Becky Lynch

May 26, 2013 - by Jamie Cruickshank

WWE

Real name: Rebecca Quin
Height: 5’6″
Weight: 135 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1987
From: Dublin, Ireland
Trained by: Fergal Devitt, NWA UK Hammerlock
Pro debut: November 11, 2002
Finishing move: Hard Knox

Biography

– Quin wrestled her early career as ‘Komeera’ before becoming ‘Rebecca Knox’
– On June 24, 2005, Knox defeated defeated Miss Chevius to become the first ECCW SuperGirls Champion
– On September 23, 2005, Knox defeated LuFisto to retain the ECCW SuperGirls Title. The following night, she defeated Cheerleader Melissa & Madison in separate singles matches to retain the title
– On October 28, 2005, Knox entered ChickFight III, defeating Morgan, but lost to Mariko Yoshida in the semi-finals
– On January 20, 2006, Knox defeated Ashley Anne to retain the ECCW SuperGirls Title
– On February 11, 2006, Knox defeated Veronika Vice to retain the ECCW SuperGirls Title
– On February 24, 2006, Knox defeated Veronica to retain the ECCW SuperGirls Title
– On March 25, 2006, Knox defeated Nikki Matthews to retain the ECCW SuperGirls Title
– On April 7, 2006, Knox defeated Veronica to retain the ECCW SuperGirls Title
– On June 4, 2006, Knox defeated Sweet Saraya to win the vacant Queens of Chaos Title
– One week later, Knox defeated Shadow to retain the Queens of Chaos Title
– On September 26, 2006, Knox was defeated by Kisu. During the match, she suffered a severe head injury and retired from wrestling
– On February 9, 2008, Quin made a one-night-only return to wrestling in her home town, teaming with Sean Brennan to defeat Heavy D & Jenny Sjodin. Following the match, Quin stated that she still ‘did not feel right’
– On May 4, 2008, Quin was scheduled to return to the ring, but no-showed the event citing medical reasons
– On March 26, 2011, Knox returned to Shimmer as the manager of the mother/daughter tag team, Saraya and Britani Knight
– On October 14, 2012, Knox returned to active competition for the first time in 4 years, teaming with B.Cool & Katey Harvey to defeat Dawn O’D, Deadbones Dawkins & Lasso Lucy
– On April 8, 2013, it was reported that Quin had signed a two-year developmental deal with WWE and would report to their developmental territory. In NXT, she developed the ring name Becky Lynch
– On June 26, 2014, Lynch made her televised in-ring debut, defeating Summer Rae. However, her character was poorly received
– On July 3, 2014, Lynch returned to TV, teaming with Bayley in a loss to Charlotte & Sasha Banks. Lynch debuted a Lita-esque ‘rock chick’ character in this match
– On October 23, 2014, Lynch turned heel on Bayley, aligning herself with Sasha Banks to form Team BAE
– Team BAE went their separate ways in February 2015
– On April 22, 2015, Lynch defeated Charlotte & Bayley in a Triple Threat Match to become number one contender to the NXT Womens Title
– On July 13, 2015, Lynch made her main roster debut, aligning herself with Paige and Charlotte in a 3-Way feud against Team Bella (Nikki, Brie & Alicia Fox) and Team BAD (Naomi, Tamina & Sasha Banks)
– Lynch made her full in-ring debut the next week, teaming with Paige in a loss to Sasha Banks & Naomi
– At Summerslam ’15, Team PCB defeated Team Bella & Team BAD in a 3-Way Match
– In October 2015, Paige turned on Team PCB. Lynch & Charlotte would remain as a team
– In January 2016, Charlotte turned on Lynch
– At Fastlane ’16, Lynch & Sasha Banks defeated Naomi & Tamina
– In the 2016 WWE draft, Lynch was allocated to Smackdown
– At Backlash ’16, Lynch defeated Carmella, Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, Naomi & Natalya in an Elimination Match to become the first WWE Smackdown Womens Champion
– On the Royal Rumble ’17 pre-show, Lynch, Naomi & Nikki Bella defeated Alexa Bliss, Mickie James & Natalya
– At Elimination Chamber ’17, Lynch defeated Mickie James
– At Hell In A Cell ’18, Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair to win the Smackdown Womens Title
– At Super Show-Down, Lynch lost to Charlotte by DQ, retaining the Smackdown Womens Title
– At Evolution, Lynch defeated Charlotte in a Last Woman Standing Match to retain the Smackdown Womens Title
– Lynch won the 2019 Womens Royal Rumble Match
