129: Irish Rage with Becky Lynch | Soder Podcast | EP 127

Summary

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Soder Podcast Ep. 129: "Irish Rage with Becky Lynch"

Host: Dan Soder
Guest: Becky Lynch
Date: April 14, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of the Soder Podcast dives into the unique world of pro wrestling with WWE superstar Becky Lynch. Blending humor, personal stories, and inside looks at the business, Dan and Becky explore topics ranging from life on the road and the evolution of wrestling culture to fandom, rage management, and the surreal transition from struggling indie days to headlining WrestleMania. Along the way, Becky dishes on family, buses, the pressures of performance, and how she channels “Irish rage”—and Dan parallels the journeys of wrestling and comedy, giving fans a chance to see life both in the ring and on the stage.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Life on the Road: Then and Now

• Booking and Traveling: Old-School vs. Modern Era

  • Wrestlers are still responsible for booking their own hotels, cars, and gear, even at the WWE level.
  • “We pay for our own gear? Yeah, no, they’re not getting us gear. We buy our own gear because we get by our own rental cars. We buy our own hotels.” – Becky Lynch [04:42]
  • The difficulty in former eras: traveling pre-GPS, calling ahead for hotel rooms, losing physical plane tickets, and big wrestlers trying to fit into small beds.
  • “Think about the old days…you just had to have maps.” – Becky Lynch [06:01]

• Bus Life

  • Becky and her husband Seth Rollins now travel via their own bus for comfort and flexibility—especially after having a child.
  • The bus, while a luxury, loses its appeal for their daughter, who just wants to be home with her toys.
  • “To her, it’s confinement, it's a prison cell...there’s no novelty.” – Becky Lynch [10:23]

• Nostalgia and Bonding

  • Both fondly remember “road food” stories—Subway sandwiches at gas stations and trips to iconic (and now-overrun) stops like Buc-ee’s.
  • “The road really warps your brain sometimes.” – Dan Soder [15:24]

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Wrestling Culture & Behind the Curtain

• Transition From Indie to Big Stage

  • Despite WWE's scale, Becky notes that wrestlers remain remarkably self-sufficient.
  • The camaraderie comes from the struggle, and guests on sets like Billions are amazed by wrestlers’ work ethic.
  • “We’re not catered to really at all...That’s why, actually, when we go to work at other places, people are usually pleasantly surprised at how self-easygoing we are.” – Becky Lynch [04:42]

• Changing Dress Codes and Life as a Female Performer

  • Reflecting on the old “clubwear” dress codes for women, Becky describes ridiculous standards—changing into “tiny little frock and high heels” to drive through nondescript towns [08:04].
  • Her preference now: blending in to avoid attention, especially while traveling.

• Chaos Before the Show

  • Becky enjoys the excitement of chaos—arriving just in time for a match, calling matches on the fly, and thriving under pressure.
  • “I love a bit of chaos...Let's call it in the ring, a little bit of a worker, you know what I mean?” – Becky Lynch [18:00]

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Performance Pressure, Chemistry, and Changing Plans

• Programs and “Card Subject to Change”

  • Storylines change constantly in wrestling; you never know if a promised program (e.g., with Bayley) will even happen.
  • “You might hear, 'Alright, you’re gonna go into a story with Bayley'...and then the next week it’s changed.” – Becky Lynch [19:37]
  • The excitement of great chemistry and the unpredictability of the job.

• Handling Setbacks and Triumphs

  • Soder relates this to comedy: gratitude mingles with frustration over the grind, and both reflect on how far they've come.
  • “When I was back in that school in Ireland, learning how to take bumps, it would have blown my mind that I got this far.” – Becky Lynch [21:11]

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Managing Rage, Emotions, and Self-Care

• Irish Rage and Anger Management

  • Becky coins her volatility “Irish rage” and speaks to the personal journey of learning when to bite her tongue.
  • “I’ve come to this realization that people don’t need to know my honest feelings. They don’t need to know.” – Becky Lynch [21:43]

• Honesty vs. Tact

  • Both Dan and Becky laugh about the relief of “no-selling” people you dislike: being cordial without being fake, and the emotional hangover if you explode instead [22:32].

• Meditation as a Coping Strategy

  • Both discuss trying (and sometimes failing) to adopt meditation into daily routines, recognizing it’s a process not a cure.
  • “I really cleaned my underwear and then pooped my pants again.” – Dan Soder on ruining post-meditation calm [24:22]
  • “I read this book 10% Happier...I probably am about 10% happier. But, like, I think it does work.” – Becky Lynch [25:43]

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Fandom: Wrestling vs. Star Trek & Internet Culture

• Comparing Wrestling and Star Trek Fans

  • Becky shares her experience being welcomed by Star Trek fans—earnestly, even when debated.
  • “Welcome to the family. And I just was like, oh, that’s fun.” – Becky Lynch [29:56]
  • Both guests agree: better to argue over Klingons than dark corners of toxic internet culture.

• Fan Opinions & Online Feedback

  • Soder notes comedy fans get critical, but wrestling fans can be extreme, creating fantasy bookings and expressing entitlement.
  • “The internet always has a better booking option than what happened.” – Dan Soder [32:42]
  • Becky reflects on the challenge of hearing every internal thought now that social media gives everyone a platform [36:56].

• Dealing with Detractors

  • In-person, even negative fans rarely say mean things—she sees most heckling from grown men, especially when she’s playing a “good guy/babyface.”
  • “Who raised you? I’m playing a character, and I am...a lady. Stop.” – Becky Lynch [39:17]

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Highlights from Becky’s Career

• The “Man” Breakout and WrestleMania Main Event

  • On her leap to superstardom after Survivor Series:
    “Yes and no…now that this Survivor Series match isn’t gonna happen, now I have a run to WrestleMania. Oh, I’m gonna be the first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania. That’s gonna happen. Now that is happening.” – Becky Lynch [41:00]
  • Candid about imposter syndrome and trying to “enjoy the day”:
    “I wasn’t trying to enjoy the day. I was cognizant of that—this is monumental. Enjoy it…. Am I enjoying it properly?” – Becky Lynch [43:08]

• Spoiler Mishaps

  • Soder tells the story of accidentally spoiling Billions plot twists for Becky and her husband, eliciting Becky’s tongue-in-cheek Irish wit:
    “Well, Colby and I were excited for this season, but now that you just ruined it for me…” – Becky Lynch [44:20]

• Family Rivalries

  • Ends on a playful angle about the onscreen rivalry between her family and AJ Styles’ family:
    “We hate that family, and I love it. Down with that family, and I love it...We stayed through the mud, through the shit.” – Becky Lynch [45:18]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “We pay for our own gear…because we get by our own rental cars. We buy our own hotels.”
  — Becky Lynch [04:42]

