Becky Lynch Reveals It Was WWE's Decision To Turn Her Heel
Rather than Big Time Becks, Lynch thought she'd be returning as a babyface.
While some fans have questioned why Becky Lynch would make her grand WWE return as a heel, Big Time Becks has revealed that this character change was WWE's decision.
Speaking on Ryan Satin's Out of Character podcast (as per Wrestling Inc.), Lynch explained how she originally presumed she'd be returning to action as a babyface, before she was then informed that she'd be taking on a new villainous persona.
"I would always think about what it would be like, what would my comeback be like, what would I do when I came back. Vince is never going to want me as a heel, so what does this new babyface look like? Then they told me I was going to be a heel."
On this new character, the SmackDown Women's Champion added:
"It's mostly me when I'm pissed off or when I'm just ranting and making fun of things. You have to start from yourself and then take influences from other things. Even when I was on the indies, I was this loudmouth, over-the-top, had this swag. Not to this level, but I was all about the swag when I was on the independents as Rebecca Knox."
After 15 months away from the squared circle to become a mother for the first time, Becky Lynch made her surprise return at this year's SummerSlam PPV.
There, The Man replaced Sasha Banks (and Carmella) as Bianca Belair's opponent, with Lynch dethroning The E.S.T. in just 26 seconds to walk out of Allegiant Stadium as the new SmackDown Women's Champion. Since that return appearance, Becky has tweaked her character to the current obnoxious Big Time Becks character we now see.