Lynch debuted as a professional wrestler in 2002 after five months of training, at only 15-years-old. By 2006, she had worked the indies in Europe and Japan, but put her career on hold after sustaining a major concussion competing in Germany. It was in this hiatus from the ring that Lynch tried her hand at different jobs, including the aforementioned waitress role, and a two-year stint as a flight attendant. Still wanting to entertain audiences, she had thought spending time in New York City would allow her to pursue an acting career. 

“I figured, ‘Maybe I can get into the theater space somehow, maybe something will take off.’ It didn’t, but I did make a lot of connections, and I did make memories that last a lifetime,” Lynch reflected. Lynch relocated to Chicago, attending Columbia College to study acting in 2011, and had planned to return to New York. 

Weeks before she was going to leave, Becky Lynch landed stunt work on the “Vikings” TV show, and returned to a friend’s wrestling gym to train for the role. She was encouraged during this time to try out for WWE, going on to do so in Birmingham, England, and impressing the likes of William Regal and Jim Ross. She signed a developmental deal with WWE in 2013, marking a swift return to wrestling at the highest level, and the rest has been history, with Lynch not only earning a litany of accolades, but also meeting her husband, Seth Rollins, and welcoming their daughter Roux into the world in 2020.