• “The bus...to her, it's a prison cell. It's so small, she can't run around...there’s no novelty.”
  — Becky Lynch on her daughter traveling [10:23]

• “I love a bit of chaos. Anything good that happens is better than the most planned match you’ve ever had.”
  — Becky Lynch [18:00]

• “I call it the Irish rage.”
  — Becky Lynch [21:13]

• “I’ve come to this realization that people don’t need to know my honest feelings. They don’t need to know.”
  — Becky Lynch [21:43]

• “You can dislike a person and still not be rude to them.”
  — Dan Soder [22:32]

• “I read this book 10% Happier...I probably am about 10% happier.”
  — Becky Lynch [25:43]

• “The internet always has a better booking option than what happened.”
  — Dan Soder [32:42]

• “Who raised you?...I’m playing a character, and I am...a lady. Stop.”
  — Becky Lynch on aggressive male fans [39:17]

• “Oh, I’m gonna be the first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania. That’s gonna happen.”
  — Becky Lynch reflecting on her rise [41:00]

• “We stayed through the mud, through the shit, and...excelled. And where is my gratitude?”
  — Becky Lynch in playful wrestling kayfabe [45:30]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Wrestling Work Ethic & Self-Sufficiency: [04:42 – 06:01]
• Touring Changes, Bus Life, Family: [07:12 – 10:58]
• Nostalgic Road Stories & Subway: [14:59 – 16:23]
• Live Performance Chaos & Calling Matches: [17:34 – 18:38]
• Working With Opponents / Storyline Changes: [18:38 – 20:12]
• Irish Rage & Emotional Management: [21:11 – 25:06]
• Meditation, Self-Improvement: [24:20 – 26:06]
• Fan Culture: Wrestling vs. Star Trek, Online Criticism: [29:36 – 34:07]
• Handling Fans and Criticism Live: [38:09 – 40:15]
• Main Eventing WrestleMania, Living the Dream: [41:00 – 43:12]
• Spoilers & Lighthearted Banter: [44:20 – 44:46]
• Family Rivalries Angle: [45:00 – 45:47]

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Episode Tone & Style

The show is candid, self-deprecating, and fast-paced, blending backstage wrestling realities with comedy and real-life anxiety. Both Dan Soder and Becky Lynch maintain an honest and irreverent tone, frequently laughing at themselves and highlighting both the grind and the joys of their respective crafts.

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Takeaway

This episode offers rare, unvarnished insight into the real life of pro wrestlers beyond the ring: their independence, humility, and the small, unglamorous details of a life spent traveling. Becky Lynch embodies a mix of self-awareness, competitive fire, and humor, making her stories resonate for wrestling fans and newcomers alike. From “Irish rage” to meditation, from headlining WrestleMania to debates over Buc-ee’s, Soder and Lynch remind us that even superstars crave connection, gratitude, and the occasional Subway sandwich.

Transcript

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[Becky Lynch]

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[Becky Lynch]

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[Becky Lynch]

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[Doug Benson]

Hey, everybody. The golden retriever of comedy tour is almost wrapped up. This is the last full weekend of the tour, so come on out. This weekend. I'm going to be in Munhall, Pennsylvania on Friday, Cleveland on Saturday and Columbus on Sunday. I know it's Wrestlemania weekend, but hey, we'll watch it during the day, the next day, right? You guys won't have any spoilers for me. And I can watch it on Monday. It'll probably get spoiled, but I'll still watch it. Irregardless. Is that even a word? Anyways, come on out. Golden Retriever comedy Tour. Friday, Munhall, Pennsylvania. Saturday, Cleveland, Ohio. Sunday, Columbus, Ohio State. Dancehoter.com for tickets, go get them right now. And then one final show of the golden retriever of comedy tour. Actually, we've just added another one, technically two more shows of the golden retriever comedy. There's Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa. That's April 24th. And then before we tape, June 13th, June 5th in New Jersey. That's the week before we tape.

[Becky Lynch]

Ooh.

[Doug Benson]

And then I'm going to tape special. And after that, coming back to clubs, baby. Going to write that new hour I'm talking about. I'm going to be in Batavia, Illinois, at the comedy Vault. Stanford, New York for New York comedy club. Albany, Funny bone, the port in Baltimore. All those are coming up as I work on my new hour. So as we end the tour, I taped a special and then I'm going to go out. That's what the rest of 2026 is going to be is me writing a brand new hour. So come check me out in comedy clubs, much less cheaper. And I'm sorry about the ticket price of the the. But I'm gonna be Back in clubs, baby. Battle and check spots. Two shows a night. Back at it. Danceoder.com for tickets. Because I want to talk to you about Billions.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, great. Oh, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Billions was so fun. And I up so bad. I haven't seen you since then. It's been a whole worldwide pandemic.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

I saw you right before the world shut down.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Isn't that crazy?

[Becky Lynch]

That's insane.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

So what was it? It was November.

[Doug Benson]

November of 2019.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

And we filmed the episode at Axe Capital on the soundstage where you tossed Maggie Siff.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

That was awesome.

[Becky Lynch]

Well, she just tossed me.

[Doug Benson]

Oh, yeah, that's what it was.

[Becky Lynch]

Me.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah, she. Was she taking a bump?

[Becky Lynch]

She's not taking a bump.

[Doug Benson]

Maggie Sif ain't taking.

[Becky Lynch]

She don't need to take bumps. You know, She's a proper thespian.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. Was that me?

[Doug Benson]

Was that. No, you were great. You came in. I'll tell you right now, everyone on Billions was blown away that you came in and had your shit completely memorized front and back. Because I don't think you. I don't act a lot and stuff, but I don't think you realize a lot of actors don't have their memorized.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, really?

[Doug Benson]

I've been on set sometimes, and you've been like, there's, like, guest stars or whatever. You're like, did you even read the script?

[Becky Lynch]

That's the gig.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah, the whole gig.

[Becky Lynch]

Know the lines.

[Doug Benson]

One of my favorite, like, Venn diagram things about comics and wrestlers is that the amount of that we have to take on the way up makes it to where you get one of those gigs. You go, just do the thing.

[Becky Lynch]

Do the work.

[Doug Benson]

You don't have to do the bad part.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

You don't have to do the traveling or. I mean, I can't imagine.

[Becky Lynch]

They're nice to you. They cater to you. They give you food.

[Doug Benson]

They don't throw at you.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah, no, it's wonderful.

