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WWE Raw _June 30, 2025 - Lyra Valkyria Vs Bayley _ No 1 Contenders Match for WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
WWE Raw _June 30, 2025 - Lyra Valkyria Vs Bayley _ No 1 Contenders Match for WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
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00:00The following contest is scheduled for one call.
00:12Introducing first, from San Jose, California, Bayley!
00:22Well, Bayley had a fun week last week.
00:25She, of course, from San Jose, California.
00:28And, Corey, she had the honor to announce the number two and the number 30 picks
00:33in the NHL draft for her hometown team, the San Jose Sharks.
00:38Well, I'm far from the Sharks fans.
00:39And, Bayley told me how magical it was to see these players have their name called
00:44to realize their lives were going to change forever.
00:46She took that opportunity very, very seriously.
00:49Bayley trying to change her life.
00:51Number one contendership for the Intercontinental title on the line, live.
00:58Big opportunity for Bayley tonight.
01:14Winner becomes the number one contender for Becky Lynch's Intercontinental Championship.
01:18All the women at WWE are preparing for what's going to go down for you.
01:23Week from Sunday, streaming on Netflix from Atlanta, Georgia.
01:28It's WWE Evolution.
01:30Seven on the East Coast, four on the West Coast here in the States.
01:33Bayley's one of the superstars who had the luck to compete in the first ever Evolution event.
01:37And she talks all the time about what that night meant, not only to her, but the entire women's division.
01:44How proud Bayley was to be a part of it and how excited she is at the prospect of being a part of the next one.
01:50I spoke to Nikki Bella at the SummerSlam kickoff event a couple of weeks ago at the Fanatics Fest in New York.
01:57She made you buy meat and green tickets.
01:59And she, Nikki, no.
02:00She's part of the show.
02:01And, you know, hi, Bayley.
02:04Good luck tonight.
02:06You guys did the E.T. thing last week.
02:08Yeah, we did.
02:09I got tired of seeing it.
02:12Whatever.
02:12Nonetheless, Nikki Bella was telling me, Corey, remember, Nikki was a part of the main event, the very first Evolution.
02:17She said it absolutely changed everything.
02:20The landscape of WWE and professional wrestling for women.
02:24It was really a landmark in women's wrestling.
02:26It really was sort of an arrival, a coming-out party, so to speak, for women's wrestling in this day and age.
02:33It was no longer the yesteryear where women were looked as less than or not quite as capable as the men.
02:39It was equal ground.
02:40That's what Evolution was all about.
02:42In Atlanta, we take it to the next level.
02:45Yeah, we do it again a week from Sunday.
02:49Here comes a woman who made history.
02:51First-ever Women's Intercontinental Champion.
02:54And her opponent from Dumb Lake, Ireland, Lyra Valkyria!
03:12It's been interesting to watch the dissolution of this friendship between Bayley and Lyra Valkyria.
03:18They were supposed to team together at WrestleMania before Becky Lynch would ambush and attack Bayley,
03:23costing her a couple of months of her career.
03:25And then, obviously, the emotion and the passion for being champion has driven a major wedge between these two.
03:35Nothing can break up a good friendship like championship gold.
03:38You know all about that.
03:39How dare you?
03:50Lyra and Bayley.
03:52Who's going to be number one contender for the Intercontinental title?
03:55Ladies and gentlemen, three event combo tickets for Crown Jewel Perth, Friday Night SmackDown, and Monday Night Raw at RAC Arena this October 10th, the 13th, on sale Wednesday, with pre-sale available right now.
04:20Visit WWE.com slash events for more information.
04:23Montez Ford of the Street Profits, his wife, Bianca Belair, had the opportunity to visit beautiful Western Australia.
04:31And they cannot wait to be a part of the TakeOver Perth in October.
04:35Montez Ford of the Street Profits, his wife, Bianca Belair, had the opportunity to visit beautiful Western Australia.
05:05Montez Ford of the Street Profits, his wife, Bianca Belair, had the opportunity to visit beautiful Western Australia.
05:35I run into the Pirates' Fleeces, is here.
05:44Massive matchup here tonight.
06:05Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, battling out to see who will be the next in line to challenge Becky Lynch for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
06:15Talked a little bit earlier about the dissolution of this friendship, Corey, between Bayley and Lyra Valkyria.
