00:00on a night of championship matches we have new world tag team champions in AJ Styles and Dragon
00:07Lee and now it means so much for Maxine Dupree to be in this arena for this moment of course
00:16weight is what happened two weeks ago that earned her this opportunity yeah this was raw a couple
00:22of weeks ago Becky Lynch getting into a mid-match argument with referee Jessica Carr during her own
00:28match with Maxine Dupree now Lynch looked dominant started taunting the crowd and while this was
00:36going on Maxine navigated her way back in the ring listen to count here that is creative Liberty with
00:44the count cadence fast counting Lynch out handing a hugely improbable win to the underdog Maxine while
00:51Lynch was left in shock seething in the ring you think about this moment in her career to have it
01:01right here in her hometown Maxine Dupree back home in Sacramento earning herself a championship match in
01:11the process nobody saw this coming especially not her victim two weeks ago the champ Becky Lynch
01:19one of the greatest to ever do it but recently it's been Becky Lynch is dismissive and pulling attitude
01:40towards Maxine Dupree that has set the stage for what's in front of us now Becky's been a very active
01:47IC champ Wade this the man's seventh defense of the title in 134 days well Becky's been on a bit of a
01:55downward spiral of late lost to Punk at AJ Lee and mixed tag at Wrestle Palooza lost to Maxine Dupree in
02:02shocking fashion as we just saw a couple of weeks ago and now she's got to be reeling from the fact
02:07that her husband Seth freaking Rollins has now had a major surgery and has had to vacate the world
02:14heavyweight championship I would argue that Becky Lynch right now is a woman best avoided even if you
02:22think you can get thrown her from that intercontinental champion I want to get a little deeper into that
02:27conversation analysis for this match in a moment but first we are ready to get
02:32going here between Becky Lynch and Maxine Dupree for the women's intercontinental championship
02:42and with the championship on the line here's Lillian Garcia
02:49the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the women's intercontinental championship
03:02introducing first
03:04introducing first the challenger from Sacramento California
03:08representing Alpha Academy
03:12and her opponent from Dublin Ireland
03:25she is the women's intercontinental champion
03:31the man
03:33Becky
03:34the body language
03:50the look and what lies behind those sunglasses of Becky Lynch
03:58will reveal a lot as the women's intercontinental championship is on the line but to get back to
04:04the conversation that we were just having as Becky Lynch just comes driving across the ring she's
04:10the ultimate veteran but Wade of course there has to be a part of her that could be dealing
04:16with what lies heavy on her mind considering the news especially the news we received earlier tonight
04:22surrounding her husband Seth Rollins who was forced to vacate the world heavyweight championship and we
04:29heard the medical update as well with the surgery that'll have him out of action
04:33absolutely you try to compartmentalize when you get in the ring and leave family business at the front door
04:40it's impossible to do that when you are so close
04:44married to the world heavyweight champion who is now on the shelf the former world heavyweight champion
04:49it still doesn't seem real to a lot of us but it sadly is
04:52oh how about this for Maxine the counter
04:55as Becky looked like she was going early into the manhandle slam and now the pinning combination
05:00from Dupree looking for a major upset here at home with the big boot from Becky Lynch
05:04i'll tell you this right now we had the shock a couple of weeks ago that we just saw
05:08Maxine pulling out the performance of a lifetime if Maxine cannot follow that up tonight
05:13and gets absolutely smoked which is how things are looking that will forever be put down as a fluke result
05:20a flash in the pan not looking good so far i mean huge start from the intercontinental champion
05:32Maxine Dupree struggling to get back to her feet and get back to the ring here as that is what they
05:38are battling for the women's intercontinental championship Becky Lynch weight is being in complete control
05:43from the start you can see the mood of Becky Lynch is not being lightened
05:50whatsoever by the fact that the referee Jessica Carr is the same one who counted her out two weeks ago
05:55it's just added further fuel to the fire
06:06highly partisan crowd here in Sacramento the hometown of Maxine Dupree has not aided things
06:12whatsoever
06:13this is Becky Lynch hitting top gear from the off
06:21i mean she was humiliated a couple of weeks ago Joe Test there's no denying that and Becky Lynch just
06:27isn't used to being humiliated like that by someone who was perceived to be on the bottom rung of the
06:34ladder here in the locker room on raw well how do you counter that here's how you do it you make an
06:41example of someone in their hometown and rather fortuitously for Becky Lynch that's exactly the
06:49predicament and opportunity she gets here make a fool out of Dupree right here in Sacramento in front of
06:57this baying audience who want another shocker but Maxine is just not staying down no she's looking to rally
07:04here at home Becky Lynch is not giving her an inch
07:15you could see there was a lackadaisical approach from Lynch in that first match two weeks ago
07:20this time very different story it's Becky Lynch in top gear from the moment the bell rang
07:27you can see Lynch is almost trying to get Dupree counted out here give her a taste of her own
07:38medicine wouldn't that be fitting oh and she comes sliding out onto the floor then right back in
