Drew McIntyre comments on Lyra Valkyria dethroning Becky Lynch.
On the October 24 edition of NXT, Becky Lynch defended her NXT Women's Championship against Lyra Valkyria in WWE's first all Irish main event. The match was a back and forth affair, with Jade Cargill's presence looming large over the matchup. In the end, Lyra would capture the win over the woman she has idolized throughout her career.
One person who is familiar with winning championships after coming from small nations is "The Scottish Warrior", Drew McIntyre. In a recent interview with TNT Sports, McIntyre admitted he hasn't had the chance to watch it yet, but Lyra should be very proud of herself for what she has accomplished.
"I've still not had the chance to watch it. I've seen the highlights, so I've been reading about it and I can't wait to watch it now. I went straight from Raw to an appearance in Orlando, to another appearance and barely got home just now before I head off internationally in about two hours. So I've been nonstop. But seeing that is very, very cool. I can't imagine to know how Lyra feels right now, just wrestling. You know someone like Becky is someone she idolized, and it's awesome to see. Just two women have an amazing match like that because it's been the norm now, to see the females get such same opportunities if they have the talent. But two women from the same part of the world, from a little part of the world, you know where we're from and doing such big things, so she should be very proud of herself. You know if Becky was willing to be part of that moment, it very much means she deserves it, and I can't wait to watch it."
"It's so awesome to see two women from a little part of the world doing such big things" @DMcIntyreWWE shares his thoughts on @Real_Valkyria's NXT Women's Championship win, besting @BeckyLynchWWE --#WWENXT #HalloweenHavoc pic.twitter.com/i4YPq0eRQb
— WWE on TNT Sports (@wweontnt) October 27, 2023
McIntyre is currently part of WWE's whirlwind tour of Germany, recently competing in Hamburg, Munich and more.
Drew is currently set to face off with Seth Rollins at WWE Crown Jewel on November 4th with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
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