WWE: Becky Lynch on Shoulder Injury, Apollo Crews on Current NXT Run, India Event Plans Update

WWE

Dec 10, 2022

Becky Lynch Comments on Her Shoulder Injury Recovery

As noted before, Becky Lynch was out of action for WWE from this past July until this past November’s Survivor Series WarGames event due to a shoulder injury.

Verge Magazine held a recent interview with Lynch. One of the topics discussed included Lynch’s thoughts on her recent return from injury and the status of her shoulder.

“It felt amazing to be out in front of the crowd again and how electric that was, in such a wild capacity as WarGames. That’s a match that I’ve never done before and it’s a very daunting match. You’ve got two rings, you’ve got a giant cage and anything goes. Truth be told, my shoulder still isn’t feeling right. So to say I was nervous is probably a bit of an understatement. But once you get out there, once you get in front of the crowd and you feel that energy, then you forget everything else. There’s not another feeling like it.”

Lynch also gave her thoughts on not being able to participate at WWE’s Clash at the Castle event this past September in Cardiff, Wales.

“Oh, don’t remind me. It was very hard for me to watch that and to be missing out on it and hearing the crowd and how amazing they were. They were freaking amazing. I have faith that there will be more. Many more. Where would I like to take a major stadium show? Ireland. Croke Park. 100% that’s it. No hesitation with that.”

Apollo Crews Comments on Current Run in NXT & NXT Championship Goal

A recent episode of the WrestleRant Radio podcast had Apollo Crews as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Crews’ thoughts on his current time in WWE’s NXT brand.

“I’m the type of individual [that] if I have to show that I’m deserving of something, I’m okay with that because that’s what I’ve done my whole life. It’s nothing new. It’s been a fun ride, though. Casket match was something different and something that I really enjoyed doing, and got the victory out of that, which set me up for this match this Saturday.
It’s insane because I’m facing someone who I can say is very similar to me, as far as in-ring abilities, right. [He’s an] extremely athletic guy, powerful. I’m strong, quick, agile. He’s done a lot in such a short amount of time, which is insane to see. All respect to Bron Breakker, no heat there. Went fishing, enjoy his company, but I feel like for me, it’s weird. I don’t feel any pressure, but there’s a lot that I have to prove. I’m coming back, I said this is what I want to do, and it has to be done. I feel like this is the icing on top of the cake. This will make the return to NXT complete, and looking forward to fulfilling that. The feeling of being champion, you never forget what that feeling is like of winning a title. I’ve won two here, and I remember what the feeling is both times, and I look forward to feeling that feeling again and accepting everything that comes with being champion. It’s something that I’ve never had the chance to accomplish the first time around.
I feel like there was a a certain point where every time I got to the ring, people knew that, okay, this guy’s gonna lose, right. [laughs] It’s like man, how do you change that? In a world where the way that people respond to you is such an important thing, how do you change that? How do you make them believe in you again? I feel like it’s just not losing that belief in yourself, and that’s one thing that I struggled with for a while is the belief in myself. I’m like, ‘Okay, if I don’t believe in myself, why should anybody else?’ I think it comes back to having that belief in yourself and knowing what you’re capable of, how good you are, and going out there and showing it time after time, and that’s what I’ve had the opportunity to do here these last six months. It’s like okay, here’s something. Now I’m gonna go out there and crush any expectation that you had. You might have had an expectation here, but I’m gonna go up here just because that’s what I’m gonna do. So I look forward to doing that again this Saturday and not just that, but coming home with the gold as well.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

WWE India Event Plans Update

As noted before, WWE is currently planning on holding a new event in India on January 18, 2023.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that this upcoming event will be taking place at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India. Johnson reported that this venue has a capacity of 5,000 for events.

Johnson reported that WWE is also still planning for this event to be a SmackDown brand themed event.