During last Saturday night's 2026 WWE Elimination Chamber premium live event, AJ Lee defeated Becky Lynch to become the new Women's Intercontinental Champion, achieving her first title victory in over a decade. In the match's closing moments, Lynch ran into an exposed turnbuckle, which she had previously removed. Shortly after, she submitted to Lee's Black Widow finisher.
Lee later appeared on the Elimination Chamber post-show to discuss various topics, including her title win.
This is what AJ Lee said, “So good. Surreal. I feel like it took her forever to actually tap. It was the longest moment of my life. I was waiting to see if she would give up. She did. It is surreal to, 11 years later, be a champion again. It was not in the cards at all. Even coming back, I just wanted to beat Becky’s face once or twice. I was content with that. So for the title opportunity to come up, it’s sprinkles on top of the sundae. I am going to really enjoy every second of this.”
You can check out AJ Lee's comments in the video below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
