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So Claire Lynch is infamous and possibly TNA’s best worst storyline. It was universally panned at the time and serves as a great example of Dixie’s boobery.
In 2012, TNA ran segments which implicated (married man) AJ Styles and (married woman) Dixie Carter having an affair, planning secret meetings etc. It came to a head when Dixie’s real-life husband, Serg, gave AJ one of the worst worked punches ever. Dixie and Styles came clean that they were actually helping mutual friend & crack addict, Claire Lynch.
It was a bomb. But she was also pregnant, with a crack-baby! Who’s the daddy? AJ Styles! Apparently. Top babyface AJ had been taking advantage of a crack addict, and she had photoshopped pictures to prove it. Shit-stirrer heels Kaz & Daniels even threw Claire a baby shower, which was actually pretty funny. This lead to a match with AJ vs Daniels, where if AJ won he’d get a paternity test to prove his innocence, but if he lost he’ll just admit he’s the father.
AJ won, but before the storyline continued further, it got out that TNA picked up the Olive Oil actress from Universal Studios, Orlando (right beside where iMPACT was being taped) called Julia Reilly to play this character.
This’d damage her career and would be hassled by wrestling fans, so she quit the gig and the angle was dropped immediately. On TV “the attorney of Claire Lynch” robotically recited that the whole angle/pregnancy was B.S., paid by Kaz & Daniels for shits and giggles. And so ends the ballad of Claire Lynch.
Shockingly, WWE copied the horrendous angle in 2012, with Stephanie revealing “Megan Miller”, Daniel Bryan’s physical therapist, with whom he cheated on Brie. It was killed off quickly amidst a torrent of abuse, Bryan openly calling the angle stupid. On TV, Brie said Stephanie paid Megan to lie about the affair and they left it at that.
In 2015? Turns out Claire Lynch is actually a homewrecker, cheating with a fiancé, and the scorned ex-bride-to-be made it public. Great job, very thorough!
So let’s all watch that Baby Shower segment. Any fond memories of the storyline?
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