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WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is this week’s special guest on the “Chasing Glory” podcast with long-time wrestling announcer Lillian Garcia. The two sit down for over an hour to discuss everything from Becky’s first run as champion to her current run, Ronda Rousey, her change in attitude over the years, the recent decision to have her turn “heel” on the fans, and so much more.
You can listen to the entire episode in the media player above, or download “Chasing Glory” on iTunes, or wherever you prefer to listen to your podcasts. For more information, visit LillianGarcia.com!
On the next few pages we have prepared transcriptions for several of the interview’s best highlights. A note to editors, if you use any of our transcriptions, please credit ProWrestling.com with a link to this article.
BECKY LYNCH ON THE KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HER FIRST TITLE RUN AND HER CURRENT REIGN AS SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION:
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“I feel a lot more comfortable in the role this time around. Before, maybe there was a sense of apology to it. Like, ‘sorry I’m the champ guys!’ Maybe there was a sense of that. I had never had [a title]before, not in WWE. I worked so hard for it, but it’s all an internal game. The crowd wanted me to be the champ, at the time, but there was always a sense of me being overly nice. Am I stepping on anyones’ toes? Is anyone offended? I think that was the way that I used to be. I was always such a people pleaser, and I don’t know that as hard as I worked – I think I was always worried. Do I deserve this? Am I good enough to hold this?”
ON WHAT HELPED CHANGE HER PERSPECTIVE AS CHAMPION:
“At the time, there was Survivor Series and I was the champ. They made Nikki Bella the team captain. I mean, Nikki’s great and everything, but there was still that like – ‘hey guys, I’m the champ. I should be the captain.’ And I think that was on me, because there was that doubt, and I think that could be sensed. Me being too nice, me walking on egg shells. You gotta go in there and own stuff. You have to won it. You have to believe it, and then everybody else will believe it. And I don’t know that I fully did, so that was on me.”
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