Last month, WWE announced that there would be a Women’s Intercontinental Championship for the Raw brand after SmackDown got the United States Title. A tournament that began on the December 2 episode of Raw will determine the first-ever champion.
Dakota Kai, Shayna Baszler, Katana Chance, Zoey Stark, Raquel Rodriguez, Kayden Carter, Lyra Valkyria, Zelina Vega, Ivy Nile, Alba Fyre, Kairi Sane, and Natalya were named in the tournament, with Kai and Valkyria advancing already. The other matches left are Zoey Stark vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Kayden Carter and Alba Fyre vs. Kairi Sane vs. Natalya.
On a recent edition of a Backstage Pass Q&A, WrestleVotes noted those in WWE would like to see Natalya win the title, although that doesn’t mean that she will.
“We spoke last week on this show about how I’d like it to be Natalya. I did hear some feedback with some sentiments that were similar from sources that said they would like it to be Natalya as well. Now, that doesn’t mean it’s going to be her, but there is some favoritism maybe that would like to see her win the Intercontinental Championship.”
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