Baron Corbin received a lot of hate for what he did to Becky Lynch.
As seen at Extreme Rules 2019, Baron Corbin teamed up with Lacey Evans to face the team of Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch in a mixed tag Extreme Rules match.
As has been the case in many intergender matches in WWE, there is an unwritten rule that the women can get the odd shot on the men here and there, but the men are mostly banned from striking the women. However, no one told that to Corbin.
Towards the end of the match, Corbin hit the End of Days on Lynch to the shock of fans. While Corbin expected the heat at the time, nothing could have prepared him for what came next.
Baron Corbin On Negative Comments: “Totally Worth It.”
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Corbin revealed who came up with the idea and how he received multiple abusive comments in the following days:
“And that was Vince’s idea. I was shocked when I got to the building. And it was in Philly, which I knew they were gonna go nuts for. That was Vince’s idea. And it was just like, what? Like, it’s crazy. And like the death threats after were all worth it. Totally worth it. Oh, dude, you have no idea. My Instagram messages and Twitter and all of those things. People were like, dude, I’m gonna stab you the next time I see you for what you did to Becky. I mean, if I get stabbed? Yeah, if I get stabbed? Yeah, definitely arrest that guy. But like, Yeah, cuz people, man like people buy into what we do. Like, that’s the art of what we do. Can we suspend disbelief? Can we make people think what we’re doing is 100% real and that people bought into that moment? They’re like, a grown man put his hands on a woman. I want to fight that guy. Like invoked this rage and people. And it was awesome.”
The full match that included the End of Days spot is below:
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