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WWE Evolution _July 13, 2025 - Bayley Vs Becky Lynch Vs Lyra Valkyria _Triple Threat Match For WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
WWE Evolution _July 13, 2025 - Bayley Vs Becky Lynch Vs Lyra Valkyria _Triple Threat Match For WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship
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00:00Man sat in the middle of that ring and she ushered in what she called then the women's revolution.
00:05She brought Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch and also Sasha Banks to the ring to, well,
00:11it would move into what would be called then evolution after that night.
00:16And it was a long time ago for Michael Cole, but those of us young enough to remember biology class,
00:21evolution never ends.
00:23It just keeps on refining, keeps on improving,
00:26and the women of WWE are gonna show the world that tonight.
00:29Let's get things started with a Triple Threat match.
00:48The following is a Triple Threat match,
00:53and it is for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
01:02Introducing the challengers, first from San Jose, California, Bayley.
01:13You know, Wade, I mentioned three of the four horsewomen a couple of moments ago.
01:17Bayley is the fourth of that group, and she still has a chip on her shoulder to this day
01:22that she was not brought up at the same time as the three women I mentioned just a few minutes ago.
01:28Bayley has turned that in to an unbelievable career.
01:31Yes, she's had an A++ career.
01:33Future Hall of Famer, as we always tell you about, Bayley,
01:36and even the wording of your statement just then.
01:39Bayley is the fourth of the four horsewomen.
01:42And to me, that is completely wrong.
01:45This is a woman who has proved it time and time again,
01:47and may well add one more piece of silverware to the cabinet tonight.
01:52Yeah, tremendous resume that will lead her to the Hall of Fame one day.
01:55A four-time world champion, an NXT champion, two-time tag team champion,
02:00Miss Money in the Bank, Royal Rumble winner.
02:03Bayley's done it all except win the Intercontinental Championship.
02:08Bayley's done it all except win the Intercontinental Championship.
02:43The wings are out tonight.
02:57Next, from Dublin Ireland, Lyra Valkyria.
03:10Lyra Valkyria, who says she feels alive when she flies,
03:15channeling the Irish god of war, Morrigan,
03:18who decides who lives and who dies on the battlefield.
03:21And for tonight, for Lyra Valkyria,
03:23the inaugural Intercontinental Champion,
03:25it is about belonging.
03:27She's heard a lot over the past few weeks
03:29that she doesn't deserve to be on the same stage
03:32as Becky Lynch and Bayley,
03:33but damn it, she's here tonight.
03:36Yeah, well, bell to bell, in ring,
03:38Lyra Valkyria is as good as anyone,
03:41and she has been for the past couple of years, to be fair,
03:44but it's really the personality shift
03:46over the past several months.
03:48It's that growth from really a girl in this industry
03:52to a woman, and it was the stabbing in the back
03:55by the Intercontinental Champion, Becky Lynch,
03:58that really peeled a new layer off of Lyra Valkyria.
04:03She means business now, and she has taken a back seat to nobody,
04:07not Bayley, and certainly not Becky Lynch.
04:09She understands it's hard to trust anyone in WWE.
04:12She is the women's Intercontinental Champion!
04:32She is the women's Intercontinental Champion,
04:39the man, Becky Lynch.
04:49And we'd be remiss if we didn't mention our great ring announcer here tonight
04:53at Evolution, none other than another trailblazer, Alicia Taylor.
04:57But turning back to Becky Lynch at the first Evolution back in 2018, Wade,
05:01the last woman standing match where she beat Charlotte.
05:03It has been called one of the greatest matches of all time in WWE.
05:07And many believe that was really the turning point in this entire evolution.
05:12Yeah, undoubtedly Becky Lynch absolutely unparalleled when it comes to star appeal.
05:19And in this whole women's revolution, perhaps she was the first woman of them all
05:24in the locker room to get her name, her star value on a par with the very top men
05:30of this industry.
05:32That's why she is the man.
05:34That's why she is the champ.
05:36And that's why she is box office wherever she goes.
05:39Big time bets.
05:41A box office response from the thousands of WWE fans here tonight for
05:45the seventh time world champion.
05:48Win an NXT title tag team championship on a couple of occasions.
05:53The Royal Rumble as well, and that's what it's all about.
05:56The Intercontinental Championship that Lyra Valkyria won back earlier this year to
06:01become the inaugural champion.
06:02Becky Lynch would go on to, will attack Bayley, cost her Bayley a match at
06:08WrestleMania.
06:09Then will turn her back in Lyra Valkyria.
06:11And for Becky Lynch, it's about defending the title tonight.
06:13The Intercontinental Championship defended a triple threat match for the first time ever.