[Doug Benson]

I had to get comfortable with someone else making me my coffee.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

When I was on cast there, because I'd be like, I'll just go make it. And they're like, you're about to film a scene. And I was like, yeah, but I can go make my coffee. And they're like, no, it's a PA's job is to do that. When you get to the wwe, which is, you know, the pinnacle of wrestling, is there stuff that you carry with you from the Indies or from, like, stuff when you were coming up that you're like, I don't have to do that anymore. Like I mean, getting your own gear,

[Becky Lynch]

I mean this politely.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

We're not catered to really at all. No. Maybe there's a couple of folks and as you get more into it, like you put up with less, but nobody's. We pay for our own gear.

[Doug Benson]

Really.

[Becky Lynch]

We pay for our own gear? Yeah. No, they're not getting us gear. We, we buy our own gear because we get by our own rental cars. We buy our own hotels. We are in charge of booking those hotels and booking those rental cars. Nobody's. We, I think. And I think that's why actually when we go to work at other places, whether it be billions or whatever.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

People are usually pleasantly surprised at how self easygoing we are. And, and because we're not used to being catered to. So we, we don't expect anything. We don't expect anybody to, to look after us because standardly so self sufficient.

[Doug Benson]

Can I tell you, as a lifelong wrestling fan, the hotel thing blows my

[Becky Lynch]

mind that we have to book around.

[Doug Benson]

You're looking at like Hilton points the same way I am.

[Becky Lynch]

But think about this. Now we have mobile phones where we can book it.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

Think about the old days.

[Doug Benson]

I mean they had to call ahead and go like, hey Rada, I need a room for King Kong Bundy.

[Becky Lynch]

Exactly.

[Doug Benson]

Do you have a, like if you're a big guy, you know, wrestler, huge guys, you know, obviously like all the Andre the Giant stories about being uncomfortable in hotels. But some of these guys you work with are so big. I've been in hotels and they go, we don't have king size, we only have queen size beds. What are these guys? These guys just go, well, not sleeping comfortable tonight.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes, that's it. And then you have to bump the next day. But like you also just gps. There's no gps. You just had to have maps.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

And then hard plane tickets.

[Doug Benson]

Oh yeah. Like, like if you lose a plane ticket.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

That's why I think I always love those stories about a guy leaving a belt, a championship belt in a hotel room or something. But I think to me as a wrestling fan, one of the coolest moments pre GPS and all that stuff is if a car of wrestlers got lost in your town and if you just like worked at a gas station and you're like, the Bushwhackers wanted to know how to get the i95, but that's got to be mind blowing.

[Becky Lynch]

Whether they get lost or not, the Bushwhackers still got to fill up their tank of gas and they still got to get snacks, you know. Crazy. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Do you try to put on, like, a hat or, like, something to, like, kind of COVID up if you're. When you're on the road just to be, like, not get noticed?

[Becky Lynch]

So back in the when. So now, thankfully, my husband and I have a bus. Right. So we're. We're.

[Doug Benson]

We're.

[Becky Lynch]

We're traveling in luxury.

[Doug Benson]

I love it.

[Becky Lynch]

We're very lucky.

[Doug Benson]

Cool tour bus. Do you have it wrapped?

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

Like, with your face on the outside?

[Becky Lynch]

Not. No.

[Doug Benson]

Okay.

[Becky Lynch]

No, I do. No discretion, Cody Rhodes. I do not want people to know what our bus looks like. No.

[Doug Benson]

Because it is drawing crazy attention.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes. And God bless. His poor bus driver Matt is then inundated at gas stations. Who's on your bus? Well, he doesn't have to ask. They don't have to ask a question.

[Doug Benson]

Look, Cody in there yelling for him to get off the bus.

[Becky Lynch]

Nobody in there. It's just Matt trying to take a nap. God bless him. He's driven country.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Wait, what was.

[Doug Benson]

So we were talking about, oh, you're

[Becky Lynch]

traveling in the bus, but no. So. So there used to be a dress code as well for women. It was club wear. So you're in. And thankfully, that's gone by the wayside.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

When we were. But so we were coming out of events.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

That end at 11pm you're driving four hours. So two hours.

[Doug Benson]

Had a ladder match or something.

[Becky Lynch]

Exactly. And now you have to get into your tiny little frock and your high heels, and you're driving through Corbin, Kentucky, and you to get out, and you got to fill your car with gas, and you're in this little, little hoochie dress, and you.

[Doug Benson]

And.

[Becky Lynch]

And like, just. There's no discretion.

[Doug Benson]

That's crazy.

[Becky Lynch]

I remember getting in trouble for going through the airport in a pair of jeans and a tank top. Apparently, it looked like I was in gym attire. Apparently, I had to be in the morning dressed in my tiny little frock. And if anybody went through the airport

[Doug Benson]

and if you've ever lived with a woman, you know, one of the things you see is getting ready for women versus men is, like, how much my fiance has to go through just to walk the dog in the morning. She goes, I'm not walking out there without makeup. I got to put makeup on my face and walk the dog. And I just roll out of bed and go, yeah, I'll just walk the dog. I don't give a shit.

[Becky Lynch]

She's a g. I don't do that.

[Doug Benson]

You just go, fuck.

[Becky Lynch]

I Used to, yeah. And now I screw it. Well. Because when I look like a homeless job, nobody. Nobody. Nobody thinks that's regulation.

[Doug Benson]

That's actually great. It works for your advant.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah, exactly.

[Doug Benson]

I went completely undetected. When. When did you and Seth decide to get the bus? When were you like, hey, let's. Let's just like. Is that like a. A couple's splurge? Do you go, we should get a tour bus?

[Becky Lynch]

Well, yeah. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Was it after the baby?

[Becky Lynch]

No, before, actually. It was. Actually, what happened was we got it in December of 2019, and we're like, we should try it out, you know?

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Did you rent it then? Yes.

[Doug Benson]

Okay.

[Becky Lynch]

And I think then. And then the world shut down.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

It was like, well, do we hold on to it? But by then I was pregnant, so then it was like, oh, well, we need it for when the kid comes along for sure. Yeah. Because otherwise we can't do daughter.

[Doug Benson]

Like, the bus. No, she doesn't.

[Becky Lynch]

No. All of her friends, if they see the boss, are like, can I go on the bus? It's so cool.

[Doug Benson]

It's a moving house.

[Becky Lynch]

And to her, it's. It's. It's. It's. It's confinement. It's a prison cell. It's so small, and she can't run around. Like, she can, but, like, it's not. There's. There's no novelty.

[Doug Benson]

So to her, the boss is like, why would I want to do that? I want to be at my house.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. I want to be at my house where all my toys are. And, well, like, when she was younger, we had so many toys on the bus. Now we don't have anything, but. Because she doesn't come with us as often, so. But for her, there's no novelty. It's not like, oh, this house on wheels is very. You have a kitchen on wheels. What is wrong? A bathroom? Yes.

