Stephanie Vaquer defeats Liv Morgan to win the WWE Women’s World Championship

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Stephanie Vaquer defeats Liv Morgan to win the WWE Women’s World Championship
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Stephanie Vaquer captured the WWE Women’s World Championship at a house show in Santiago, Chile, on September 12, 2026. Vaquer secured the title after defeating Liv Morgan in a match featuring Becky Lynch as the guest referee. Reports indicate that Lynch interfered in the match, interrupting a count for Morgan before officiating the final pinfall for Vaquer. This victory ends Morgan’s 147-day tenure as champion, a reign characterized by infrequent title defenses. The transition follows a recent period of increased attention on the title, with both Vaquer and Lynch returning to television programming to challenge the former champion. WWE is scheduled to continue its tour with an upcoming event in Mexico City.

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  • •Stephanie Vaquer defeated Liv Morgan in Santiago, Chile, on September 12, 2026.
  • •Becky Lynch served as the guest referee for the title match.
  • •Liv Morgan held the Women’s World Championship for 147 days.
  • •The championship change occurred days before a scheduled event in Mexico City.
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  • 11:25 AMYahoo Sports — WWE news: Major championship change pulled off during Chile house show
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  • 3:20 PMWrestling Inc — Stephanie Vaquer Wins Women's World Title At WWE Live Event
  • 3:36 AMYahoo Sports — Stephanie Vaquer dethrones Liv Morgan for WWE women's title in stunning house show title change
  • 2:56 AMCageside Seats — Stephanie Vaquer wins women’s world title at WWE house show in Chile
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 18: Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer makes her entrance during WrestleMania 42: Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium on April 18, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images) | WWE via Getty Images For the past 147 days, Liv Morgan has been women’s world champion, a reign marked largely by the fact that she rarely actually defended the title. Part of that was due to circumstance, with injuries and creative combining to leave her without a clear direction that actually involved a worthy challenger. Hell, they had to put her in the Queen of the Ring tournament for the right to challenge for a title! All that changed when both Stephanie Vaquer and Becky Lynch returned to television around the same time, with both making it clear they were coming for her title. Vaquer got the first crack at it, her latest shot coming at the WWE house show event tonight (Sat., Sept. 12, 2026) in Santiago, Chile. We should have known something could be afoot, considering Raw General Manager Adam Pearce publicly declared Lynch would serve as guest referee for Vaquer challenging Morgan for the title at the aforementioned house show. And, well… #AndNew!@Steph_Vaquer is your NEW Women’s World Champion after defeating @YaOnlyLivvOnce in Chile! 🇨🇱 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Piutjdz6gF — WWE (@WWE) September 13, 2026 Per various social media posts, it seems Lynch screwed Morgan out of the title, stopping a count after the Oblivion to flip the defending champ off. She did go ahead with the count for Vaquer, giving her the victory and making her champion just days before Raw hits Mexico City. Thoughts?

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These days, it is increasingly rare to see a title change during an untelevised WWE house show , but that wasn’t the case when Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer faced off for the Women’s World Championship in Chile. During a house show in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday, Sep. 12, 2026, the final stop on the South America tour , Vaquer defeated Morgan to […] The post WWE news: Major championship change pulled off during Chile house show appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Apparently, the spirit of title changes is in the air this weekend. Just one day after Sami Zayn shockingly regained the WWE Championship on SmackDown, the Women’s World Championship also changed hands, but not on TV. Saturday night saw WWE…

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