Taya Valkyrie brings the lucha libre style to the National Wrestling Alliance, and she'd like to see more of it in the company.
Valkyrie, the reigning AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, debuted at NWA Alwayz Ready in June, and she will challenge Kamille for the NWA World Women's Championship at NWA 74.
During an interview with the Battleground Podcast, Valkyrie described how she brings her luchadora style to the NWA and adapts it to the company.
"Well obviously I’m heavily influenced by the lucha libre style and all these kinds of different styles that I’ve studied throughout my career. So I think that I bring that to the table. They don’t have a luchadora style wrestler there right now except me, so I think that that’s definitely what I bring to the table. But also I’m just adapting and being able to use that and also adapt into the style that’s required for the NWA., which is different from other places," Valkyrie said.
Speaking of lucha libre, the hosts later brought up the AAA showcase at Ric Flair's Last Match. Valkyrie praised the competitors and made it clear that she's happy to see more Mexican talent getting recognition.
"Those guys are incredible, absolutely incredible. I just got to wrestle Taurus last week in the main event with the Lucha Brothers and yeah, they’re all super, super talented. Bandido, Laredo Kid, I could go on and on. I gush about those guys all the time. They work extremely hard, they’re extremely talented. They’re doing the damn thing, you know, and they’re trying to get out there. I’m really happy for them and that more and more Mexican talent is able to be seen and get respect for what they’re doing. Because what they’re doing is pretty damn cool," she said.
Valkyrie also agreed that it would be cool to see stars like Bandido compete in the NWA and expressed that she wants women like Lady Shani and Lady Flammer compete on a bigger platform.
“Yeah, and some of the women as well. Let’s get Lady Shani out here, let’s get Lady Flammer out here. All those, the new Sexy Star, everybody. Those women also need some love, and I know that they’re super talented and I think that they would be very successful at any of these companies in the states," she said.
Valkyrie continues to compete around the wrestling world, and she holds several titles, including the IMPACT Knockouts World Tag Team Championship. She recently shared her belief that, if there's enough depth on the roster, there should be multiple women's titles. You can check out her comments here.
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