[Doug Benson]

You can have sleepovers with your friends on a bus.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

My uncle had a camper on the back of his truck, and when we went to my uncle's house, I was like, can I sleep in that camper?

[Becky Lynch]

Of course.

[Doug Benson]

And he was like, why the fuck would you want to sleep in the camper? It was above the cab. I thought that was awesome that you could climb up and the bed was up there. And my mom was like, yeah, go ahead. And then I slept up there. And I was like, oh, that does kind of suck. But I remember being a kid and being, like, so hyped to sleep in the camper, being like, oh, my God, you Could drive anywhere. I could sleep up there, and you'd be driving. So I kind of. And then you do it. It wears off. And you're like, okay, I kind of get why. But were you disappointed when she was like, I don't want to go on the bus anymore?

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah, because you're like, come on, it's a boss.

[Doug Benson]

It's a cool boss.

[Becky Lynch]

It's a cool boss. And then you said, you sound like.

[Doug Benson]

You sound like an old fogey. Where you go, I used to have to drive in rental cars. We wished for a bus. Do you miss the rental car days?

[Becky Lynch]

There's a. There's. Yeah, there's a reference to, you know, like, getting in the car, driving, having those chats and ye. No. You can lie in bed and you can watch a movie. And that's so. I mean, look, the height of luxury. It is. Yeah. It's so nice. Very, very fortunate. Do not take for granted, but there's a bonding that happens. And you listen to the radio and different tunes.

[Doug Benson]

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[Becky Lynch]

It's the best.

[Doug Benson]

It was so good. We were sitting there eating the Subway and we were like. We got to the venue.

[Becky Lynch]

How good was it?

[Doug Benson]

It was so good.

[Becky Lynch]

Was it? It was the most delicious sandwich you'd ever had.

[Doug Benson]

Teriyaki chicken still delivers. Yeah, still unbelievable. But we got to the venue and they were like giving us dinner menus or whatever. And the tour manager was like, where'd you guys eat today? We were like, subway. And he was like, why did you do that? And all three of us were like, no, no, no. It was fantastic.

[Becky Lynch]

Of course it was.

[Doug Benson]

You watched him go like, oh, my God. The road really warps your brain sometimes.

[Becky Lynch]

But no, it's amazing.

[Doug Benson]

But I loved it because you know what? It was. I guess it just was so long. It was a nostalgia. I bet if I ate it once or twice more, I'd be like, what am I doing? But that one meal, that lunch, we really were sitting around biting it being like, Subway, like this rule.

[Becky Lynch]

Did you get the honey wheat bread?

[Doug Benson]

Oh, I got the. I got the regular.

[Becky Lynch]

All right, all right.

[Doug Benson]

But one thing I do love about Texas, and this is like a thing that's by the wayside that when I can experience it, they have styrofoam cups and I just love it.

[Becky Lynch]

I thought you were going to say bookies.

[Doug Benson]

No, bookies are. I miss bookies. It's. I think that's what we need to come back to.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Scare the out of gambling addicts.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, no, wait.

[Doug Benson]

Oh, I thought, you know, the.

[Becky Lynch]

The. The. The. The.

[Doug Benson]

This might be lost in translation. The.

[Becky Lynch]

What's the gas station? Bookies. All right.

[Liberty Mutual Spokesperson]

Buckies.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah, bookies. Is that.

[Doug Benson]

No, Bucky's is. I thought you're talking about bookies. I was like, let's break some kneecaps.

[Becky Lynch]

Okay.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah, we need to go. No, Bucky's bookies.

[Becky Lynch]

The gas station.

[Doug Benson]

It's two much of tourist trap now.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, okay.

[Doug Benson]

We pulled into the park, we saw Buc EE's. It was one of those things where I was like, one of the guys I was with had never been. So we're like, did you gotta try? There's all these snacks that are great snacks. And we stopped at the BUC EE's and it was like, it looked like a Walmart on Christmas Eve. Like, how many people were there? And we were running. We were already running late to Houston. So we were like, I can't. I've experienced Buc EE's. It's great. It's too busy now.

[Becky Lynch]

You think it's overrated.

[Doug Benson]

It got. It got too popular.

[Becky Lynch]

Wow. That is wild that it has become a tourist destination.

[Doug Benson]

That shows you where we're at.

[Becky Lynch]

America.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. They're like, oh, my God, a gas station. I gotta go get some gas.

[Becky Lynch]

It is so much beef jerky.

[Doug Benson]

It's so much beef jerky. And also the. I mean, the. The. The nuggets that they have, the little popcorn. They have so many great little snacks. But it's not worth missing a show in Houston. And by the way, when we got to Houston, we were like, if we would have stopped at Buc, we might have been on the show. Have you almost missed a show because of travel?

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

Like a big show?

[Becky Lynch]

No, not a big show, but like a show. Like, I've showed up. I've showed up, I think, like, at intermission because of travel.

[Doug Benson]

Really?

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Have you ever had it where you get to the venue, gear on, right to the ring like that kind of?

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. Yeah, I think so. Yeah. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

How stressful is that?

[Becky Lynch]

I have pretty stressful. But also, there's fun in that. I love a bit of chaos.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

You know, like a little bit of, oh, my God, anything can happen here. Like, let's see how much of a professional you are. Like, let's go back to the old school. Let's call it in the ring, a little bit of a worker, you know what I mean? Like, what's gonna happen? And anything good that happens is better than the most planned match you've ever had. Like a single simple called on the fly match. Oh, it's fantastic. It's just. It is. It. It's really the root of what we do, you know? So when you realize that you. You still have that skill, even though we don't use it very often, you just feel like, I'm such a professional

[Doug Benson]

in that kind of sense. Like working with someone, calling it in the ring. Is there people that you like, you know, that you just have great chemistry with that. When the higher ups go, hey, I think we're going to do an angle with this, with this person, and you. Are you, like, about to put on a God, this.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes, of course.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Do you have that meeting backstage after they tell you, like, hey, we're gonna put you in a. In a program with this person for this long, and you go, you ready to blow the. Blow the out of the water? Is there that, like, kind of camaraderie of like we're gonna put on a banger?

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, gosh, yeah, I think so. Yeah. Like, but usually, usually it doesn't kind of happen in. In that kind of a manner where it's so concrete, like, card subject to change. So, like, you might hear, all right, you're gonna go into a story with Bailey. Bailey, right, and shout out Bailey, awful woman that she is, and horrible, horrible, awful.

[Doug Benson]

One of the.

