Report: Why WWE Pushed Back Women's Intercontinental Title Tournament Final

WWE are imminently set to crown the first ever women’s Intercontinental Champion, but the planned final between Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria has been pushed back to January 13.

The match was originally set to be one of the focal points of the historic first ever Raw on Netflix on January 6, but a report from WrestleVotes on Sportskeeda’s Backstage Pass Patreon suggests the match was pushed back a week so it wouldn’t get lost in the shuffle on what is already a stacked episode of Raw on January 6:

“We are told that WWE shifted the finals of the Women’s Intercontinental Tournament off of the Netflix debut in order for the match to not get lost in the shuffle. It seems like WWE wants to get this title off and running in a big way, and felt as though having it mixed in with a show the size of Netflix premiere would not do that justice.”

Some fans online are not happy about the decision, with only one women’s match advertised for the Netflix premiere - a rematch between Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and rival Rhea Ripley.

H/T: WrestlingNews.co

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