Lyra Valkyria's star is on the rise in WWE. The first Women's Intercontinental Champion is currently feuding with "The Man" Becky Lynch, but at last month's WrestleMania, they teamed up and defeated Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to become Women's Tag Team Champions.
Talking to Chris Van Vliet, Valkyria revealed how it felt to become a double champion on the Grandest Stage of Them All (she and Becky lost the titles the next night on RAW, resulting in the latter turning heel).
"I was tag team champions with Becky. It's funny, when you look at JD McDonough, he always says his dream was to be tag champions with Balor. They did that," she shared. "And, yeah, however short-lived it was, I was a double champion."
There's been some controversy surrounding the WrestleMania match as Lynch replaced Bayley, leaving the former Women's Champion without a role to play at the Show of Shows. Many fans have argued that she was unfairly sidelined to focus on Lynch, and that's not lost on Valkyria.
"It came at the expense of Bayley, which is a bit sad because we clicked so well as a tag team," she acknowledged. "So it was genuinely hard to have my Mania moment come at an expense. Becky is a big part of the reason I started wrestling."
"But it was the era of the four horsewomen in NXT. It wasn't just Becky; Bayley was a massive influence as well. So it did kind of taint how great it was knowing it was coming at her expense," Valkyria continued. "It's hard to talk about or to because there's so much good, but there's so much, I don't know, it's just tough. [There's a lot of history with Bayley]."
"Quick history. We only tagged for a couple of weeks, but we hit it off so well outside of the ring. She's very easy to chat to and get along with, and she's just so personable," she added. "You meet Bayley and you feel like you've known her your whole life. I introduced her to my fiancé, and he was like, I haven't met her before, have I? And I was like, No. And he was like, I feel like I have just from talking to her there."
We haven't seen Bayley since her storyline injury, and it's unclear what the plan is for her when she returns to WWE. As for Valkyria and Lynch, it appears they'll be squaring off again soon if Monday's RAW was any indication.
You can watch the full interview in the player below.