06:21They were supposed to team at WrestleMania before the attack by Becky Lynch.
06:25And the emotion and the passion over this Intercontinental title has really driven a wedge between these two women.
06:32I sort of understand both sides of the argument.
06:34You've got Bayley, who was disappointed.
06:35She missed WrestleMania.
06:37And Lyra would move on with that.
06:38Oh, nice.
06:39Pimp toss by Valkyria.
06:40However, I can understand where Lyra Valkyria's head was at.
06:43Your partner goes down with an injury.
06:45It's a massive opportunity.
06:46You find yourself a new partner and you move on.
06:49Lyra Valkyria so improved since her arrival here and shoulders down and a kickout.
06:54This is the third time that Bayley and Lyra have gone one-on-one.
06:59Back in April, Lyra Valkyria beat Bayley with the Intercontinental Championship on the line.
07:04In February, Bayley actually knocked off Lyra, which allowed her to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match.
07:12Thick of the leg there by Bayley.
07:14And I know how much respect Bayley has for Lyra as a competitor.
07:17Bayley's constantly keeping a close eye on NXT and even wrestling companies around the world to see who the next up-and-coming talent is.
07:25And I know Bayley has thought the world of Lyra for quite some time.
07:28Yeah, no doubt about it.
07:29And the reason they were such good friends.
07:31But for Bayley, it's about adding another part to your Hall of Fame resume.
07:36Winning the Women's Intercontinental title.
07:39Here's the cover and a kickout.
07:40It's about more than that, though.
07:41Yes, you want to add another championship to your resume, but you also want to stay in the conversation.
07:46You want to show the WWE Universe that you're still as good now as you ever were.
07:50The game is always getting younger.
07:52It's getting faster.
07:53It's getting stronger.
07:54And you want to maintain your foothold while you have it.
07:56Beautiful.
07:57One, two.
07:58Kick out by Bayley at two.
07:59It was a fantastic pinning combination by Lyra Valkyria.
08:03Bayley, a four-time world champ, two-time tag team champion, NXT champ.
08:07She's one of your rumbles, she's one of the money in the bank.
08:11There isn't much in this game Bayley hasn't accomplished.
08:14Yet for some reason, Bayley still feels as though she's overlooked.
08:16She's not spoken of in the same breath as a Becky Lynch or a Charlotte Flair with the same regularity.
08:24But she should be.
08:25I agree 1,000%.
08:26And now Lyra Valkyria is on her feet up over the top.
08:29Great counter.
08:30Hooked into the corner by Bayley.
08:32And Bayley now sends Lyra.
08:34Oh, great!
08:35Heart wheel by Lyra to get out of that now.
08:40Bayley could be thinking about a catapult.
08:41Notice how Lyra has both of Bayley's ankles clasped for the moment.
08:45Yeah.
08:46Lyra Valkyria is so wise beyond her years.
08:48Been an incredible first year in Monday Night Raw.
08:51Oh, Lyra into the turnbuckle.
08:53And that could turn things around for Bayley.
08:55Look at this Boston Crab submission applied.
09:02Lyra realizes she's in deep, deep trouble.
09:04Trying to make it to the bottom rope now to force a break.
09:06Referee Jessica Carr is right there as Bayley drags her back to the center of the ring.
09:10You've got to respect how powerful the legs are of Lyra Valkyria.
09:13Not allowing Bayley to fully cinch it in.
09:15Great counter.
09:16Shoulders down.
09:17A kick out by Bayley at two.
09:19But the damage has been done perhaps to the back of Lyra Valkyria.
09:22Oh, and a collision bolt women down.
09:24Center of the ring.
09:27Critical part of this matchup.
09:29One of these women going to face Becky Lynch for the Intercontinental title.
09:33Ooh.
09:33Last week, Bayley with an opportunity to knock off Becky Lynch for the Intercontinental Championship.
09:48Looked like Becky was going to try to cheat again for a victory, much like she did over Lyra Valkyria.
09:52Lyra came down to make sure that didn't happen and ended up inadvertently costing Bayley the matchup.
09:58Are we certain it was inadvertent?
10:00Yes, I understand Lyra's emotions got the best of her.
10:03She was fired up.
10:03She was seeing red.
10:04And she brought the fight to the man.
