00:00since you mentioned she's been in a one-on-one match and i'll tell you right now i went through
00:04the developmental system in wwe alongside aj lee during my time in florida championship wrestling
00:10with a great coach dr tom pritchard and one of his quotes was there is no cheating reps and the
00:16truth is aj lee has just not had reps in the singles game certainly not at this level and
00:23that means there's nowhere to hide aj telling me earlier that uh she won one of her divas
00:29championships here in chicago returned here last year and feels very comfortable wrestling here
00:37tonight now the headlock by becky lynch as aj looks to fight out a couple well-placed shots to the
00:45kidneys of becky and has to roll through and aj nice takedown cover now on the champ and a kick
00:50out
00:51for aj how does she win the title uh-oh look at this here we go blowing up becky and
00:57a kick out
00:57well what's the key to success been for aj when it comes to becky lynch over the past six months
01:01it's been that black widow submission that is something that i genuinely think lingers in the
01:06mind of becky lynch and there's some real fear for becky knowing full well that if that gets locked in
01:12she's tapping out and she's losing the gold and becky who's had a tendency as of late to get very
01:18frustrated in the ring has to hold those emotions in check tonight not let this crowd get under under
01:24her skin well i think becky lynch came into this one thinking it would be over by now it was
01:30going
01:30to be two or three minutes she was going to rush aj lee aj lee has just not allowed that
01:35to happen
01:35and now the frustration about self-doubt kicking in for becky lynch hammer lock and becky lynch now
01:42writhing in pain and look at aj lee now continuing the pressure will becky tap if she does aj wins
01:47the
01:48title what's happening for those technical skills that she was so well known for her first time
01:53around in wwe and now tying up becky lynch in knots and becky now turns it into a hammer lock
01:59of her own
02:04continental champion sent outside the ring remember champions advantage for becky aj must pin or tap
02:11lynch to win the title count outs disqualifications well doesn't help aj at all and that frustration on
02:18the outside you saw becky lynch boot in the hell out of our security barrier and that skipping around
02:23the ring from aj lee is not going to help the mindset of the intercontinental champ and becky uh
02:29barking at jessica carr who she calls the most crooked referee in the history of wwe a lot of
02:35people call a fast count car has cost becky lynch championships before and who knows what she's up
02:42to again tonight and keeping a very close eye on this referee who i simply do not trust and i
02:46know
02:46becky lynch feels the exact same way aj lee tried to go up over the top intercepted by lynch
02:52and aj nice take down and now a drop kick to becky god how crisp and nimble is aj lee
03:00been in the early
03:00goings there i certainly wasn't expecting oh god that changes everything hold on hey
03:05ain't no mistake about it aj's been training with her husband the world champ cm punk will be
03:10out here in a matter of moments as becky lynch now range down right hands and that's what you're
03:15talking about training training is great training is important but these are live rounds now you never
03:20get drilled at the same level in training as you do when the spotlight's on and gold is on the
03:26line
03:26and especially with becky who just has a little more malice in every one of her punches to aj lee
03:32this has become so personal yeah there's a lot of ego on the line here obviously all the talk is
03:38about
03:38the intercontinental championship which is huge in wrestlemania season but these are two women who
03:43between them put women's wrestling where it is today who's gonna get the credit perhaps whoever
03:50wins this match now so there's a lot more than just a championship riding on this well there's no doubt
03:56that becky lynch has already developed a hall of fame resume in wwe and now she's mouthing off to the
04:04over 19 000 in chicago here tonight that's what you can do when you're in full control of an opponent
04:11like
04:11this they might not like it but there's nothing they can do about it i'm getting ragged off now
04:16is lee by lynch to retain hook the inside leg and aj kicked it too and again becky talking to
04:23herself a
04:23bit cannot allow frustration to creep in here and this is something lee has talked about in the past
04:29she sees lynch as an arrogant bully needs taking down a peg or two whilst you may agree with the
04:35first
04:36part of that taking lynch down a peg or two has proven to be incredibly difficult for a lot of
04:41women in the locker room i think a lot of people think she's an arrogant bully she's also a champion
04:45though and she's a conspiracy theorist she makes things up no she doesn't you obviously don't follow
04:54on social media yes i do subscribe to her patreon too get all the inside gosh she also called you
05:02the
05:02biggest liar on the commentary table and you've just proven her right and i want to becksy award for it
05:07correct i didn't accept it and aj now whipped into the corner by lynch who's having her way
05:11with aj lee and becky looking for the death blow here aj dropped in the corner becky lee now for
05:20the
05:20kick and it's suddenly become all becky floater into the cover to retain the intercontinental title
05:28and becky's done a great job taking this crowd out of a match yeah they're in shock right now so
05:33here's
05:33the problem hot right from the start was aj lee and when you have a lack of reps as aj
05:39obviously does
05:40with 10 years out suddenly you hit a brick wall when it comes to your cardio and conditioning
05:45kind of thing that simply cannot be helped in training alone
05:51and becky now toying with aj i'm not sure that's wise
05:55no ran right into a right hand aj's trying to rally there and becky lynch stopped her in her tracks
