Stephanie Vaquer won the Women’s World Championship from Liv Morgan at a WWE live event in Santiago, Chile, on September 12, delivering one of the most unexpected title changes of the year.
The title changing hands off television caught many by surprise, but it wasn’t a last-minute call. According to WrestleVotes, WWE saw the chance to give Vaquer a signature moment in front of her home-country fans and didn’t want to pass it up.
“For Stephanie to go over where she did was simply based on location. They had the moment right there, and they didn’t want to squander that moment, so they did a good job of figuring out how to get there with Becky Lynch involved. They wanted to reward Stephanie Vaquer in her hometown. That’s the reason she is the new champion.”
WWE built the finish around Becky Lynch, who served as Special Guest Referee. Morgan hit ObLivion and went for the cover, but Lynch stopped the count at two and refused to finish it. Vaquer recovered shortly after and pinned Morgan for the title.
What. A. Moment. #AndNew #WWESantiago pic.twitter.com/XG9Wr4ruTM
— Triple H (@TripleH) September 13, 2026
Morgan had beaten Vaquer on the September 7 Monday Night RAW, retaining after interference from Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez. Vaquer got another shot at a live event in Buenos Aires before the decisive rematch in Santiago.
WWE also filmed a mini-documentary around Vaquer’s return to Chile. Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer reports that the footage, including the title win, could end up on the WWE Vault YouTube channel.
The win snapped a long drought for title changes at house shows. The last one came on December 26, 2019, when Andrade defeated Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship at Madison Square Garden. That was nearly seven years ago.