Natalya Hints At Real Life Tension Between Becky Lynch & Major WWE Star
Natalya has given fans an insight into Becky Lynch’s relationship with a fellow WWE star.
At Clash In Paris, Becky Lynch will put the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on the line against Nikki Bella. The match marks the first time that Bella has challenged for championship gold since facing Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Title back at Evolution in 2018.
As the rivalry has continued, things have grown increasingly heated with a series of promos on Raw getting close to and then going over the line. This included Becky Lynch taking a shot at Ozzy Osbourne during Raw in Birmingham, England, just weeks after the singer’s death.
Unsurprisingly, Ozzy’s daughter, Kelly, was quick to call out both WWE and Lynch for the comments.
It’s been reported that WWE is so embarrassed by the reaction to the line that it could make an official apology.
Is There Real Heat Between Becky Lynch & Nikki Bella?
During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Natalya gave her thoughts on the upcoming match and the tension behind the rivalry. The veteran has made no secret of the fact that she’s close friends with Bella, and she explained why she believes there are real-life problems between the star and Lynch.
Their segment, from what I understand, was one of the most viewed segments on the show, and that’s because I do believe there’s real tension between the two of them.
I think with Nikki, she’s in a place in her life where she’s been scrutinized, she’s been criticized, she’s been through the wringer up and down and back again. That’s the thing, part of being famous is, oh, leave us alone, don’t critique us because we’re famous. That’s the thing — when you’re in the spotlight, especially when you start to become more famous, you get more critique.
My thing is — there’s people I like, there’s people I don’t like. I think with Nikki, she’s using all of it, every hardship that she’s been through, every breakup that she’s been through, everything that’s been challenging for her in her life, she’s channeling it in this feud, and I love it.
She has never — since I’ve known Nikki from day one, she has never ever been a victim, she’s always been a survivor. That’s the thing that Becky doesn’t realize is that Nikki has been a survivor of so many things that she doesn’t even talk about. Things that I know that, because I’m close friend of hers, she’s channeling all of that into this feud. I’m excited to see their match at Clash, I think their story has been fascinating.
We go back to when Becky threw the first shot at Nikki, it was a low blow. It was meant to be a low blow. Becky knew exactly what she was doing, she was trying to hit Nikki in the heart.
Nikki’s already five steps ahead of Becky because she’s like, I’ve already been hurt so much that you’re not going to hurt me anymore. I’m gonna take everything that you’re saying and I’m going to channel it into my performance and I’m gonna beat the living [sh*t] out of you.”
In recent weeks, Natalya has had her own battles with Becky Lynch, unsuccessfully challenging for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on the August 18 episode of Raw. Lynch has held the title since beating Lyra Valkyria at Money In The Bank.
H/t to Fightful