WWE superstar and multi-time Women’s Champion Becky Lynch made waves earlier this week. News broke on Tuesday night that Lynch would play the role of music icon Cyndi Lauper on the ‘Young Rock’ season premiere Friday night. On Thursday, wrestling fans got their first look at Lynch as the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
The Rock himself revealed the first showcase of Becky in her acting debut. The WWE legend and box-office megastar posted stills on his Instagram account for all to see:
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“Officially welcoming @beckylynchwwe to our YOUNG ROCK cast,” wrote The Rock on his Instagram post. “Becky takes on the daunting and FUN task of playing the one and only – the icon Cyndi Lauper. I was right there for Becky’s audition and we were all very impressed at her high level commitment as an actor to become Cyndi Lauper. No easy task, but she worked her butt off and went all in – and crushed it. CAN’T WAIT for you guys to see Becky’s acting debut!!!”
Lynch would then give her fans another look at herself as Lauper with a series of pictures in a post on her Instagram account.
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“Very excited to join the amazingly talented cast and crew of @nbcyoungrock as the iconic @cyndilauper,” wrote Lynch in the post. Lynch would go on to write on how portraying the iconic Lauper, “Someone as groundbreaking and influential, not only in the music industry but as a feminist and someone who was instrumental in bringing wrestling into the mainstream, was both challenging and immensely fun.”
Reactions from the world poured in following the reveals of the WWE superstar playing the Rock and Roll icon:
The Man comes around on #YoungRock to have some fun this week. Took me a minute to recognize Becky Lynch because she got that New Yorker accent down good. pic.twitter.com/EQyGArkIM5
— Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN) November 3, 2022
Happy for you @BeckyLynchWWE! I love Cyndi Lauper and I know you’ll absolutely kill it in this role! ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ was my first ring entrance music 💕 🎶 https://t.co/nlvQ2roPbQ
— Nattie (@NatbyNature) November 3, 2022
Checkout The Man @BeckyLynchWWE on Young Rock, tomorrow night at 8:30 on NBC!!! Congratulations, Becky!!! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/yojcxIas9g
— Kevin L. Johnson (@Kevin_L_Johnson) November 3, 2022
Yassss!!!! I had the pleasure of coaching @BeckyLynchWWE to portray @cyndilauper! That’s no easy feat when Lauper has such a distinct voice and Becky is a native of Dublin, Ireland but as always she knocked it out of the park! Check it out!🔥#BeckyLynch #nbcyoungrock @TheRock https://t.co/rDBGpbKweS
— Courtney Young 🟧 (@courtney_ly) November 3, 2022
[The Rock]
