"I don't even have words" - WWE RAW star reflects on main roster call-up; says she has no idea what her future looks like
WWE RAW Superstar Lyra Valkyria has reflected on arriving on the main roster after her successful run in NXT. She explained that it's been an unbelievable run, and she can't tell how things will look in the coming future.
The 27-year-old star is a former NXT Women's Champion. She captured the title by defeating Becky Lynch, who is regarded by many people as one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time. After being drafted to RAW, Valkyria made it to the finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament, but she lost to Nia Jax.
Speaking to Denise Salcedo in a recent interview, Lyra Valkyria found it difficult to explain how it was being drafted to WWE RAW and arriving on the main roster. She wrestled stars such as Nia Jax and IYO SKY not long after she was called up.
"It was just, like I don't even have words. Things went so quickly in the first month I had the matches with IYO as well on RAW. Nia who is now not only Queen of the Ring but the champion was, you know, it's insane. I've had such an insane first few months like stuff happen so quickly I've no idea, I can't even predict what my next year will look like if stuff keeps going the way it has been," said Valkyria. [2:26 - 2:52]
Lyra Valkyria on competing in the WWE Queen of the Ring tournament
The former champion had to go through several performers to make it to the finals of the Queen of the Ring. She made it even though she was still new to the main roster.
Lyra Valkyria described competing in the WWE Queen of the Ring tournament as an insane moment, one that she will never forget.
"It was insane, like especially being drafted was so unexpected and then my debut was in the Queen of the Ring tournament, so I really just had to - I was thrown into the fire and I had to just hit the ground running and I feel like to have made it all the way to the finals within my first month wrestling in Saudi was absolutely amazing. I didn't have time to stop and think and breath, I just had to go and what a time though, like I'll never forget it." [1:40 - 2:11]
Lyra made her WWE NXT in-ring return this week. She and Tatum Paxley defeated Rosemary and Wendy Choo in a tag team match.
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