WWE Hall Of Famer, Mick Foley recently spoke with Sam Roberts and discussed the recent rise of Becky Lynch and her new gimmick. Below are some highlights with a H/T to WrestlingInc.com for the transcriptions.
On Lynch calling herself “The Man:”
“To me, it’s like an Austin 3:16 moment, but Becky Lynch is #TheMan. She came up with the catchphrase. She didn’t use the hashtag, but I told her that she has to use it everywhere she goes, you are now ‘The Man.’”
On challenging gender conformity:
“It throws gender on its head, and women will be more than happy to say that Becky Lynch is The Man. I think men will gladly say that she is The Man,” Foley said. “It is a bigger statement. It somehow makes perfect sense. I am on board. I believe wholeheartedly that she is The Man.”
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