Tatum Paxley Reacts With ‘Uhh’ After Lyra Valkyria Turns Heel and Attacks Bayley on WWE Raw

Lyra Valkyria made a stunning statement on Monday night’s WWE Raw in London — and her former NXT tag team partner Tatum Paxley had just one word in response.

Raw aired live from the O2 Arena, and the night opened with Paige and Brie Bella defending the Women’s Tag Team Championship against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria. The challengers came up short when Paige pinned Lyra with the Rampaige to retain the titles. What happened next, however, overshadowed the result entirely. Valkyria turned on her partner, laying Bayley out with the Nightwing in what marks her first heel turn since arriving on the main roster. She later declined to speak on the attack when approached backstage.

Paxley, who teamed with Valkyria during both women’s time in NXT, caught wind of the betrayal and took to Twitter with a characteristically understated reaction — a single word: “Uhh.”

It’s a moment that carries some personal weight for Paxley. She’s been on the receiving end of a tag team double-cross herself, having been betrayed by Izzi Dame at NXT Gold Rush last year, an incident that ultimately cost her the NXT Women’s Championship to Jacy Jayne. Now, watching a close ally turn on a partner, the reaction — however brief — feels loaded.

Paxley is currently navigating her own crossroads on the NXT brand, having recently dropped the NXT Women’s North American Championship to Zaria. Where both she and the newly villainous Valkyria go from here remains to be seen, but Monday night made clear that Lyra’s character has taken a sharp new direction.