Lyra Valkyria Turns Heel, Attacks Bayley After Women’s Tag Title Loss on Raw in London

Lyra Valkyria and Bayley’s partnership has come to a violent end. On Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, taped in London, the two women challenged for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships — and when the attempt fell short, Valkyria made a shocking statement by turning on her partner in a post-match attack.

The beatdown signals a full heel turn for Valkyria, who had been one of the more popular acts on Raw since making her main roster debut. Teaming with a veteran like Bayley gave the Irish star high-profile exposure and a credible path toward championship gold, but multiple failed title runs appear to have finally pushed her over the edge — at least in storyline terms.

Bayley, a multi-time champion and one of WWE’s most versatile performers, now finds herself on the wrong end of a blindside from someone she trusted. The angle sets up what figures to be a singles feud between the two, which could be a strong program given both women’s in-ring ability and character work.

For Valkyria, the turn is a significant creative pivot. Working as a babyface, she showed undeniable athletic ability, but a heel role could unlock a new dimension to her character and give her more of a defined identity on a stacked roster. With Raw’s expansion on Netflix providing more time and spotlight, the timing of a fresh start as a villain makes sense.

The London crowd witnessed one of the more memorable moments of this Raw cycle, and the fallout figures to be a focal point of the women’s division heading forward.