Wicklow Wrestler Takes WWE Title For A Second Time

Monday, 8 April 2019 10:57

By Gareth Farrell

Wicklow Wrestler Fergal Devitt, better known internationally as Finn Balor, won the W.W.E. Intercontinental title for the second time at WrestleMania 35, which took place at the Metlife stadium in New Jersey last night.

The Bray man defeated Bobby Lashley to claim the belt.

Limerick woman Becky Lynch won the headline Winner Takes All match in the first ever all-female main event in the WWE's history.

She's now both the Raw and Smackdown champion after beating the title holders Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair.

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