[Becky Lynch]

One of the worst human beings on the planet. Selfish. She is as as can be. We need to get rid of people like that in the business. So. So, yeah, so you go, all right, we're gonna. You're gonna be working with Bailey and we're gonna be doing an angle up to WrestleMania, and then you're gonna have a blow off at WrestleMania. And then you go, all right, well, what's gonna happen next week? And then it goes, okay, well, next week you're now working with Alondra Blaze, and. And then the following week you're gonna be in a story with Obafemi, you know, so it may.

[Doug Benson]

It may changes all the time.

[Becky Lynch]

Could change all the time. So I don't think you ever really get into the groove until you're in the groove, you know, until you're, like, cemented into it. You can't really go off. We're gonna kill this because, well, we don't know. We don't know that this is gonna happen or how long it's going to happen. And then, of course, you could be in that story with Bailey. And then typical of Bailey, she might blow out knee, and then you won't see her for a year.

[Doug Benson]

You know, like this. This just that clip. She's like, I'm gonna kill her. Does that take you, like, when you're coming up? Because there's moments, I think, in comedy where I, like, stop if I'm, like, frustrated with travel or whatever, and I go, what the Am I upset about?

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Doing one show at a theater. This crowd's all great. They're all here to see other moments where you're, like, frustrated with travel or just, like, all the work, and you go, what am I talking? When I was back in that school in Ireland, taking. Learning how to take bumps, I. It would have blown my mind that

[Becky Lynch]

I got this far all the time.

[Doug Benson]

All the time.

[Becky Lynch]

Well, because I'm. I call it the Irish rage.

[Doug Benson]

Hey, I got. I think I got some of that in me. My mom. My mom's got that rage. I knew that growing up,

[Becky Lynch]

you know, and then, you know, and I try to calm myself, and I'm like, hey, now, remember, we're gonna start meditating.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. And that's what everyone says with anger. Anybody that gets angry, you go, hold on, now you're trying to be Zen. Even though I'm furious.

[Becky Lynch]

And then, you know, I. I've come to this realization that people don't know. Need to know my honest feelings. They don't need to know.

[Doug Benson]

I'm gonna tell you right now, as someone that, you know, this took me in my 40s to realize that, but that is something where you go, you don't have to say everything.

[Becky Lynch]

You don't have to say everything.

[Doug Benson]

And I really wish I could get some years back from not doing that.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, see, I still haven't gotten there. I go, you know, if. If you're annoyed and people ask you, how are you doing? You know, you can say, fine. You can lie right to their face. They won't know, you know, and you can move on. But I'm like, no, but they'll see it in my eyes. They can sense it. Yeah, you want to be genuine, and. And so they ask you how you're doing, and you're like, well, you know,

[Doug Benson]

the other one I learned is you can dislike a person and still not be rude to them.

[Becky Lynch]

Him.

[Doug Benson]

So you don't have to be like you. There was a guy last night, I was just telling him at the comedy club that I'm not a fan of that Came in and I just. No. Sold him on the whole conversation, you know, how you doing? I went, I'm good, but I wasn't a dick. I was like, I'm good. And he's like, hey, we haven't seen each other in a while. And you're like, yeah, nothing.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Gave him nothing.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. But then. Didn't really give him anything to be salty about. That's the good revenge.

[Doug Benson]

100. No. Sell.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

100. No.

[Becky Lynch]

So, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

You know what's funny is, as I haven't gone there. You'll get. Get there. And when you do it, you go, it's not as satisfying as telling them to off.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

But then what I would have had is the anxiety all day of, like,

[Becky Lynch]

I shouldn't have said that.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. I didn't need to tell him the off.

[Becky Lynch]

I know. So that's then when I come back and I'm like, oh, crap. I forgot that I was supposed to hide my emotions.

[Doug Benson]

I forgot that I didn't have to tell them how I was feeling.

[Becky Lynch]

And then Colby is like, you know, you say this all the time. And then you, like, beat yourself up. And he's like, I think you just don't want to change, so. So you have to just accept that this is the way you are. But then I go, no. I just forget.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah, no, you're wrong.

[Becky Lynch]

No, I do. I do. I want. I want to change. I just forget.

[Doug Benson]

I often. I think that's always the sign of, like, a great relationship, is when your partner can kind of act like an emotional mechanic and go, well, that clicking you're hearing is because you're doing this. And you go, shut up. No, it's not. But you're right. Like, she'll say that to me. She goes, you blow up quick, and then you just spend five times the amount regretting blowing up. Just don't blow up. And you go, well, that's easier said than done.

[Becky Lynch]

Do you meditate?

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Do you?

[Doug Benson]

Okay, I do meditate. Not as much as I should. Sometimes when I do it, I'll immediately look at my phone after, and she'll like. She'll be walking by after I meditate. She's like, are you looking at your phone? I go, yeah. And she goes, then what's the fucking point of meditating? Because then I'm just riled up immediately. I'm like, you see where this fucking post? And she's like, then what was the point of what you just did? And you're like, yeah, I really just. I really cleaned my underwear and Then pooped my pants again. Just immediately being like, oh, yeah. Just forced to shit out. You're like, fucking. What are you doing, dude? You were. You were clear. You were in the clear. But it is. Meditation is a thing where it's like. Like, for it to work, you can't act the way you.

[Becky Lynch]

It has to be a lifestyle.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. And I'm not. I don't think I've completely adopted it, but there'll be days where I do it and I do go. Like, that really did help.

[Becky Lynch]

But did you listen to an app?

[Doug Benson]

No. I did this. I do a breathing exercise that a friend of mine that worked at a yoga studio taught me. And it's just really, like, to control my breath.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, nice.

[Doug Benson]

And it really does. Like, I'll stop and be like. But then sometimes, if I'm gonna be honest, I'm still riled up.

[Becky Lynch]

Of course. Well, I don't think it's a miracle worker, right?

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. But they go, oh, meditation is so Zen. And you go, then why am I still fired up?

[Becky Lynch]

So I read this book 10% happier.

[Doug Benson]

Okay.

[Becky Lynch]

Which I think is like a great thing where when I remember to do it, I probably am about 10% happier. But, like, I think it does work. Sometimes I need to find the right app because I need, like, a bit of guidance because I don't know what I'm doing otherwise. I'm just sitting there. But then you listen to the apps and they're just talking the whole time, and I'm like, I don't think this is meditation. This. Just listen to a podcast. This is for 10 minutes.

