Posts Tagged ‘Becky Lynch’

Update on Becky Lynch, Is She Cleared to Compete at TLC?

Becky Lynch is currently scheduled to face Asuka and Charlotte Flair in the first ever Women’s TLC Triple Threat at the December 16th WWE TLC pay-per-view. The Wrestling Observer recently reported that ‘The Man’ is not currently cleared for action. Lynch did appear as part of the Tribute To The Troops tapings, teaming with Charlotte Flair to face Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. There aren’t currently any details available from that taping so she may well have been heavily protected and not taken too much in-ring.

WON are reporting that Lynch has been cleared from the concussion that she suffered as a result of Nia Jax’s errant punch on RAW. It is however being reported that Lynch has not been cleared as a result of the nasal fracture from the hit. Becky has been appearing on Smackdown in a non-physical role, she is expected to be cleared in time for the TLC match against Flair and Asuka.

Even while injured Becky’s hot steak appears to be continuing. The Irish ‘Lass-Kicker’ is taking part in a VIP Axxess event at the Royal Rumble and it has already sold out. The WWE Superstar shared the news via social media, telling her fanbase that “I see and hear you all, all the tee shirts, the signs, the posts, the love. The Man sees you all. They didn’t expect us, but here we are”.

Becky Lynch’s Royal Rumble VIP Axxess Sells Out In Amazing Time

It’s no surprise that Becky Lynch has become one of the top superstars in WWE today. Ever since turning heel against Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam, ‘The Man’ has been on a perpetual upswing as she has fully embraced a brash, cocky anti-heroine persona. The WWE Universe has been making their voices heard each and every week by clearly supporting Lynch in her efforts.

That’s now further reflected by the fact fans have helped to sell out Becky Lynch’s Royal Rumble VIP Axxess meet-and-greet within an impressive 90 seconds.

The “Lass Kicker” shared the news via social media, telling her fanbase that “I see and hear you all, all the tee shirts, the signs, the posts, the love. The Man sees you all. They didn’t expect us, but here we are”.

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The WWE has managed to capture lightning in a bottle with Lynch’s new persona, despite their efforts to initially turn her heel. The crowd weren’t buying into the narrative the WWE was trying to tell. With the audience cheering her as she would dole out beat down’s on the women they were meant to be cheering, Lynch has since become one of the WWE’s top talents.

Did you pick up a VIP Package for the Royal Rumble to meet Lynch? Are you surprised by this at all?

Smackdown Live! 12/4 Preview

Smackdown tonight will take place inside the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. 4 segments have been confirmed for the show.

Smackdown 12/4 Preview

Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Asuka Contract Signing

Last week on Smackdown, Asuka won a 9-person battle royal to become the third participant in the triple threat TLC Women’s Smackdown Championship match at TLC. Tonight, all 3 competitors will be in the ring at the same time to officially sign their contracts.

MizTV w/ Special Guest Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan and the Miz were rivals for years while Bryan was not medically cleared to compete. In 2018, they’ve taken their rivalry to the ring. Now that Bryan has become “the New Daniel Bryan”, however, the dynamic between the two could be entirely different. We’ll find out tonight when Bryan is the guest on MizTV.

Former WWE Champion and Bryan’s opponent at TLC, AJ Styles, will likely be watching this segment closely.

Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton

Tonight will be the 12th 1-on-1 match between Orton and Hardy dating back to 2006. Hardy beat Orton in a #1 contender’s match for the Intercontinental Championship back on Monday Night Raw from August 28th, 2006 in their first match.

The last time the two met, on Smackdown October 23rd, 2018, Orton beat Hardy to pull ahead in the all-time series 6-5.

What about Samoa Joe? He interrupted Jeff Hardy’s 20th Anniversary with the WWE celebration last week. Will he get involved in Jeff’s match with Orton tonight?

Xavier Woods vs Cesaro vs Jey Uso

At TLC, the Bar will defend the Smackdown tag team Championships against both the New Day and the Usos in a triple threat match. Tonight, one wrestler from each team will face off in a triple threat single’s match.

Becky Lynch And Ronda Rousey Trade Shots On Twitter

Ronda Rousey had all she could handle from Nia Jax and Tamina last night on Raw. Meanwhile, the Smackdown Women’s Champion was on Twitter antagonizing her.

Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey Twitter War

With Becky and Ronda on separate shows, WWE appears to be building towards an eventual match between the two on Twitter.

