Becky Lynch will be back with WWE this week

Despite rumors to the contrary, The Man doesn’t look to be taking time off. And she’s getting back in the ring just when the company needs a new Women’s champ…

At WrestleMania XL, Becky Lynch wrestled with a 102 degree fever as she battled strep throat and Rhea Ripley at the same time. Lynch took last week off, and the rumor mill claimed that was only the start of The Man’s post-’Mania vacation.

But yesterday (April 15), the WWE UK Twitter/X account posted that Lynch would a part of this week’s house show swing through Birmingham, Cardiff, London, and Belfast. That gave Becky a chance to crack wise about the online talk about her schedule…

A speedier than expected return from the New York Times best-selling author is interesting for a couple reasons.

For one thing, she’s said to only have a couple months left on her current WWE deal. Lynch never sounded terribly motivated to wrestle for any other companies though, and with WWE seemingly taking steps to fix whatever issues developed in their process for contracts, The Man coming back around this quickly could be a sign both sides view getting her re-signed is a fait accompli.

For another, WWE suddenly finds themselves needing a new Women’s champion on Raw with Ripley sidelined due to injury. They haven’t told us how they’ll determine gets that currently vacant belt, but they did tell us they’ll do it on next Monday’s show… which happens right after the red brand roster gets back from the UK.