9 Irish wrestlers who have appeared in WWE

The Man, Becky Lynch from Dublin, Ireland

Becky Lynch had the crowd behind her and changed her destiny in WWE

Becky Lynch is one of the most popular stars in WWE owing to her likable demeanor and take-no-prisoner’s attitude. As of April 2020, she is the highest paid woman and sixth highest paid wrestler overall in WWE.

She is the first WWE star to appear on the cover of ESPN Magazine, the WWE 2K franchise, as well as one of three women to first to main event WrestleMania. She's also the first woman to be named Most Popular Wrestler of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the only female performer in WWE history to lead the in merchandise sales.

Becky was born in Limerick before moving to Dublin. She wrestled her brother while also horse riding, swimming, and playing basketball. She was trained by Paul Tracey and Finn Balor. Lynch also trained at NWA UK Hammerlock.

She took a six-year hiatus after suffering a head injury, during which time she worked as a stunt woman on the show Vikings, an air hostess for Aer Lingus, and helped train Kyle O’Reilly. In 2013, Lynch signed a two-year developmental contract with WWE.

During her time in NXT, Becky joined forces with Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, and Bayley, starting a revolution within the NXT Women’s Division. Her match against Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable for the NXT Women’s Championship was critically acclaimed but she never won the title during her time in NXT.

Becky debuted on the main roster in 2015 on Monday Night RAW alongside Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks. Lynch, Flair and Banks faced off at WrestleMania 32 for the newly created Women’s Championship. Flair retained the championship, becoming its first champion.

In the 2016 WWE Draft, Becky was the first woman drafted to SmackDown, going on to become it’s first Women’s Champion at Backlash. She lost the championship to Aliss after just 84 days. In 2018, she competed in the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble match.

At Hell in a Cell, Lynch won the Smackdown Women’s Championship for the second time. Since that win and her transition from the Irish Lass Kicker to The Man, Becky has held the Smackdown Women’s Championship a total of four times, and the RAW Women’s Championship once. Along with this, she won the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble, took time off in 2020 to have her baby, and got married to Seth Rollins. Becky made her return at the 2021 SummerSlam defeating Bianca Belair and turning heel.

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