07:45and now she's up on the apron lining her up and delivers a big strike as well i'll be honest with you to be fair to
07:51Becky Lynch at this referee speeding up the count like you did two weeks ago Dupree would have been
07:56counted out there there there was a lot of frustration from the referee with some of the stuff that Becky
08:02Lynch was putting forth as well
08:22great crowd here at golden one center in Sacramento California the hometown of the challenger
08:28Maxine Dupree has been in a tough spot throughout against Becky Lynch who as you see her beating down
08:35on the outside against Maxine Dupree wait i want to ask you this because you'll often hear in combat
08:39sports a title challenge you say it's not always a home ring or home court advantage and for Maxine Dupree
08:46being back in Sacramento you see family you see friends her parents are sitting in the front row
08:51mom threw her a beautiful bridal shower this weekend there's this place home of the Sacramento Kings when
08:56she fought here in April she discussed the emotion she was last here at age 17 as a dancer during an
09:01NBA halftime it comes with unique pressures weight yeah i don't think i ever won a match in the UK when
09:07i was back there i think the paying audience of brits i consistently disappointed oh how about this
09:13could it be but you're right there are unique pressures to doing that even more so for manhandle slam
09:20there but denied once again by Dupree even more so when you know the fact that you beat someone two
09:26weeks ago who really didn't get out of first gear Becky Lynch because she didn't think she had to
09:31now she knows she has to now she knows she has to put in a shift against Maxine Dupree because if she
09:37doesn't the same could be in store for Lynch Dupree has given herself a moment of opportunity here
09:44and now she's mounting a rally against Becky Lynch is this the best of Maxine Dupree we've seen well it's
09:55that durability that's impressed me tonight she has taken and bouncing and keeps bouncing back step up
10:01leg drop into the cover and the count of two with the kick out from Becky Maxine Dupree just possesses a
10:09real fighting spirit she has them for quite some time but it's now matched by an expanding skill set but
10:16even that might not be enough against someone like Becky Lynch or am i wrong how about it Maxine Dupree
10:23and the kippa two weeks ago defeated Becky by count out to earn this opportunity and she's feeling it
10:32she is absolutely feeling it the big knee lateral press and Lynch survives it well this is a woman who is
10:43locked in right now Maxine feeding off the frenzy of this hometown crowd in Sacramento and the roof is
10:50going to come off this place if Maxine pulls off another mission impossible
10:59going the line center of the ramp back and forth they go blow after blow and the uppercut by Lynch and
11:08then the kick and this audience is feeling every single shot once again trying for that manhandled slam
11:14and Maxine just had it too scary that's a knockout missed the heel kick came back with the other foot
11:20and then just missed out on grabbing the IC what a transition the ankle lock is in
11:28change of Chad Gable her former mentor here from the Alpha Academy
11:33Maxine Dupree with the ankle lock but Becky Lynch able to get free you saw her limping away
11:39on that left leg but able to power through and now she locks it in butterfly suplex Maxine doing her
11:46best to prevent that arm extension but it is extended center of the ring Maxine bridging out
11:53how about the athleticism by Dupree right back into the ankle lock
12:01incredible by Dupree
12:03a tap out here and we have got a title change we asked the question not long ago is this the best
12:08we've seen of Maxine I think it's a resounding yes as Becky tries to limp back into an offensive
12:14posture well the champ is looking like a complete mess right now forget a match finesse but certainly
12:21unmatched grit and desire to cling on to that championship we have got a dogfight now it has been like this
12:30all night long on raw netflix here in sacramento we have new tag team champions we had dirty dom retain
12:37his IC and now Becky Lynch face first she's in a dogfight against an upstart cross body for the
12:46intercontinental championship oh two and change oh what a high stack pin and Maxine Dupree is just
12:54refusing to be denied tonight and maybe the will is leaving the body of the champ oh no not not what is
13:02she doing sometimes Joe it's just not your night and it's damage limitation which for Becky Lynch right
13:10now is clinging on to that championship by hook or by crook but once again Maxine is just wise to it
13:17good for Maxine to say you're not walking away we're competing for that oh sunset oh but Becky's
13:23holding on to everything she can including Jessica Carr oh no we could have it here
13:30so close for Dupree Dupree thought she had it no she hits her with the championship the frustration of
13:41Becky Lynch boils over and the bell rings and a DQ losing her composure obviously no title change with the DQ
13:53Maxine's the winner but the winner but Becky Lynch again now just beating down on Dupree well
14:02Lynch had two goals which two goals when she came out tonight number one hold on to that championship by
14:10hook or by hook or by crook number two punish and humiliate Maxine Dupree mission one is achieved now we're witnessing
14:18so there will be no title change but there will be a beatdown
14:29Becky Lynch reframed the story of the recent frustration not just Maxine Dupree but the circumstances
14:37surrounding the vision her husband Seth Rollins forced to vacate due to injury and that is how the
14:45women's intercontinental championship match will end
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