Becky Lynch Says Original Plan Was Not For Her To Be First WWE SmackDown Women's Champion: "I Think It Was Meant To Go To Nikki Bella"

Becky Lynch was not WWE’s first choice for career milestone

Becky Lynch was not the first pick to win the inaugural WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship in 2016.

Becky Lynch Says Original Plan Was Not For Her To Be First WWE SmackDown Women's Champion: "I Think It Was Meant To Go To Nikki Bella"

Becky Lynch does not think she was meant to be the first WWE SmackDown Women's Champion. She spoke about how it came to be.

Major Scrapped WWE Plan For Nikki Bella Revealed

At WWE Backlash 2016, fans witnessed Becky Lynch make history. She defeated Carmella by surviving a Six-Pack Challenge to become the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Champion. However, originally that was not the plan. Appearing on the “No-Contest Wrestling” podcast, Big Time Becks revealed that Nikki Bella was meant to secure the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Title. However, […]

Becky Lynch Says WWE's Plan Was For Nikki Bella To Be The First SmackDown Women's Champion

Becky Lynch says she was not WWE’s choice to be the first SmackDown Women’s Champion, and that she believes the plan was for Nikki Bella to win it. Lynch was tracing the origins of The Man on the 100th episode of No Contest Wrestling when she went back to 2016 and said the frustration the […]

Becky Lynch Reveals She Wasn’t WWE’s Original Choice for Historic Title Win

Becky Lynch has revealed a surprising detail about her WWE career. Lynch says she wasn’t originally planned to win her first SmackDown Women’s title. In 2016, WWE introduced separate championships after the brand split. SmackDown received its own women’s championship at Backlash. Lynch eventually won the historic six-pack elimination match. She defeated Natalya, Naomi, Nikki […]

Becky Lynch Regrets Things She Said During Breakout Run In WWE, Reveals Original Plans For Women's Title

Becky Lynch recently reflected on her rise to the top of WWE, becoming the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion and the importance of younger talent not rushing their journeys. During an appearance on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast with O’Shea Jackson Jr. and T.J. Jefferson (see video below), Lynch looked back on her breakout run and admitted […]