Lyra Valkyria defeat Dakota Kai to win the Inaugural WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship

Lyra Valkyria became the inaugural WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion after defeating Dakota Kai in a hard-fought match.

Lyra Valkyria and Dakota Kai fought today for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental title and while both women gave it their all, there had to be one winner. Lyra Valkyria won the Inaugural WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title in a hard-fought match. RAW’s General Manager Adam Pearce himself wrapped the belt around her waist. Dakota Kai showed true sportsmanship and congratulated her and both Divas from the women’s roster shared a hug.

Congratulations to your first-ever Women’s Intercontinental Champion @Real_Valkyria.

The beginning of a brand new legacy…in a brand new era. pic.twitter.com/uYJoluVCfL
— Triple H (@TripleH) January 14, 2025

Lyra Valkyria fought her way hard to reach the top defeating multiple superstars of the WWE women’s roster in the process

Lyra Valkyria and Dakota Kai fought their way hard to reach the finals. Dakota Kai started her Intercontinental title journey by defeating Shayna Baszler and Katana Chance in a triple-threat match. Kai reached the final by defeating Zoey Stark, who won her triple threat against Raquel Rodriguez and Kayden Carter to reach the semifinal. Lyra Valkyria defeated Ivy Nile and Zelina Vega to reach the semifinal. She reached the final by defeating Iyo Sky, who reached the semifinal by defeating Natalya and Alba Fyre.

I’m so proud of you @ImKingKota 💖#RawOnNetflix #DamageCTRL pic.twitter.com/ZaMusVU9Lz
— IYO SKY (@Iyo_SkyWWE) January 14, 2025

Lyra Valkyria and Dakota Kai countered each other moves well initially. Neither of them wanted to give their opponent an initial advantage. The match went to near stalemate many times but neither of them wanted to give up early. Lyria Valkyria delivered a Vertical Suplex to Dakota Kai outside the ring and both superstars landed badly on their back. Lyra Valkyria then performed a leg drop but it wasn’t enough to keep Dakota Kai down.

Dakota Kai retaliated with a Stomp to Valkyria followed by GTK (Go to Kick) but the latter rolled out of the ring preventing Dakota from pinning her. Dakota Kai pushed Lyra Valkyria inside the ring and set up to finish the game with a running kick. Lyra Valkyria moved out of harm’s way and performed a Sling Blade followed by a Night Wing. She pinned Dakota Kai to become the inaugural WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion.

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE.#RawOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/LVbtQEF1Mi
— WWE (@WWE) January 14, 2025

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I am Ashish Negi, and I work as a WWE and NFL writer at The Playoffs. I have 5 years of experience in content writing, and I have written in different domains like Real Estate, but I found my love while writing in sports. I love watching sports and have been a fan of WWE and cricket. I got an opportunity to write full-time on WWE and NFL here, so following the footstep of my hero John Cena, I turn heel on my last company