Wrestling stars have sent messages of congratulations after Becky Lynch triumphed in the first ever all-female main event in WWE history.
The champion won the headline Winner Takes All match at WrestleMania 35, and now holds the belt for both Raw and Smackdown after beating titleholders Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair.
#BeckyLynch JUST DID THAT to #RondaRousey!! #WrestleMania #WinnerTakeAll@BeckyLynchWWE @RondaRousey @MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/MhzzPUoUZR
— WWE (@WWE) April 8, 2019
Known as The Man, the Limerick-born star helped set a WWE attendance record at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The annual event grossed 16.9 million US dollars (£13 million), surpassing the venue’s previous record of 12.3 million US dollars (£9.4 million) set by WrestleMania 29 in 2013 – with a sold-out crowd of 82,265 fans from all 50 states and 68 countries, the organisation said.
NEW #RAW #WomensChampion.NEW #SDLive #WomensChampion.@BeckyLynchWWE just made HISTORY! #WrestleMania #BeckyLynch pic.twitter.com/thDQ3KUDMz
— WWE (@WWE) April 8, 2019
Wrestling star Lana Day wrote on Twitter: “It was worth giving up my spot at the #RoyalRumble for @BeckyLynchWWE to see what she accomplished tonight for all women & every underdog chasing the dream !
“You are truly #TheMan.”
It was worth giving up my spot at the #RoyalRumble for @BeckyLynchWWE to see what she accomplished tonight for all women & every underdog chasing the dream ! You are truly #TheMan #WrestleMania @wwe
— Lana Day (@LanaWWE) April 8, 2019
Micky Foley wrote: “THE MYTH…THE LEGEND…THE MAN! You did it @BeckyLynchWWE!”
THE MYTH…THE LEGEND…THE MAN!You did it @BeckyLynchWWE !#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/TAb4gjKQ10
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 8, 2019
Meanwhile Flair, who was defeated by Lynch, wrote: “Attention, opportunity, trust, and RESPECT. We dreamed of it. We worked for it. We deserve it.
“Thank you to all female Superstars then, now, and in the future who made tonight possible. #Evolution #WrestleMania.”
Attention, opportunity, trust, and RESPECT.
We dreamed of it. We worked for it. We deserve it.
Thank you to all female Superstars then, now, and in the future who made tonight possible. #Evolution #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/Vanse1V4Yo
— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) April 8, 2019
Ahead of the event, Lynch wrote on Twtter: “Today is the day when The Man finally comes around to collect. Today is the day when you and me change how this business works, thinks and progresses. I. Am. Ready. For. This. Day.”
Today is the day when The Man finally comes around to collect. Today is the day when you and me change how this business works, thinks and progresses. I. Am. Ready. For. This. Day. #WrestleMania #BeckyLynch pic.twitter.com/IykjuRHPON
— The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) April 7, 2019
WrestleMania 36 will take place on April 5, 2020 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.