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Jul 30, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, US; Becky Lynch (red/orange attire) and Bianca Belair (blue/silver attire) wrestle during their Raw Women’s Championship match during SummerSlam at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

A Seth Rollins-Becky Lynch Pairing Will Work This Time

Originally posted on Stadium Rant | By Andre Castillo | Last updated Sep 1, 2025 1:09 PM ET

In the main event of Sunday’s WWE Clash in Paris, Seth Rollins defended the World Heavyweight Championship in a Fatal Four-Way match against Jey Uso, LA Knight, and CM Punk. He won after a masked figure entered the ring and hit Punk with a low blow just before a Go To Sleep (GTS).

That figure was revealed to be none other than Rollins’ wife Becky Lynch, who earlier had retained the Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Nikki Bella. This marks the couple’s first time working together since 2019, when they were respectively the Universal Champion and Raw Women’s Champion.

Unlike last time, however, this one will work – for one key reason.

Heel Couples Work Better Than Face Ones

When Rollins and Lynch first teamed up, they were still dating. Their relationship was the subject of much media coverage, and WWE sought to take advantage of that by exporting it to television.

Unfortunately, it also served to demean the couple. While it was meant to portray them as fighting partners who had each other’s backs, they were instead depicted as overly sweet adolescents. Lynch even bemoaned such a narrative direction in an interview with talkSPORT a few days before SummerSlam:

“What I wanted was two badasses, two people at the top of their game fighting side-by-side. Not for the world to be reminded every five minutes that this is Becky Lynch’s boyfriend or that’s Seth Rollins’ girlfriend. …That’s not what I’ve worked towards. That’s not what I wanted.”

One can see what Lynch means here. Both were faces at the time, so WWE understandably wanted to portray their relationship in a positive light. They just overdid it.

Fast forward to over six years later, however, and both are heels who each have a title. That gives them free rein to be condescending towards the roster – something that would not work if they were on the good side.

When one thinks about it, a good number of professional wrestling’s power couples have been heels. One only looks at Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, Edge and Lita, Rusev and Lana, Andrade and Zelina Vega, and even Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae in NXT. There have been face couples, for sure, Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth come to mind – but heel couples just have a character advantage over them.

That is good for Rollins and Lynch, in kayfabe at least – everyone on the Raw roster now has another reason to hate The Vision.

What Is Next For Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch After Reunion?

Rollins already has powerhouses Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed by his side, and together they have been a wrecking crew, destroying everyone. The addition of Lynch, however, adds a new dynamic to The Vision.

Potential challengers to the World Heavyweight Champion will now have to account for his wife as well, and they must know the implications of accosting her. Similarly, while man-on-woman violence is unlikely to happen, any challenger to Lynch’s IC title may have to account for any of the male trio’s presence in her match.

Of course, Punk will not take this expansion easily. Rumors have long persisted about a potential in-ring return for his wife, AJ Lee, and they emerged yet again after Clash in Paris. If WWE can convince her to unretire, even just this once, then the ensuing mixed tag match will become one of the most highly anticipated tussles of the 2020s.

Jul 11, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Former WWE superstars Phil Brooks aka CM Punk and April Mendez-Brooks aka AJ Lee attend the Chad Mendes (not pictured) and Conor McGregor (not pictured) interim featherweight title bout during UFC 189 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. McGregor won via second round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

End Of My Seth Rollins-Becky Lynch Rant

Whatever happens next, one thing is clear: Raw is now a dictatorship ruled by the most famous couple in all of wrestling. Rollins and Lynch have fought beside and for each other before, but this reunion represents the most depraved they have been in their careers.

Who will end this tyranny and restore brightness to the brand? Almost nobody knows, but one thing is clear: everybody should be watching when it happens.

This article first appeared on Stadium Rant and was syndicated with permission.

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