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Becky Lynch Intercontinental Championship Defense Added To Monday Night Raw

The Man will come around to Philadelphia this Monday night on Raw and she'll be defending her Women's Intercontinental Championship.
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Becky Lynch
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Members of the Raw Women's Division continue to line up for a shot at The Man.

Becky Lynch already has three successful defenses of her Women's Intercontinental Championship within the past month, and she'll have the opportunity to make it four this Monday night on Raw.

Natalya took to social media Saturday night ahead of Triplemanía XXXIII to announce that Raw General Manager Adam Pearce has made it official, it will be Nattie facing Big Time Bex at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

"Tonight I get to make history at @luchalibreaaa TRIPLEMANIA in Arena CDMX.

Monday at #WWERaw in Philadelphia, I get to make @BeckyLynchWWE HISTORY.

With so much going on in times like these, I wish I could split myself in half.
But maybe I can… Maybe I already have."
Natalya on X

Natalya initially issued a challenge to Becky two weeks ago after she embarrassed and attacked WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella on Raw, but Lynch instead accepted that challenge on behalf of Maxxine Dupri.

Maxxine Dupri
Maxxine Dupri | WWE

The Alpha Academy member has clearly been putting in work under the wing of Natalya and Maxxine nearly pulled off the shocking upset this past week in Quebec City. Will the teacher be able to succeed where the student did not? We'll find out this Monday night when Raw goes live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).

Current WWE Raw card for 8/18:

Naomi to address the state of the Women’s World Championship

Becky Lynch (c) vs. Natalya for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.

Xavier Woods vs. Penta

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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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