Becky Lynch on whether WrestleMania 40 will be her last: ‘I doubt that’

It’s hard to imagine Becky Lynch anywhere other than WWE, but she left that possibility hanging there just a tad.

Becky Lynch has produced a number of unforgettable WrestleMania moments already, with her win in the first all-women’s main event at WrestleMania 35 tops among them. She’s poised to add another in less than two weeks when she battles Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Championship in Philadelphia.

But is there a chance that might be the final one for the foreseeable future?

It’s a prospect Lynch discussed while appearing on “The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.” Notably, Lynch suggested her current deal with WWE expires soon, though she said “I doubt that” when asked by Helwani if there was a chance this could be her last WrestleMania.

Lynch also stated she feels “so confident in my ability and my worth” and wasn’t concerned that she would be two months away from her deal running out. Helwani suggested that perhaps it was just a new M.O. for WWE in the “Endeavor era,” as other top stars have come down toward the end of their contracts without receiving extensions — including Drew McIntyre, who has taken a “what happens will happen” public stance toward his own reportedly soon-to-expire deal.

Unlike McIntyre, however, Lynch has never taken her talents elsewhere since truly breaking in with WWE. It stands to reason she’s keeping a close eye on Mercedes Moné, who rose to stardom as WWE’s Sasha Banks but signed with AEW earlier this year on a deal believed to have made her the highest-paid women’s wrestler ever.

Lynch is a star of that caliber, even if she has been fiercely loyal to WWE to date. She’s also seen that performers like McIntyre and Cody Rhodes have left and returned to WWE and made themselves even more marketable in the process. That’s why it’s easy to believe her when she says it probably won’t be her last WrestleMania, though she left the door open for the possibility that her next appearance at the event could be a bit further down the road than 2025.

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