For the majority of her WWE main roster run, Raquel Rodriguez has appeared as a tag team. On the July 27, 2026 edition of WWE Raw, that finally changed she defeated Sol Ruka to claim the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championshipmain singles title.
during an interview with “Insight with Chris Van Vliet,“Rodriguez opened up about the importance of this important moment. “It meant a lot,” he said. “I think you all know that I’ve had a very long journey with WWE. I’ve had so many ups and downs, so many no’s, so many yes’s. Then for a moment I thought I was just being pigeonholed into just being a wrestler. But to know that they believe in me to carry the title, to know that they believe in me to stand here as your Intercontinental Champion, that means a lot to me and so much to my journey with WWE and just my journey in life in general. So that’s so cool.”
During his coronation, Rodriguez won the title with blood dripping from his face. The Doomsday member was out in the open minutes and even admitted the impact was “very painful,” but in the end, he felt it was worth “every bit” if it meant he officially held the Intercontinental Championship.
Since then, Rodriguez has successfully ddefended the Women’s IC title in one televised appearance“Raw” edition of August 28. In between, she also duked it out on WWE Live with Nia Jax, Bayley, IYO SKY and Ruka challenging her.
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