Ex-WWE Star Says Becky Lynch’s Heel Turn Is “Dead on Arrival”

Becky Lynch returned at WrestleMania 41, teaming up with Lyra Valkyria to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles, but on the April 21st episode of Raw, she shocked fans by turning on Valkyria. However, it appears that Becky Lynch’s heel turn has been criticized for being dead on arrival.

While speaking to The Stevie Richards Show, Stevie Richards talked about Becky Lynch’s current run as a heel and said it isn’t working as well as when she was a babyface.

Richard believes that Becky Lynch, like John Cena, is someone fans naturally like, no matter what. Even when Cena gets mixed reactions from the crowd, Becky is still mostly cheered, or at least people pay attention to her. But now some fans don’t know how to react to her, and that kind of confusion usually isn’t a good sign. It shows people might be losing interest.

Richards said that Becky and Cena both act like heels by saying things like, “I only care about myself,” or “You made me do this,” but it doesn’t feel real anymore. He also mentioned that it’s hard to believe Becky as a heel when she’s also been open about being a mom, something fans usually admire.

Richards added that trying to switch back and forth between being a babyface and a heel too often can make fans stop caring, and that’s the worst thing that can happen to a wrestler, similar to Paul Orndorff.

“Well, her heel character to me is not as good as her babyface character, because even though the saying is—or at least the comparison is—that it’s much easier to be hated than loved, her and Cena are the opposite. People just like them no matter what. Even though Cena gets the dual chants of ‘You suck’ and ‘Let’s go Cena,’ Becky doesn’t even have a 50/50 reaction right now. She’s mostly still getting cheered to some degree, or at least people are watching. But there’s also apathy, like the crowd doesn’t know how to react to her—and that’s not a good thing. It’s negative.

I feel like with Cena and Becky, you can tell they’re acting like heels. They’re playing the role—’I’m mean, I don’t care about you, I care about me, you made me do this, you don’t know me.’ Remember that line? ‘You don’t know me’? But there’s no truth in it now.

And also, you can’t come on TV and talk in the past about becoming a mother—the most babyface thing you can be—and then come back and try to be a heel again. It’s like she’s entering dangerous Paul Orndorff territory: babyface, heel, babyface, heel. At some point, the audience stops caring either way. And that’s the worst place to be. That’s where she has to be careful.”

Richards also said that Becky didn’t help Lyra Valkyria look good. He said Lyra looked inexperienced in the ring and struggled on the microphone. The storyline between them felt weak and he stated that Lynch’s heel turn has been dead on arrival.

“She’s not getting the other girl over either—the friend Lyra Valkyria. She’s not helping her. The girl looks green in the ring with her, can’t hang on the mic, doesn’t hit her with anything real. It’s flat. The turn’s been dead on arrival.”

Becky Lynch lost to Lyra Valkyria at the Backlash Premium Live Event and now it’s apparent that Lynch will be feuding with Bayley, as Lynch took out Bayley at WrestleMania 41. Therefore, we’ll have to wait and see whether Lynch’s heel character will see more development once her feud with Bayley starts.

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