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Becky Lynch, Bayley, Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair were the four pillars of the WWE Women’s Revolution. Nicknamed the Four Horsewomen, they led the charge in 2015 to level the playing field with their male counterparts. The concept of calling the women’s division “Divas” soon disappeared as they raised the standard of in-ring performance and brought their unique and undeniable charisma.
The Four Horsewomen share a combined 29 world championships, multiple WrestleMania main events, and record-breaking title reigns. Two of them – Lynch and Bayley – will fight for the world titles at WrestleMania 40 this weekend. But as a new generation of stars emerges in the division, some are questioning whether these warhorses should still hold the front lines.
“That’s funny, ‘Do I still have this?’ Of course I still have it,” Lynch told CBS Sports while discussing his new memoir, Becky Lynch: The Man: Not an Ordinary Girl. “I am, I have been and I don’t need a championship to prove that I am.”
Check out the full interview with Becky Lynch below.
Lynch will challenge Rhea Ripley for the women’s world championship at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Their rivalry revolves around Lynch being able to overcome a younger, more powerful enemy in his athletic prime. It’s a feeling that sticks with her fellow Amazons as well. Flair, the most decorated of the four, has suffered injuries in recent years. Bayley, despite winning the 2024 Royal Rumble, only partially salvaged a two-year mid-tier run with and against the Damage CTRL faction. Banks is being positioned as a pivotal act, but not in WWE. She signed with All Elite Wrestling this year after a falling out with WWE in 2022.
New female superstars are filling the field. Ripley, Belair and Iyo Sky are key acts. Jade Cargill and Tiffany Stratton are poised for big strides in 2024. But Lynch will tell you that this workhorse is still kicking and running around its competitors.
“I think she tends to take the easy way out,” Lynch said of Ripley. “She’s not at every live event. She’s not following the schedule that I do. She’s not doing the media that I am. She’s not wrestling like I do.
“The last few weeks – what I’m talking about – the last few years when I’ve had banger after banger. I have been the heartbeat and pulse of the women’s division. forward. She’s backstage talking to the guys and holding the championship. I was the one who did the hard work.
Lynch was always a reliable fighter, but there was a limit to her early “Irish Lass Kicker” gimmick. His self-proclaimed nickname “The Man” – accompanied by a new confident swagger – catapulted his career in 2018.
“I was never protected,” Lynch said. “I have never, ever been seen as that person to strap a rocket to and let go. I worked for it. I deserved it. I fought to get there. When I got there, I didn’t want to let it go and I constantly fight for it.”
“[Ripley] is the golden girl of yesteryear,” she added. “We’re going to put a rocket on her back and send her to the moon. Look, she’s good and has that particular presence. But she was protected.”
Professional wrestling is a cyclical business where the star power of the old is transferred to the new. Lynch is not shy about helping others in the same way she was helped. Last year, the six-time Women’s World Champion had a stint with developmental brand NXT, working with emerging talent. Lynch won the NXT Women’s Championship, becoming the sixth Grand Slam Women’s Champion in WWE history, before losing the title to Lyra Valkyria. Lynch is a surefire WWE Hall of Famer, but she won’t let anyone take away her ambition.
“I’m the first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania. I’ve won every match there is to win in WWE. I’ve won every championship there is to win in WWE,” Lynch said. “I continue to break barriers and break glass ceilings while being a mother. At the same time I am a best-selling author.
“If I quit tomorrow, I’ll still be the best woman to ever do this. But I’m not quitting tomorrow. I have a WrestleMania match that needs to happen… I’m going to take that title away from her. Do it.” Do I need to prove that I still have it? Okay, well, I planted that seed of doubt. That seed grew into a tree, but what’s great is that when people believe in me, I’m good. great, in fact, I’m not just great, I’m an unstoppable monster.”
