Becky Lynch's Ozzy Osbourne jab draws backlash; WWE weighs apology

Becky Lynch drew sharp criticism this week after a on‑camera taunt about the late Ozzy Osbourne during Monday Night Raw in Birmingham, England, prompted a public rebuke from the singer's daughter and raised questions inside WWE about whether an apology is warranted. The segment, aired August 25 from the BP Pulse Live Arena, saw Lynch deliver a line aimed at drawing boos from the hometown crowd: "I’m not wrestling in Birmingham. The only good thing that came out of here died a month ago," she said, adding that Osbourne "had the good sense to move to LA" because "if I lived in Birmingham, I’d die too."

Lynch made the remarks in a heated in‑ring exchange with Nikki Bella that served to promote their scheduled match for this weekend's Clash in Paris premium live event. The line drew immediate boos in the arena and spread quickly online, where many viewers said it crossed a line by exploiting the recent death of a beloved local figure. Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman and a 2021 WWE Hall of Fame celebrity inductee, died on July 22 at the age of 76.

Kelly Osbourne posted a scathing response on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, calling Lynch "a disrespectful dirtbag" and accusing...