WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
| WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship belt with default side plates | |||||
| Details | |||||
| Promotion | WWE | ||||
| Brand | Raw | ||||
| Date established | November 25, 2024 | ||||
| Current champion(s) | TBD | ||||
| Date won | TBA | ||||
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The WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship is an upcoming professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, to be defended on the Raw brand division. It will be one of two secondary women's championships on WWE's main roster, along with the upcoming WWE Women's United States Championship on SmackDown. The title was unveiled prior to the November 25, 2024, episode of Raw with the inaugural champion to be determined by a tournament that will begin the following week on the December 2, 2024, episode.
History
[edit]The American professional wrestling promotion WWE was founded in April 1963, but it never had a secondary women's championship. That changed in 2024 when the NXT Women's North American Championship was introduced for the developmental brand NXT in April,[1] followed by the WWE Women's United States Championship for the main roster brand SmackDown in early November.[2][3][4] Later that same month prior to the November 25 episode of Raw, the brand's general manager Adam Pearce unveiled the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship for the main roster women's division on the Raw brand, countering the men's WWE Intercontinental Championship. The inaugural Women's Intercontinental Champion will be determined by a tournament beginning on the December 2 episode.[5]
Inaugural tournament
[edit]A tournament to determine the inaugural Women's Intercontinental Champion will begin on the December 2, 2024, episode of Raw with participants to be announced.[6]
Belt design
[edit]The belt design is identical to the men's version, but like all women's championships in WWE, it is smaller and on a white strap. It also replaces the word "Heavyweight" with "Women's". Like all of WWE's other championship belts, the two side plates feature a removable center section which can be customized with the champion's logos; the default side plates feature a WWE logo over a blue globe.[7]
Reigns
[edit]| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| WWE: Raw | ||||||||||
| 1 | TBD | TBA | TBA | TBA | 1 | — | The title was unveiled prior to Raw on November 25, 2024. The inaugural champion will be determined by a tournament beginning on the December 2 episode. | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Currier, Joseph (April 6, 2024). "WWE introducing Women's NXT North American Championship". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 8, 2024). "WWE Women's United States Championship Unveiled On WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (November 8, 2024). "WWE Reveals New Women's Championship on SmackDown". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Ucchino, Rick (November 9, 2024). "WWE Introduces Women's United States Championship On SmackDown". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 25, 2024). "WWE Women's Intercontinental Title Introduced Before WWE Raw". Fightful. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (November 25, 2024). "WWE introduces women's Intercontinental championship". Cageside Seats. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ WWE [@WWE] (November 25, 2024). "Say hello to the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship! 🤩" (Tweet). Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Twitter.