Mick Foley recalls a time where Becky Lynch was unsure of her career in the WWE.
Prior to becoming “The Man” in the WWE, Becky Lynch struggled to keep consistent momentum in storylines and while she would hold the SmackDown Women’s Championship, it would prove to be a short reign for Lynch.
While speaking on his podcast, Foley is Pod, Mick Foley recalled the time he had to convince Becky Lynch to not quit WWE.
“So not to just say this to be a name dropper, but before Becky Lynch became The Man, before she got that break that we all thought she was due, she was really wondering, you know, she’s really down on herself, down on her role with the company, wondering if it was all worth it. I remember giving her two pieces of advice.”
“I said, be patient, be ready. I relayed to her a story about me being in the Memphis studio, and I was forbidden from talking because I had some of the tell-tale sounds of a New Yorker, which wasn’t good, especially because Gary Young and I just turned babyface in Memphis. The crowd would have turned on a babyface New Yorker in a heartbeat. But what happened is Gary was a good promo guy, he fumbled a little bit. Lance Russell hands me the microphone and I was ready with stuff and cut a pretty good promo.
So with that in mind, that’s what I told Becky. And then I also told her not to give up on the independent scene. It might refresh her and you know, remind her what she loves. And I said, if you don’t mind me asking, like what did you make last year? I won’t tell you what she made, I’ll just tell you my reaction was, oh, well, you’ve got to stay in WWE.
I didn’t know that the money had picked up for the women to that extent. And like you said, how many women do you think are making seven figures? Six or seven?”
Mick Foley on Foley Is Pod
Clearly, staying in WWE proved to be a good decision for Big Time Becks as she now calls herself. Lynch has been a multi time women’s champion and is arguably the biggest women’s star in WWE history.
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