Returning WWE Superstar to cost Becky Lynch the Women's Intercontinental Title at Backlash? Exploring the possibility

Becky Lynch is set to have a compelling title match at WWE Backlash against Lyra Valkyria for the Women's Intercontinental Championship. Interestingly, another superstar might get involved in their upcoming clash.

Lynch returned at WrestleMania 41 to replace Bayley after the Role Model was attacked backstage ahead of her tag team match with Lyra Valkyria. The Man and the Women's IC Champion later won the Women's Tag Team titles from Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, but lost them back to The Judgment Day on the next episode of RAW. Becky attacked Lyra after losing and revealed this week that she was the one who ambushed Bayley. A title match between the Irish stars for the Women's IC title is set for Backlash, with Bayley possibly returning with vengeance in mind.

After being attacked on WrestleMania 41 weekend, it was announced last week on Monday Night RAW that Bayley will be out for some time after suffering a torn labrum and dislocated shoulder. However, The Role Model could return at the St. Louis Premium Live Event and interfere during the Women's Intercontinental Championship match to cost the challenger the title.

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By The Role Model attacking The Man, the latter won't have to "tarnish" her character for losing to an up-and-comer cleanly, but still give Lyra legitimacy on the main roster. Meanwhile, the current Women's Intercontinental Champion can move on to defend the title against other superstars.

Does wrestling veteran think Becky Lynch will win the Women's Intercontinental title at WWE Backlash?

While there's a possibility that The Role Model will return at the upcoming Premium Live Event to cost Becky Lynch the title, wrestling veteran Matthew Rehwoldt (FKA Aiden English) thinks there's also the possible angle of both former champions feuding for the Women's IC gold instead.

While on the Rebooked podcast, Rehwoldt stated that he thinks Becky can win the Women's Intercontinental Championship and feud with Bayley for it when she returns. He noted that in this way, the newly introduced Women's title can get more legitimacy by having veterans feud over it.

"I feel like Becky takes it [the Women's Intercontinental Championship] off, Bayley comes back, and now you have two established stars who helped establish the women's revolution, and the title gets more legitimacy,"

It will certainly be interesting to see the result of Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria's Women's Intercontinental Championship match at WWE Backlash.

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Hazel is a WWE features writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling. Currently a BS Psychology student in her third year, she ensures that multiple accurate and reliable sources back every piece of information in her articles. She phrases even mundane information in her own words, especially when using single sources like books or social media posts, to add a hint of personal touch.

Hazel has had a penchant for writing since high school. Apart from pursuing Humanities and Social Sciences for her senior year, she attended classes about creative and nonfiction writing. In 2019, Hazel started working as a ghostwriter, and three years later, she began working for Sportskeeda. In 2023, she became a published author under 8letters Books Publishing House. Even today, when she is not studying as a pre-med student or writing for Sportskeeda, she enjoys reading and writing novels.

Her favorite wrestlers are Edge and Randy Orton. She recalls watching John Cena vs Big Show vs Edge in WrestleMania 25 in her first wrestling match. Hazel enjoyed the entrances, and what got her hooked was how cool and ruthless Edge was and how John Cena never backed down from his challenges.

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