Sasha Banks and Naomi were stripped of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship after they walked out during the May 16th, 2022, episode of Raw. WWE announced a Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament earlier this month, and the finals were held on Raw tonight.
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Raquel Rodriquez and Aliyah squared off against Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky in the Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals. The match main evented Raw this week. Raquel Rodriquez and Aliyah won the match after Aliyah scored the decisive roll-up pin on Dakota Kai.
Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky had advanced into the tournament final after defeating the teams of Tamina Snuka and Dana Brooke and Asuka and Alexa Bliss. Raquel Rodriquez and Aliyah bested Xia Li and Shotzi Blackheart in the first round. They beat Natalya and Sonya Deville in the semifinals.
Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark were originally booked for the tournament, but weren’t medically cleared to compete. The duo was replaced by Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin, who was sidelined with a concussion as well. We’ll have to wait and see how Triple H books the new Women’s Tag Team Champions. Ringside News exclusively reported that Toxic Attraction never had any main roster call-up planned for them.
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