{"id":131734,"date":"2025-03-02T22:41:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T03:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=131734"},"modified":"2025-03-02T22:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T03:41:33","slug":"intercontinental-championship-match-added-to-wwe-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/02\/intercontinental-championship-match-added-to-wwe-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Intercontinental Championship Match Added To WWE Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Raw will now feature a Women\u2019s Intercontinental Championship match tomorrow (March 3, 2025).<\/p>\n<p>This means there will be <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/02\/wwe-raw-preview-3-3-25\/\" target=\"_self\">three championship matches on WWE Raw<\/a> from Buffalo, NY.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ivy Nile has been pushing for a WWE Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship match ever since the title was brought into the WWE. Nile has been fired up by her mentor in American Made Chad Gable to win the gold.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nile narrowly lost a number one contender\u2019s match a few weeks ago to Dakota Kai. But WWE Raw GM Adam Pearce has obviously seen enough to award \u201cThe Pitbull\u201d a shot at Lyra Valkyria.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lyra Valkyria battles Dakota Kai for Women\u2019s Intercontinental Title: Raw highlights, Feb. 24, 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RGq-UlyfL5A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, number one contender for the Women\u2019s World Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/01\/wwe-elimination-chamber-2025-shock-womens-chamber-winner\/\" target=\"_self\">Bianca Belair<\/a> will be in Buffalo to witness Rhea Ripley defend her title against IYO SKY. Belair will meet the winner at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas next month.<\/p>\n<p>Gunther, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins are also advertised for WWE Raw.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> Last week, Gunther made an example of the comedic <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/12\/10\/join-alpha-academy-wwe\/\" target=\"_self\">Alpha Academy<\/a>. Will the World Heavyweight Champion continue to target the group, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/02\/will-akira-tozawa-listen-to-gunthers-advice\/\" target=\"_self\">will Akira Tozawa take his advice to take himself more seriously?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/02\/wwe-raw-preview-3-3-25\/\" target=\"_self\">World Tag Team Championship is also on the line on the show.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on the Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can check out WWE programming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Network<\/a>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CW<\/a> (NXT), <a  href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tubi<\/a> (WWE Evolve), <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A&amp;E<\/a> (WWE Superstar Sunday &#8211; Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a> (WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Speed<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Raw will now feature a Women\u2019s Intercontinental Championship match tomorrow (March 3, 2025). This means there will be three championship matches on WWE Raw from Buffalo, NY.\u00a0 Ivy Nile has been pushing for a WWE Women&#8217;s Intercontinental Championship match ever since the title was brought into the WWE. 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