Becky Lynch loves good puns and, well, if you follow her on social media, you know she likes really bad puns, too.

Sightseeing trips on the road are often referred to as “Bexcellent Adventures.” Lynch has held up a container of yogurt to describe an opponent as having “gurt” feelings and a chair to explain her actions as “un-chair-itable.” A nearly 14-minute Instagram video of Lynch struggling to open a tin pineapple can with a manual can opener has been viewed nearly 300,000 times and has plenty of puns.

“I just love making puns. I love words and I love word play,” she said. “I find them hilarious. Me and my friends since we were teenagers, we’d talk in different puns. I incorporated them into my Instagram game and my Twitter game.

“They haven’t really come on to TV that much. It’s separate from my character and what I do and being Becky Lynch. The puns are more me being Rebecca Quin.”

WWE fans have seen glimpses of Lynch’s sense of humor. She hopes more is coming, but only when the time is right.

Lynch, the first woman drafted to Smackdown Live last summer and the brand’s inaugural women’s champion, has joined forces with current champion Naomi and Charlotte Flair against the “Welcoming Committee” of Natalya, Carmella and Tamina. The two sides will square off in a six-person tag team match Sunday at WWE Backlash (8 p.m. ET on WWE Network).

“It will come in time,” Lynch told For The Win of adding more comedy. “Right now, my character needs an element of more intensity instead of a comedy role, although I would love, for example, to team up with Breezango and do something on the Fashion Files. That is one of my favorite segments on Smackdown Live now.

“With the Becky Lynch character, there are so many different elements we haven’t seen yet. I’ve been a similar storyline in the last year and a half or two years. Hopefully, it’s not going to end with Charlotte turning on me again, but oh dear, if that’s what it is, I will a lot smarter to it and then we’ll see an extra edge to my character.”

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Following Flair’s move from Monday Night RAW to Smackdown Live in the recent Superstar Shakeup, both women have talked about rekindling their longtime feud. Their 2016 match at the Royal Rumble was one of the key benchmarks in WWE’s women’s revolution with Flair retaining the title over Lynch and Sasha Banks then coming to the ring to attack Lynch. The three then worked a triple threat title match at WrestleMania 32 in Dallas.

Flair has been clear about her intention to go after Naomi for the title so the current storyline could lead to Flair vs. Naomi and then Flair vs. Lynch.

“This gives it a longevity to where we can go,” Lynch said. “If we start fighting right now, there’s not really anywhere we can go. If we can team up and be on the same page, there are a multitude of directions we can go.

“Eventually, I’d like to face her for a championship down the line. Hopefully, it will be me with the championship. I’ve never gotten to face her in a fair fight. She’s always had someone in her corner, whether it was Ric or Dana Brooke so it will be interesting to see how that will go. She’s here and on her own and going solo.”

On a personal level, though, Flair’s move to Smackdown has allowed she and best friend Lynch to travel together as opposed to only seeing each other when the brands interact.

“It’s been absolutely great. It’s wonderful to have her over here,” she said. “The Smackdown Live locker room is the best ever. It’s just an amazing camaraderie across the board and Charlotte really adds an extra element to the locker room. She’s such a hard worker. Everybody will have to stay on their game.”

Lynch spoke to For The Win about singles vs. tag team matches, adding more mixed martial arts to her performance, Totals Divas, turning 30 and more:

You find yourself in a six-person tag team match at Backlash. Do you prefer singles or tag matches?

I generally prefer singles matches or multi-person matches like four-ways or triple threats or six-pack challenges, but there’s always a challenge with tag team matches with doing a different formula for people to worry about. If I had the choice, I’d rather worry about myself. I was never a team sport player so I think that lends itself to why I prefer singles matches.

James Ellsworth has been an interesting addition to this six-man tag situation. I believe you called him a cross between E.T. and a thumb the other day and been clear that you could take him. What he has added?

I think it’s been brilliant. He adds an extra layer of entertainment. He’s been crucial in helping move this storyline along. But I would love personally nothing more than to drop the head off him and Beckplex him into a different town.

There has been some speculation about casting changes for Total Divas. I’ve seen a few reports suggesting that you could be involved. Is that something you’d be interested in?