10:06But did Lyra really not know what she was doing in that situation?
10:10Because it caused Bayley the title.
10:11I think it was inadvertent.
10:12Because remember, a nice pinning combination here by Valkyria on a kick out of two.
10:17Remember, Bayley said if she won the championship that Lyra would be first in line for a title opportunity.
10:22So are you implying that perhaps Lyra thinks she has a better chance of beating Becky Lynch than she would Bayley?
10:27No, but she was guaranteed a championship opportunity if Bayley won.
10:30So Lyra spoiled Bayley's opportunity.
10:34Not on purpose.
10:35I don't understand how you accidentally spoil one of the biggest matches of somebody's career.
10:40Big elbow delivered to Valkyria.
10:43We could debate that all night.
10:44But nonetheless, Bayley hook of the leg now.
10:45And Lyra kicks out.
10:52Pace right now favors Bayley.
10:54Because Lyra Valkyria loathes to fly around the ring.
10:58Bayley grounding Valkyria here.
11:01But again, both of these women very familiar with one another's game.
11:04Bayley has watched Lyra Valkyria for a long time.
11:07And vice versa.
11:07Lyra has taken a lot of inspiration for what Bayley has meant to the sport of women's wrestling.
11:12Oh!
11:14That could turn things around here.
11:16It looks like Lyra's still feeling the effects of the time spent in the Boston Crab.
11:21A little bit earlier.
11:22Constantly favoring your back.
11:23Like, that's going to be a game changer.
11:25It affects every aspect of your offense.
11:27Any attack and damage to the core makes everything exponentially harder.
11:32And Bayley with a couple of well-placed body shots as she makes her way back to her feet.
11:37And let's not forget, Bayley is a veteran of this game.
11:39Just like Becky Lynch knows all the tricks of the trade, Bayley does as well.
11:42It's whether or not she opts to employ them.
11:45Lyra's learning them.
11:46And Bayley now sends Lyra out to the apron.
11:50Hangs Lyra up on the second rope.
11:52Lyra falls off the apron and hits the ground hard.
11:55Bayley's starting to take control.
11:57Lyra Valkyria, who says she feels alive when she can fly, goes to the top rope, but Bayley meets her there.
12:13You mentioned a few moments ago, Corey, the injured back of Lyra Valkyria because of the Boston Crab seems to be affecting her here.
12:22Yeah, to the surprise of no one, as we talk so frequently, that any damage to your core affects every aspect of your game, whether it be offensive or defensive.
12:29Oh, and a superplex!
12:31That's not going to help.
12:32Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, both shoulders down and a kick out.
12:36Bayley was trying to kick her legs over, perhaps into a pinning combination.
12:40Valkyria, one step ahead, would tie the role model up as we take another look at this expertly executed superplex.
12:47But again, we talk about the damage to Valkyria's back.
12:50That certainly couldn't have helped, although Lyra nearly stole one.
12:54And Bayley now, a couple of clotheslines beginning to build a little bit more momentum here.
12:59High angle, belly-to-back suplex by the role model, and Valkyria wisely rolling under the bottom rope to the floor.
13:06Yeah, Bayley, you saw the look on her face.
13:08She knew that was her opportunity maybe to put Lyra away, and now Valkyria outside the ring,
13:13and Bayley measuring her opponent, going to use the steps to her advantage, and delivers an elbow to Valkyria.
13:19Gotta get the right, gotta get the right.
13:21Three!
13:24Bayley with a chance to get this one out.
13:27One, two, three.
13:28Near fall.
13:29Again, the winner of this match faces Becky Lynch for the Intercontinental Championship at some point down the road.
13:39This is the pace Bayley wants, I believe.
13:42I think Bayley, of the two, is more comfortable with a more methodical pace.
13:46To your point earlier, Lyra does feel extremely comfortable flying around, picking up the pace.
13:50Not that Bayley can't.
13:51We've seen what Bayley can do off of the top rope.
13:53But Bayley does tend to employ a more traditional strategy.
13:57Great counter by Lyra, turning that into an arm drag.
14:00Wow.
14:00Around we go.
14:03Lyra now.
14:03Oh!
14:04And what a swinging neckbreaker.
14:06Vicious cover for the win, and Bayley gets the shoulder up.
14:11Take another look at this.