The two exchanged the following Tweets last night:

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“Hey Ronnie?! My division is on fire over here. Everyone thinks they’re a badass all of a sudden. How’s the division that I let you run going?”

“U sure had alot of free time during 2beg for my attention on Twitter-but Im busy promoting a PPV w/ an opponent whos actually going to show up.Leave it to to still be on social media crying for a participation trophy for never showing up to fight”

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“Hey, hey. You know that time I got sucker punched? When I stood up I was out on my feet. That means I LITERALLY beat you in my sleep.”

“Oh you talking about that time you showed up to trying to look tough and left with your face caved in? That’s some more – Keep hiding behind your Dr’s note while the handles your

Becky Lynch: Lack Of Confidence Was Holding Me Back

Becky Lynch is arguably the hottest star in the world of pro-wrestling right now. In a recent interview with NBC News, she says what had always been holding her back was confidence.

“I think the greatest obstacle in my career has always been myself, been confidence,” Lynch said. “If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody else will.”

She also spoke about her 7-year absence from wrestling after having trained and competed as a teenager.

“In 2006, I was trying to make it to WWE but my head wasn’t focussed on the right thing,” she continued. “I ended up getting hurt in a match in Germany. It was my own fault. My mom really wanted me to leave wrestling because I didn’t have a plan, I didn’t have any money, and I didn’t know what to do with my life.”

Between 2006 and 2013, Becky wrestled less than a handful of times. She studied acting, worked as a stewardess, and did various other jobs.

“There was 7 years when I was away from wrestling,” she continued before saying she ultimately felt pulled back into it. “Nothing ever felt like it pulled me like wrestling did. I felt like I was meant to be in WWE, I just didn’t’ know how.”

Lynch decided to give wrestling a second shot in 2013 when she was 27. This time things went much easier for her. A wrestling school she attended briefly was able to get her a WWE tryout fairly quickly and she was signed not long after. She spent two years in developmental before making the main roster in 2015.

You can listen to the full interview below:

Becky Lynch On Being The Man In WWE, Working With Shawn Michaels & The Miz

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch spoke to Hollywood Life to talk about various topics including the chance to work with Shawn Michaels and The Miz while filming the Marine 6: Close Quarters. She stated that she took notice of how Miz navigated the film, how he conducted himself, and how he treated everybody. She brought up how he’s a great leader and created this great atmosphere.

Regarding the WWE Hall of Famer, she stated that Michaels is an incredible wrestler and actor. Lynch believes there’s nothing that he can’t do.

Over the past few months, she has given herself the ‘The Man’ nickname in WWE. “That confidence? You know, the thing of it is, it’s always an inside job, right? It doesn’t come overnight. This is something that I’ve been working on for a long time, and why this works so well is because we’ve seen me not have confidence. We’ve seen me persevere. We’ve seen every obstacle being thrown my way and finding a way to deal with it. But, it’s all about believing in yourself, and I always say, you know, you’re the only person that lives in your head.”

Lynch continued by stating that although you can tell yourself how bad you are all day, it’s better to think that you are great. She thinks that just have to constantly work on believing in yourself, and believing that you’re enough. “Have faith that you’ve got everything that it takes to make it. If you put the work in? Of course, you do.”

Smackdown Ratings Increase Week Over Week

Tuesday’s edition of Smackdown Live, which aired live from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the most-watched show on cable for November 27 in the 18-49 demographic and finished ninth overall for the night. Smackdown’s ratings were up from a 0.7 to a 0.8 in the 18-49 demo.

TV By The Numbers reports that the show, which featured the return of Becky Lynch, scored 114,000 more total viewers than last week’s episode, beating it 2.264 million viewers to 2.150 million.

The number is still below what the show drew two weeks ago, but finishing first for the night in the key demographic can’t be taken as a negative.

Curse Of Oak Island on History and the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC both topped Smackdown in total viewers, with 3.408 million and 3.315 million respectively. The other six shows that topped Smackdown for the night in total viewers all aired on Fox News Channel.

Without the benefit of quarter-hour breakdowns, it’s difficult to pinpoint a single reason for the uptick in viewership this week.

The show was built around the Smackdown Women’s Championship picture. The main event featured a women’s battle royal, with the winner being added to the Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair match at TLC next month. A strong promo segment between Lynch and Flair kicked off the show.