06:18They're on their feet in Atlanta.
06:32And again, triple threat rules.
06:36First woman to gain pinfall or submission becomes the Intercontinental Champion.
06:40And just like that, Bayley makes sure it starts off one-on-one with Becky Lynch.
06:46A little inexperience there from Lyra Valkyria, cost her right off the bat.
06:50Do not take your eyes off either of your opponents in a triple threat.
06:54Despite the fact that perhaps you hate Becky more than you do Bayley.
06:58Becky Lynch owns a six and three record against Bayley in their career.
07:02Becky has a losing record, however, when it comes to Lyra Valkyria.
07:06And a nice back suplex by Bayley, who's taken over early in this matchup.
07:11Let's talk about what Bayley needs to do.
07:13And Lyra from behind.
07:14What does she need to do to win the title?
07:16I guess the, remember there's another person in the match.
07:18Yeah, I forget the question.
07:20I was so taken by Lyra Valkyria.
07:22You're asking me, but what does Bayley have to do?
07:24Yes, indeed.
07:25Bayley has to solely focus her talents on eliminating one of these women out of the way,
07:30so she can focus exclusively on perhaps Lyra Valkyria.
07:35Here we go.
07:36And a near fall kick out at one by Valkyria.
07:38Smartest thing you can do, get one opponent to the floor, drop them.
07:42That's why.
07:43Make this a one-on-one matchup.
07:44And right now with big time Becks, oh, temporarily down.
07:47That was the opportunity, and it's gone.
07:48And Becky looking to pin both of these women.
07:51Remember, we ended up in this cripple-fetch situation or the double pin a number of weeks ago between Lyra and Bayley.
07:55Roll up now on Becky and a kick out by the champ.
07:58And now Lyra Valkyria, perhaps looking for Nightwing, and she hit that on both these women this past Monday.
08:06Becky Lynch taking a knee to the temple, then being used as a weapon by Lyra Valkyria.
08:11And Valkyria off the ropes and swung into Bayley.
08:15So difficult to get any form of momentum this early in a match, Bart.
08:19Cross, body lateral press and a kick out at two by the man.
08:23Valkyria, perhaps, finally getting a foothold amongst frustration, rage, and anger outpouring out of the young Dubliner.
08:33The official in this matchup, Daphne LaShawn down for the count, shoulders down and a kick out at two.
08:38Member of Lyra Valkyria beat Becky Lynch for the NXT Women's title.
08:44Ancient history, Michael Cole.
08:46That was back when no one really knew about Valkyria.
08:50Now word is out and nobody is taking Valkyria lightly and moves like this are part of the reason why.
08:56Lyra Valkyria torturing Becky Lynch, making Becky pay, and Bayley gonna break things up with a big boot.
09:03Get a little too carried away with a nice submission hold there, take your eye off Bayley,
09:08leave yourself defenseless, and now one-on-one again.
09:12Up over the top goes Lyra, she'll roll through.
09:15Nice kick into the corner goes Bayley.
09:18That was an ugly landing for Bayley, a head and neck snapping back off that bottom turnbuckle.
09:24One thing I've noticed, the maturation of Lyra Valkyria, the growth she's shown in the last number of months,
09:30the support from the WWE fans, and now Valkyria, uh-oh, caught by Bayley and Becky,
09:35who work together momentarily, and now Lyra Valkyria toss face first into our announce table,
09:40and it looks like it might be another night like last night out here at ringside.
09:45Once again, a little rush of blood to the head of Lyra Valkyria, perhaps got a little overexcited,
09:50overestimated her abilities against two of the best who are now throwing down right in front of us.
09:57And remember, no countouts, no disqualifications under triple threat rules.
10:01It's only pinfall or submission to win this thing.
10:04No champion's advantage for Becky.
10:06It's one of the things she was upset about, having to defend in a triple threat.
10:09Make too many enemies, it behooves the GM to set up a matchup like this.
10:15You've got to be incredibly careful when you hold gold in WWE.
10:19Baseball slide, drops Bayley to the floor.
10:21Always stuck the deck in your favor, and the man simply hasn't been able to do that tonight.
10:26And Becky, uh, since her return to WWE, uh, eaten up with ego.
10:31And something changed when she was out.
10:34Come on, when you have unmatched finesse like Becky Lynch, you can have all the ego in the world.
10:40Even more so when you're mistreated by youngsters like Lyra Valkyria.
10:45Mistreated, wait a minute, she beat up Bayley, cost her a spot in WrestleMania,
10:48and then she turned on Lyra Valkyria, and beat the hell out of her as well.
10:51Valkyria cost body.
10:53Becky Lynch helped Lyra Valkyria win gold at WrestleMania.
