Meet Becky Beech

We recently connected with Becky Beech and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Becky, thank you so much for opening up with us about some important, but sometimes personal topics. One that really matters to us is overcoming Imposter Syndrome because we’ve seen how so many people are held back in life because of this and so we’d really appreciate hearing about how you overcame Imposter Syndrome.

I’m honestly not sure that I have yet. I do know that I recognize when it’s rearing its ugly head now. And when I recognize it I remind myself that I have never wondered whether anyone else belongs somewhere, I believe that by existing in a space you belong. I should extend that same grace to myself. I also try to remember I am not in a race against others, I don’t have anything to prove to anyone else. I can be my own person without goal posts or achievements and still be a worthy and worthwhile person.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

My name is Becky Beech. I’ve been a professional wrestler in the ring since June 2022 in the Pacific Northwest. I believe in positivity and participation above all else. All you have to do is try.

As a 38 year old woman in a traditionally male dominated space my main goal each time I perform is to make an inclusive and welcoming space for all identities, body types and abilities in the locker room and in our fan base.

I fell in love with wrestling in 2018 when I attended my first local independent show. The athleticism, the theatrics. It was everything I had been looking for for a long time.

In 2021, I decided to stop being a fan and start training with the 365 Pro Wrestling Academy under Eddie Osbourne in Victoria.

I want people, but specifically young people who identify as women, to see me out there participating and trying. I want people to see you don’t have to look a certain way or be naturally good at something to get out there and try. I believe the biggest impact we can have on our next generation is by showing up. Walk the talk as it were.

Inclusion is paramount for me. Any space I enter I am trying to make sure that all people feel included and welcome. You do not need to be the best to belong in the “Beech club”.

Personally, my journey to wrestling has been a struggle for me. When I started I was 250 pounds and experiencing undiagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Every time I stepped in the ring I felt like someone was screaming at me from the inside to stop, I heard all the voices that told me I didn’t measure up or couldn’t measure up. I struggled for a year with myself until I sought help and gained some perspective.

The battle was always with myself and I had to think about the fact that so many people out there hear this judgmental voice every day. I wanted to show them you can win against it. You don’t have to listen to it, that’s how I got myself through training and into the ring in front of hundreds of people. It’s vulnerable being our there, but there’s strength in vulnerability, especially when you know that maybe someone out there feels like you do right now and needs to see that you can win against the voice that tells you you won’t or aren’t worthy of it. I still hear that voice every time I get in the ring, but I know that if I don’t listen to it, I can help someone else not listen to their judgmental voice.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I believe perseverance and positivity and grace are so important in this journey, in any journey really. There will always be moments where what you want to achieve feels impossible and sometimes what you want to achieve may not be possible in the way you envisioned it. I believe what has helped me in these moments is to pause, regroup and redefine. Redefine what success looks like. check if you’re holding yourself to the same standard as you hold everyone else. Are you giving yourself the same grace you would give to anyone else?

It sounds trite to say but don’t give up. You don’t know what you can achieve if you don’t try, you don’t know what you will miss out on, maybe the thing you’re trying isn’t for you but it may open up other spaces in you for other things. Nothing is ever not worth trying no matter how improbable it seems that you will “be good at it”. And on that note, forget perfect! Try for fun, try for the experience. You may find you gain skills by accident while you’re having fun.

When you’re beginning everything seems big. No matter what you’re starting. Break it down, make small goals. And be gentle with yourself, trying is hard work in and of itself, some days that will be enough.

If you knew you only had a decade of life left, how would you spend that decade?

Currently, I am healing a broken leg that I suffered while in the middle of a match. Talking about perseverance, I finished that match, you can watch it on YouTube on 365 combat in the coming months!

This, by far, has been the hardest thing to overcome professionally and personally. For 2 years I built my brand ring side and in ring. A week before I broke my leg my career had culminated in winning the 365 pro wrestling global women’s championship. A month later I had to vacate it because I won’t be able to defend it for months.

I am terrified I will be forgotten, that I will not be able to return as good as I was or to the place I had gotten to with the fans. The voice in my head is so strong right now, it takes a lot every day to not fall into despair. I am working on positive thinking, reminding myself that the goal was never to dominate in the ring, it was to show up for others by showing up for myself. I can still do that right now, I am surrounded by positive people and I can still contribute to the culture in my own way.

Personally, i am learning what it means to ask for help and to take breaks for myself. This has been an incredibly difficult lesson to learn. I am a fiercely independent person and I am forever on the move with a new adventure always on the horizon. Asking for help is a work in progress, and after 4 weeks I’m still getting the hang of it. I am trying to practice gratitude, and to give back in the ways that I can and I am also trying to remember that help can be freely given without being owed back, the same way that I often give help without expecting reciprocation.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: Beckybeechprowrestler
• Facebook: Becky Beech- professional wrestler
• Youtube: 365 pro wrestling

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