Dakota Kai advances in WWE Women’s Intercontinental title tournament

The tournament to crown a Women’s Intercontinental Champion is officially underway.

Dakota Kai won the first opening round match on Raw, pinning Katana Chance with a scorpion kick in a match that also featured Shayna Baszler of the Pure Fusion Collective. She’ll now face the winner of the three-way between Zoey Stark, Raquel Rodriguez, and Kayden Carter in the semifinals.

The bracket for the Women’s Intercontinental title tournament was revealed shortly before Raw began on Monday. The other side of the bracket will see Lyra Valkyria, Zelina Vega, and Ivy Nile as well as Alba Fyre, Kairi Sane, and Natalya do battle to determine the other two spots in the semifinals. It isn’t known when the finals to crown the first-ever champion will take place.

A similar tournament is taking place on SmackDown, where the first Women’s United States Champion will be crowned at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 14. The final opening round match between Naomi, Tiffany Stratton, and Elektra Lopez.