Connect with us
becky lynch wrestlemania becky lynch wrestlemania

Entertainment

Limerick native Becky Lynch wins big at WrestleMania 42

Published

4 weeks ago

on

Limerick native Becky Lynch wins big at WrestleMania 42. Becky Lynch overcame the champion in a hotly contested battle, which saw the Limerick entertainer become a three-time champion on the night.

Limerick’s Becky Lynch recaptures the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, defeating her rival AJ Lee at Wrestlemania 42

Becky Lynch
Limerick native Becky Lynch reclaimed the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on night one of this past weekend’s WrestleMania 42.

Limerick native Becky Lynch reclaimed the Women’s Intercontinental Championship on night one of this past weekend’s WrestleMania 42.

The WWE wrestler took on her rival, AJ Lee, who marked her return to a WrestleMania for the first time in 11 years with the title fight with Lynch.

Becky Lynch overcame the champion in a hotly contested battle, which saw the Limerick entertainer become a three-time champion on the night.


advertisement
advertisement


advertisement
advertisement


advertisement
advertisement


advertisement
advertisement

The event saw some controversy around the involvement of the match referee, Jessika Carr, after Lynch removed the padding on a top turnbuckle in the match, which led to a heated exchange between the two, which escalated later on in the fight through some repeat confrontations.

Despite Lynch being in control for the early stages of the fight, the distraction from the referee led to AJ LEE capitalising on a charge from Lynch, allowing Lee to perform the ‘Manhandle Slam’ – Lynch’s signature move – on the Limerick wrestler.

It was Lynch who came out on top in the end of the battle as she pulled out a Manhandle Slam of her own before defeating AJ Lee by pinfall to be crowned Women’s Intercontinental Champion.

Following the win, Becky took to Instagram to share her excitement about having won the title in front of her daughter, Roux. She said, “Beating AJ at WrestleMania was GREAT. Outsmarting Corrupt Carr was FANTASTIC! Having my sweet baby witness history was PRICELESS!! HAHAHAHA it was a ROUX-Z! She never liked AJ!!!”

Related Topics:

Richard is a presenter, producer, songwriter and actor. He was named the Limerick Person of the Year (2011) and won an online award at the Metro Éireann Media and Multicultural Awards (2011) for promoting multi-culturalism online. Richard says that the ilovelimerick.com concept is very much a community driven project that aims to document life in Limerick. So, that in 20 years time people can look back and remember the events that were making the headlines.