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Lyra Valkyria Beats Dakota Kai On WWE Raw To Win Women's Intercontinental Championship

Lyra Valkyria is the first ever WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion after she defeated Dakota Kai on Monday Night Raw.
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Lyra Valkyria wins Women's Intercontinental Championship
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Lyra Valkyria has made history.

The Dublin, Ireland native defeated Dakota Kai in the finals of the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Tournament to become the first woman with the gold around her waist.

Kai put forth quite the effort, and even appeared to have the match won after connecting on a scorpion kick, a stomp to the back of Lyra's neck and then the GTK, but Valkyria was able to roll out of the ring to avoid Kai going for the cover.

The precious few moments that it took Dakota to get Lyra back in the ring would cost her. Valkyria ducked out the way of a corner kick and then hit Kai with a Zig Zag. She would then pick up her opponent and nail a picture perfect Nightwing for the victory.

Raw GM Adam Pearce would then hit the ring to deliver the title belt to Valkyria. Both women would then share a hug as the pyro began to ring out across the SAP Center om San Jose.

All the props in the world to Dakota Kai for delivering a great match and congratulations to Lyra Valkyria on becoming the first ever WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion!

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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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