Lyra Valkyria Turns on Bayley Following Women’s Tag Title Loss on WWE RAW in London

Tensions between Lyra Valkyria and Bayley boiled over on Monday night’s edition of WWE RAW, with Valkyria physically attacking her own tag team partner following a failed Women’s Tag Team Championship challenge.

The two teamed up to take on reigning champions Paige and Brie Bella in London, with Valkyria getting close to a title change when she connected with a fisherman’s buster on Paige and immediately rolled through in an attempt to hit a second. Paige was able to counter, however, and answered back with Ram-Paige. That sequence proved decisive in the champions retaining their titles.

The loss was apparently too much for Valkyria to stomach. Rather than regroup with her partner, she directed her frustration directly at Bayley, laying her out in what appears to mark a significant shift in the dynamic between the two.

The breakdown is noteworthy given that Valkyria and Bayley had been aligned as a unit working toward the tag titles. A turn of this nature typically signals a singles rivalry on the horizon — and with Bayley as one of RAW’s most established names, that is a program with real potential. How WWE builds from this moment in the weeks ahead will be worth watching closely.