Professional wrestling is filled with hard-hitting and fast-paced action and when you mix in a storyline that fans can buy into, the emotional response can really make the sport something great.
There’s always an ace that companies and promotions can play as well – unpredictability. The uncertain nature of what’s going to happen in the ring even if the outcome behind the curtain is so-called “pre-determined.”
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What happened on Saturday night in Santiago, Chile, was WWE at its best.
It seemed like a routine house show on WWE’s tour of South America as some of its superstars prepare for a raucous “Monday Night Raw” in Mexico City at Arena CDMX. Stephanie Vaquer, who is from Chile and had the entire nation behind her, went up against Liv Morgan for the Women’s World Championship.
House shows are untelevised events that occur outside of the main shows that WWE holds each week. Usually, champions put their titles on the line or have matches against rivals with little to no consequence to the storylines they’re telling when fans tune in on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Saturday night changed all that when Vaquer defeated Morgan with Becky Lynch as the special guest referee.
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Morgan was upset with Lynch’s officiating and began to push her in the ring. She then slapped her across the face. Morgan turned her attention back to Vaquer and was met with a thrust kick. Vaquer tried to finish off Morgan but the New Jersey native countered and quickly hit Vaquer with an Oblivion.
Lynch went to count and as she hit two, she stopped and gave Morgan double birds. Vaquer took advantage. She went on the offensive and finished Morgan off with the Vaquer Inferno from the top rope. She pinned Morgan and the crowd in Santiago exploded.
It is the second reign for Vaquer. She initially won the vacated title at Wrestlepalooza against Iyo Sky last September. She held the championship for 210 days before Morgan won it at WrestleMania 42.
Morgan’s latest reign comes to an end at 147 days.
While Vaquer celebrated with some women on the Raw roster, there are sharks swimming around her to get a chance at the belt. Lynch is among those who will immediately step into the title picture.
For now, Vaquer is the champion and doing it in her home country had to have been an amazing feeling.
