Becky Lynch Expresses Difficulty in Understanding Negative WWE Experiences Without Vince McMahon

Becky Lynch provides further insight into the allegations against Vince McMahon.

Following the filing of a lawsuit by former WWE employee Janel Grant against WWE, John Laurinaitis, and Vince McMahon on January 25, which included allegations of sexual assault, emotional abuse, and sex trafficking, the wrestling world has been rocked by the accusations levied against McMahon.

As one of the prominent figures in the company, Becky Lynch has had a close working relationship with McMahon for nearly six years, particularly during her ascent as “The Man” character in the summer of 2018.

In an interview with Marc Haynes of the Irish Independent, Lynch reflected on her interactions with McMahon, acknowledging the complexities of their relationship.

“I don’t know that person, you know what I mean?” she says. “That’s been hard for me. We didn’t always see eye-to-eye, but especially in my last run with him there, and when I told him I was pregnant, he was so good to me. Apart from the run-ins — but you have run-ins in every relationship, especially at that level — I only ever had a wonderful experience in WWE with Vince, for the most part.”

“So it’s very hard to reconcile that somebody else didn’t have that experience, and that other women didn’t have that experience. Especially when I had him to thank for my dream, for my husband [fellow WWE star Seth Rollins], for my daughter, for the life that I have now. It’s hard to see those two different people in my head, and trying to merge them as one becomes very difficult. You’re reading these horrific allegations, but about somebody that you look up to as very much almost like a father figure.”

“So you have to listen to these things and that becomes very difficult, because you’ve had no [negative] experience and you want everybody to have the experience that you’ve had, because I would always love my interactions with him, and that becomes very, very difficult, especially as a woman who has been so driven in changing the way that women are treated in wrestling and making sure that it is a safe space, that we are seen as athletes, that we are taken seriously, that we are appreciated for our minds, for our body of work, and for what we do in the ring.”

Lynch has previously condemned the allegations, labeling them as “horrible.”

“I’ve been fortunate in my career that I’ve always felt supported by the company. These allegations are horrible. It’s hard to reconcile, as a talent and as a woman, but my experience in WWE has only ever been amazing. Yes, in the beginning, there were some restrictions put on things. We couldn’t punch, we had to hair pull, there were weird things there. Being able to push us forward, push women forward, I’m very grateful for that and the opportunity to even have my family. This company…some of these things are hard to reconcile

Following the accusations, McMahon resigned as TKO Executive Chairman on January 26 and is currently under federal investigation. Despite denying the allegations against him, the situation has cast a shadow over his legacy in the wrestling industry.

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