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Lyra Valkyria (@Real_Valkyria) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and the reigning Women's Intercontinental Champion. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in St. Louis, MO to discuss growing up in Ireland and making it to WWE, being inspired by Becky Lynch and getting to wrestle The Man, becoming the first-ever Women's Intercontinental Champion, tagging with Bayley, briefly being a double champion, the inspiration behind her entrance and more!
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00:00 Intro
01:34 Every match being the most important match of her career
02:44 How tearing her ACL at NXT UK impacted her career
08:20 Constantly being at an energy deficit because of her busy schedule
09:36 Her love of CrossFit
10:36 Are there similarities between dance and wrestling?
11:10 Looking up to Becky Lynch
14:01 What gave her the belief that she could be a pro wrestler?
18:01 When was the first time she met Becky Lynch
19:05 Being a shy person in the pro wrestling business
21:57 Does she feel she’s come out of her shell?
22:35 How much confidence does the Intercontinental Championship bring her?
23:38 When did she find out she was winning the Intercontinental Championship
25:28 What questions does she get when TSA sees her title
26:27 What was the vision behind her WrestleMania entrance?
28:23 The story behind her WWE entrance
31:06 Her WrestleMania moment coming at Bayley’s expense
33:45 Recalling a tweet about how she felt when she met Bayley for the first time
40:17 What is her driving goal keeping her wrestling career going?
44:02 What makes her such a great technician in the ring
44:42 Kicking Becky Lynch out of nowhere
45:17 Injuring her ribs against Nia Jax at Queen of The Ring
46:23 JD McDonagh wrestled with a punctured lung
47:33 What did Sheamus mean to her growing up in Ireland
48:53 Taking the time to look back and appreciate her career wins
51:01 Does she think that she’ll be a World Champion at some point?
51:36 Working on her promos and inserting her personality into her character
52:48 3 things Lyra Valkyria is grateful for
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