3 Reasons why Raquel Rodriguez won the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title on RAW before SummerSlam 2026

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The match between Ruca and Rodriguez was expected to be a chaotic affair, given they have opposite in-ring styles. Raquel is a proper powerhouse. Meanwhile, Sol brings her unique hybrid high-flying style inside the squared circle. It’s been the case in the Stamford-based promotion that the clash of two styles ends up being one of the best matches.

In between the match, Sol Ruca connected a stiff shot on The Big Mami Cool, which busted her nose open. She was leaking blood throughout the match, but showcasing the grit inside her, the Judgment Day member didn’t slow her pace down, and with the help of Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez’s distraction, Raquel managed to turn the Sol Snatcher into a Tejana Bomb to seal a big win and capture the Women’s Intercontinental Championship.

Here in this listicle, we take a look at three reasons why Raquel Rodriguez won the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title on Monday Night RAW:

#3. Long overdue

As highlighted in the intro paragraphs above, Raquel has been a workhorse since she moved up to Monday Night RAW alongside Raquel Rodriguez. But has never been awarded flowers for her hard work and dedication, and for adding value to the red brand’s women’s division.

Her winning a title was long overdue, as many felt she had been crowned as a champion way back in her career. However, her winning the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, beating Sol Ruca, was a highlight-reel moment and is indeed an overwhelming moment for both Rodriguez and her fans.

Raquel winning the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship is a great move for the red brand, as she can now add more essence to the women’s mid-card division, as Ruca wasn’t able to do much as mid-card champion.

#2. Getting her prepared for the WWE main title run

Many feel that Raquel Rodriguez is a main-event superstar, as she was back in the day during her WWE NXT run; who could forget her iconic run on the black and silver brand?

However, things were turned upside down for her once she got herself signed to the main roster alongside The Judgment Day, as she was tested now and then, and she had to rebuild herself, earn an audience, and climb the ladder.

Now, it appears WWE is finally planning a big push for her, and she has been crowned as the new Women’s Intercontinental Champion. This would ultimately get her prepared for the Women’s World Championship later this year or by next year.

She could betray Liv Morgan in late 2026 and finally win the Women’s World Championship, which would make her one of the biggest heels in the World Wrestling Entertainment.

#1. Adding a shocker ahead of SummerSlam

Triple H and his WWE creative team have a pattern to deliver a big shocker ahead of the big premium live event, to make fans believe that anything could happen in the company, even the underdogs could capture a big win.

By putting the title on underdog Raquel Rodriguez, the Stamford-based promotion had played mind games with fans, making them believe that Seth Rollins could do the same by beating Roman Reigns. This has ultimately raised the excitement bar for the premium live event, which is just days away.

That said, all the pointers above are speculative, and nothing is confirmed as of now. It will be interesting to see what plans The Game and his WWE creative crew have in store for Rodriguez as Women’s Intercontinental Champion.

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