Natalya will challenge Becky Lynch for the RAW women’s championship at SummerSlam on August 11th, 2019 in Toronto. Shortly after earning the title shot, Natalya commented on her and Lynch’s shared history in a post-match promo. Lynch was quick to point out that the person Natalya will be facing at SummerSlam is not the Becky Lynch she thinks of as a friend, however.
Natalya posted the following to her social media followers yesterday:
Lynch retired from pro-wrestling following a head injury from 2006 to 2013. She actually wrestled a few matches in Ireland during that time but was largely out of the industry. Lynch returned to the business and was promptly given a WWE tryout and signed in 2013. She responded to Natalya’s comments on Twitter:
Natalya then responded:
Becky Lynch vs Natalya – SummerSlam 2019
Lynch and Natalya have faced each other in 7 singles matches on WWE programming. Natalya holds the edge in the head-to-head series 4-3.
- February 23rd, 2016 Smackdown – Natalya defeated Lynch via DQ
- July 24th, 2016 Battleground 2016: Natalya defeated Lynch
- July 26th, 2016 Smackdown: Lynch defeated Natalya
- November 22nd, 2016 Smackdown: Lynch defeated Natalya
- March 14th, 2017 Smackdown: Lynch defeated Natalya
- May 9th, 2017 Smackdown: Natalya defeated Lynch
- August 15th, 2017 Smackdown: Natalya defeated Lynch
