Lyra Valkyria Hints WWE Held Her Back From Showing Full Personality Until WrestleMania 41

Lyra Valkyria isn’t just riding high after winning tag team gold at WrestleMania 41—she’s finally getting the mic time she says she always deserved.

During a new interview with Brad Gilmore, the rising WWE Superstar revealed that only since making the main roster has she been allowed to fully express her voice—and it’s something she’s been waiting a long time to do.

When asked about her transition from in-ring technician to full-on sports entertainer, Lyra didn’t hesitate to point out that her mic skills were always there—but nobody gave her the platform to use them until now.

“You know, I’ll always consider myself a work in progress, but I feel like I focus a lot on the in-ring. It’s my pride and joy. It’s my core. It’s everything I love. And it’s the biggest controllable. But like, I’ve absolutely loved getting into the ring and, you know, taking a microphone. You know, I haven’t gotten to do that. I’ve gotten to really show a lot more of who I am on the mic since coming to Monday Night Raw, honestly, in the last few months since Mania. And I feel like I have a lot more to say and a lot more to show. And I always did. And it’s cool now to get that chance. So I just can say that there’s a whole lot more to come and to show.”

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The comments raise eyebrows. While not a direct shot at WWE’s developmental system, it’s hard not to read between the lines. Lyra implies that during her time in NXT, she wasn’t given the same opportunity to show personality or cut promos. Now that she’s a main roster name, those creative shackles seem to be off.

This shift also follows her emotionally charged WrestleMania 41 moment—where she teamed with Becky Lynch and won the Women’s Tag Team Titles. That match, Lyra says, she’ll never rewatch because she wants to preserve how it felt in the moment. But since then, her presence on Raw has evolved, and so has her ability to connect with the crowd outside the ropes.

Lyra’s story is one of patience and payoff—and now she’s finally speaking her truth on live TV.

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