Aoife Valkyrie vignette airs on WWE NXT, gets new name

The former Aoife Valkyrie is heading to NXT.

During Tuesday’s NXT, a vignette was shown of Valkyrie, now going under the name Lyra Valkyria. She talked about watching the birds leaving Ireland as a child, and now she herself is leaving her homeland and “shedding her feathers” as “new feathers emerge stronger”. She said she was ready for a new battleground.

Valkyrie signed with the WWE in 2020, working primarily on the NXT UK brand, where she faced the likes of Amale, Isla Dawn, and Meiko Satomura. Her most recent match took place on August 26 of last year, where she defeated Jinny in a no disqualification match.

Since the closure of NXT UK earlier this year, some talent from the brand have moved to the main NXT roster. Earlier this month, Dawn made her debut, attacking Alba Fyre and ultimately costing her the match against Mandy Rose for the NXT Women’s Championship.