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Naomi Not Cleared; SKY-Perez Upset Reframes Raw Womens Division

Published 13 August 2025

Naomi was not medically cleared to compete, and her scheduled WWE Women’s World Championship match against IYO SKY was canceled for Raw on Monday night. The decision, described by WWE as a medical matter, led to a last‑minute change in the program and set off a chain of rearrangements in the night’s lineup. With Naomi sidelined, SKY pivoted to a different opponent, while backstage discussions and on‑air tension shaped the rest of the show.

The evening’s events confirmed that the matter was medical in nature rather than travel related. Naomi was backstage at the Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City prior to showtime, but the exact nature and duration of her condition were not disclosed, and information within the locker room was reportedly limited. In place of the original title bout, IYO SKY was scheduled to face Roxanne Perez later in the night after Sky had a brief interaction with Raw general manager Adam Pearce backstage. Perez and Raquel Rodriguez interrupted, leading Pearce to officialize a different main‑event scenario for the segment of the broadcast.

The night’s results reflected a broader reshaping of Raw’s women’s division. Sky’s match with Perez ended in an upset, with...

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