‘The Man’ is nothing if not honest.
The last several months has seen the rise and rise of Becky Lynch with fan power making her one of WWE’s most organic and high profile superstars, as well as a main event spot at WrestleMania 35 in a match against Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship.
With that said, Lynch has not always enjoyed such success and positivity with her wrestling career. Going back to 2013, Lynch signed a developmental deal with WWE but prior to that had been out of the ring for nearly six years having suffered a severe head injury in September 2006.
In an interview with Pro Wrestling Illustrated, the Irish Lass Kicker opens up about the depression she suffered during her time out of the squared circle and candidly talks about her battle with depression.
“I just thought that the door closed for me for life. This fear of success, but fear of failure. Fear of … I don’t know … of the future, really. And I went into a depression. But I would always write in my journal that I felt like I had unfinished business. That I should be in WWE, but I didn’t know how to get back there. I felt like I burned these bridges, but this is what I’m meant to do and how am I going to do it? It was a horrible, harrowing feeling, to not know how to get back there. Luckily, some twist of fate or divine intervention – I don’t know what you want to call it – just brought me back to what I feel is my calling, my destiny, if you believe in those kinds of things. And here we are.”
Kudos to Lynch for being open and honest about her struggles and maybe giving others a platform to speak openly about their own mental health issues.