Becky Lynch Taunts Charlotte Flair’s TLC Title Shot

The opening segment of this week’s episode of SmackDown Live saw the return of the Man and the SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.

During the segment, Paige also announced a TLC match between Lynch and Charlotte for the upcoming show of the same name. After the other women of the roster objected to that, they were given an opportunity to earn their spot in this match as well.

The opportunity was a battle royal which took place in the main event of the show and it saw Asuka winning the bout and earning herself a title shot as part of the upcoming bout.

After SmackDown went off air, Becky took on her Twitter account to comment on the events from the show and took a shot at the fact that Asuka earned her way to the bout but Charlotte was rewarded this opportunity for free:

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She continued her attack on Flair in the interview of the Women’s Champion the company posted on their YouTube channel after the show went off air.

Lynch said that Charlotte has once again been handed this opportunity because the company doesn’t want her to be the champion and the Man but she will continue to be it and beat her opponents at the upcoming show.

You can check out her interview in the video below:

Becky Lynch Talks Desire To Main Event With Sasha Banks, Ideal Tag Team Partner

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch recently did an interview with Sky Sports where she talked about various topics including her ideal tag team partner.  For months now, there have been rumors that WWE could be introducing Women’s Tag Team Titles in the near future. This when she named Asuka.

“I think Asuka is a killer, right? So I’d like to partner up with a killer,” Becky stated. “I’d absolutely like to face her in the ring as well. She’s a killer, I’ll kill her.”

Lynch also talked about who she would like to face in the main event of any show. This is when she named former WWE RAW Women’s Champion Sasha Banks.

“Sasha Banks is one of my favorite people to be in the ring with,” Becky continued. “She’s fantastic, a wonderful athlete. It would be a great match. One of my favorite matches, and my coming out match, was myself against her at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable. She won that match, and times have changed, so I would like to prove to her who the man is.”

As of this writing, Lynch is still currently healing up from a broken face and a concussion suffered by Nia Jax a few weeks ago on RAW. WWE has yet to confirm when she’ll be cleared to make her return to in-ring action.

Smackdown Live! 11/27 Preview

Tonight’s episode of Smackdown will take place inside the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN. Smackdown Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, has been confirmed to appear on the show.

Only 3 segments have been announced for tonight’s episode. Although traditionally Smackdown announces more matches and segments ahead of time than Raw, that has not been the case in recent weeks.

Edit: New Day vs The Bar in a non-title match has now also been announced for tonight.

Smackdown 11/27 Preview

Becky Lynch Returns to Smackdown

The most reaction-garnering Superstar on the roster returns to Smackdown tonight. Although she is still not cleared to compete, Lynch has evidently been cleared to travel, which is a good sign.

The last time Lynch was in a WWE ring she was hugging Charlotte Flair and picking her as her Survivor Series replacement. Since then, quite a bit has taken place on social media. It will be interesting to hear what Lynch might have to say regarding Rousey, Flair, and/or Nia tonight.

AJ Styles Responds To Daniel Bryan

Last week on Smackdown, Daniel Bryan delivered a promo explaining his actions from the week prior. Bryan won the WWE Championship after kicking AJ in the groin 2 weeks ago today. He said his dreams took over for him and that’s why he did what he did. Tonight, former champion AJ Styles will address both Bryan and the WWE Universe.

Jeff Hardy Celebrates 20-Years in WWE

Jeff Hardy and his brother Matt debuted in WWE in 1998. Tonight, Jeff Hardy celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the Hardyz in WWE. Such celebrations rarely take place on WWE programming without incident, however.

Matt Hardy Teases Raw Return? Becky Lynch Returning To SmackDown This Week

Matt Hardy Teases Raw Return?

This week’s episode of Raw saw the appointment of yet another authority figure as Baron Corbin asked Alexa Bliss to be his assistant and oversee the Raw Women’s Division.

After the show, ‘Broken’ Matt Hardy made the following tweet teasing a return to the brand saying that only he can fix the broken Raw:

It’s worth mentioning here that reports suggested that Alexa Bliss could replace Corbin as the GM of the Red Branded Show after TLC and the latest events on Raw seem to be supporting these rumors.

Becky Lynch Returning To SmackDown This Week

We noted before how WWE confirmed that AJ Styles will be returning to SmackDown Live this week, for the first time since losing his WWE Championship to Daniel Bryan.

