In a special in-depth interview, MMA journalist and ESPN personality Ariel Helwani sat down with Becky Lynch for an in-depth interview with “The Man” ahead of her historic, first-ever women’s main event at WrestleMania 35 this Sunday night.
The official description for the interview, which you can watch in its’ entirety below via ESPN’s MMA YouTube channel, reads as follows:
Becky Lynch talks with Ariel Helwani ahead of WWE’s highly anticipated WrestleMania 35 event. Lynch discusses:
(0:47) The build-up to WrestleMania and how she deals with the anticipation
(2:13) How she found out about fighting in the main event
(3:36) Her previous doubts about being able to compete in the main event
(5:36) Growing up with WWE and bonding with her brother over wrestling
(8:35) Failing Physical Education when she was 15
(10:31) The moment she realized she could make a career out of wrestling and how she proceeded to pursue it
(14:15) Her ascent to stardom and the most difficult struggles of her early career
(19:26) Her relationship with Dusty Rhodes
(20:51) Working as a flight attendant during her hiatus from wrestling
(23:25) Struggling with alcohol and drug use as a teenager
(24:20) Coming back to wrestling after a 7-year absence
(27:04) The turning point of her career at Summerslam 2018
(29:24) Nia Jax punching her and the role it played in getting her to the main event of WrestleMania
(30:37) Why she feels that Ronda Rousey has not earned her place in WWE
(32:54) How she would feel if she defeats Rousey and Charlotte Flair for the championship belt
Lynch battles SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey in a “Winner Takes All” main event triple-threat match at WrestleMania 35 this Sunday night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The show will air live via pay-per-view and on the WWE Network.
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