{"id":275134,"date":"2025-04-28T23:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/wwe-announces-first-time-ever-match-for-raw\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:43","slug":"wwe-announces-first-time-ever-match-for-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/wwe-announces-first-time-ever-match-for-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces first-time ever match for RAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4895916\" data-slug-id=\"2495870\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>WWE has announced a major match for tonight&#8217;s episode of RAW. This week&#8217;s edition of the red brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/where-wwe-raw-tonight-april-28-2025-location-time-match-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">will air live from T-Mobile Center<\/a> in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of tonight&#8217;s show, WWE took to social media to announce a major match for RAW. NXT Women&#8217;s Champion Stephanie Vaquer will be in action tonight against American Made&#8217;s Ivy Nile in a singles action. <\/p>\n<p>The American Made&#8217;s Ivy Nile hasn&#8217;t competed in a singles match on RAW since her loss to Damage CTRL&#8217;s Dakota Kai on March 17.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Vaquer squared off against Women&#8217;s World Champion IYO SKY last week on the red brand, but Roxanne Perez interfered in the match. After Perez attacked Stephanie Vaquer last week on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/raw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WWE RAW<\/a>, she went on to successfully defend her title against the 23-year-old the following night on NXT. <\/p>\n<p>IYO SKY defeated Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 41 to retain the Women&#8217;s World Championship.<\/p>\n<h2>Stephanie Vaquer names a major WWE star as her dream opponent<\/h2>\n<p>NXT Women&#8217;s Champion Stephanie Vaquer recently stated that Rhea Ripley was her dream opponent in the company.<\/p>\n<p>Rhea Ripley will be squaring off against Roxanne Perez in a singles match tonight on WWE RAW. In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling&#8217;s Bill Apter, Vaquer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-see-soon-stephanie-vaquer-calls-rhea-ripley-dream-wwe-match-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">named Ripley as someone she was hoping to get in the ring with<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The champion shared that it would be an honor to battle The Eradicator and vowed to be a great opponent for the 28-year-old down the line.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Rhea, it&#8217;s an honor for me, and it would be my honor to face you in the ring. See you soon, because I&#8217;m saying this out loud. Someday, we&#8217;ll meet, and I&#8217;ll take on you and be a great opponent,&#8221; Vaquer said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>You can check out the full interview in the video below:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Stephanie Vaquer is eyeing Rhea Ripley!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QbVFPFgJfcY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"QbVFPFgJfcY\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/QbVFPFgJfcY\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/QbVFPFgJfcY\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stephanie Vaquer signed with the company in July 2024 and has already become a massive star in the promotion. She defeated Giulia at Roadblock in March to become the NXT Women&#8217;s Champion. 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