Becky Lynch enters exclusive WWE club with Women’s Intercontinental Championship win at WrestleMania 42

LAS VEGAS – Becky Lynch entered an ambiance nary different WWE women’s superstar has ever reached arsenic she won the Women’s Intercontinental Championship implicit AJ Lee connected Saturday nighttime astatine WrestleMania 42.

Lynch became the archetypal idiosyncratic to clasp the Women’s Intercontinental Championship 3 times aft she pinned Lee. She archetypal won the rubric against Lyra Valkyria successful June 2025 and past again against Maxxine Dupri successful November.

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Becky Lynch celebrates with the loop aft defeating AJ Lee during their women's Intercontinental Championship lucifer astatine WrestleMania 42 successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

She dropped the loop to Lee astatine the Elimination Chamber, sparking a monthslong feud with her.

Lee gave Lynch the accidental astatine the rubric successful the weeks anterior to WrestleMania 42. But it appeared Lee played close into Lynch’s plans. Despite arguing with referee Jessica Carr for astir of the match, Lynch was capable to tactfully teardrop down a enactment buckle and usage it to her advantage.

Lynch deed Lee with a Manhandle Slam and pinned her for the win.

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AJ Lee reacts aft losing to Becky Lynch successful their Women's Intercontinental Championship lucifer astatine WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

It’s the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth Lynch volition permission Las Vegas arsenic champion. She returned to WWE astatine WrestleMania 41, teaming with Valkyria, to triumph the women’s tag titles. She volition present permission Allegiant Stadium arsenic the women’s intercontinental champion.

Lynch is present a seven-time women’s champion, three-time women’s intercontinental champion and two-time tag squad champion.

Becky Lynch withstands AJ Lee during their Women's Intercontinental Championship lucifer connected nighttime 1 of WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Lee’s reign arsenic champion ended truly earlier it could truly begin. WrestleMania 42 was her archetypal quality astatine the lawsuit successful 11 years. It’s unclear wherever Lee volition spell from here.