Becky Lynch believes the Four Horsewomen became such an influential part of WWE’s women’s division because Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Bayley and herself never tried to imitate one another.
Appearing on the 100th episode of No Contest Wrestling with O’Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson, Lynch was asked about the impact the other Four Horsewomen had on her development. Lynch also became the show’s first active female wrestler to appear as an in-studio guest.
According to Lynch, their combination of competition and support constantly pushed all four women to improve.
“I think everything,” Lynch said. “We pushed each other in such a way that we were so competitive, but also at times supportive, and wanted to see everybody do well. And then at other times we were, well, no, I want to have the best match on the card. I want to be the best. I want to be the top dog.”
Lynch believes that competitive environment succeeded because each woman developed her own distinct identity rather than attempting to recreate what was already working for someone else.
“You look at what Charlotte was doing, and she was very much going her way and being a star. And Bayley could look at that and go, okay, well, now I do that and I be queen. Or Sasha, now I be boss,” Lynch said. “But the fact that everybody was so different and individual, and nobody tried to replicate what anybody else was doing. They were very individual.”
“The Man” compared their individual appeal to the Spice Girls, with each member offering audiences something different.
“It was kind of like the Spice Girls. You had your ginger spice and your baby spice,” she said. “You had something that would appeal to a different audience, so we were all so distinct in how we looked and how we moved and who we were, that it was pretty perfect. And I think that as well pushed us, because you could compare, but you were all so different too. You had to be individual, but we all wanted to be the best.”
Despite becoming collectively known as the Four Horsewomen, Lynch, Flair, Banks and Bayley were never presented as a formal four-person stable on WWE’s main roster. The nickname instead emerged from fans and became synonymous with the four women as they helped reshape WWE’s women’s division after rising through NXT together during the mid-2010s.
The name itself references both the Four Horsewomen of mixed martial arts and the legendary Four Horsemen stable famously led by Charlotte’s father, Ric Flair.
Collectively, Lynch, Flair, Banks and Bayley have accumulated numerous world championships and major accomplishments throughout their WWE careers. Banks departed WWE in 2022 and now competes in AEW as Mercedes Moné, while Lynch, Flair and Bayley remain with WWE.
Elsewhere during the interview, Lynch discussed the value of allowing wrestlers to gradually build toward major accomplishments rather than reaching the top too quickly. She pointed to Chelsea Green’s championship success at SummerSlam as an example of a victory carrying additional weight because audiences had followed her journey.
“You don’t want to achieve too much right now. You want to be percolating, because if you get there and you’re so young, what else is there?” she said. “Let them bring you to it. If you get it now, that’s not going to feel as good.”
For Lynch, both examples underline the importance of developing an individual identity and allowing a wrestler’s journey to unfold naturally rather than trying to replicate somebody else’s path to success.