14:15Valkyria with a wicked swinging neckbreaker just spiked Bayley in the middle of the ring.
14:20Talked earlier about the maturation of Lyra Valkyria over the past year here on Monday Night Raw.
14:30She's been a part of some of the biggest events.
14:32Went for the Tornado DDT.
14:33Bayley.
14:35And he's able to shrug it off.
14:36Sunset flip, turnbuckle.
14:37Here we go!
14:39And I think, oh, beautiful pinning combination for the win!
14:42And Lyra manages to kick out.
14:44And I think Lyra Valkyria knows how dangerous Bayley is, and Lyra realizes you may only get to make one mistake.
14:50You may only miscalculate once when you're dealing with a veteran as decorated as Bayley.
14:55And Lyra's done a great point to mitigate the damage done to her.
14:59And again, that sunset flip bomb into the turnbuckle.
15:01Focused on the back again of Lyra Valkyria.
15:05Bayley keeps up the pressure to the core of the former Intercontinental Champion.
15:10And look at this.
15:11Lyra with a gun wrench powerbomb.
15:13And here it is for the win.
15:14Shoulders down.
15:15Bayley kicks again.
15:16And that's a testament to the toughness of Lyra Valkyria with the damaged core hoisting up the roll mile and spiking Bayley with a sit-out powerbomb.
15:26Nearly ended this.
15:27Man, what a battle between these two.
15:33Becky Lynch waiting in the wings.
15:38And I guarantee you the man is studying each and every move both of these competitors make.
15:43Looking for a German suplex.
15:45It's Valkyria countered by Bayley.
15:47And Lyra off the second rope.
15:48Both women hit heads.
15:51And both women are down.
15:52Lyra trying to shake out the cobwebs.
15:57Bayley back to her feet.
15:59Glows exchanged.
16:00This is where I believe Bayley might have the advantage.
16:09I don't know if it's a smart decision to stand and strike by Valkyria.
16:12Both women again with the same idea.
16:14Lyra looking for a German suplex.
16:17And Bayley standing switch.
16:19Looking for the rose plant.
16:20Shrugged off by Valkyria.
16:22Valkyria looking for Nightwing now on Bayley.
16:25Bayley able to work out of it.
16:28Look on a roll.
16:28One, two, three.
16:30Almost had her.
16:30Lyra's turn.
16:31Nice.
16:32Nice cover.
16:35One, two, three.
16:37And a hoop.
16:41Well, I mean, Lyra clearly had her shoulders down.
16:44Both Bayley and Lyra shoulders down.
16:46This match is a draw.
16:47This match is a draw.
16:48Ladies and gentlemen, per the referee's decision, this match has been ruled a draw.
16:55Well, referee Jessica Carr, you can hear her tell Alicia Taylor that both women's shoulders
17:01were down.
17:02Wait a minute.
17:03So it was a draw.
17:03Bayley upset with it.
17:05Lyra as well.
17:06And now the fight's on.
17:08Both of these women are understandably incensed.
17:10There was an opportunity at the Intercontinental Championship on the line.
17:13Who the hell wants to go to a draw in that circumstance?
17:15Well, we have no number one contender now.
17:17Becky Lynch has got to be smiling.
17:19Has Lyra and Bayley now beat the hell out of each other?
17:22Oh, my God.
17:24Valkyria raining down fists on the role model on the outside.
17:28Again, all of this is strictly extracurricular.
17:31Neither of these women has earned the right to challenge Becky Lynch.
17:33They'll go both to this point and make a great case for themselves.
17:37Well, somebody's got to get out here and stop this brawl because Bayley and Lyra are fighting
17:41out into the WWE fan base now.
17:45I got to be honest with you.
17:47I hate this decision by the official.
17:49I'm not going to get fined for that, am I?
17:51Well, what did you want them to do?
17:52Restart the match?
17:53I mean, maybe when you've got stakes as high as an Intercontinental title opportunity,
17:58that's what I see what he's doing.
17:59They're going to tear each other apart.
18:01It's a general manager's decision.
18:02Don't put that on the referee.
18:04But nonetheless, Lyra and Bayley finally separated.
18:08And again, I mentioned it before, Corey.
18:13I'm with Pittsburgh.
18:14This is my hometown.
18:15Let them fight.
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