Becky Lynch Wanted To Lose To Shayna Baszler At WrestleMania 36, WWE Rejected These Wishes

Back at WrestleMania 36, Becky Lynch defended the RAW Women’s Championship against Shayna Baszler in front of zero fans due to the pandemic. In under ten minutes, Lynch managed to defeat Baszler, effectively ending Baszler’s run as a top contender in WWE. However, Lynch did not agree with the decision of retaining her title.

Revealed in a snippet of her upcoming book, Becky Lynch: The Man, WWE rejected her request to drop the RAW Women’s Championship at the show.

"I had recommended that she take the title from me at WrestleMania... I had been a babyface champion for so long and could feel the audience beginning to turn on me. I had gone from underdog to top dog and such a situation can't overstay its welcome.

"We needed to make more female contenders and what better way to do that than having them win the title on the grandest stage of them all? Everyone wins. Except me, whose request was denied. I wanted to lose, but I would actually win, so it was a loss... Sigh. Wrestling is confusing."

Lynch’s book is set to release on March 26, and she we will kick this off with a book tour.

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