Though now it has been revealed that he is not the only star who will return during the show as the company has announced that Becky Lynch will also make her return tonight.

Lynch has been away from the Blue Branded show since the go-home episode of Survivor Series PPV where it was revealed that the SmackDown Women’s Champion was not medically cleared for the PPV and Charlotte Flair was announced as her replacement.

Becky Lynch Takes Aim At Lesnar, Rousey & Daniel Bryan

At WWE Starrcade over the weekend, Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins emerged victorious in his Cage match against Dean Ambrose. After the match, “The Architect” took to Twitter to celebrate, by dubbing himself “The Man, The Champ” of WWE. Of course, Rollins did this knowing it’d upset SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Becky Lynch. The pair have bickered back and forth before about who is really “The Man” of WWE.

In his Tweet, Rollins took a jab at Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, and Daniel Bryan for not being a part of the show. He then declared himself “The Man, The Champ” of WWE:

“Away game? Hostile environment? No Brock? No Bryan? No Ronda? No Becky? ….no problem. THE Man, THE Champ. The hardest working MFer in this business just wrecked Cincinnati.”

Lynch, who has been on top of her Twitter game as of late, of course, had to respond. She also took a shot at Lesnar, Rousey, and Bryan for not being on the show. “The Irish Lass Kicker” reminded everyone she wasn’t competing due to her broken nose and concussion, before asking what everyone else’s excuse was:

“I have a concussion and a broken face, what’s everyone else’s excuse?”

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What do you think about Lynch taking a shot at Lesnar, Rousey, and Bryan?

Becky Lynch On Topping “Best Men In WWE History” List, The Miz & Shinsuke Nakamura Bicker

Becky Lynch On Topping “Best Men In WWE History” List

SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is known by her nickname “The Man” as of late while getting support by fans while being one of the most entertaining stars on the roster right now.

WWE recently released a list on their Instagram page on Sunday, titled “The Best Men In WWE History.” The company ranked her first ahead of ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, the Big Boss Man, ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase and the Boogeyman.

Lynch reacted to the list by writing the following on her official Twitter account, “It’s cool, there’s no ‘they’ – being The Man is my own statement. After decades of (awesome) men being The Man, what’s more empowering than saying to both female & male locker rooms, “I am The Man now, what are you going to do about it?” Because make no mistake, that’s what I am.”

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The Miz & Shinsuke Nakamura Bicker

WWE has released this video to their Instagram account of The Miz and WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura bickering between each other as they were not on the right page after losing their match to Rusev and Rey Mysterio at Saturday’s Starrcade live event at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati. You can see the video here:

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Shayna Baszler Takes Shot At Becky Lynch On Twitter

Shayna Baszler took a shot at Becky Lynch for never having won the NXT Women’s Championship today on Twitter. Lynch referenced Baszler in a previous Tweet making fun of Rousey’s social media posts. Baszler then issued a response to Lynch’s comments today.

“Don’t try to name drop me in this attention grab, I’m too busy holding down the division you couldn’t.

As for Lynch, earlier today she commented on her appearance on WWE.com’s “Best Men” list:

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Shayna Baszler, 4-Horsewomen of MMA…in WWE

All 4 Horsewomen of MMA are currently under WWE contract. Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir began training at the WWE Performance Center back in May.

Baszler commented on the difference between the 4 Horsewomen of MMA and the NXT version earlier this year.

They’re not in a stable,” Bazler said to Uproxx. “We’re not just four random guys. This is my whole argument about the thing. People are like, ‘Yeah but Charlotte is Ric Flair’s daughter.’ But they weren’t just four guys that made history which the fake Four Horsewomen did. They’re four girls that made history. That’s great, but that’s not what the Four Horsemen did. They were a team. They were a stable. And we’re a team. You don’t see us needing counseling to stay friends and bickering and feuding over … You know what I mean?”

Information On Becky Lynch’s Projected Return Date

With Becky Lynch having suffered a concussion and broken nose due to a heavy strike from Nia Jax, fans are eager to know when she will be medically cleared to come back to the ring.

Unfortunately, according to Dave Meltzer, it won’t be anytime soon. He noted, “Yeah, [Becky Lynch is] off of everything. No return date. Well, it’s a concussion. Becky Lynch and Alexa Bliss are still waiting.”

That one punch from Jax, which took place on the Monday Night Raw before Survivor Series, would deprive the WWE Universe of the hotly anticipated confrontation between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series.

