‘Now, I’m The Man’ – Ireland wrestler Becky Lynch reveals reasons behind her interesting nickname

Ireland’s wrestler Becky Lynch has explained the reason behind her nickname ‘The Man’. Her career in the sport started with betrayal, disappointment, and underestimation. After this, she decided to make her own destiny. Meanwhile, the Irish wrestler started by saying the every top name in the industry is male. She added that now things have changed dramatically.

“For a long time in my industry and other sporting industries, the top person of the industry has been called ‘the man’ and until now they’ve been a man.

“I’m often the main event and that’s what I strive for. For a long time, the women weren’t seen to be main eventers, they weren’t seen to be the headlining act. I changed all that — obviously not alone. I wanted to make sure that that was the way going forward, that gender shouldn’t be a disqualification.

“Now, I’m The Man, Tommy,” Becky told Tommy Tiernan on his Saturday night show on RTÉ.

During the conversation, Tiernan was surprised to know how Becky used to perform in front of pack crowds. He had a small pop at wrestling fans, branding them “eejits”, but Lynch was quick to defend fans of pro wrestling.

“They’re invested and they love this because it’s storytelling. It’s not just grown men roaring.

“The largest crowd I’ve ever performed in front of was over 100,000. Over 100,000 eejits as you would say.

“That’s what we do. It’s a craft. It’s an art. It’s the art of telling the story and bringing the audience on this emotional journey,” Lynch said.