Video: Lyra Valkyria Sends Message To Becky Lynch On WWE Raw Ahead Of NXT Title Match
Last night's "WWE Raw" saw Becky Lynch successfully retain the "WWE NXT" Women's Championship against Indi Hartwell. However, Lynch isn't out of the woods yet, as she'll have to return to the WWE Performance Center tonight to defend the title once again. This time, Lynch's opponent will be Lyra Valkyria, who was also present at yesterday's "Raw." As the show was coming to a close, WWE posted an online exclusive backstage interview with Valkyria where she shared some words for her opponent tonight.
EXCLUSIVE: Will #WWENXT Women's Champion @BeckyLynchWWE be ready for a determined @Real_Valkyria tomorrow for Night 1 of #HalloweenHavoc?
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— WWE (@WWE) October 24, 2023
"No disrespect to Indi, but I'm delighted that that match went the way it did," Valkyria said. "Because there's only one thing in this world that I want more than to be the 'NXT' Women's Champion, and that's to beat Becky Lynch to become the 'NXT' Women's Champion."
Valkyria wrapped up the segment by telling Lynch to get a good night of rest, as she'll have an important fight on her hands. The match will take place tonight during NXT's annual Halloween Havoc event, which is also set to include Gigi Dolan battling Blair Davenport in a Lights Out match, two semi-final matches in the "WWE NXT" Women's Breakout tournament, the debut of Lexis King (formerly known as Brian Pillman Jr.), and more.
Lynch and Valkyria should be pretty familiar with one another by now; in addition to both hailing from Ireland, the two worked in a tag team last month during an episode of "NXT." Together they defeated Tiffany Stratton and Kiana James, and Lynch would later go on to successfully defend her title against former champion Stratton later that month at WWE NXT No Mercy. As for Valkyria, she defeated Hartwell and Roxanne Perez earlier in October to become the new number-one contender for Lynch's title.