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Stephanie Vaquer Wins Women's North American Championship At NXT Vengeance Day

History was made at NXT Vengeance Day as Stephanie Vaquer captures the NXT Women's North American Championship.
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Stephanie Vaquer after winning NXT Women's North American Championship
Stephanie Vaquer after winning NXT Women's North American Championship | WWE.com

One of WWE NXT's fasted rising stars can now call herself a Champion.

Stephanie Vaquer defeated Fallon Henley Saturday night at NXT Vengeance Day to become the third woman ever to hold the NXT Women's North American Championship.

Henley gave Vaquer everything she had but Stephanie ultimately pulled away with the victory, despite the presence of Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx at ringside.

Vaquer took out Fatal Influence with a big cross body from the top turnbuckle to the outside and then nailed Henley with a package backbreaker, the SVB, and finally the Spiral Tap for the three-count.

With her win tonight, Stephanie Vaquer becomes the first-ever South American-born champion in WWE history and the first woman to win a singles title in both WWE and CMLL since WWE Hall of Famer Bull Nakano. Credit to Fightful for those statistics.

Fallon Henley's reign as NXT Women's North American Champion comes to an end at 112 days. She she had held title since Halloween Havoc when she captured the gold from inaugural Champion Kelani Jordan.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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