06:02well aj is certainly an emotionally volatile individual she says herself she can't be erratic at times
06:09and i think the provocation might have lit a fire inside aj here i was going to say i don't
06:14think
06:14erratic is bad right now against the intercontinental champion and here comes lee aj lee unloading on
06:20becky lynch here comes aj becky though kick right to the midsection
06:25an uppercut down
06:27wow by big time becks
06:32aj lee though quickly off the ropes
06:35connected with a nice bulldog there that has finally knocked the steam out of becky lynch
06:41question being can aj lee find some sort of reserve
06:45to mount a major comeback in this championship match yeah this is a critical moment for aj
06:51allows her to reset catch her breath a bit
06:53again ring shape could be an issue with aj coming into this one
06:57well she's got that frame that is simply built for speed and being elusive and that speed is starting
07:03to come to the fore now finding a major second wind here
07:06yeah picking up some momentum into the corner though becky sidestepped
07:09this time she got caught went to the well once too often telegraphed that one aj lee
07:14stops becky lynch now lee from the second rope
07:17tornado ddt to lynch
07:20looks like aj lee has suddenly got a major spark back
07:23shining wizard
07:25lee for the title
07:29becky kicks out
07:30well that belief is now fully back
07:32back with aj lee who almost won this thing
07:36this audience too starting to believe that aj can get this done
07:40that shining wizard which was such an important part of aj's arsenal over the years
07:46almost took out becky lynch
07:53aj sent to the corner becky ducks underneath looking for the manhandle slam
07:57aj though able to counter rolls into a pinning combination and kicked out by the champ of two
08:02pin now on aj lee who's got a kick out at two
08:05yeah if this turns into a chess game it may start to favor aj lee and it may oh
08:09looking for the black widow but becky lynch countered cover for the win to retain and a kick out at
08:16two
08:16well clearly becky lynch has been working on the reversals to that black widow knowing full well the damage it
08:22holds
08:23and she's already tapped twice to it over the past six months
08:31becky is she getting frustrated wade and look at this becky lynch now
08:36exposing the steel turnbuckle
08:38the referee missed the entire thing there
08:40well she was dealing with aj she was doing her job wade and now aj sent to the corner
08:45converting disaster there
08:50big kick
08:51not senseless now is becky lynch
08:55face first goes lynch
08:56certainly will not help matters
08:59turns for aj lee to really pick up the pace here
09:05went up top of becky lynch the wily veteran
09:10i mean just such great instincts from becky lynch she's got that unmatched finesse and an extra
09:17level of aggression tonight against her most hated rival that's one reason she's one of the all-time
09:23greats never any debating that superplex and becky now with an arm bar on aj lee
09:34and aj now going to try to counter this smart move
09:39and now rolls over lynch forces to break off the pin
09:44big kick by aj becky may be out can aj capitalize yeah right on the temple but too much has
09:50been
09:50taken out of aj lee cover now for lee becky survives it too yeah just a groggy pin there from
09:57aj lee who's
09:59had the stuffing knocked out of her already come pounce on the pin quick enough giving lynch
10:04just enough time to kick out and now the official jessica carr
10:10realizing that the protective padding has come off the turnbuckle gonna put it back on
10:20oh oh no roll up by becky jessica carr momentarily stunned momentarily stunned led to slow
10:30count oh no becky just took out jessica carter inadvertent don't spin that she didn't seem to
10:37give a damn and now aj lee with a block widow the block widow locked in on becky lynch
10:43oh absolutely becky's tapping becky's tapping the ref doesn't see it
10:47aj should win the title you know as well as i do that's not how it works but becky lynch
10:52may have her
10:52arm snapped at that point that was locked in a long time rev did not see it rev cannot give
10:57the call
11:02well aj lee should be the intercontinental champion right now
11:09and now becky just attacking aj from behind as she went to check on the official
11:14oh god this match completely falling apart at the seams now there's no law there's no authority in this
11:20one yeah this wasn't right up becky's alleyway
11:27and over 19 000 all over the champion telling becky lynch you tap down well it doesn't count if the
11:34referee doesn't see it it's all for naught and this match is continuing and the championship has swung
11:41back to the grasp of becky lynch at least for now becky glancing back at her intercontinental title
11:48as she just beats up aj lee the official jessica carr is still down
11:59and aj in trouble because becky can do whatever she wants now with the official out well technically
12:06we would have had a tap out and a count out by now perhaps a double count out
12:11maybe even a disqualification the way this is going you can do whatever you want providing the
12:17ref is down becky setting a steel chair in the rack as aj lee now looks to fight back in
12:23this that's a
12:24much needed fight back from aj lee given what no doubt becky lynch was cooking up there becky driven into
12:31the barricade
12:34i'll say a lot for the durability and endurance of aj lee we are now in seriously deep water oh
12:43yeah aj's so impressive here
12:48sending becky back into the ring just grimacing through the pain but continuing to try and grind out
12:55a result here back elbow by aj up now to the second rope aj oh connecting knee first with a
13:06steel chair that was an ugly land oh and now the ddt planting aj on the chair becky gets rid
13:12of the
13:12evidence aj may be out the body of aj lee is completely wrecked and fast count car is coming
13:19around just at the right time for the champ manhandle slam the cover aj kicked out
13:33and becky can't believe it
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