10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Sept 28)
'If you think Ric Flair should retire when he loses, gimme' a hell yeah'...
Whether the fans eventually respond to her like WWE want or not, it's true that Becky Lynch is killing it in her new heel role. There's a sense that Becky is enjoying the newfound freedom to cut scathing promos, incorporate heelish tactics to her matches and rag on the audience for their rebellious support.
This kind of fire was exactly what was missing the last time Lynch was SmackDown Women's Champ. That's not a throwaway comment, just ask her yourself.
In this week's article, find out Becky's true thoughts on what went wrong during her first stint as champion. There's the usual host of other wrestling facts we didn't know last week too, and they include stories on D'Lo Brown feeling guilty for playing Madden with Booker T (!?), a fraught conversation between Vince McMahon and one ex-backstage announcer and who really wanted to get the mask off Rey Mysterio in WCW.
Then, there's a surprising piece of insight into who came up with Ric Flair's 2008 retirement angle, and which former World Champion was almost rehired that very same year despite being 48 years old...