WWE packed Madison Square Garden with a show built around John Cena’s farewell to RAW, but the night delivered another moment that blindsided everyone in the building a title change nobody had on their bingo card.
Becky Lynch walked in looking sharp and locked-in, defending the Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Maxxine Dupri. The match had that MSG electricity from the jump, helped by Alicia Taylor giving both women full big-fight introductions. Once the bell rang, Becky took control immediately. She kept Maxxine on the defensive, pushed the pace, and made it clear she didn’t fly into New York to mess around.
To her credit, Maxxine held steady in the chaos. She even scored a clean near fall that sent a ripple through the crowd. Becky wasn’t amused. She fired back with a near fall of her own, then got in referee Jessika Carr’s face, complaining about the count. When that didn’t get her anywhere, she tossed Maxxine out of the ring and demanded a count-out deciding she’d rather walk out with the belt than keep grinding.
And that’s when everything flipped.
Right as Becky focused on the ref, AJ Lee’s music blasted through the Garden. The place exploded. AJ walked straight to ringside like she never left. Lynch froze for half a second long enough for Maxxine to climb the top rope and hit a clean diving crossbody. One, two, three. Maxxine Dupri pinned Becky Lynch in Madison Square Garden and became the new Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
AJ LEE IS HERE!!! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/G7rOQhVGb2
— WWE (@WWE) November 18, 2025
The clip WWE shared captured the whole shockwave: AJ causing the distraction, Maxxine hitting the crossbody, and the MSG crowd losing it.
This wasn’t a random cameo from AJ Lee. She made Becky tap at WrestlePalooza during their mixed tag match, and Becky hasn’t let that loss go. Tonight, AJ doubled down, costing her a championship on WWE’s biggest weekly stage. Lynch walked in irritated and left furious.
AJ LEE CAUSES THE DISTRACTION
— The Movement – Pro Wrestling (@TheMovementXx) November 18, 2025
MAXXINE HITS THE DIVING CROSSBODY
MAXXINE IS THE NEW IC CHAMPION 🔥🔥🔥#WWERAW pic.twitter.com/3TTrEPfukt
Maxxine Dupri leaves MSG with the biggest win of her career. Becky leaves with a new enemy breathing down her neck. And AJ Lee just reminded everyone why her name still carries weight every time it hits an arena speaker.
