Say what you want about the world of professional wrestling, but being a champion is a pretty good way to catch Hollywood’s eye. The latest may be “The Man” herself, Becky Lynch, who already has scored a guest appearance on the Showtime series Billions, and might be turning her attention towards Marvel for her next role.
Take this with a grain of salt, but ex-Variety reporter Kris Tapley says Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch is headed to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an upcoming movie…
Becky Lynch grabbing Hollywood's eye. (Psst: She's also in a certain upcoming Marvel movie…) https://t.co/Ses4qx2sNK
— Kris Tapley (@kristapley) May 2, 2020
Over the last year Becky Lynch has become the most popular WWE superstar in a very long time. Before now her only feature role was in The Marine 6: Close Quarters, which I’ll add was the best of that long-running franchise.
As for the Marvel film she could be in? Black Widow springs immediately to mind, but I could also see her getting into a scrap with Shang-Chi. But Tarpley’s comment suggests the role is coming soon, so maybe she’s one of the lesser-known Eternals? Lynch has also done some stuntwork, previously on the series Vikings, so maybe that’s what’s in the cards.
With Lynch set for her biggest movie role, Sasha Banks rumored for The Mandalorian and other roles, plus CJ “Lana” Perry in the Bruce Willis/Frank Grillo flick Cosmic Sin, it does seem like the WWE women are breaking out into the Hollywood mainstream like we’ve never seen before.
