5 Things We Learned From Watching WWE Unreal Season 2

The second season of WWE Unreal Season 2 has touched down after a successful debut season last summer. In this new 5 episode spread, we uncover the stories pertaining to R-Truth's shocking release, the formation of The Vision, the infatuation between husband and wife Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, and the trials and hardships of Jelly Roll's WWE in-ring debut. Here are 5 biggest takeaways from season 2!

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1. It's The Seth Rollins And Becky Lynch Show

The first whiff of WWE Unreal Season 2 we take in from the very first episode is that of Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch and their very close marriage. Seth and Becky are quite the insufferable on-screen pairing due to their over-exposure, and although it's all intentional in a Charlotte Flair-hating kind of way, it still remains overbearing. We know Seth and Becky are great, but they flaunt themselves heavily in this series and it's arguably too much to bear, kinda like when Pat McAfee stood up on the announcer's table and told us how great he is as he was trying to ride a wave of momentum before his clash with Gunther.

What stands out isn't just the relationship between Seth and Becky, but the storyline affairs they're embroiled with. There's an episode that goes into depth about Seth's former faction The Vision, and a chunk devoted to Becky's rivalry with the fellow superstar who idolizes her Lyra Valkyria. For some it'll seem like too much attention is focused on Seth and Becky, and it can be very overbearing and smothering.

With social media and the wealth of information we ingest about the WWE product and the superstars, we might feel we don't need to gain further insights into Seth and Becky's relationship-although in mainstream circles the revelations might be new. WWE Unreal is a Netflix after all, and many casual eyes are likely to be glued to the series and not know the superstars nor their relationships.

2. Lyra Valkyria's Frustration About Her Match With Becky Lynch At SummerSlam

Perhaps the most striking revelation in the entire series is how personally Lyra Valkyria reacted to her ziptie idea failing at SummerSlam. We're taken through Lyra's match with Becky Lynch, including her accidental collision with a wandering cameraman-a collision which was the cameraman's mistake, not hers! We're then introduced to the ziptie spot, which was a very good spot in theory, but of course in practice is fell apart because the ziptie didn't stay attached to Lyra's wrists when they were meant to, and when they needed to be taken off they wouldn't yield.

It's easy to feel bad and sympathetic for Lyra because she put so much effort and energy into an element of her match with Becky and it didn't work. The fact Lyra blames herself out of frustration and disappointment shows how much she wanted to succeed. Lyra's story here highlights the importance of keeping stress and perfectionism in check, otherwise disappointment will mount up because expectations weren't met. Sometimes in the wrestling business like in any profession things may not pan out as you might expect, but it's not Lyra's fault for anything that happened because it was out of her control.

3. Road Dogg Struggles To Pitch Amidst Bad Creative

The Road Dogg's tenure as co-lead writer for SmackDown is put in the spotlight for a little bit in Unreal Season 2. We witness Brian James himself struggling to put across ideas a few times. On one occasion him and his colleagues are trying to understand why R-Truth wanted to completely shave his head, and they have no idea. James himself says that the storylines are the drizzling shits, and thus we happen across an understanding that WWE management themselves know that the current product is awful.

The underlying matter and the thing many fans don't consider is that the WWE product is synchronized with the way our culture operates. If you find our culture to be risk-averse and unlike twenty years ago, then the reason for this is because we've cultivated a standard that's predicated on businesses making money above creativity. Money-making and creativity used to be balanced equally, but modern standards have altered, mainly due to social media and easily-offended people. Basically the more convenient and accessible we make things, the more we betray the qualities that worked so much better before.

Anyway back onto The Road Dogg's pitch struggles. There's a booking meeting in Episode 3 about who Chelsea Green should lose her Women's United States title to, and the D-O-Double G has a hard time knowing what to do and spins in his chair, seemingly deflated by the whole question. You may see actions like these as petulant, but who should blame Road Dogg if the storylines suck and the product sucks? Perhaps he's in it for the money he makes because we know he's not a guy who is supportive of this current era in WWE because he's an Attitude Era superstar. You can tell that there is a big struggle and possible boredom because the creative and booking teams aren't seemingly passionate about the state of the product. Well, they probably do have some passion otherwise why would they be doing their jobs (unless it's for the money)?

4. WWE Management Constantly Defending Itself For Decisions Made Against Its Talent

WWE is the biggest professional wrestling entity on the planet, and the decisions they make and what they say is meant to cover their tracks just in case shareholders and fans see them as disreputable. Therefore, when they say things that may seem unpopular, they are defending themselves and their business, which is what they need to do to keep shareholders happy and makes them look strong in the face of criticism and backlash. Fans may call WWE out and attempt to force them to eat their words and take back their actions, but the only way they'll do this is if there's a groundswell of disapproval from the WWE Universe.

Remember when Stone Cold Steve Austin left the WWE in 2002? Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and many people were shocked and disappointed, although Steve had certifiable and understandable reasons for dropping the ball and going home. In this season of WWE Unreal, we see and hear the reactions of Michael Hayes to Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out of WWE, and his comments were in no-doubt defending the WWE and its operations.

Triple H's explanation about R-Truth's release doesn't hold up either. Truth is clearly very valued and loved, and is the only remaining comedy wrestler there is in the WWE. Sure, maybe Truth's numbers may've been too demanding for what the WWE expected, but Truth's value is evident through the exponential level of popularity he has.

5. Jelly Roll's Involvement At SummerSlam Was Inspirational

Regardless of what you think about Jelly Roll's celebrity involvement, there's no denying this country singer worked extremely hard to ready himself for his match at SummerSlam 2025, and you've got to give it up to the man for doing everything it takes to lose weight and learn the craft of WWE's brand of professional wrestling. We watch Jelly Roll's progress taking bumps at the Performance Center under the tutelage of trainer Matt Bloom (the former Albert, A-Train and Lord Tensai), showing his determination despite the tough ordeal of paying dues in the ring.

Celebrity involvement has been a constant attraction to the WWE because utilizing them put more eyes on their product and thus helps to strengthen business. Often celebrities would appear at WrestleMania as it is the WWE's version of Christmas, but over the years the involvement has increased plentifully. Remember when RAW had weekly guest hosts between between June 2009 and June 2010? These days there's plenty of focus on streamers and influencers getting in the ring for viral moments like when iShowSpeed turned up to the Royal Rumble to get speared by Bron Breakker, and when Travis Scott turned up at WrestleMania 41 to distract Cody Rhodes during his match with John Cena.

Jelly Roll is someone who has been seen in the crowds at WWE events, but shocked us by training for in-ring competition and getting involved in a storyline alongside Randy Orton against Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre. The fact that during the match itself Jelly Roll returned to finish up the match despite a kayfabe injury and taking the pinfall loss, it shows that he is not only dedicated to performing in a WWE ring, but he's willing to take a loss, and that loss was memorable.