Irishwoman reveals how wrestling put her 'on straight and narrow'
Saturday 11 March 2017 10:38, UK
Becky Lynch told Gorilla Position that she had "no natural talent whatsoever" when she started wrestling.
The Dubliner is a former Smackdown Women's Champion and also competed in a Triple Threat against Charlotte and Sasha Banks at WWE's biggest show, WrestleMania, in April 2016.
Lynch admits she was far from athletic at school and even failed PE, but that she was hooked on wrestling as soon as she stepped foot in the ring.
"I had no natural talent whatsoever!" she told James Delow. "Maybe a natural talent for talking but that was about it.
"I wasn't a natural athlete - I failed PE! Who fails PE? I think you get a pass for showing up! I refused to run - I would stand there with my hockey stick in my hand and not do anything.
"But when I took my first bump I loved wrestling - there was nothing that got me more focused or put me on the straight and narrow.
I don't think there has ever been a time quite like it. We have never had the spotlight and opportunities that we have right now.
"It really got my head in the zone, and had me wanting to train and eat well and just do better in every aspect in my life."
Lynch's fellow NXT graduates, Charlotte and Banks, battled in the inaugural Women's Hell in a Cell Match in October, while Lynch has fought in Tables and Steel Cage Matches against Alexa Bliss over recent months.
"I don't think there has ever been a time quite like it," she added of WWE's burgeoning women's division.
"We have always had phenomenal athletes and workers, going back to Lita, Trish Status, Jazz, and Beth Phoenix, but we have never had the spotlight and opportunities that we have right now.
"There was a group of us in NXT and we had this vision - we wanted to stand out in a certain way. We kept having great matches and consistently delivered. The market was there and the fan-base kept growing.
"It means everything to me - it's what I've worked for, sacrificed for and loved my whole life."
Hear more from Lynch on the Gorilla Position podcast: http://www.skysports.com/podcasts/gorilla-position
