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How much longer will Becky Lynch's reign as RAW Women's Champion last? That has to be the question on the mind of every fan after watching The Man steamroll through the competition for months now, but her reign of terror might actually be coming to an end.
In fact, between the RAW Women's title not being defended at TLC to Lynch being used sporadically on the Red brand, it seems like WWE is transitioning into the future.
Whether that is actually true or not remains to be seen and will depend on what plays out on television, but here are five reasons why WWE might not want her reign to last much longer. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us if you think her title reign can go longer.
#5 Nothing left to accomplish
What is there left to accomplish?
In all seriousness, the answer to that question is nothing. Becky Lynch already won the RAW and SmackDown Women's Championship in the main event of WrestleMania, beating Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair to do so and has even held on to the RAW title for eight straight months.
She has also managed to mow over most of the RAW and Smackdown Women's division during that time, which has been fun to watch, but this leaves her with very few options moving forward. Of course, there are going to be fans that still disagree with that and will want her reign to continue, but at what cost?
In the end, Lynch's run as champion was nothing short of historic. It had all the big moments that most Superstars can only dream of and did so in a way that hasn't been seen in a long time. There's nothing left to prove when it comes to her and her character though, which is why the title will most likely switch hands sooner rather than later.
#4 Fans losing interest
Don't get it twisted, Becky Lynch is still very much one of the most popular entities in all of sports entertainment, but her popularity now pales in comparison to what it was at the beginning. In fact, she seems to be slowly becoming an afterthought in the division and that's certainly not what WWE want.
Maybe the lack of interest has to do with the fact that despite starting out as one, Lynch is no longer the underdog. She has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that she belongs in the upper echelon of WWE, which may be responsible for her momentum starting to trend downwards.
Again, she is still one of the biggest entities in all of WWE and definitely in the Women's division, but she doesn't have that same underdog appeal that she did at the beginning. She also doesn't have the same big names to work off of anymore, thus another reason why fans are probably losing interest.
In the end, the lack of suitable opponents, her time as champion, and the overall staleness of the storyline are all mixing together to create a very uninteresting situation. She just isn't the same underdog that she was. She is now the establishment and fans are turning away from that.
#3 WWE needing to re-establish the RAW women's division
It's no secret that the RAW women's division has been lagging for quite a while now and some of that actually has to do with Becky Lynch still being RAW women's champion. Furthermore, it seems like apart from Charlotte Flair and maybe Asuka, the rest of the RAW roster is struggling to make a name for themselves.
And what better way to change all that to finally have one of these less established Superstars on RAW finally take the title off of Becky Lynch? Not only would it be a huge moment for whoever is lucky enough to do it, but the move will also lessen the sting of Lynch's eventual dethroning.
If nothing else, Lynch has become a name to make a name off of and while a few Superstars have managed to do so in one way or another, it has never been for her big prize. With that being said and The Man's title reign now hitting the eight-month mark, it makes sense for WWE to finally pull the trigger on this.
Whether that happens by some kind of interference, a shady finish or a clean win remains to be seen, but it's clear that the title needs to be off of Lynch.
#2 Running out of opponents
Who else is left for Becky Lynch to face?
While WWE had a plethora of options for Becky Lynch before the brand split, those possibilities have all but dried up at this point. In fact, between most of the Superstars on the Monday Night RAW roster being people that Lynch has faced before to the company choosing not to capitalize on her feud with Shayna Baszler, it feels like Lynch has nowhere to go.
Now that's a pretty dangerous place to be for WWE, who are trying to move the title picture forward and even more of a dangerous spot for Becky Lynch herself. This lack of competition has created a situation where Lynch's gimmick and overall storyline has become stale and it has come to a scenario where it had made it extremely difficult for anyone to get the title off of her.
Sure, WWE could have her lose the RAW Women's Title to Charlotte, Asuka or even a Kairi Sane, but those options seem more like stopgaps than anything else. The first two options are also former champions and likely wouldn't be perceived too well by fans if they were to win the title again.
With that being said, WWE needs to focus on finding a transitional champion to get the belt off of Lynch, while also finding a way to protect her in defeat. Charlotte, Asuka or Kairi will do, but it won't be what could have been if WWE had Baszler a go at her again.
#1 Time as champion
Becky Lynch has been RAW Women's Champion since defeating Ronda Rousey in the main event of WrestleMania 35 and has grown a lot as a character since then. WWE even managed to magnify everything that made character of The Man great in the first place and even gave her some marquee moments to boot.
Sure, she didn't compete in the first ever women's match in Saudi Arabia and even lost The SmackDown Women's Championship after holding it for just over a month, but the gains the company made far outweigh the losses. In fact, between carrying the title for eight months, teaming with her fianc, Seth Rollins and getting to do a segment with The Rock, she has become arguably the biggest thing in WWE.
There is literally no reason to keep the title on her and the longer they do, the worse things could end up being. If nothing else, the title picture needs to move forward and do so in a way that is as organic as possible. That's not going to be an easy feat by any means, but could be easier if they do it sooner than later.
In the end, there is no shame in taking the title off of Lynch at this point in time. She has more than a enough memorable moments to fall back on and her persona can still be used in a lot of interesting ways.
