Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah are on cloud nine following their remarkable triumph on the August 29 episode of WWE RAW.
In the main event, the duo won the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship by defeating Dakota Kai and IYO SKY in the finals of a tournament for the vacant titles.
In a WWE Digital Exclusive after the show, Rodriguez and Aliyah discussed their victory and made it clear that it meant a lot to them.
“I mean, this means everything to us. I mean, both of us working so hard in NXT to get to RAW and SmackDown, and then to main-event RAW,” Rodriguez said. “And not only to main event RAW, but to win the women’s tag team titles. This is incredible.”
As for Aliyah, she noted that she didn’t think she deserved the match, but working alongside Rodrigurz boosted her confidence.
“Incredible, and coming here tonight, I truly didn’t believe that I deserved this match, but having you by my side, I 100% believed that I could obtain this,” Aliyah said. “So thank you so much.”
The former NXT Women’s Champion responded by saying, “I believed in you every second of the way, Aliyah. Every second of the way.”
EXCLUSIVE: Hear from the NEW @WWE Women's Tag Team Champions @RaquelWWE & @WWE_Aliyah!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/wQGpHoLrVr
— WWE (@WWE) August 30, 2022
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