Current:Home > MyBecky Lynch wins vacant WWE Women's World Championship, becomes 7-time champion -Thrive Success Strategies
Becky Lynch wins vacant WWE Women's World Championship, becomes 7-time champion
View
Date:2025-04-18 18:08:10
"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! (4)
Related
- 2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
- Pakistan Supreme Court orders ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's immediate release after 2 days of deadly riots
- That panicky call from a relative? It could be a thief using a voice clone, FTC warns
- U.K. giving Ukraine long-range cruise missiles ahead of counteroffensive against Russia's invasion
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- What we lose if Black Twitter disappears
- Hayden Panettiere Would Be Jennifer Coolidge's Anything in Order to Join The White Lotus
- Keep Your Dog Safe in the Dark With This LED Collar That Has 18,500+ 5-Star Reviews
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- This Navy vet helped discover a new, super-heavy element
Ranking
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- How Russia is losing — and winning — the information war in Ukraine
- Teens share the joy, despair and anxiety of college admissions on TikTok
- Scientists shoot lasers into the sky to deflect lightning
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Pope Francis calls on Italy to boost birth rates as Europe weathers a demographic winter
- Popular global TikToks of 2022: Bad Bunny leads the fluffle!
- Beyoncé dances with giant robot arms on opening night of Renaissance World Tour
Recommendation
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
In 'Season: A letter to the future,' scrapbooking is your doomsday prep
TikTok's Taylor Frankie Paul Shares Update on Her Mental Health Journey After Arrest
Drew Barrymore Shares Her Under $25 Beauty Must-Haves That Make Every Day Pretty
Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
A tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule is found in Western Australia
Teens share the joy, despair and anxiety of college admissions on TikTok
When Tom Sandoval Really Told Tom Schwartz About Raquel Leviss Affair