Becky Lynch defended her Intercontinental Championship on RAW tonight, and while she didn't expect her 28-year-old opponent to put on a fight, she was nearly defeated in a shocking moment before retaining her title in the last second.Lynch had mocked her 28-year-old opponent, Maxxine Dupri, last week. While Natalya was the one who stood up to The Man and confronted her, the Intercontinental Champion said that she "accepted" the challenge to face Maxxine Dupri instead. At the last minute, it was announced that the singles match would become an Intercontinental Championship bout.In the match itself, Maxxine Dupri exceeded expectations as she took the champion to her limit. Around the final minute of the bout, Maxxine Dupri nearly pinned Becky Lynch before The Man reversed it. The referee caught Lynch holding on to the ropes, but it didn't matter as a submission followed, and Dupri was forced to tap out.Lynch is still the Intercontinental Champion, and when wondering what's next for her, the obvious answers are Nikki Bella and perhaps even Natalya. Lyra Valkyria is completely out of the picture, while Bayley expressed her heartbreak over the recent months of difficulty she has faced in WWE in 2025.It's going to be interesting to see what's next for the Intercontinental Championship, but all things considered, Maxxine exceeded her opponent's expectations on the August 11 episode of RAW.WWE @WWELINKThe Man was NOT expecting this! 👀It has been a few years now that Maxxine has been on the WWE main roster, and her first Championship still continues to evade her. Becky Lynch will continue to march forward with a new title defense on the horizon at some point.Maybe next week is when we'll start to see the build-up to the next title defense, and many WWE fans will be hoping to see Nikki Bella back in action.