– At Fastlane ’19, Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair by DQ
– At WrestleMania 35, Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair & Ronda Rousey to win both the Raw and Smackdown Womens Titles
– At Money In The Bank ’19, Lynch defeated Lacey Evans to retain the Raw Womens Title, but lost the Smackdown Title to Charlotte Flair
– At Stomping Grounds ’19, Lynch defeated Evans to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Extreme Rules ’19, Lynch & Seth Rollins defeated Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans in an Extreme Rules Match to retain the WWE Universal and Raw Womens Titles
– At Summerslam ’19, Lynch defeated Natalya in a Submission Match to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Hell In A Cell ’19, Lynch defeated Sasha Banks inside the cell to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Royal Rumble ’20, Lynch defeated Asuka to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Wrestlemania 36, Lynch defeated Shayna Baszler to retain the Raw Womens Title
– Shortly after WrestleMania, Lynch handed the Raw Womens Title to Asuka, having announced her pregnancy. She would give birth in December of that year
– Lynch returned to action at Summerslam ’21, defeating Smackdown Womens Champion Bianca Belair in under 30 seconds to win the title
– At Extreme Rules 2021, Lynch fought Bianca Belair to a no-contest to retain the Smackdown Womens Title
– At Crown Jewel 2021, Lynch defeated Bianca Belair & Sasha Banks to retain the Smackdown Womens Title
– In the 2021 Draft, the Womens’ Champions of their respective brands, Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch, switched brands. The two swapped their championships that October
– On the November 1 episode of Raw, Lynch defeated Bianca Belair to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Survivor Series 2021, Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair
– On the December 6 episode of Raw, Lynch defeated Liv Morgan to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Day 1 2022, Lynch defeated Liv Morgan to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Royal Rumble 2022, Lynch defeated Doudrop to retain the Raw Womens Title
– At Elimination Chamber 2022, Lynch defeated Lita to retain the Raw Womens Title
– Lynch suffered a separated shoulder in match against Bianca Belair at Summerslam 2021, ruling her out for several months
– Lynch returned to action at Survivor Series 2022, teaming with Belair, Alexa Bliss, Mia Yim & Asuka to defeat Nikki Cross, Rhea Ripley & Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, IYO SKY & Bayley) in a War Games Match
– On the February 7, 2023 episode of Raw, Lynch & Lita defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) to win the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– At WrestleMania 39, Lynch, Lita & Trish Stratus defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, IYO SKY & Bayley)
– At Payback 2023, Lynch defeated Trish Stratus in a Cage Match
– On the September 12 episode of NXT, Lynch defeated Tiffany Stratton to win the NXT Womens Title
– On the September 18 Raw, Lynch defeated Natalya to retain the NXT Womens Title
– At No Mercy 2023, Lynch defeated Tiffany Stratton in an Extreme Rules Match to retain the NXT Womens Title
– On the October 9 Raw, Lynch defeated Tegan Nox to retain the NXT Womens Title
– On the October 23 Raw, Lynch defeated Indi Hartwell to retain the NXT Womens Title
– After losing the NXT Title to Lyra Valkyria, Lynch took around a month off television
– At Survivor Series 2023, Lynch, Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair & Shotzi defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley, Asuka, Kairi Sane & IYO SKY) in a War Games Match
– Lynch won the 2024 Womens’ Elimination Chamber Match, last eliminating Liv Morgan
– On the April 22 episode of Raw, Lynch won a 14-woman Battle Royal to win the vacant WWE Womens World Title, but would lose it to Liv Morgan in her first televised defense at King And Queen Of The Ring 2024
– On June 1, Lynch’s WWE contract expired and reports suggest that she opted not to renew it at that time

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