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Becky Lynch Returns & Wins Women's Tag Titles With Lyra Valkyria At WWE WrestleMania 41

The Man has come back around to WWE. Becky Lynch made her long awaited return to pro wrestling at WrestleMania 41.
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The Man has come around to WrestleMania 41.

Becky Lynch made her long-awaited return to the ring Sunday night when she was introduced as Lyra Valkyria's new tag team partner, challenging Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.

The Man and the reigning Women's Intercontinental Champion would go on to capture the gold after Lynch landed a Man-Handle Slam on Liv Morgan. Becky is now a two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and Valkyria a double champion.

The multi-time Women's Champion had been on hiatus from WWE ever since May of last year when she lost a Steel Cage Match to Morgan. The only promise she made to fans at the time was that her story would continue at a later date. Nearly a full year later, that date has finally arrived.

The Man actually hit free agency after her contract expired over last summer, but she reportedly agreed to a new deal with WWE in early January. She was widely expected to return to television at or around the Raw on Netflix premiere, but creative plans were never finalized.

Sources have told our Jon Alba that several pitches were made for Becky's return over the past few months. Most of those plans also would have culminated in a tag team match being booked for WrestleMania 41, but those didn't end up coming to fruition.

In the end the former Women's World Champion subbed in for Bayley at the last minute, after the Role Model was mysteriously attacked prior to WrestleMania going on the air Saturday night.

This marks the second time in her career that Becky Lynch ended a lengthy WWE hiatus by making a surprise appearance at Allegiant Stadium. It was SummerSlam 2021 when The Man famously filled in for Mercedes Moné against Bianca Belair. She beat the E-S-T in 26 seconds to capture the SmackDown Women's Championship.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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