Becky Lynch says consistency is the key difference in Paul Levesque creative

[Chris]

Becky Lynch thinks consistency is the difference between WWE's new regime and its old one.

While appearing on the Getting Over wrestling podcast, Lynch was asked how things in WWE creative have changed since Paul "Triple H" Levesque replaced Vince McMahon. Lynch said Levesque tends to have a long-term vision for his stories and executes that vision. Under McMahon, WWE programming was always being re-written and stories would stop and start as McMahon changed his mind.

Lynch said:

Consistency, I think is the name of the game. And so, Paul [Levesque] tends to have a long-term vision of something, and an idea of something, and then executes. Whereas, before, it was notorious that the show was being re-written as it was going on and we were live on TV and people didn't know what was happening in the third hour. And there would be stories that would start, and then Vince [McMahon] would change his mind. With Paul - he sees things through. And for better or worse, that gives a different viewing experience. Because whether you like the story or not, you're going to see it through. But also I think it's good because you might not like the story on week two, but you don't know where it's going on week four. And so if we listen to people saying, 'We don't like the story on week two,' well then you might never get the magic that you were going to get on week four.
And so I think it's important to listen to the audience to a certain degree. But here's the thing - wrestling is intended to elicit emotional responses. For example, when I beat Bianca Belair in 26 seconds [at SummerSlam 2021], people were outraged. Good - that was the intention. You were meant to be outraged. You were meant to want to see her succeed. And then I think I started talking about her hair. And people were outraged that I might touch her hair. And they were outraged, 'How dare they?' But if you don't know where we are going - also, I am a heel, you are meant to be outraged by the things I do. And please understand that that is a heel. A heel isn't somebody that gives cool zingers. It is somebody that is unlikable - that you want to see the babyface overthrow. It doesn't always work out.
Anyway, I could go on a tangent. But the thing is that if we don't see things through, then you don't get the magic at the end of the story. And it is important to listen to an audience, but it is also, sometimes, for the greater good, important to not listen [laughs].

Heading into WrestleMania, Lynch's creative direction has seen her become the number one contender to Rhea Ripley's Women's World Championship. Lynch will challenge Ripley for the title at WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia on either Saturday, April 6 or Sunday, April 7.

Lynch's interview on Getting Over was part of a media tour to promote her new memoir, "Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl," which was officially released today.

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[Hoss]

I hate when a book has two colons in the title

 

[Dale]

Must be a good feeling having that security knowing shit isn't get re-written all the time on the day of the show, or that your angle has been dropped on a whim. Backstage gotta be so much more relaxed these days.