Becky Lynch Recalls 'Confusing' Early WWE Days Of Being Told To Move Like A Girl

Becky Lynch’s rise to the top of WWE wasn’t easy and was by no means guaranteed, but ‘The Man’ persevered and become the first ever woman to win a WrestleMania main event when she took on Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 35.

For Lynch, it was a struggle to break the mould and help change what women’s wrestling could be in the company, with Lynch saying the following on Never Before Told with Seth Rollins:

"Coming into WWE, I had one very specific goal and that was to main event WrestleMania and make women's wrestling the coolest thing on TV, and to change the game and to be seen as equal. Even in my early stages in NXT, it was weird and confusing because you were told that women can't punch and you can't use things like steps and you can't use the post. Are we supposed to just hair pull and slap each other? It's very confusing. I even remember being told, 'Move like a girl.' What, I am a girl, what do you mean? It was all so very confusing. Also, where I wanted to go to, there had been no women that had gone there. It is very male-dominated. I was trying to get to this space where the men were at the top of the card so I had to rely on them for help and for guidance. I was lucky that I had people like you [Seth Rollins] to turn to. John Cena, being able to ask him advice on all the live events. You very much had to go to people who had been in the spots you wanted to be. Luckily, everybody was so willing to help the younger and eager talent in that regard. Nobody is hoarding the secrets for themselves,” said Lynch.

Lynch’s upcoming autobiography ‘Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl’ is set for release on March 26, 2024.

H/T: Fightful