WWE 24 Becky Lynch: 5 Things we learned from the WWE Network Special

If you are a die-hard wrestling fan who not just loves the in-ring action but just everything related to this business and the superstars involved, WWE Network is the place for you. We often criticize WWE for many things, but appreciation where it's due as WWE Network's original shows and documentaries are just so good.

Recently after the Money in the Bank PPV, WWE released the newest episode of WWE 24 that focuses on The Man, Becky Lynch's rise from her Irish wrestling days to competing in WrestleMania's first all-women's main event. It was not the best one of the WWE 24 series, which now has 19 episodes, but that is more of a compliment for the other episodes rather than a criticism of this newest one.

The documentary nicely portrays how a young Becky Lynch started her career in Ireland before moving on to Canada and different parts of the world to do shows before an injury forced her to stay out of the ring for many years. Her career looked over before she decided to give it another chance and got into WWE.

She was not always a top star and was often overlooked in front of other wrestlers, but then came Summerslam 2018 that completely changed her career forever. The Becky Lynch that we witnessed today has a lot more layers to her personality than what she portrays on screen, and this episode of WWE 24 did a decent job to display that.

In this article, let's take a look at 5 Things we learned from the WWE Network Special, "WWE 24 Becky Lynch: The Man". Do let me know in the comments section your thoughts about this amazing transformation of her from the Irish LassKicker to The Man.

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#5 Finn Balor was her first trainer

An early picture of Finn Balor and Becky Lynch together!

Becky Lynch was always interested in pro-wrestling. She used to watch wrestling with her brother and also fight with him on their mother's bed. It was his brother who saw this passion in her and took her to her first wrestling school and first trainer, Fergal Devitt, whom we know these days in WWE as Finn Balor.

Yes, Balor and Becky have a huge history together. In the episode, Balor revealed that he knew there's something special with Becky. She had that spark and charisma in her that was just on some next level. But the same was not the case with her in-ring skills.

#4 She was not a natural wrestler

Becky in her initial days of training!

While Becky was interested in the business and had great charisma and charm, there was one major issue when she started training - her wrestling skills. As mentioned by her own brother in the documentary, he thought Becky was "God Awful".

Finn also realized this soon that she was not a natural athlete. While that is understandable as she was just starting her career, Becky herself mentioned that she was dreadful when she began.

But one thing that the episode focuses on largely is her attitude of not giving up and chasing her dreams with full determination. She slowly and steadily improved her in-ring skills, and later moved to Canada as there was only so much she could learn in Ireland.

The Becky Lynch that we see today might not be considered the best women's wrestler in the world, but she is good enough to deliver a solid performance whenever WWE needs her to. She has had some amazing matches both in NXT as well as main-roster and has surely come a long way.

#3 She was overlooked in front of Charlotte and Sasha Banks

The Mattel incidence made her feel so bad!

Becky Lynch had a huge triple threat match against Charlotte and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 32 which saw the Divas Championship being retired and replaced by the Women's Championship.

It was Charlotte who won the match after making Becky tap-out to her Figure 8 submission lock. While she was never the favorite in that match, there was a particular incident that really made her feel neglected, overlooked, and embarrassed.

During a press event before WrestleMania 33, Mattel surprised Charlotte and Sasha Banks with some dolls to celebrate their historic match last year, but completely forgot the third participant in that match, Becky Lynch.

While not getting a doll is not a huge thing, but being ignored like that made her realize she was not the favorite of the media, who treated Charlotte and Sasha Banks as bigger stars than her. In the episode, she was extremely frustrated while sharing this moment with us.

#2 She wanted to earn the main-event spot and not just given

This was the biggest moment of her life!

"I wanted the main-event spot, but I want it to be earned and not given as a token gesture. I didn't want it to be a historical match for the sake of making history. I wanted the people to want to see it as the main-event"

These are the words that Becky Lynch spoke in the episode about her historic first ever Women's main-event in WrestleMania against Charlotte and Ronda Rousey. One can clearly see the dedication and passion in her eyes when she revealed the moment Vince McMahon told her that they were going to be the main event this year.

She was never the chosen one like her best-friend Charlotte, but her constant determination and never give up attitude finally paid the dues as she has finally emerged as the true "alpha" female of pro-wrestling in the last one year.

If there was ever going to be a female WrestleMania main event, it had to be this year. They were the main event in every way.

#1 The documentary is not 100% accurate

Becky Lynch was not meant to be a fan-favourite!

While the episode is largely well documented and portrays the rise of Becky Lynch to the top nicely, there are a few key aspects of her journey that have been ignored.

WWE mentioned that her turning on Charlotte at Summerslam 2018 was the start of this miraculous journey of her to the top, they portrayed her as a savior who spoke for the fans. Actually, this was not the real case as she was a full-fledged heel in the initial few days after Summerslam. She even blasted the fans for their continuous support for Charlotte and blamed them.

She was a proper heel in front of a best-friend Charlotte and was meant to hear boos from the crowd. Instead, the fans kept cheering her every night until a point when WWE had to embrace their love and change her into a fan-loving badass character.

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I would encourage all my dear readers to check this episode of WWE 24: Becky Lynch, if possible. Do let me know in the comments section your take on her character change and journey to the main event of WrestleMania.