IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez

[5.0] "A perfectly serviceable but largely forgettable match. IYO brought her usual energy, though there was little of substance beyond a few decent exchanges. Another roll-up victory feels like a particularly uninspired way to protect Raquel, whose title reign continues to lack conviction. Competent wrestling, undermined by some increasingly tedious booking."

[7.0] "I thought this was good. Raquel is now solid enough in the ring that she doesn't completely drag her opponents down. Iyo will have better matches, of course, she is the best wrsetler in the world after all, but this was still good. Everything she does, she does well. Iyo wins via roll up, and hopefully she's able to pin Raquel with the moonsault in the inevitable Championship match."

[5.0] "Any match with IYO SKY immediately becomes better, especially when she has to do this much of the heavy lifting against Raquel. Also this match exposed how badly WWE is handling the women's midcard titles. Why wasn't this for the championship, and why not just have IYO win it? Raquel is already limited in the ring, and the booking is doing her absolutely no favors either."

[6.0] "Solid match here, probably the best one these two have put on, at least in my opinion, they've never really had the best of chemistry but this match wasn't too bad, a bit enjoyable."

[6.0] "Probably the best match between these two. Sky had some good offense as per usual even if Rodriguez had some really weak selling. I hope this leads to Sky winning the IC title as she deserves it so much. 6"

[5.0] "Not bad match, but not so good. Their differences can be showed much better, especially because they already had so many matches together."

[6.0] "This match between IYO SKY and Raquel Rodriguez was a completely standard, forgettable television bout that served almost no purpose other than setting up a future title match. While IYO once again did all the heavy lifting, working her absolute hardest to inject speed and creativity into the match, she was forced to drag a complete anchor through it. Raquel Rodriguez is just absolute garbage in the ring--clunky, painfully slow, and totally incapable of keeping up with a high-level performer like IYO. Watching her lumber around makes every single sequence feel like a chore to sit through. At least IYO got the win to earn her rightful shot at the Intercontinental Championship, but watching her have to carry someone of Raquel's caliber week after week is flat-out painful. Rating: 6/10"

[6.0] "This match basically earned IYO SKY a future WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Match, and please, Triple H, let's have Chad Gable and IYO SKY be the Intercontinental Champions together at the same time. Raquel Rodriguez was mediocre, but IYO SKY carried this match; having her win is great. I'm tired of her being a side character; she's legit the Ace of WWE when given the ball. Very happy she won; hopefully she becomes the next WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion and has an awesome run with the belt."

[5.0] "There it is again--Raquel Rodriguez's monthly Big Match loss. Anyone who thought it would hurt her less if the Intercontinental Title wasn't on the line is way off the mark. The champion looks weaker than ever, and that seems to be affecting her performance in the ring. Rodriguez can barely keep up with IYO's pace, which--especially when it comes to selling--looks as if the picture and soundtracks aren't synced in a movie. Given the Asian wrestler's earnest effort, I can really only give her a barely passing five points at best."

[6.0] "I mean, this was a pretty solid match from these two. Iyo looked great as always, and luckily someone actually caught her on the Tope Suicida this time. Raquel looked pretty good also. It's really interesting how both of the styles mix and then they ended up having a good match here with Iyo getting the surprise win over Raquel. So overall, another decent little match here on Raw. [***1/4]"

[6.0] "Solid TV match. Feels like we've seen quite a lot of the JD women in recent weeks and thus could have done with a stipulation or something to mix things up rat than a straight 1 vs 1 . Kind of match that I enjoyed while watching and then almost immediately forgot about."

[5.0] "Decent match. For whatever reason, the IC title wasn't on the line so this was just another IYO and Raquel match with nothing at stake. There wasn't anything different from what they've done before. IYO wins with another roll-up that makes Raquel look dumb. But don't worry, Raquel and Roxanne beat down IYO after the match to get their heat back as if anybody cares. IYO should be doing more important things. 5/10"

[5.0] "Good match, carried by IYO. My only question is why wasn't it a title match ? There's two outcomes and both are good: If IYO wins it gives the Intercontinental title more prestige and if Raquel wins it gives more on her resume as a champion. Once again this match just tells me that IYO will loses once an opportunity is given to her."

[5.0] "This show just never does anything new with these people. We have seen this match and the afters dozens of times."

[6.0] "A solid enough match, but it still feels like we have seen this exact dynamic between Iyo Sky and Raquel Rodriguez too many times already. Iyo naturally brings the pace and creativity, while Raquel's slower, more power-based style does not always mesh smoothly with her. There were some good sequences and the result at least pushes Iyo toward another title opportunity, but the whole thing still feels far more repetitive than exciting."

[5.0] "This match was incredibly average in every sense of the word. Everything that happened here we've seen a million times from these two because Triple H thinks this rivalry is some kind of Stone Cold vs. The Rock type of matchup, when their matches peaked in NXT. Raquel simply cannot keep up with Iyo's fast paced style, as she is incredibly slow and clunky in the ring. Every time these two fight, it's like I'm watching Iyo fight a brick wall. We unfortunately have to see this match again, because instead of just making this a title match and making a good booking decision by having Iyo win, Iyo finally gets a title shot after pinning Raquel twice. I have no hopes that Iyo will win that match given that she's already gotten the jump on Raquel too many times. This all feels like an incredible waste of time for Iyo."

[6.0] "I thought that this match was sturdy and decent. While the interference and post match is dreadfully repetitive, at least Iyo won."

[7.0] "A good match between Iyo and Raquel. They couldn't quite maintain the standard set by the previous match, but the fact that they came close to matching its intensity at certain points says a lot. The first half was better than the second, and the finish felt a little flat. In my eyes, that kept them from reaching the level of a strong four-star match. Still, it was an awesome match (***3/4)."

[5.0] "Rodriguez is truly one of a kind singles wrestler. As in it takes a special kind of terrible to have a boring match with Iyo Sky. Only thing preventing this from a mediocre rating is Iyo actually winning"

[6.0] "IYO/Raquel was decent. IYO... well, IYO, it was very good. Their in-ring work was as clean as ever. Raquel was average but not bad either. IYO pinned Raquel again; perhaps an IYO/Raquel match for the IC title."

[4.0] "Given that Evans got a shot at the top title just by whining for two seconds, it's surprising that Sky has to beat the champion to even earn a chance at a secondary title in the same episode. A decent match, but it ends with a very lazy roll-up. In-ring quality: 0.75/5. Stakes: 0.75/2. Justification: 0.5/1. Placement on the card: 0.75/1. Suspense: 1/1. Bonus/penalty: none. Total: 3.75/10. Match watched on Netflix (FR)."

[5.0] "I feel like you see this match almost every week now. It was completely forgettable and Iyo Sky's booking in 2026 is one of the biggest misfires this company has done"