Becky Lynch addresses importance of WWE coaches
Having the right coach or mentor can make a huge difference in a pro wrestler’s career.
During an interview with former NFL player Ross Tucker, Lynch was asked if WWE coaches have the ability to make as much of an impact as they do in a sport like football. Lynch said they do — pointing to how much of an influence Dusty Rhodes had on her while they worked together in NXT.
“Yeah, of course,” Lynch responded. “I think if you get the right one that’s able to put the wind under your sails and let you soar, I think that’s super important. For me, that was Dusty Rhodes, who — at a time when I was very discouraged by everything else around me — he was the one to encourage me and put me on the right track.”
Shortly before “The American Dream” passed away in 2015, his last-ever tweet was praising Lynch for how great she is. Lynch has gone on to become one of the most important WWE stars of her era.
Lynch and her husband Seth Rollins are set to be featured on season two of WWE Unreal. It premieres on Netflix on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Tucker asked Rollins how fun it was to film the docuseries.
“Well, Unreal’s interesting. I say this in a very kind way — it’s actually more of a hassle, right? Because it’s an extra crew of people following you around kind of dissecting everything you’re doing,” Rollins said. “So you’re like ‘on’ all the time in times when you’re not thinking about being ‘on.’ So it’s a bit of an extra step for us.
“I hope the end result is good, and I hope it helps kind of portray our family dynamic — in a business that’s not really known for family dynamics — in a positive light. And creates I guess sort of an inspiration for people to know that you can do this thing and you can wrestle and have a family and it can all work together. And there’s sort of a beauty in it, and it doesn’t have to be one or the other. It doesn’t have to be this or that. So I hope that people see it and I hope that they enjoy what that presentation looks like. But, yeah, fun? I don’t know about fun.”
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