- It’s been revealed that Becky Lynch’s WWE contract will expire on June 1st
- She has been with WWE since 2013 and is a five-time champion in the promotion
Becky Lynch’s will leave the WWE and become a ‘free agent’ on June 1st upon the expiry of her current contract.
Lynch has been with WWE since 2013, starting off in development and NXT before moving to the main roster and becoming one of the biggest stars in the company.
She is a five-time champion in the promotion, holding a title as recently as this weekend when she lost her women’s world championship Liv Morgan at the King and Queen of the Ring event in Saudi Arabia.
On Monday, she had what could have been her last-ever WWE match, losing to Morgan in a steel cage match following interference from Dominik Mysterio.
Now, the news that Lynch will walk away from the promotion has been confirmed, via Wrestling Observer Radio.
Becky Lynch will leave the WWE and become a ‘free agent’ upon the expiry of her contract
Following Monday’s RAW show, she shared a post on social media captioned: ‘To be continued’
Reporter Dave Meltzer said: ‘Becky Lynch is taking an extended leave, from what I was told it’s not like a short period of time. She was looking for a long period of time out.
‘It’s probably, if he’s not on the road (Seth Rollins) it makes sense for her not to be on the road and they can’t be hurting for money where they need it right now, and you know maybe she’s looking for other things or maybe she’s not.
‘She’ll be a free agent as of a couple days from now.’
After the show finished, ‘The Man’ shared a photo on social media of herself walking away from the camera, with the caption: ‘To be continued.’
At the end of the show, meanwhile, she was sat in the ring following her match and the crowd began to chant: ‘Thank you Becky,’ with the star looking visibly emotional as she took in the atmosphere.
Earlier on in the show, meanwhile, speaking to Lyra Valkyria, she said: ‘We’ll keep winning or learning, until it’s time to walk away.’
Lynch had her final match in the company on Monday night against Liv Morgan (left)
Lynch, real name Rebecca Quin, is married to fellow WWE star Seth Rollins, whose deal was also running out, but he signed a new long-term contract recently.
The 37-year-old is a seven-time world champion in WWE, also holding the tag team titles and NXT Championship in recent months.
Having moved to the United States from Ireland to pursue a wrestling career, she broke onto the scene in 2015, joining the main roster alongside Paige and Charlotte Flair.
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