Honestly, you’re the first person that’s said that to me. I haven’t heard anything about that. … I think there’s a certain – not a whole lot – but a certain amount of mystery of me that I don’t really envision that as the best option for me to take part in. It’s a tremendous opportunity for those that do it, I just don’t know that it’s my thing. When I envisioned my life as a little girl, that was never in my horizons. I’m going to stay with what I want in the future. I don’t see that being reality TV.

Most people know you are dating UFC fighter Luke Sanders. In fact, he said that he HIT THE “Girlfriend Lottery” with you. He also has said that the two of you are in the gym and working on moves. How does what he does translate to what you do?

He’s such a sweetheart, just the best. … (laughs)

(As far as working out), he’s so great about taking the time to show me things. I’ll ask and he’ll come up with ideas. The spinning back kick that I’ve started using in a lot of my matches is something he showed me. There is a bunch of stuff that he showed me in the gym the other day that I haven’t incorporated yet, but it’s so good to be able to bring a different freshness into the ring.

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You recently turned 30 and have been wrestling since you were 15. How did you deal with an age with a zero on the end?

That was a tough one for me. When you’re a little kid, you think when I’m 30, I’m going to have this and do that. I think when I was a kid, I thought I was going to have five kids by 30. I have none. I think the way my life has turned out has been pretty darn good and I couldn’t imagine it any better at the moment. I think that’s a better way of measuring as opposed to what you thought you’d be when you were younger and you didn’t have a clue.

I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a birthday since I turned 19. When I was 19, I thought this is great. Then it was like, “Darn, I’m not 19 anymore.” I kinda wanted to get it out of my head that I’m getting older. In the end, though, it doesn’t make a difference really.

Full Backlash card

Kickoff show: Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English

Main show

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Dolph Ziggler

WWE championship: Randy Orton defends vs. Jinder Mahal

United States championship: Kevin Owens defends vs. A.J. Styles

Smackdown Tag Team championship: The Usos defend vs. Breezango

Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Naomi vs. Natalya, Carmella and Tamina

Luke Harper vs. Erick Rowan

Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zyan

ITAMI’S BIG MOMENT

Among the performers with the most at stake this weekend is Hideo Itami, who challenges Booby Roode for the NXT championship at NXT TakeOver: Chicago on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, WWE Network).

Itami signed to WWE in 2014 after a stellar run in Japan with Pro Wrestling Noah. He needed shoulder surgery in May 2015 and missed more than a year. Four months later, he had a neck injury and was out for an extended period.

“He’s kind of had a stutter-stop in his carer and watched a lot of guys come in and make a name for themselves while he’s had setback after setback,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s executive vice president of talent, live events and creative. “I’m looking for him to make a statement and getting himself to move in a positive direction.”

“He’s gone through a difficult time when leave someplace where you are a big star and a well known and come here and are presented in a big way. Some talent comes in and struggles with their footing and some don’t, whether it’s a confidence issue or trying to get comfortable in their new environment. … He’s a big player and I think he will rise to the occasion because that’s what big players do.”

Tomasso Ciampa of DIY suffered an ankle injury during a live event Thursday night that led to the match being stopped. DIY is scheduled to challenge NXT tag team champions the Authors of Pain in a ladder match at TakeOver. Levesque said X-rays showed no break and that Ciampa is being evaluated by the medical staff.

“When I texted with him this morning, he was feeling better and was up moving around,” Levesque said. “He felt he would not have an issue with it. As of right now, he’s in, but we’ll see where that goes.”

Adam Cole’s ROH sendoff

Great scene in Philadelphia on Sunday night as Ring of Honor gave three-time world champion Adam Cole a sendoff following his last scheduled appearance for the company. Many expect Cole to be bound for WWE, although he is continuing to work independent dates while he determines his future. When it was over, the crowd chanted, “We will miss you” and called for Cole to make a speech.

“The love and respect that all of you have shown me is the reason that I can stand here before you as nine years a pro wrestler, three times a world champion and having traveled the globe because you guys thought I was good enough,” he said. “No matter what happens, I want each and every one of you to know that I love you and Ring of Honor will always be in my heart.”

Among those in the crowd were Cole’s mother and her boyfriend and his younger brother Brent, who noted the night was like “coming full circle.” Adam and Brent used to travel to the same arena in Philadelphia as teenagers long before Adam became a pro wrestler to watch Combat Zone Wrestling and other promotions that ran the arena.