Lyra Valkyria crowned first-ever WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion
The first-ever Women’s Intercontinental Champion has been crowned.
Lyra Valkyria defeated Dakota Kai in the finals of the tournament to crown the first-ever champion on Monday’s Raw. The finish had Valkyria move out of the way as Kai was going for a running boot to the corner. Valkyria then hit the nightwing in the middle of the ring for the victory.
After the win, Raw GM Adam Pearce awarded the title to Valkyria as she posed on the turnbuckle, pyro going off as she celebrated.
WWE announced the championship back in November, shortly after they introduced the Women’s United States title on SmackDown. Kai defeated Katana Chance and Shanya Baszler then Zoey Stark in the finals while Valkyria defeated Zelina Vega and Ivy Nile followed by IYO SKY.
In December, Chelsea Green defeated Michin to become the first-ever Women’s United States Champion. In a rematch, Green defeated Michin once again on Friday’s SmackDown to retain the title. NXT was the first to introduce a secondary women’s title with Kelani Jordan becoming the first-ever Women’s North American Champion, a title now held by Fallon Henley.