Video: Now That’s Different. WWE Heavily Edits Becky Lynch Promo. Is A Role Reversal Coming?

I guess they didn’t like what she said. Tuesday night on SmackDown Live, Becky Lynch took the microphone to explain her actions two nights earlier at Summerslam. At the pay per view, Lynch turned on her friend Charlotte and attacked the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. The explanation was pretty obvious, though the Brooklyn fans didn’t seem interested in cheering her. Well now WWE doesn’t seem interested in something else.

This Tuesday, Lynch insulted the live crowd and said that they weren’t there to support her during the lower times of her career. The crowd responded positively and continued to cheer for Lynch. However, the video clip posted to WWE’s YouTube channel is heavily edited and presents Lynch in a very positive light, showing her calling out Charlotte and making no reference to her insulting the crowd. There is no word on what this is going to mean going forward, but it seems that a change may be taking place in the feud.

Here’s the edited version.

Becky Lynch explains why she attacked Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 21, 2018

Now check out the full version. Lynch’s discussion of the crowd’s reaction begins at about 2:20.

Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair BRAWL (full segment) - Smackdown: August 21, 2018

If you can’t see the video, check out our full SmackDown results with a text recap of the original version.

Opinion: Well this is interesting. I’m rather surprised that this is taking place given WWE’s history of not listening to the crowd, but if they’re doing so in this case there may be some hope for the future. Lynch is being cheered to high Heaven in this feud and Charlotte is a natural heel. It’s not what the story was leading towards, but there certainly seems to be the possibility of a change.

What do you think of these changes? Do you think WWE will pull the trigger? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2003 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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