Real Reason Becky Lynch Was Away From WWE For So Long

Becky Lynch has revealed why her absence from WWE television ended up being so long after she took a break last year.

Lynch’s WWE contract came up at the end of May 2024, at which point she decided not to immediately re-sign and took a break from the company, although the plan was clearly that she’d return at some point.

The break ended up lasting all the way up until WrestleMania 41 in April 2025, although reports had emerged that she’d re-signed months before her comeback.

Lynch has now stated that she actually only expected her break to be about three months long at first, but then she got busy with other projects.

She also noted that there was a possibility of her returning at the Royal Rumble at the start of February 2025, but a last-minute skin condition put paid to that.

In an interview with Variety, she said:

“I took what I thought was going to be three months off during the summer, when my contract came up. I was like, ‘Okay, seems like a good time to take a little break, get some stuff done.’

“Then other things came up – I was filming ‘Star Trek,’ and then ‘Happy Gilmore.’

“There was talk (of a return) around Rumble time, but then at the last minute, I got a skin condition.

“The next big event was WrestleMania, so it seemed to make sense, especially if I could take Bayley out of the mix and ruin her dreams. It felt doubly brilliant.”

Last night, Lynch was unsuccessful in challenging Lyra Valkyria for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship at WWE Backlash, although she went on to attack Valkyria after the match.