[Doug Benson]

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[Becky Lynch]

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[Becky Lynch]

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[Becky Lynch]

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[Doug Benson]

Yeah, I don't know, I. I do feel like maybe as I get older, meditation might. It has helped. Maybe it'll help more as I calm down, as I get older. Because what I used to do is I would get angry because I got that Irish temper from my mom. My mom's got that Irish Catholic immediately like, let's. Let's get into it. It. And I had that, but I used to bury it. And I think that's way worse. Where you go, I'm not mad.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, I'd love to know how you did that.

[Doug Benson]

No, it's horrible. Because then it's down there and you go, I gotta get this out. And so now I'm working on getting it out. And you're like, this is better to clear the air instead of being like, no, it's fine, it's fine.

[Becky Lynch]

Well, do you find that you get to let it out in your art, you know, in your comedy?

[Doug Benson]

Yeah, sometimes. But anger and comedy is a fine line of you being funny and you just being straight up. Yeah. Just being like. And the tgtsa. And you're like, oh, chill out. They're doing their job.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

So I do think it is, like, it is a fine line of, like, kind of understand. I don't know. I feel like in the age of the Internet, in the modern era, people are struggling to find limitations on their behavior, especially with the two fan bases that you have had to deal with recently, which is Wrestling fans and Star Trek fans.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Because Star Trek fans. Go check out Becky in the new Star Trek streaming now on Paramount plus.

[Becky Lynch]

Thank you.

[Doug Benson]

Are they as who's nerdier? Because I'm a wrestling fan and I would say we take the cake as far as like how much we overstep and care too much. But Star Trek fans are very.

[Becky Lynch]

So care to, you know, so lovely. I went to the premiere of the Sur Trek Surfleet Academy and I walked in and they had like a bunch of fans in the front row and they go, welcome to the family. And I just was like, oh, that's fun. That was so like, welcome. Yeah, we now you're part of us. And. But I think that's the great thing about these fandoms is, is it. Is that community and it's such a. Like, yes. Okay, look like they have their opinions and we will all disagree and they'll all fight amongst each other and we'll all fight with each. And we'll disagree on what is the best. The best outcome. But it's better than the freaking. Did you watch the Louis Taru documentary? The welcome to the Manosphere? It's a lot better than that. I'd much rather everybody get in there. I'd much rather everybody get in their community via Star Trek and we argue over what's the best.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Way that the Klingon should be.

[Doug Benson]

Or, you know, Kirk was the best captain and like Picard's the best captain.

[Becky Lynch]

Exactly.

[Doug Benson]

And that is.

[Becky Lynch]

I mean, let's fight over that. Rather than women's rights, you know what I mean?

[Doug Benson]

The welcome to the Manosphere doc has been quoted in this house ad nauseam. And the quote that Katie and I hit all the time is, this is Louis Therox. He's not a pedo. When that guy says that, it's so funny to me, unintentionally, him going. Because everyone they think he's talking to is a pedophile. They're busting. And he goes, no. And he can't even say Louis Theroux's name right. He's like, Louis the rocks. And you're like, what a dipshit.

[Becky Lynch]

The other thing is, Louis Theroux is such an icon in. In English and Irish tv.

[Doug Benson]

I mean, if you watch any great BBC docs, it's usually him. I mean, the him and the. And the part at the end where the streamer's mom, the guy who's like, all bitches are stupid. Bitches are here to serve us. And then his mom goes, Go get a juice. And he goes, I don't want to juice mummy. It was like, to me, funnier than anything anybody could write. Like, if you saw that in a sketch, you'd go, that's too on the nose. That's not. And then you watch in the doc, and you're like, damn. Louie really caught him. Louie used his own stream. He really did the. Why are you hitting yourself? Why are you hitting yourself? Because he just played the stream. He's like, look at this dip shit. But back to fandoms. But.

[Becky Lynch]

So it's great. They're great. Fandom.

[Doug Benson]

But wrestling fandom is a thing where, like, comedy fandom has it a little bit. Or they'll be like, I don't think he should have gone on this podcast. But as a wrestling fan, sometimes I see other wrestling fans and I go, yo, chill the out. Or they're like, that promo shouldn't have gone like that. It's like, you're not doing it. Pump the fucking brakes.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

The Internet always has a better booking option than what happened. And you go, it's what you were saying we were talking about you're gonna work a program with this person. You have no idea who's injured, who's. Who's not available.

[Becky Lynch]

Like, what happened behind the scenes. Yeah. Right.

[Doug Benson]

But, like, how long did it take you to get used to that?

[Becky Lynch]

Look, it goes in waves. And when I talk to you through my meditation, as opposed to my. My personal.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Feelings. And, like, the. The. Because it's your art. You know what I mean? You're like, look, man, I'm trying my best here.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

I am trying. I'm trying to get you to care.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

I'm trying to get you entertained. Like, see me as a person. I'm trying, buddy. I'm trying. But on the other end of that meditation hat, I go, God, this person cares so much. And they have an attachment to how they want to see things. Things and how they want it to be. And in their head, it can be so much better. And it's only because they care and because they love this thing that I love so much. And I hope that they see that we're not trying to screw them in any capacity. We're all going out there going, how do we. For the most part. And I hope that everybody's going out going, how do we do the best? How do we put on the best show? Nobody's going out there going, how do we insult the fans? How do we. How do we just phone it in? Have you ever get Through.

[Doug Benson]

Have you ever worked with someone. Oh, sorry. Have you ever worked with someone that you feel like is, like, phoning it

[Becky Lynch]

in, that doesn't care?

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah. There's a few out there.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

We won't name names.

[Doug Benson]

We don't have to name names because, you know, I think that's like, any profession is. If you love what you do, you'll see people that aren't doing it because they love it.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

They're doing it for the personal benefit.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

And you go. You. Yeah, I hate it. Don't.

[Becky Lynch]

Of course.

[Doug Benson]

Quietly.

[Becky Lynch]

Quietly.

[Doug Benson]

Without naming names.

[Becky Lynch]

Without naming names.

[Doug Benson]

But you go, is it nice to have Colby there to go like, what the f. Do you guys have that? You know, obviously with each other being in the same business.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

Of being like.

[Becky Lynch]

And so. But sometimes, you know, you can have a gripe, and then they validate your gripe, and then you're like, oh, well, now if this person saying. And this person that I trust so much is also validating my gripe, and then you. You know, then the iris.

[Doug Benson]

Right. Yeah. Then you get fired up even more because then you're. But you're validated.

[Becky Lynch]

You go, yeah, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

That's when they go, yeah. I don't think they should have done anything.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Does that ever get you in trouble? All the time.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Has he ever had to apologize to you and been like, oh, I got you fired?

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And I would never know because it's already mine. My. It's not. He didn't make me feel this sure. He just, you know. All right, like, you're kind of. That. That is. That does suck.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

You know what I mean? You're like, okay, all right, so it's not just. So it's not just me.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Thing. It's not just me saying it. This actually is.