Nia Jax would receive a raucous negative reaction from the Los Angeles crowd when she made her entrance for the 5 v 5 Women’s Survivor Series clash. She would eventually lead Team Raw to victory, showing off the hand that had hurt Lynch throughout.

Despite not having a projected return date at this time, Becky Lynch has managed to maintain and grow her surge of popularity, using her social media accounts to great effect.

Whether it’s an exchange with Conor McGregor or having to remind the WWE that she is their SmackDown Women’s champion, the Lass Kicker has guaranteed she remains relevant as she strives towards her return.

Becky Lynch Hints At WrestleMania Role For Conor McGregor

SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and UFC star Conor McGregor’s interactions on Twitter have taken an interesting turn.

Earlier this week, The Man commented on an article comparing her to the former 2-division UFC Champion. Lynch refuted the notion that she has been “channeling” McGregor as of late. She acknowledged that they have a bond as premiere Irish athletes, but stated that she’d break that bond (and his arm) if they ever got within 2 miles of each other.

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McGregor, one of the biggest trash talkers in all of sports, responded with a show of respect. Instead of firing back with tough talk of his own, McGregor told her to call him if she ever needs backup.

Anybody else hear a cash register sound just now? Upping the ante once again, Becky Lynch told Conor McGregor that New York is nice in the spring time, a not-so-subtle reference to WrestleMania 35.

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Conor McGregor Becky Lynch

Lynch has trained with Conor McGregor’s team in Ireland before. WWE.com followed Becky around as she trained with the famed-coach John Kavanagh, during a WWE trip to Dublin in 2017.

“(Conor) would absolutely be a success. He is WWE,” Lynch told Newshub earlier this year. “A lot of his influence, a lot of his popularity and success is from taking elements of pro-wrestling and putting them into his UFC character and persona you see.”

Becky Lynch Comments On Bond Between Her And Conor McGregor

Don’t tell Becky Lynch that she is channeling her inner “Conor McGregor”. The Man isn’t channeling anyone and she wants to make sure people know.

Lynch responded to an article by Apple News earlier today, refuting that she is doing a Conor McGregor impersonation.

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“The Man channels no one. & me are bonded as Irish brother & sister. But if I ever got within 2 miles of him I’d break that bond, and his arm, in three short seconds.
I’d be too tempting; he’d completely understand too. Proper12 after.”

Becky Lynch And Conor McGregor

In 2016, Lynch responded to Conor McGregor’s early retirement claims by inviting him to join her in WWE.

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Later that year, Becky beat Conor out for an Irish sportsperson of the year award and she made sure to let Conor know about it:

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The radio station then offered up the following post to explain their decision to pick Becky over Conor:

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Earlier this year, however, Becky Lynch said she believes Conor McGregor would be a big success if he ever came to WWE.

“He would absolutely be a success. He is WWE,” Lynch told Newshub. “A lot of his influence, a lot of his popularity and success is from taking elements of pro-wrestling and putting them into his UFC character and persona you see.”

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Becky Lynch is currently on the shelf with a concussion. As of this writing, there is no timetable for her return to the ring.

Daniel Bryan Wrestles Miz In SmackDown Dark Match, Becky Lynch Undergoes Treatment

Daniel Bryan Wrestles Miz In SmackDown Dark Match

There was an interesting dark match after Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown Live went off the air on the USA Network in Los Angeles, CA at the Staples Center. WWE Champion Daniel Bryan defend the WWE Title against The Miz.

Fans in attendance noted that Miz worked as a babyface and Bryan as a heel. After the match, the Miz cut a promo thanking the crowd. Bryan is slated to make his first title defense against AJ Styles at TLC.

Becky Lynch Undergoes Treatment

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch recently shared a photo on her official Instagram account of herself getting concussion treatment. She suffered a concussion and broken nose when being punched by Nia Jax on last week’s episode of Monday Night RAW during the invasion angle.

As a result, she was pulled from her champion vs. champion match against Ronda Rousey at the Survivor Series pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center on the WWE Network. She posted the photo with the following caption, “This is me right now trying to get out of doctor jail so I can remind some people exactly who I am.”

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Becky Lynch Owns WWE Over Error In Social Media Post

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is keeping WWE’s social media department on their toes. She recently pointed out one mistake that was sent out to their followers on Twitter.

