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BREAKING: Naomi Not Medically Cleared For WWE Raw, Women's World Title Defense Called Off

Some unfortunate news ahead of Monday Night Raw as the Women's World Title Match between Naomi and IYO SKY has been called off.
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A Women's World Championship Match was supposed to headline Monday night's episode of WWE Raw in Quebec City, but it was called off just hours before the show hit the air on Netflix.

WWE released the following statement Monday evening, announcing that Naomi was not medically cleared to face IYO SKY.

"Naomi is not medically cleared to compete and therefore her scheduled match against Iyo Sky will not take place tonight on Monday Night Raw."
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No details about the injury that Naomi suffered have been made available. It's also unclear how long she may be out of action or whether this announcement is legitimate or part of an angle.

The winner of Monday's match was set to face Stephanie Vaquer at Clash in Paris at the end of the month with the Women's World Championship on the line. WWE promised to monitor the situation throughout the show, but no additional information was revealed by the time Raw went off the air.

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Instead of facing Naomi for the Women's World Championship, IYO SKY took on Roxanne Perez in a match that was set up during a backstage segment. The Prodigy ended up pulling off the upset after Asuka and Kairi Sane got involved in the match, despite IYO declining their invitation to help earlier in the night.

The angle led to a shouting match backstage between IYO and Asuka, which appears to be the latest step in a heel turn for the Empress of Tomorrow.

PWInsider is reporting that the falling out between the former Damage CTRL stablemates was supposed to be more of a slow burn, but the process was sped up after Naomi was pulled from Monday's show.

WWE Raw Results for 8/11:

Men's Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio & El Grande Americano defeated AJ Styles & Dragon Lee

Sami Zayn defeated Rusev via Disqualification

Roxanne Perez defeated IYO SKY

Becky Lynch defeated Maxxine Dupri to retain the Women's Intercontinental Championship

CM Punk & LA Knight defeated Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed by Disqualification

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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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