Time limits reportedly caused the shorter match with Stephanie Vaquer
Summary
– Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer’s WrestleMania 42 match was reportedly shortened because of time constraints
– Earlier injury rumors were said to be inaccurate according to the latest update
– Liv still left WrestleMania as Women’s World Champion after defeating Vaquer in Las Vegas
Liv Morgan captured the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 42, but many fans were left questioning why her title match against Stephanie Vaquer ended so quickly.
Morgan defeated Vaquer in Las Vegas to reclaim the championship in a fast-paced match that felt shorter than expected for such a major WrestleMania moment.
The match still featured several key moments, including interference from Roxanne Perez and Morgan securing the victory after sending Vaquer into the steel steps before hitting her finishing move.
Earlier reports suggested both Morgan and Vaquer were dealing with injuries heading into the event, leading many fans to believe WWE shortened the match to protect both women physically.
A new update from Fightful Select now suggests that was not the real reason behind the shorter runtime.
During a recent Q&A, Sean Ross Sapp addressed the speculation and explained that the issue was tied to production timing rather than injuries or concerns about either performer’s health.
He pointed out that Morgan worked a longer twelve-minute match shortly after WrestleMania, which made the injury explanation much harder to believe.
Sapp said it would not make sense for WWE to shorten the WrestleMania match for injury reasons only to have Morgan wrestle longer right after the event.
According to him, the real reason was much simpler—everyone involved was working under strict time constraints during the show.
He added that Morgan likely would have preferred those extra minutes on the WrestleMania stage rather than after the event, and described the situation as frustrating.
This update makes it clear that scheduling and show formatting were the biggest reasons behind the shorter title match, not injuries.
Even with the limited runtime, Morgan still had a major WrestleMania moment by winning back the championship and performing her own entrance music live during the show.
Now, fans have a clearer explanation for why one of the biggest women’s matches of the night ended much faster than expected.