[Doug Benson]

It's confirming your reality.

[Becky Lynch]

Confirming. Which is also nice.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. Because you go, I'm not crazy.

[Becky Lynch]

You know what I mean? Yeah. And. But sometimes you need a little. A little pop back.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

I mean, maybe not. Maybe. Maybe you don't. Maybe you shouldn't. But maybe you do. But actually, do you know what? No, you do. Because that. You know, because that's what. That's what got me over in the first place, saying, yo, hey, don't like this.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

But also, by the way, coming back to the not caring, it means I care.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

And I also care. I care a lot. I care too much sometimes. And, you know, sometimes you got. And that's the thing with the fans. You know, some they care so much and sometimes you. You might go about it and. But you're also throwing out these opinions and you don't think the people are actually seeing them.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

Like they don't think that I'm seeing this opinion. They don't think that John C. Or whoever else. And sometimes we don't and sometimes we do and. But the other thing is that like now we. There was a time when you just had opinions.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

That lived in your head.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. You just had to hold on to

[Becky Lynch]

them and you just.

[Doug Benson]

Or you set them at a bar if you were sitting next to a

[Becky Lynch]

person and you didn't have a platform to say that.

[Doug Benson]

Them. Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

So now I think it's just adjusting to the fact.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

That now we just hear everybody's internal monologue and we just have to kind of find a way to. To deal with. That's just how it is. And so we have to just accept. Accept the way that it is.

[Doug Benson]

That is the most mature way of looking at that, of going like, you know, we're in the age where opinions can be expressed freely and in your face. And sometimes you catch them when you're waiting to board a flight and you read the opinion and you go.

[Becky Lynch]

And it ruins your day.

[Doug Benson]

And now I'm gonna be depressed all day.

[Becky Lynch]

But also it lingers. So I don't seek them out.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. And I also don't. There's a part of me that believes that because the fans care so much. In any kind of thing that you work in where there's fans, you go, I wonder if you knew. I read that if you would have said the way you said it. Because I think you would have been. It's a face to face thing.

[Becky Lynch]

I. Well, I think some people would. I think they, they might like that, you know, that they would get another reaction. Yeah. Especially if they don't like you.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

They're free to their opinion, but I haven't had any interactions with a fan where it was genuinely mean spirited. At least I haven't.

[Doug Benson]

That's great.

[Becky Lynch]

And I've. Well, may sometimes actually maybe in the crowd.

[Doug Benson]

Well, that's what I'm wondering. Because I'm wondering when you're walking down the aisle and your music is playing and obviously you're walking to the ring. Have you ever seen someone like yelling at you and then you look at them and they.

[Becky Lynch]

And they go like, oh yes, that has happened.

[Doug Benson]

But also that would be me, by the way. I think I did that with. I forget who was That. I think it was Finn when he was on. When he just joined the judgment day. And I was, like, talking, and he looked at me and I went, ah.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Like, why you. You turn on edge, you know? It was like, right when the judgment day was for me. Then he looked at me, I was like, like, hey, dude, you gotta do your business, grown man being like.

[Becky Lynch]

But that's the right. But like, so. But that's the right person to be yelling at.

[Doug Benson]

Sure.

[Becky Lynch]

Yelling. So I've had it where I'm a baby face.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

And it's never women that are yelling at me. It's like, oh, surprise, surprise, grown men. And I'm supposed to be the good guy. And they're like, you suck. You're over. And I'm like, who raised you? Why are you so. I'm. I'm playing a character, and I am.

[Doug Benson]

They're bad. I'm good.

[Becky Lynch]

I'm a lady. Stop.

[Doug Benson]

Could you just be a little bit down now?

[Becky Lynch]

Come on now. Look at yourself. Look at you.

[Doug Benson]

You're all.

[Becky Lynch]

And it's fine if I'm a heel. That's. That's. That's the proper response. Response. But, like. Like, also check yourself.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah, yeah. For real. Stop. I mean, you know, what's funny is, like, that happens with heckling in comedy, where sometimes people will be heckling you and you go, what are you doing? And then they go, oh, I'm. I'm sorry. I genuinely was just, like, talking to you. And you go, yeah, well, this is part of a crowd. I mean, you've seen that before. Like, people are like, they'll, like, respond to your jokes. We'll be like, yeah, my dog shit all over my living room. Like, my dog shit on my living room. You go, stop. What are you doing? Stop doing this. And they go, oh. And then there are people that are just drunk, and they're like, fuck you. I want to fuck you. And then you go, be an adult.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Just being a person. Do you like being. I'm always. I'm fascinated by this. Do you like being a baby face or a heel?

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah, yeah. He'll.

[Doug Benson]

It seems.

[Becky Lynch]

Well, because if that interaction happens when I'm a baby face, I've failed. Right. And. And now I'm like, hey, man, come on. I'm just trying to do my job. But if. If that interaction happens when I'm a heel, I'm doing my job.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. Yeah. You're buying in.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Was there a moment when. Because I. With the man. Run. When you see that happen, when your Nose is bloody. Right before Survivor Series, and you sitting there with the broken nose, did you know in that moment that you were like, yo, I think I just hit a new level?

[Becky Lynch]

Yes and no. Yes, yes and no. Yes, yes. Because I was like, oh, now that this Survivor Series match isn't gonna happen, now I have a run to WrestleMania.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, I'm gonna be the first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania. That's gonna happen. Now that is happened.

[Doug Benson]

Do you call your childhood friends and you go, like. Or your friends that aren't in the business or your family and you go, I'm a headline WrestleMania. What's that call when you find out?

[Becky Lynch]

I don't think if I called any of my friends, or is this so, like, a mess growing up, they'd give a really. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

They go, shut up, Rebecca. I'll call you back in a second.

[Becky Lynch]

Do you have notions about yourself? Look at your one thing. She's great.

[Doug Benson]

God. If the others could just let in emotions, the healing that would happen in that country if they just went like, good for you. I'm proud of you. It's just so. It's that line that Leo says in the Departed about the Irish being impervious to psychological things, where you go, if you guys just let it in, and we're like, congratulations. Yeah, but what is that feeling when they say, like, hey, you, Charlotte, and Rhonda are gonna headline. You're gonna be the final match of WrestleMania. First time ever that's happened. Is that.

[Becky Lynch]

That's it. That's like, oh, my God, it's happening.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. Is that. Is that. Is it. So just like that, the close. I mean, not even in the same universe, but I remember when I was told I was getting an HBO special. It felt really good that night, but it was the next morning when I woke up and I, like, laid in bed, and I was like, I'm gonna do a HBO special. And then you feel, like, the wave of anxiety with the. Was there. That moment, of course, of, like, a week later where you go, now I got a headline wrestlemania.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. Now it has to be good. Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Now all. Now the hype is there. The eyes are on you.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah.

