{"id":143880,"date":"2022-07-31T11:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T16:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=143880"},"modified":"2022-07-31T11:44:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T16:44:35","slug":"major-backstage-news-on-becky-lynch-babyface-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/31\/major-backstage-news-on-becky-lynch-babyface-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Major backstage news on Becky Lynch babyface turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2377182079\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Becky Lynch turning babyface at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/30\/7-30-wwe-summerslam-ppv-results-kellers-report-on-reigns-vs-lesnar-rousey-vs-morgan-usos-vs-profits-belair-vs-lynch-mcafee-vs-corbin\/\">Summerslam<\/a> on Saturday night would not have taken place if not for Triple H taking over as Head of Creative.<\/p>\n<p>Sources inside WWE revealed to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\">PWTorch<\/a> Editor, Wade Keller, that the original plan for Lynch at Summerslam with Vince McMahon at the helm had her staying as a heel. Keller&#8217;s report indicates that had McMahon not have been replaced by Triple H at the creative lead in WWE, Lynch would not have been pivoted to a face.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch wrestled Bianca Belair for the Raw Women&#8217;s Championship at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/30\/leclairs-wwe-summerslam-2022-report-alt-perspective-detailed-coverage-of-reigns-vs-lesnar-belair-vs-lynch-usos-vs-street-profits-more\/\">Summerslam<\/a>. Belair won the match with a KOD. After the match, Lynch shook Belair&#8217;s hand, embraced her, and said something to her off-mic in a moment of respect.<\/p>\n<p>After, Bayley returned to WWE and brought Dakota Kai and Io Skye (Shirai) with her as a new faction. The trio confronted Belair in the ring and Lynch then joined the fray at Belair&#8217;s side. Lynch and Belair stared Bayley and company down before the trio backed off.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch returned to WWE at last year&#8217;s Summerslam after being away from the company having a baby. Lynch turned heel immediately and has been in that role to mixed crowd responses since.<\/p>\n<p>Becky Lynch is a former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a> Women&#8217;s Champion and was part of the first-ever all women&#8217;s WrestleMania main event with Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/28\/wwe-television-series-launches-in-africa\/\">WWE television series launches in Africa<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2094842925\"><div id=\"pwtor-3086963948\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Becky Lynch turning babyface at Summerslam on Saturday night would not have taken place if not for Triple H taking over as Head of Creative. 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