The Intercontinental Championship is one of the most prestigious championships in WWE. For a long period of time, this championship was only exclusive to the men’s division. However, last year WWE announced that there will also be a women’s edition of the championship, and a tournament will take place for it.
Multiple popular female superstars took part in the tournament. They were all eyeing becoming the first-ever Women’s Intercontinental Champion. When Chelsea Green became the first WWE Women’s United States champion on SmackDown, the women on Monday Night Raw asked for the opportunity as well. To match that, WWE launched the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. The tournament came to an end on the recent episode of Monday Night Raw.
After going through multiple opponents throughout the tournament, it was Lyra Valkyria who emerged victorious. She became the first-ever Women’s Intercontinental Champion and created history. She defeated Dakota Kai in the finals, who seemed to be the favorite to win the match. Lyra ended up defying all the odds and finally won the championship.
This is a very historic moment in the women’s division of WWE. It was not very long ago that the Women’s World Championships were introduced. Now the introduction of the midcard championships for women shows promise. It is very clear that WWE aims to make its women’s division as big as its men’s division. This is a step towards the future growth of the women’s division and the company.
Raw General Manager Adam Pearce congratulates the new champion Lyra Valkyria
The WWE Universe has been very supportive of the whole tournament. For a long period of time, they had demanded that women get the respect that they deserve. The women have also gone through a lot of pain to entertain the crowd. Adding more championships gives them more purpose to perform better in the ring.
Throughout this tournament, there has been one person who has supported the women largely. It is the Raw General Manager Adam Pearce. Pearce has been known to be a very kind person and posts superstars regularly. Following Lyra’s victory, Adam put out a tweet on his X account. He congratulated the new champion.
Now with the men’s and the women’s divisions having almost the same amount of champions, it will make things more interesting. Big Premium Live Events like WrestleMania will be booked with more title matches. This will definitely have the company grow more as well. Capturing the Intercontinental Championship will also boost Lyra’s career to new heights.