WWE: Becky Lynch Would Benefit The Most From A Move To Raw

Becky Lynch was the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion, but she’s never had a real opportunity to capture the title in quite some time. This indicates that her best opportunities to pursue more gold in WWE could require a move to Raw.

Perhaps the most well-liked superstar in all of WWE, Becky Lynch has been in a tough spot ever since the “Superstar Shakeup”. Aside from an on-again-off-again rivalry with Ms. Money in the Bank Carmella, Becky hasn’t been given much to work with despite remaining quite over with the WWE Universe.

This has led to fans speculating that Lynch would be better off as a member of the Monday Night Raw roster. Out of all of the superstars who could potentially switch from blue to red, including the likes of the Usos and Randy Orton, nobody stands to gain more from a change of scenery than the “Lass Kicker”.

SoloWrestling was able to pick Lynch’s brain a little bit about a potential move from SmackDown Live to Raw. While Lynch praised the show, she did admit that if she doesn’t have a future opportunity at the SmackDown Women’s Championship, she’d be interested in a switch.

Wrestling Inc.’s Chris Featherstone had the transcription:

"“[Going over to Raw] and having new challenges and a new crop of women’s [talent]… maybe that would be the best look for me. I love SmackDown, I love the people on the brand, I love the crowd here, I love the vibe. But, I guess if I think what I always want to do is go for championships, and if that’s not in my future on SmackDown, well then I want it to be in my future somewhere else.”"

Becky Lynch’s title victory at Backlash 2016 remains one of the best moments in the brief history of the most recent brand split, and it’s a shame WWE never seemed to buy into her as a champion. Her matches are regularly the best women’s matches on SmackDown Live, and it’s obvious that she has excellent chemistry with every other woman on the roster.

Few wrestlers are capable of pulling convincing babyface promos, but Lynch is undoubtedly one of them. She can use either passion or wit to produce a gem of a promo, even if she’s only given 30-60 seconds of time for a “fallout” video that won’t even make it on TV.

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Raw is three hours and has done a considerably better job of building its women’s feuds over the past several months. That means Lynch could have more opportunities to get on the screen and shine on Raw, which might be more important to some fans than whether or not she captures another title.

But since she’s so popular, is so good in the ring, and would be on a new brand in this hypothetical, Lynch would make logical sense as a Raw Women’s Champion in 2018.

Of course, we’ll have to see what happens to everyone else during a second “Shakeup” or draft, because there are a lot of moving parts.

Would Becky and Carmella move to Raw together, as has been suggested by reader Tim Flaherty? How about Natalya? Or Naomi? Could Charlotte Flair move back to Raw if she drops the championship to Asuka at WrestleMania? Would Sasha Banks or Bayley make their way to SmackDown Live for the first time? If Lynch moves to Raw, would the WWE swap Alexa Bliss to separate the two former rivals?

Despite all of these questions, it’s clear to me that it’s better for the company to send Lynch over to Monday nights and allow her to showcase her talents on a different platform. It’s been so long since Lynch has been a major player on SmackDown Live, and she hasn’t figured into the staff’s plans on the blue side.

I’m sure they know how talented she is and appreciate what she can do, since they do give her opportunities to cut impassioned promos, named her a captain at Survivor Series (though she was eliminated comically early), and put her in big spots against “green” opponents.

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But Lynch is more than just someone who should be slapped with the “good worker” label, and Raw would be an entirely different showcase and opportunity for a wrestler who could easily become the most popular female superstar in WWE if given the right platform. At this point, it’s easier to envision Raw being that platform than SmackDown. And, well, even if that doesn’t end up being the case, it wouldn’t hurt to try.