10:57And where was the thanks, where was the gratitude?
10:59Valkyria went for a tornado.
11:01DDT off the announce table, and she's driven into the steps by Becky.
11:05Becky Lynch, as resilient as they come.
11:10So much accomplished in her career here in WWE.
11:14Talk about a woman who never paid attention to barriers in her career,
11:19or a barrier came in quite handy right there for Becky Lynch.
11:23Now torturing the body of Bayley, the former friend.
11:27Now the picks blown her into the barricade, and Bayley, uh, her right knee,
11:32they have tweaked as she came down.
11:35And Becky now realizing she may have an opportunity.
11:38Yeah, that's really interesting.
11:39You hit that barricade, you think it's a back impact.
11:41Cover, inside, leg hook gonna kick out at two.
11:44But Bayley is in trouble, her arm, her knee as well.
11:48Let's take another look back at what we just saw here,
11:50as Lyra Valkyria going high risk, flattening Bayley on the outside.
11:55But this was the moment the knee of Bayley got tweaked against that barrier.
12:01And Bayley really hasn't looked the same since.
12:03Bayley was a part of the first evolution in 2018, a six women tag team match.
12:09Bayley were gonna win a championship here, the second evolution.
12:12Bayley now delivers the forearms to Becky, and a kick right back to the midsection
12:16by Lynch, who's pretty much been dominating so far.
12:19Really pick apart Bayley, Bayley's movement is being hampered by that knee issue.
12:23Oh, and hanging Becky up on the second rope.
12:26Shows the caliber of Bayley, that durability, fighting through a pain barrier,
12:31managing to get back on top.
12:34But always thinking, always with a plant up her sleeve, is Becky Lynch.
12:38And Becky now with the axe handle off the top rope.
12:41And Becky quickly into the cover, looking to retain her championship.
12:44Bayley kicks at two.
12:45So much disdain between Becky Lynch and Bayley.
12:48A lot of that has to do with the competitiveness.
12:50They both came up at the same time in the performing center as part of NXT.
12:53Both are fighting to get to the top, the top level at NXT.
12:57And then Becky is coming to WWE a bit sooner than Bayley.
13:01It's been a competitive ever since.
13:03Dog eat dog world at the very top, there simply are no friendships.
13:10It's all transactional.
13:12And the sooner you realize that, the better it is for your career.
13:16And perhaps for her generation, big time Bex recognized it before anybody else.
13:24Again, Becky has been controlling Bayley and what has turned into a one-on-one matchup
13:28after Lyra was driven spine first to the steps.
13:31Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky.
13:42Gonna drag Bayley up to her feet.
13:43Bayley fighting back, however, a couple of well-placed elbows.
13:46Gonna attempt to really pick up the pace when it's one-on-one in a triple threat matchup.
13:51One opponent down.
13:52Get the pinfall if you can.
13:55Get the submission if you can.
13:57But this is a scramble in the ring now.
13:59Ooh!
14:00Went for Rose Plant.
14:01Becky looking for Disarmer.
14:03Roll up by Bayley.
14:04Kick out.
14:05And lurking in the background, Lyra Valkyria managing to pick herself up.
14:09Keep an eye on that one.
14:10Went for the manhandle slam.
14:11Lyra with a double-crossed body off the top rope.
14:13And Lyra is so fun to watch.
14:17For two or three minutes to shake it off.
14:20Get back in there and looks like a brand new woman.
14:23And Lyra unloading with that unorthodox offensive style.
14:28But Becky using Lyra as a weapon.
14:31And now went for the manhandle slam.
14:32Nice roll through bite.
14:33Lyra Valkyria cover for the win and a kick out at two.
14:36Fast-paced matchup.
14:37Triple threat action.
14:38The reflex is Lyra Valkyria may be the best in the industry.
14:42Right now.
14:43That was superb.
14:44Great suplex.
14:45Roll through though.
14:46Becky.
14:47Caught.
14:48And then for a fisherman's buster there.
14:51And shoulders are down.
14:53Is it a no?
14:54Bayley with an elbow off the top rope.
14:56From a bridging Lyra Valkyria.
14:59That is one way to snap your neck Lyra.
15:02Take another look at this.
15:05Completely prone is Valkyria.
15:07Executed that pin and that is a horrible amount of abuse for
15:11any spine to absorb.
15:13But Bayley ain't gonna care around that.
15:15This crowd is red hot tonight at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
15:19Well, they are getting a show from these three women.
15:22Three of the absolute best.
15:24And Bayley now looking to close in on victory.
15:27Yep.
15:28Bayley with a blow to the back.
