Becky Lynch Believes Storytelling Comes First In Pro Wrestling, The Actual Craft Is ‘Number Two’
Becky Lynch explains why the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling ranks higher in importance for her than the actual craft between the ropes.
Becky Lynch was recently a guest on the Superstar Crossover podcast with Josh Martinez of Z100. The “Crossover” aspect of the podcast stems from each guest’s ability to ask the next guest any question at all without knowledge of who the guests will be.
As it turns out, Lynch received a question from Sami Zayn asking her where the between-the-ropes art of professional wrestling ranks for her in importance.
Lynch explained why, for her, the most important aspect of pro wrestling is the storytelling, followed closely by the actual wrestling.
“[The actual craft is] number two. Number one is storytelling because ain’t nobody going to care what you do in the ring if you have not told the good story,” she explained. “There’s a line that says, ‘A promo is a match and a match is a promo.’ You tell a story during the match but to know what the story you’re telling in the match, comes before the craft, before the nitty gritty, before you get down to that. That’s number one and then the craft of the actual wrestling. Understanding it. Understanding what’s going to elicit a response, what’s going to be easy for the audience to follow, too, because you don’t want to be doing all this technical stuff and everybody’s going, ‘Wait, what’s happening?’ We do this for an audience. We don’t do this for us, we do it for them, and if they’re not following it and we’re doing it because we think it’s interesting and it’s so cool, then ain’t nobody going to care.”
Becky Lynch understands that storytelling comes first in her mind but still understands respecting the craft. When discussing Ronda Rousey recently, she revealed that she felt Ronda’s time in WWE was mishandled because she didn’t understand enough about the actual craft. Read her full comments here.
Becky Lynch will next face Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania XL. Learn why Becky Lynch thinks Ripley is the worst-booked heel at this link.
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