Becky Lynch’s Heel Turn Was Her Own Creative Pitch – Becky Lynch’s shocking heel turn the night after WrestleMania 41 was reportedly her own creative idea, including the short-lived tag title win with Lyra Valkyria and the post-match betrayal.
At WrestleMania 41, Lynch and Valkyria defeated then-champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to capture the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. However, their reign only lasted 24 hours, as Morgan and Rodriguez reclaimed the belts the following night on RAW. In a dramatic post-match moment, Lynch attacked Valkyria, solidifying her heel turn.
According to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, the storyline was spearheaded by Lynch herself.
“This whole thing was Becky’s idea. It was all Becky’s idea. I heard about it in advance. ‘Becky wants to come back, she wants to win the title, then turn on Lyra the next night.’ When I heard it, I was like, ‘What? This is an absolutely horrible idea.’ But as it turns out, her coming back and winning the title, if you went on Twitter after that show – they all cheered Becky and everything – but very shortly thereafter, there were all the ‘Becky Hogan’ posts,” Alvarez explained.
He added that while he originally believed the plan involved vacating the titles following the heel turn, Lynch’s proposal to lose the titles before the betrayal made the shift in character even more effective.
“I didn’t know that her plan involved losing the title. I thought she was gonna turn on Lyra as champions and they’d vacate the title or whatever. But losing the title and turning on her – this all worked out perfectly for a heel turn. It didn’t for the Raw after WrestleMania, but she’ll be a heel next week.”
This storyline took the place of previously reported plans involving Charlotte Flair and Lynch teaming up for a title pursuit, which were ultimately scrapped. Click here for those details.
Becky Lynch’s Heel Turn Was Her Own Creative Pitch