As seen in the Twitter post, Lynch pointed out that WWE wrote, “This Champion vs. Champion match got way more intense than we thought.” Obviously, that is a mistake.

Former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair took on RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in the co-headliner of Survivor Series pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center on the WWE Network. Rousey ended up winning the non-title match by DQ.

Originally, Lynch was supposed to face Rousey. However, that got nixed once she was involved in a brawl on last week’s RAW that saw Nia Jax punch her in the face. As a result, she suffered a broken nose and concussion. This led to WWE officials making the call to pull Lynch from her scheduled champion vs. champion match.

Lynch pointed out the error made by the company when she wrote, “As much as you’d love it not to be the case, I am the champion, The Man, the one you didn’t plan for – and nothing makes me happier.”

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Ronda Rousey Releases Statement, Scheduled to Appear on Monday Night Raw

Ronda Rousey left Survivor Series on Sunday night covered in blood and bruises but that won’t stop her from making an appearance on Monday Night Raw this week.

The reigning Raw women’s champion engaged in a brutal match against Charlotte Flair at Survivor series that ended in a disqualification.

During the match, Flair hit Rousey with a kendo stick and then continued the assault inside the ring. When the match was finally over, Rousey made her way backstage but the injuries she suffered during the showdown with Flair looked all too real.

Early in the match, Rousey was seen bleeding from the mouth and once it was over, she was covered in scratches, bumps and bruises.

Rousey then released a photo on her website showing some of the injuries she suffered while promising that she would be appearing on Monday Night Raw to address what happened.Ronda Rousey Injuries

“I refused to let the doctor see me until they promised to clear me for RAW today, I said I would go home and glue it shut if I had to,” Rousey said. “They took a quick look and said I can either stitch it shut or glue it so I decided to glue it and I will be on RAW tonight!”

Rousey was originally scheduled to meet Becky Lynch in a crossover match between Raw and Smackdown Live but that was scrapped just days ahead of Survivor Series.

Lynch also suffered some very real injuries including a broken nose and a concussion after she caught a punch from Nia Jax during an angle on Monday Night Raw last week.

The highly anticipated showdown between Rousey and Lynch was postponed with Flair stepping into replace the Smackdown women’s champion.

It definitely seems like WWE is building towards an epic rematch between Rousey and Flair somewhere down the road. Rumors have been swirling for days that Rousey may not end up encountering Lynch until WrestleMania for what could be a potential headlining match.

Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch Feud Likely To Continue

On last week’s episode of SmackDown Live, it looked as though WWE laid the feud between SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair to bed. Instead, the feud will likely continue after recent social media action from both women. Lynch was initially scheduled to face Ronda Rousey at last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view (PPV).

However, Lynch suffered a broken nose on Monday Night Raw during a brawl segment and was not fit to compete. On SDL, the decision was made to replace Lynch with Flair. In a segment, Lynch hand-selected Flair to serve as her replacement against Rousey, before hugging. After that, many believed the feud between the former best friends was over.

At Survivor Series, Flair lost her match to Rousey after getting herself disqualified. Flair attacked Rousey with a kendo stick, before crushing her neck with a steel chair. “The Queen” then took to Twitter and made some adjustments to her Twitter bio. It looks like Flair is now dubbing herself as “The Baddest Bitch on the Planet.”:

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Lynch responded by making a change to her Twitter bio, seemingly taking a shot at Flair for her own bio change:

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Do you think Lynch and Flair’s feud should continue?

Becky Lynch Roasts Chris Jericho On Twitter

SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch has shown once again you don’t want to tangle with her on social media.

At Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view, Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair had a stellar match that solidified once again that women are more than capable of headlining WrestleMania. Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho has taken notice of the Women’s Revolution. He congratulated the company for making women’s wrestling the hottest thing around, but Becky Lynch replied that she is the one that deserves that credit.

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Jericho gave Lynch credit for contributing to the success of WWE’s women’s divisions, but in a backhanded way. He mentioned that Nia Jax also deserves some credit for breaking Lynch’s face. The Irish Superstar did not take kindly to that remark and took a dig at Jericho’s metal band, Fozzy.

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As we noted last week, Jericho’s band Fozzy will be opening for Iron Maiden next summer in Los Angeles.

The replies to Becky Lynch’s burn indicate Jericho should probably just move on and reconsider taking another dig at the Irish Superstar.

