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A bond between two friends on the “Monday Night Raw” roster appeared to be shattered when Bayley called out Lyra Valkyria during the show in Dallas, which served as an excuse for a match at the upcoming Saturday Night Main Event in New York.
Valkyria has been on a tear in recent weeks. She turned on Bayley a few weeks ago when the two lost their chance to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Brie Bella and Paige. Since then, the character of Valkyria has undergone a radical transformation.
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Lyra Valkyria enters the ring on Monday Night RAW at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on April 13, 2026. (Meg Oliphant/WWE via Getty Images)
On Monday, Valkyria looked a little rough. She seemed to lean into the character of a wrestler who seemed broken by the string of recent missed opportunities.
Professional wrestling fans noticed the character change.
Valkyria unleashed on Baley while on the mic.
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Lyra Valkyria is in action against Bayley on Monday Night Raw at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on July 13, 2026. (Cooper Neill/WWE via Getty Images)
“You’re the one who should apologize to me,” she told Bayley, “for holding me back for a whole year. That’s what you always do. You come here and make it seem like you’re this victim. Oh, poor Bayley. Poor Bayley. Bayley’s friends always leave her in the dust. I’ve been stabbed in the back too. I don’t come here and make it my whole personality.
“And maybe, just maybe if you weren’t so obsessed with all the failures of your past friendships, you would be able to step back and see all your problems. When I say that, I want to look you in the eye and say this. Everything I ever made you feel good about, I was lying about. You are not a leader in the locker room. You are a doormat. Your face doesn’t belong on posters. You pull down all the people you work with and you always have been the worst of the Four Horsewomen.”
Lyra Valkyria is in the ring during Monday Night RAW at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on July 13, 2026. (Cooper Neill/WWE via Getty Images)
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The back-and-forth will ultimately culminate in a match Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
