Becky Lynch Talks About Initially Not Wanting to Join WWE, Quitting Wrestling

WWE SmackDown Live Women's Champion "The Irish Lass-Kicker" Becky Lynch recently spoke to ESPN.

Not wanting to join WWE:

When I was younger, I didn’t want to come to WWE because I didn’t fit into the mold. I couldn’t identify myself with the term “Diva.” The Divas brand was meant to put a spotlight on the women, but the term to me felt more glamorous than me.

Quitting wrestling:

I quit wrestling in 2006 because I just got lost. My mom didn’t want me wrestling, I was wondering if I was going to make it in wrestling, I got injured in a match, I was 19, I was away from home, living in Florida and I just got lost. I couldn’t face it, so I stepped away. It was like a death for me, and that is not an exaggeration. I struggled for years to find what I wanted to do. I was away for seven years. I always kept journals, and it’s crazy to go back and read these journals because it seemed like I had unfinished business. I always felt like it was something I was meant to do, but I just didn’t know how to get back in. So I ended up just trying to do something to fill the void.