[Doug Benson]

And they're setting up three. A massive match with three of the best in the business. You know, it's just. That was so cool to watch that. I think, as a fan, the question is, like, what was the roller coaster like? Was it one of those things where up until the event, you're, like, overthinking it or you're trying not to think about it.

[Becky Lynch]

I think I was trying to enjoy the day.

[Doug Benson]

Day, good.

[Becky Lynch]

I wasn't trying to enjoy the day. I was cognizant of that. Of, like, this is monumental. Enjoy it.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah.

[Becky Lynch]

And so. But then I was like, all right, is this. Am I. Am I. Am I enjoying it properly?

[Doug Benson]

Is this.

[Becky Lynch]

Is this enjoyment? I think I'm enjoying it, yes. Okay.

[Doug Benson]

That's the thought process.

[Becky Lynch]

I have enjoyment.

[Doug Benson]

That's my thought process. When I dance, when I go, am I on? Am I am a rhythm? I shouldn't dance? What am I doing? And then I shut down, and I'm like, stop. Oh. Oh, yeah. We gotta go soon. A couple minutes early. It's fine. I am so glad that I got to talk to you, because I haven't seen you since Billions. You did a fantastic job. Can I just say before we leave, I am so sorry that I ruined season five of Billions for you and Colby, because I don't know if you remember this. We were getting coffee, and I was told by Damien Lewis, who played Bobby Axelrod, I was told that day that he was leaving the show at the end of season five. And you and I were getting a coffee, and you were saying that you guys watched the show, and I went, just sucks that Damian's leaving. And you went, I will never forget this. You went, well, Colby and I were excited for this season, but now that you just ruined it for me. And I remember going, do you want to ruin Survivor Series for me? Because it was, like, two weeks away. And you went, I wouldn't be good at my job if I did that. And I went, oh, fuck, I'm bad at my job. I'm bad at my job. I ruined fucking season four.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, my God, that feels so cutting. But I was 100, like, joking.

[Doug Benson]

Yeah. Because you.

[Becky Lynch]

Then you did.

[Doug Benson]

You did tell me.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

Which I'm not gonna say what? But you were like, I'm not gonna ruin it for you. But at the end, I was like, all right. Because I feel so bad right now.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, yeah.

[Doug Benson]

But I was 100% like, well, I wouldn't be good at my job if I did that.

[Becky Lynch]

Oh, God.

[Doug Benson]

I was like, I suck. I suck. I blew it.

[Becky Lynch]

I'm actually really proud of myself for that sharp wit you got me.

[Doug Benson]

I mean, in the moment, to the. The point where I was, like, still stirring my coffee when I went back on set, and I was like, I just ruined season five of Billions for Becky Lynch. I suck. Good luck in WrestleMania.

[Becky Lynch]

Thank you so much.

[Doug Benson]

Good luck.

[Becky Lynch]

I.

[Doug Benson]

Good. I want you to win that intercontinental title off age. I know it's a family feud now. You and your husband versus AJ and her husband.

[Becky Lynch]

We hate that family, and I love it. Down with that family, and I love it. But let's get rid of that family again. It was a nice 10 years before they're.

[Doug Benson]

When they were gone, back when they

[Becky Lynch]

came in, before they came back, mucked

[Doug Benson]

up your guys's company.

[Becky Lynch]

Our company, though, we put in our back that we built. And now they're here and everybody's like, oh, yeah, we love them. I'm like, they abandoned you. We didn't abandon you.

[Doug Benson]

We didn't leave you in your time.

[Becky Lynch]

We didn't leave you. We stayed through the mud, through the shit, and.

[Doug Benson]

And excelled.

[Becky Lynch]

And where is. Where is my gratitude? Ah.

[Doug Benson]

Ah.

[Becky Lynch]

Where's my gratitude? Why don't you put that on the Instagram post? Thank you.

[Doug Benson]

0.

[Becky Lynch]

Give me my gratitude. Give me my flowers.

[Doug Benson]

WrestleMania 42, April 18th and 19th. Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas. ESPN app. If you have the subscription, you watch the whole thing. Go get the ESPN app also. They're airing it first hour of WrestleMania on ESPN and ESPN2, so check that out. WrestleMania 42. Thanks for coming by and hanging out.

[Becky Lynch]

Thank you so much.

[Doug Benson]

You're the best. I'm excited for your husband to get his hands on Paul Heyman.

[Becky Lynch]

Yeah. My daughter thinks it's so funny when he hits Paul Heyman in the back with a chair he loves. She thinks it's hilarious.

[Doug Benson]

Like a prafle.

[Becky Lynch]

She like, you got a good one

[Doug Benson]

on him on Raw last night.

[Becky Lynch]

So funny. Which I just love.

[Doug Benson]

And I'm always wondering, and I'm. I'm very. How well your husband moves in dress shoes?

[Becky Lynch]

Unreal. Unreal, Unreal.

[Doug Benson]

It's like when I see. I. I watched last night when I was watching some wrestling, and I was like, damn, the shoe wear is tough. And then I see. I see Seth in there on those dress shoes and I go, this motherfucker's moving around.

[Becky Lynch]

I wouldn't risk it for a biscuit. No, no, no. Slippy shoes. No, can't be slippy shoes on a bunny. Can't be having slippy shoes.

[Doug Benson]

Bite it on the slim Jim.

[Becky Lynch]

Nobody wants slippy shoes. I want old worn in boots.

[Doug Benson]

Boots on the ground.

[Becky Lynch]

Yes.

[Doug Benson]

Becky Lynch. WrestleMania 42, April 18, April 19, on the ESPN app. Go watch it. I'll be watching it. I have a show that night, but I'm still, you know, me. It will be on in the dressing room right after my set. I'm very excited. You rule.

[Becky Lynch]

Thank you. Thanks for having me, man. Yeah, I appreciate it. This is great.

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[Becky Lynch]

Hey, everyone. Check out this guy and his bird. What is this, your first date?

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[Becky Lynch]

Yeah, the bird looks out of your league anyways.

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[Becky Lynch]

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[Doug Benson]

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[Becky Lynch]

Hey, everyone. Check out this guy and his bird. What is this, your first date?

[Liberty Mutual Spokesperson]

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[Becky Lynch]

Yeah, the bird looks out of your league anyways.

[Liberty Mutual Spokesperson]

Only pay for what you [e-mail] Liberty.

[Becky Lynch]

Liberty. Liberty. Liberty.