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Chis Jericho: Nia Jax’s Punch To Becky Lynch Looked “Legitimate, Deliberate”

On Friday’s Talk Is Jericho, Chris Jericho stated that the punch from Nia Jax that led to Becky Lynch’s broken face looked “legitimate [and], deliberate.”

To provide some context, Jericho was previewing Sunday’s Survivor Series card with co-hosts Jack Slade and John Howarth.

In discussing the switch from Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey to Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair, Jericho recounted the circumstances that forced the match to be changed.

“You know, stuff happens. If you see the punch that she took, oh my gosh, it didn’t look like a potato,” Jericho said. “It looked like a legitimate, deliberate punch to the face.”

“But, whatever, we’ll hold off judgment on that,” Jericho was quick to add.

Jericho also had some fun with the way that Lynch’s injury has been described.

“Becky got stiffed, st-izz-iffed, by Nia Jax, and they said she broke her face,” Jericho said. “Has anyone went to the doctor and been diagnosed with a broken face? Wouldn’t it be, like, a broken orbital bone?”

For the full context of Jericho’s comments, as well as the rest of his thoughts on Survivor Series, you can listen to the full episode of Talk Is Jericho below.

What do you think of Jericho’s statements?

Edge Discusses Possibility Of In-Ring Return, WWE Stars He Likes

Even though Hall of Famer Edge has retired from professional wrestling since 2011, he has been part of the WWE in one way or another, particularly with his podcast E&C Pod of Awesomeness. Recently he discussed the possibility of himself making an in-ring return and which current WWE superstars has caught his eye.

Speaking to The New York Post, Edge revealed what he thinks his comeback to the ring would look like. Since Shawn Michaels came out of retirement recently, Edge was asked whether he thinks of making a return at his age.

“Ah no. (Laugh.) Well, here’s the thing: People as much as they want it, it’s not going to be what they want. It’s very rare. Especially when you get performers into their 40s and 50s, it’s not an easy job. It’s a very, very difficult thing physically.”

“I personally think your body isn’t meant to do it past 40 years old. It’s just a really, really physically demanding, taxing thing. And I know people hop in and they do one-offs here and there, but I just think it’s a matter of time before eventually they are going to get hit with some kind of injury bullet, because it’s not normal to do to your body, especially once you start getting up in middle age.”

Edge also thinks that former WWE Champion AJ Styles and IC Champion Seth Rollins could have a classic match with him, but it simply isn’t possible anymore for him.

“So, hey, do I know A.J. Styles and I could have an amazing match, Seth Rollins and I could tear it down and have a classic, yeah, if it were me at 35, not me at 45. And not me at 45 not having stepped in a ring for eight years.”

Edge made his debut in the WWE in 1997 and went on to hold 31 championships in his decorated career in the company. He retired in April of 2011 due to cervical spinal stenosis as he was deemed unclear to ever compete. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.

The Rated R Superstar also discussed about the current WWE stars Becky Lynch and Drew McIntyre who have grabbed his attention.

“I’ve been kind of touting Becky for a while, just from the kind of organic reaction she’s gotten from the audience. They want her as the focal point of the division, and it was very, very obvious and thankfully they listened and kind of allowed it to happen, which is real cool and fun to watch.

I really like watching McIntyre right now. I think he reinvented himself. I’ve always really liked Drew and it’s great to see him come back with the right mentality and get this opportunity because he’s has that right mentality.”

 

Video Of Becky Lynch Learning She’s Not Cleared For Survivor Series Match

WWE’s YouTube channel has released some compelling behind-the-scenes look at SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch while backstage at this week’s episode of SmackDown Live in St. Louis, MO at the Enterprise Center that later aired on the USA Network.

It’s been a rough week for Lynch regarding everything that she’s gone through. First up, she led the women’s division of the blue brand in an invasion on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Kansas City, MO at the Sprint Center. This is where she was involved in a brawl that saw Nia Jax punch her in the face. As a result, she suffered a broken nose and concussion. This led to WWE officials making the call to pull Lynch from her scheduled champion vs. champion match against RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series.

It was also revealed that her replacement would be Charlotte Flair who will now face Rousey in a non-title match at Survivor Series. Lynch picked Flair during an in-ring segment.

This footage includes her first reaction to finding out the news after having a closed-door meeting with WWE officials and medical staff in which she was informed she wasn’t being allowed to compete on Sunday. You can check it out here.