Becky Lynch retains Women's Intercontinental Championship in hardcore No DQ match at SummerSlam

Becky Lynch talks to reporters after returning to win tag-team gold with Lyra Valkyria at WrestleMania 41.

Becky Lynch previously made history at MetLife Stadium when she became a part of the first WrestleMania main event to feature female competitors.

On Sunday, she was able to defend the Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Lyra Valkyria in an all-out brawl. Lynch’s win meant Valkyria could never challenge for the title again as long as Lynch was the champion.

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Becky Lynch in action against Lyra Valkyria during SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on August 3, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

The match was a slugfest from the beginning. Valkyria, who had drawn the fury of Lynch for weeks on end after losing the women’s tag team titles., started off with flying fists. But one miscue allowed Lynch to take advantage. The two took the fight to the outside and Lynch and Valkyria got extreme with weapons in hand.

Valkyria and Lynch were using every inch of the outside space. At one point, Valkyria even tossed Lynch into the still photographer. But the challenger took her eyes off Lynch for one second and the champ took advantage. She pulled out a chain and wrapped it around her face and started to take a more methodical approach to the match.

She brought Valkyria back into the ring and laid the beatdown. Lynch then found a toolbox and a chair after already slapping her opponent with a kendo stick. The fight began to get more vicious from there. A chair shot and a toolbox driven into Valkyria’s face was next.

Lynch pulled a zip tie out of the toolbox and Valkyria’s hands together. With nowhere to go, Valkyria also had to eat a