Becky Lynch joined Star Trek: Starfleet Academywhich adds a global WWE superstar to its already assembled roster. Executive produced by co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is currently filming in Toronto. With a cast led by Oscar winner Holly Hunter and Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has already received an early Season 2 renewal on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy itakes place at the end of the 32nd century, after the end of the Star Trek: Discovery. Reopened a century after the galactic calamity of The Burn, Starfleet Academy welcomes a new and diverse class of Starfleet aspirants under the guidance of Captain Holly Hunter, who is also Chancellor of Starfleet Academy. However, a new threat to the United Federation of Planets emerges, likely linked to Paul Giamatti's recurring villain. Becky Lynch plays one of the Starfleet officers who potentially encounters this new enemy.
Becky Lynch is a WWE Superstar and Women's Champion
Lynch is known as the man and big time Becks
Becky Lynch, whose real name is Rebecca Quin, may not be familiar with Star Trek fans, but she's a mega-popular WWE superstar. Known by her nicknames, The Man (when she's a babyface) and Big Time Becks (when she's a heel), Becky is a multi-time WWE Women's Champion across the RAW and Smackdown brands. Lynch is also a former NXT Women's Champion. Along with Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey Lynch was part of the first time women participated in the WrestleMania main event. Becky Lynch is the first woman to win the WrestleMania main event becoming RAW and Smackdown Women's Champion.
With her innate charisma, Becky Lynch has become one of WWE's biggest stars, male or female. Born in Ireland, Lynch became a professional wrestler as a teenager but stepped away from wrestling for seven years. After working as a flight attendant and stuntwoman, Becky returned to wrestling and joined WWE's developmental program, NXT. From there, Lynch ascended to the pinnacle of World Wrestling Entertainment. Lynch is married to fellow WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, and they have a young daughter, Roux.
Tempered to perform live in front of thousands of fans, Becky Lynch also has experience acting in TV and film. Lynch appeared in Billions, and she played Cyndi Lauper in young rock. Becky's film acting debut was with WWE Films The Navy 6: Close Quarters in 2018. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy adding Becky Lynch could potentially bring millions of WWE fans to check it out Star Trek for the first time.
Becky Lynch is part of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's bridge crew
Starfleet Academy appears to have a starship
Becky Lynch announced she is joining Star Trek: Starfleet Academy first season on social media, and she caused millions of Star Trek fans to raise their eyebrows when Becky said she “part of the bridge crew.” This indicates that Starfleet Academy it will also incorporate a starship, otherwise the series is set in a school in San Francisco. However, was part Star Trek: Starfleet Academy'The premise that the series takes place both on Earth and in outer spaceso a starship is logical.
Additionally, Holly Hunter's Starfleet Academy Chancellor is also considered a captain, so perhaps she commands the same ship that Becky Lynch's character serves on. Starfleet Academy having access to starships was established in Star Trek canon. The USS Enterprise was a Starfleet Academy training ship in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. In Star Trek: Deep Space NineStarfleet Academy's elite Red Squadron was assigned to the Defiant Class USS Valiant, which they assumed command of until they were wiped out during the Dominion War.
Becky Lynch on Star Trek has a Star Wars equivalent
Mercedes Varnado played Koska Reeves in The Mandalorian
Becky Lynch joining Star Trek: Starfleet Academy It's an exciting prospect, but she follows in the footsteps of her fellow WWE wrestler who has joined the galaxy far, far away. Mercedes Varnado, who starred in WWE as Sasha Banks, joined Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Koska Reevesone of Bo-Katan Kryze's (Katee Sackhoff) Nite-Owls. Varnado was invited by executive producer Jon Favreau to participate The Mandalorianand she played Koska Reeves in 5 episodes of seasons 2 and 3.
Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks were part of WWE's Four Horsewomen along with Charlotte Flair and Bayley. Vardano is now one of All Elite Wrestling's biggest stars as “The CEO” Mercedes Moné, the current TBS Champion and new Strong Women's Champion of Japan.
If Becky Lynch needs to study at Star Trek canon, she can look no further than her WWE co-worker, Cody Rhodes. The current WWE Undisputed Champion, Cody Rhodes is a huge Star Trek fan who attended the red carpet premiere of Star Trek: Picard season 3. Cody Rhodes even spoke to TelaRant about his Star Trek fandom. Star Trek runs deeper into WWE than many fans might think, and it will reach breakneck speed when Becky Lynch debuts in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.