all else.
I think sometimes, as wrestlers who love wrestling, we want to have a good wrestling match in
spite of story.
Does that make sense?”
"That can sometimes convolute things, and, really, the things that everybody remember
is story, it’s not moves.
It’s not flips.
It’s not Canadian Destroyers.
It’s a story, and how that whole story makes you feel.
And that’s what we do, we’re storytellers.
I think I learned that fairly early on that that’s more important.”
Becky is 100 percent right.
Everyone loves flashy wrestling moves and great overall matches, but in the bigger picture,
there has to be good story to go with it.
Give us a reason why these two individuals are fighting.
What’s on the line, what’s at stake?
It doesn’t have to be a championship per say, but if the story is so rich, the story
can take the place of a championship being on the line
Similar to what we’re seeing right now with Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
So much drama and different elements surrounding that rich story that you can remove the universal
title from that matchup and it doesn’t lose any hype or momentum because it’s backed
by such a great story
We’re still looking at that match and anticipating it the same way if there was no title on the
line
So what becky is saying there is true, anyone can have a great wrestling match, but you
pair it up with a great story and now you really make things even more memorable
Like Becky said, people seem to remember the stories first more than anything else
Lots of people look at Vince McMahon and Stone Cole Steve Austin as one of the greatest storylines
ever in WWE
Vince McMahon and stone cold never had a long match full of crazy flips and insane moves,
like Becky was saying, but they had such perfect storytelling that it stuck with fans even
decades later
This is also the same sort of idea that got Randy Orton in trouble with the NXT roster
A few years ago, Orton and the NXT roster got into a little back and forth and exchange
of words because Orton basically said that they have great flips and matches, but little
story over in NXT
That started up a big debate amongst the fans back then
But it still doesn’t change the fact that what Becky was saying is true
That’s why Roman Reigns has easily been ahead of everyone in WWE since his return
and that’s because his storyline and storytelling is so rich that no one can even compete with
it in WWE
So when it comes down to it storytelling plays such a big role in not only wrestling.
but pretty much everything else
In other sports, one game may be boring compared to another game that has some storylines attached
to it.
This player left this team and they’re going back to face their old team, all little storyline
elements like that gets you more excited for a specific game, and that same thing goes
for wrestling
Everyone loves the matches, but throw in a good storyline with it and we’re even more
invested
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WWE’s local advertising may have revealed a big draft pick a few weeks in advance
This big pick being Drew McIntyre to Smackdown
Local advertisements for WWE Draft week are listing a dark match between Roman Reigns
vs Drew McIntyre for the Universal Title
Which basically makes it sound like Drew McIntyre will in fact be on the move to Smackdown,
not really to the surprise of anyone.
Drew McIntyre to Smackdown has been a popular fan suggestion for months now
Drew has been on Raw for a handful of years and accomplished everything he could, so a
change of scenery and bringing him over to Smackdown was definitely needed
This will also help Roman Reigns.
Roman has dominated the entire Smackdown locker room for well over a year now, so the draft
will also result in some fresh faces for Roman to feud with as well, including Drew McIntyre
These two met at least year’s survivor series, but Roman cheated to win, so there’s definitely
a score to settle there between Roman and Drew
Drew even recently spoke with “Give Me Sports” and said he wants to do something again with
Roman, he had this to say:
“I mean, something with Roman is always going to interest me.
He’s on top of WWE right now doing the best work of his career…
I think for Roman and I, it’s a case of giving it more time.
I just want to keep rolling and keep building that momentum and basically catch up to the
momentum that he’s got right now and make it a big big match.”
The card is always subject to change, but if these advertisements are telling the truth
about Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns, Drew may be getting his wish and going over to
Smackdown in the coming days
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