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The WWE Women’s Division received two new championships to contend for in 2024 when the Intercontinental and United States Championships were introduced to the match.
It had been a long time coming for the superstars on the women’s roster, with competitors like Zelina Vega and Booker T clamoring for the mid-card titles in the weeks and months leading up to their introduction.
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Bayley in action against Sol Ruca during Saturday Night’s Main Event at Capital One Arena on December 13, 2025 in Washington, DC (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)
More than a year after the Women’s Intercontinental Championship was introduced, Bayley has set her sights on the strap with an upcoming match against AJ Lee, who won the title against Becky Lynch. Lee vowed to be a wrestling champion and Bayley won a women’s gauntlet match to set up the “Monday Night RAW” showdown.
“It just means more opportunities, for one,” Bayley told Pakinomist Digital. “But I also think it means Triple H (Paul Levesque) has total confidence in our division and I think this is the strongest the division has ever been and there’s just so much need for more. There could only be so many women going after the Women’s Championship and then the tag titles. There’s so many of us and there’s so many girls at the top that can be in NXT.”
WWE STAR BAYLEY OPENS UP ABOUT LONG-ANTICIPATED FIGHT AGAINST AJ LEE: ‘THE UNIVERSE WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS’
Paul “Triple H” Levesque addresses the crowd during Wrestlepalooza at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on September 20, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Michael Marques/WWE via Getty Images)
Bayley recalled that WWE Chief Content Officer and wrestling legend Paul “Triple H” Levesque informed her that a new title could come when the new Men’s Intercontinental Belt was showcased.
“I remember when they unveiled the new (men’s) Intercontinental title. I forget what it was, but I remember looking at Hunter (Levesque) and I’m like, ‘Dang, we need one of those.’ And we’re like, ‘just wait.’ how strong our division is right now and how much confidence there is in us.”
Now, Bayley is preparing for a fight nearly 13 years in the making for a title that wasn’t even in the sights of anyone on the roster, let alone the women’s roster, the last time she faced Lee.
Bayley celebrates her victory with Lyra Valkyria after the Woman’s Gauntlet Match during Monday Night RAW at Climate Pledge Arena on March 9, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Meg Oliphant/WWE via Getty Images)
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Should Bayley win the match, she would become the fifth different Women’s Intercontinental Champion. Lynch has held the title twice. Lyra Valkyria and Maxxine Dupri have also held the title.
