Current:Home > reviewsBecky Lynch wins vacant WWE Women's World Championship, becomes 7-time champion -TradeStation
Becky Lynch wins vacant WWE Women's World Championship, becomes 7-time champion
View
Date:2025-04-14 19:21:14
"The Man" is back on top.
Becky Lynch is the new WWE Women's World Champion after winning the battle royal match on "Monday Night Raw" to claim the vacant title.
Fifteen women started the battle royal, but after some out of the ring shenanigans, Nia Jax, Liv Morgan and Lynch were the final three contestants. Lynch and Morgan worked together to take Jax out of the match and they were the last two left. The fight went on the edge of the ring, but Lynch was able to execute a manhandle slam to eliminate Morgan for the win.
The title was vacated after Rhea Ripley relinquished it due to her suffering a shoulder injury. During "Monday Night Raw" after WrestleMania 40, Liv Morgan attacked Ripley with a chair and threw her into the wall of the hallway. It is believed Ripley suffered the injury when her shoulder hit the wall. The following week, Ripley appeared in a sling as she addressed the attack by revealing her injury. Ripley said she was told she would be out of action "for quite a few months."
Ripley's reign lasted 379 days, which tied Bayley for the longest reign of the title in WWE history.
With Lynch now champion, the title goes back to the person that won it for the first time. When the title, then known as the SmackDown Women's Championship, was introduced in 2016, Lynch became the inaugural champion after she won it at Backlash that same year. She is now a five-time Women's World Champion, with her last reign in 2021. She has also held the WWE Women's Championship twice, making her a seven-time champion.
It's also redemption for Lynch, who fought for the championship at WrestleMania 40 against Ripley, but she was defeated.
veryGood! (76482)
Related
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Whataburger is 73! How to get free burger on 'National Whataburger Day' Tuesday
- 19 Shower Caddy Essentials You Need for Your Dorm
- Miami police begin pulling cars submerged from a Doral lake. Here's what they found so far.
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- Burger King's crispy chicken sandwich was so popular, it's now a wrap
- Meat processor ordered to pay fines after teen lost hand in grinder
- OffCourt Makes Post-Workout Essentials Designed for Men, but Good Enough for Everyone
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Why Americans plan to take Social Security earlier, and even leave retirement money behind
Ranking
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- 'Kokomo City' is an urgent portrait of Black trans lives
- This Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 pre-order deal saves you up to $1,050
- Texas woman exonerated 20 years after choking death of baby she was caring for
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Horoscopes Today, August 8, 2023
- More arrest warrants could be issued after shocking video shows Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront brawl
- Hard-partying Puerto Rico capital faces new code that will limit alcohol sales
Recommendation
Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
Texas man on trip to spread father’s ashes dies of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park
Burger King's crispy chicken sandwich was so popular, it's now a wrap
Review: Meryl Streep keeps ‘Only Murders in the Building’ alive for Season 3
Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation’s public schools
Lapchick lauds NBA’s hiring practices, initiatives in annual TIDES diversity report
Olivia Newton-John's Family Details Supernatural Encounters With Her After Her Death