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Why WWE Delayed The Women's Intercontinental Championship Final [Report]

Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria will face each other with the Women's Intercontinental Championship on the line, but the match is happening later than originally planned.
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Dakota Kai will face Lyra Valkyria for the Women's IC Title
Dakota Kai will face Lyra Valkyria for the Women's IC Title | WWE.com

WWE is on the verge of crowning the first ever Women's Intercontinental Champion, but it's not going to happen on the Raw on Netflix premiere as originally intended.

Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria advanced to the finals of the tournament to crown the inaugural IC title holder this past Monday, but the won't face each other now until the January 13 edition of Raw.

Wrestling insider X account WrestleVotes reported on the latest episode of the Backstage Pass Podcast that this was done to keep their match from being overshadowed.

“We are told that WWE shifted the finals of the Women’s Intercontinental Tournament off of the Netflix debut in order for the match to not get lost in the shuffle. It seems like WWE wants to get this title off and running in a big way, and felt as though having it mixed in with a show the size of Netflix premiere would not do that justice.”
WrestleVotes on Backstage Pass

The Raw on Netflix premiere has a stacked card that already includes CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa, Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship, Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso, appearances by John Cena and Logan Paul and more.

Additionally, WrestleVotes is reporting that WWE is considering a rematch for the Women's United States Championship at the next Saturday Night's Main Event on January 25. Chelsea Green is expected to defend the title against Michin after defeating her to win the title on SNME on Long Island last month.

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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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