Becky Lynch was absent from WWE television programming for a year before her return at WrestleMania 41. However, The Man was expected to be back sooner than when she returned.
She lost the WWE Women’s World Championship to Liv Morgan and failed to win back the title on RAW in May 2024. Following that, Lynch went on an extended hiatus, which created a major gap in the WWE women’s division. However, she resurfaced in April 2024 on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
In a recent conversation with Variety.com, Becky Lynch revealed there was talk for her to make her long-awaited return to a WWE ring months ago. But a health issue killed those plans.
Why was Becky Lynch’s WWE return delayed?
“I took what I thought was going to be three months off during the summer, when my contract came up. I was like, ‘Okay, seems like a good time to take a little break, get some stuff done,'” she recalled. “Then other things came up. I was filming ‘Star Trek’ and then ‘Happy Gilmore.’
“There was talk [of a return] around Rumble time. But then at the last minute, I got a skin condition. The next big event was WrestleMania, so it seemed to make sense, especially if I could take Bayley out of the mix and ruin her dreams. It felt doubly brilliant.”
At WrestleMania 41, Becky Lynch teamed up with Lyra Valkyria to defeat Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. The duo lost the titles back to them on the RAW after WrestleMania, and Lynch then began a rivalry with Valkyria.
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