Lyra Valkyria and Bayley are officially set to go one-on-one at Saturday Night's Main Event, with Monday's edition of Raw confirming a feud that has been building since Valkyria's heel turn on June 22.
The match now gives the rivalry a major stage at Madison Square Garden, and it comes after a tense first face-to-face exchange between the two since the turn. Before that Raw segment, their issue had only played out through pre-recorded video packages.
A feud that turned personal fast
The tension between Bayley and Valkyria began when Valkyria turned heel after the two lost the Women's Tag Team Championships on WWE Raw on June 22. From there, the story moved quickly from a partnership gone wrong to a sharply personal confrontation.
On Raw, Bayley called Valkyria to the ring and the match was made official. Valkyria did not hold back in the exchange, saying she had “always been the worst of the Four Horsewomen” and accusing her of trying to “hold her back for an entire year.”
That kind of language made the split feel bigger than a simple fallout over a title loss. It framed the rivalry as a battle over identity, status and who gets to stand at the top.
Valkyria stands tall after the confrontation
Bayley responded by making the point that people think Valkyria is special while she is “trying to tear down the first-ever women's grand slam champion, a Royal Rumble winner, and more.” It was a strong counter, but the segment ended with Valkyria getting the last word.
After the confrontation, Valkyria hit the Bayley-to-Belly to stand tall, giving the Raw segment a clear final image and reinforcing that the heel turn has fully changed the tone of the rivalry.
For Bayley, the match now offers a chance to answer that attack in the ring. For Valkyria, it is an early opportunity to prove that the turn was not just a shock moment, but the start of something more dangerous. Either way, Saturday Night's Main Event has gained a singles match with immediate history behind it.
