WWE News: New women’s champ to be crowned at Wrestlepalooza

A new Women’s World Champion is set to be crowned at WWE Wrestlepalooza.

To determine the new champ, Stephanie Vaquer and IYO SKY will face off at the Saturday, September 20 PLE in Indianapolis. Both competitors were owed Women’s World Championship shots against Naomi, who vacated the belt two weeks ago when she revealed her pregnancy.

The announcement of the Vaquer vs. SKY match was made by Raw General Manager Adam Pearce via a video that aired on today’s episode from France:

Vaquer won a battle royal at WWE Evolution earlier this summer to earn a Women’s World Championship shot at Clash in Paris, but those plans were called off with Naomi vacating the belt. SKY had been scheduled to challenge Naomi for the title prior to Clash in Paris — but that match also could not happen due to Naomi being unable to compete.

If Vaquer wins, this will be her first title reign on the WWE main roster. She’s been a champion in NXT before, as well as holding titles internationally for promotions like CMLL and NJPW.

SKY was Women’s World Champion prior to Naomi cashing in at Evolution.

Wrestlepalooza is the first WWE PLE of the ESPN era. The show will stream live on ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

WWE Wrestlepalooza (Saturday, September 20) —

• John Cena vs. TBA (expected to be Brock Lesnar)
• Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY for the vacant Women’s World Championship

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