Dakota Kai Earns Shot At WWE Women's Intercontinental Title On WWE RAW
Dakota Kai earned a shot at the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship on WWE RAW.
In recent weeks, Ivy Nile has set her sights on Lyra Valkyria's WWE Intercontinental Championship. On the February 17th episode of WWE RAW, Nile faced Dakota Kai in a Number One Contender's Match. They battled back and forth, and in the end, Kai scored the win with the GTK. In doing so, she earned a shot at the title. It was later confirmed that she would challenge Valkyria for the gold on the February 24th episode of WWE RAW.
Lyra Valkyria is the inaugural WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion. She defeated Kai in the finals of the tournament to crown the first champion; the finals aired on the January 13th episode of WWE RAW.
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