“Maybe there’s an angle going on” - Massive botch involving Becky Lynch pointed out on WWE RAW by legendary name (Exclusive)

WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch was involved in the first match on this week's Monday Night RAW. The Man got into a backstage altercation with Maxxine Dupri on last week's episode, leading to a match between the two being made official for this week.

While she headed into the match as a clear favorite, the fans were in for a shock result as Becky Lynch lost to Maxxine Dupri, albeit via a countout. However, legendary journalist Bill Apter pointed out a massive botch that occurred during the match, which could've given Dupri her win much earlier.

Speaking on the latest episode of Legion of RAW on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Apter talked about a moment where Maxxine connected with a spinning kick to Becky's head. It seemed like the referee had counted to three before Becky kicked out, as the fans jumped in excitement as well, but the pin wasn't counted.

Apter said that he did not doubt that Dupri had won the match there and claimed that there might be an angle coming up involving the referee.

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"She counted three when Maxxine had Becky Lynch down. There was no doubt in my mind that she counted three. Maxxine was like [in disbelief] when she watched the replay or whatever, but I was shocked that they just let that go like that, it's the same referee. Maybe there's an angle going on." Apter said.

There might be some truth to what Apter said, as the referee, Jessika Carr, did play a huge role in the finish of the match. After Becky Lynch had gotten in Carr's face, she proceeded to beat down Dupri on the outside a bit more before gloating to the fans. Durpi took advantage of that to head back into the ring, and as soon as she did, the referee sped up the count, resulting in Becky's loss.

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Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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