Lyra Valkyria Reacts To Loss To Sol Ruca On WWE RAW: I Could Still Be In A Match With Raquel, I Didn’t Lose To The Champion

Lyra Valkyria has reacted to her loss to Sol Ruca on this week’s edition of WWE Monday Night RAW, still wanting a shot at Raquel Rodriguez.

During this week’s edition of WWE Monday Night RAW, Sol and Lyra would meet in singles competition, with Sol coming away with the victory, leaving the unstable Valkyria at her limit.

While speaking during a backstage promo after her match on Monday’s WWE RAW, Lyra Valkyria argued that because she didn’t lose to the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion, she should still have a future title match.

“That would have been really bad if that was a title match, but it wasn’t a title match. It was just a personal match. It wasn’t even a title match, so it would have been bad, but it doesn’t even matter because Sol Ruca is not the champion. Raquel’s the champion. I should have been in a match with Raquel. I could still be in a match with Raquel. I didn’t lose to the champion. I lost to Sol. It wasn’t a title match, so Raquel is the champion. I just need to be in a match against Raquel and that’s all that matters. I just need my…”

Lyra Valkyria seems to be processing tonight's loss…well? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/HIEuGZJqwH

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In a recent interview, Lyra spoke about the strength that Bayley has in the ring. You can read more about that here.

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