"What the F**k Are We Doing?" - Becky Lynch's WWE Segment Receives Strong Criticism from 54-Year-Old Legend

A 54-year-old WWE legend has criticized Becky Lynch's segment from this week's RAW. Lynch was out on the red brand after her successful Women's Intercontinental Championship defense against Lyra Valkyria on Night Two of SummerSlam. However, she was soon interrupted by Nikki Bella.

The two engaged in a heated war of words. Nikki Bella said she remembers when Lynch first showed up in WWE and then called her a "disappointment." Nikki also called her a "liar," like her husband, Seth Rollins.

However, The Man's retort was a strong one. She said that she and her husband are the greatest wrestling couple of all time, before mocking Nikki and her past relationship with John Cena, saying, "You can't see him anymore." While the segment was fiery, Bully Ray wasn't happy with some aspects of it.

Speaking on the Busted Open podcast, the WWE veteran said there was no follow-up from Nikki Bella to what Becky Lynch said.

"What good does that do to Nikki? You see, can you feel my silence? Does my silence speaking volumes yet? No? What the f**k are we doing over here? I don't mind them giving Becky Lynch that line. Just make sure Nikki can follow it up. There was no following it up. There was no rebuttal. There was no retort," he said. [From 2:23-2:58]

According to Bully Ray, WWE giving such a strong line to a heel did Nikki Bella no good, especially when she was given no comeback.

"Nikki looked uncomfortable, because the reaction was so overwhelming and Nikki had to admit, 'Yeah, you got me and then try to come over the top with, 'But why don't you meet me in a wrestling match.' They left her dead in the water last night. Just for the pop. The heel buried the babyface," he added. [From 3:08-3:37]

The segment ended with Becky Lynch punching Nikki Bella in the face before leaving the ring.

Becky Lynch debuted a new entrance theme at SummerSlam

SummerSlam turned out to be a big occasion for Becky Lynch. Not only did she retain her Women's Intercontinental Championship, but she also debuted a new entrance theme song at the premium live event.

The theme retains the iconic line, "The Man Has Come Around," but has an entirely different ring to it otherwise.

It replaces her old theme song, Celtic Invasion. Her new one comes from The Wonder Years, a Pennsylvania-based band formed in 2005.

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While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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