Maxxine Dupri shockingly won her first WWE Championship thanks to help from a returning legend.
On the November 17 Raw, Dupri picked up a victory over Becky Lynch to capture the Women’s Intercontinental Championship in what is easily the biggest victory of her pro wrestling career so far. The closing moments of the match saw Lynch protest at WWE official Jessicka Carr and attempt to remove a turnbuckle pad before AJ Lee’s music hit. Taking advantage of the distraction, Dupri hit the top rope cross body to pin Lynch and win the title inside Madison Square Garden. After the match, Dupri hugged Lee and celebrated on the ramp with the title.
Lee’s appearance was her first since WrestlePalooza, which saw her and CM Punk defeat Lynch and Seth Rollins. Later in the show, Rhea Ripley spoke with Lee, implying that the former Divas Champion could be a part of the WarGames match at Survivor Series on November 29.
The victory was Dupri’s 50th in-ring match, and also brings Lynch’s reign to an end at 163 days, the longest in the title’s lineage so far.
Maxxine Dupri Previously Commented On Working With Becky Lynch
In a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Dupri spoke about her first match against Lynch and how she has been working with Natalya and TJ Wilson to improve her in-ring abilities:
“My first title match. And I was really excited to work Becky to feel her timing in the ring. And, of course, if you want to meet your hero, don’t meet Becky Lynch, obviously. And I came up short in that match. However, I felt like I gave her a little run for her money, and I’m facing her again on Monday, which I’m very excited for. I’m feeling like since that match, we’ve been in the Dungeon, working on a lot of things that needed to be adjusted since then, and having Nattie and TJ in there with me, just really fine tuning, filming things, watching it back, seeing like what needs to be adjusted, has been really, really important to my growth.”
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