Becky Lynch Discusses Being Champion, Her Irish Roots, Her Inspirations

WWE superstar Becky Lynch recently sat down with NewsTalk before the “Smackdown Live” event in Philadelphia last evening. She discussed a number of topics, including being the first “Smackdown” Women’s Champion, her Irish heritage, who were role models and inspirations were, and more.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

On being the first “Smackdown” Women’s Champion:

“The next day over breakfast,  I wrote everything down but it still hasn’t hit me. Today, I did a children’s hospital visit, and when the kids saw the title they got so excited. When they were able to hold it, that made it a bit little more real for me, seeing their excitement holding a title belt, because that’s how I feel.”

On her Irish roots and other Irish wrestlers:

“The thing for Irish wrestlers is, that it’s so new to us. It’s so new. Finn Balor opened up the first [wrestling] school 14-years ago. I was there on day one. We’re not going back too far, and to already have so many champions, from such a small island is unbelievable. Hopefully more Irish wrestlers can join us in the WWE. The possibilities are endless.”

On Finn Bálor:

“[He] is the reason I’m here. He’s a great trainer. He’s had such an impact on my life. I had given up wrestling for seven years and he convinced me to go back. He had a huge impact.”

On her inspirations:

“Originally it was Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior and ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage when I was a little kid. When I got into wrestling again in the Attitude Era, the reason I started watching again was Mick Foley. I just loved him. I always wanted him to win. He was the hook that got me. Then I saw Lita and thought she was the coolest person in the world.”

You can find the entire interview at this link.

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