15:30It's interesting to see how the deterioration of the relationship between these two has gone.
15:35Turned into a brutal slugfest.
15:38I love it.
15:39We got high flies.
15:40We got tech missions in there.
15:42Becky now from behind.
15:43Look at a steal one on Bayley.
15:44Bayley rolls through.
15:45Catches it with a knee to the nose.
15:47In the nose.
15:48Might have been the temple either way.
15:49It has wobbled the man.
15:50Becky Lynch.
15:51Up over the top.
15:52Sunset flip bomb.
15:53Becky into Lyra Valkyria.
15:56Bayley to win the Intercontinental Championship.
15:59And a kick out at two.
16:00And that right there was the sweet spot in a triple threat match like this.
16:05A double whammy.
16:06Two for the price of one.
16:07Take out both your opponents in low foul swoop.
16:10That springboard elbow to Lyra Valkyria.
16:13Bayley trying to win again.
16:14Hooks the leg, shoulders down.
16:16Lyra manages to power at two.
16:17And at what point, Wade, does Bayley start to get a bit frustrated?
16:21Well, it's right now apparently looking at the face of Bayley.
16:24She knows full well she had some real steam, real momentum.
16:28And this was the moment she thought she'd score victory.
16:31And this late kick out from Valkyria.
16:34What else do you have in store here?
16:36Bayley gonna move fast.
16:37And the problem is Becky Lynch, the champions outside the ring.
16:40She does not have to be involved in the decision to lose the title.
16:43Bayley has turned this into a one-on-one matchup momentarily with Valkyria.
16:47That is exactly why champions avoid this predicament at all costs.
16:53If they've got any sense, Becky Lynch backed into a corner here.
16:57And that championship may be slipping away.
17:00Becky back up to the apron though and catches Bayley there before she can deliver any more offense.
17:05I've done a lot of this from Becky Lynch, not a woman who had an easy ride to the top.
17:11And she's not gonna give up her spot at the top of the Intercontinental ranks to anybody easily.
17:16Well, again, not neither of these, any of these women have had an easy ride to the top.
17:22I'll work the butts off to get here.
17:24Becky now, superplex to Bayley, quickly into the cover.
17:27Bayley gets the shoulder up now, looking for the disarmer.
17:32This is the arm, an arm bar though.
17:34And that's extended out the elbow.
17:36Bayley unable to block it, but nice reversal.
17:39Turns it into a counter and a kick out by Becky.
17:43Becky with an arm bar, now going for the disarmer.
17:45That's her finishing move.
17:46And that was blocked well by Bayley, who knows full well the danger,
17:49might be trying to Rose Blunt here.
17:51My God, the Peripatia off the top rope.
17:55And Lyra Valkyria is an opportunity to win the Intercontinental title.
18:00Kick out by Bayley at two, another near fall.
18:04Well, this woman, Lyra Valkyria, made a huge name for herself in NXT UK.
18:09And it was this move, the Peripatia, that scored her gold after gold over there.
18:15Wasn't quite enough, despite hitting it so cleanly on two opponents here at Evolution.
18:20All three women down in the ring, triple threat match for the Intercontinental Championship
18:25to kick us off tonight on Evolution from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
18:30I've been singing the praises to Lyra Valkyria for many months now.
18:40The future of WWE, there's no doubt.
18:43Becky Lynch though wants to continue to hold on to the gold.
18:46And the reason Lyra Valkyria has done so well in this game is really because
18:50she's used the career of Becky Lynch as the blueprint to get to the top.
18:55Becky with the DDT and an inverted DDT, gonna cover Lyra here,
19:00has barely rolled out of the ring and Lyra able to stay in it.
19:03Another one of those double whammy, two for the price of one moves from the veteran,
19:08Becky Lynch, then Quick.
19:11I don't agree with you on the point, Lyra Valkyria hasn't gone on anybody's
19:16coattails to get to where she is today.
19:18Just used her career as the blueprint, that's her idol, that's the woman she
19:22followed in the footsteps of.
19:23Two young women from Dublin, one made it to the top, the other one,
19:27Valkyria said if she can do it, so can I, no big time backs, no Lyra Valkyria.
19:32Becky now begging Lyra to make it back to her feet, looking for the manhandle slam,
19:35Lyra able to turn it around into a pinning combination here.
19:37Another near fall, Becky turns into a pin over her own.
19:40Lyra Valkyria out at two.
19:42And Becky Lynch now, manhandle slam with authority.
19:50Here's the cover, Bayley saves the matchup.
19:53Perfect timing from Bayley, this one ain't slipping away from me, not tonight.
20:00There is fire in the eyes of the role model now, two women down, pick your poison, Bayley.
20:07And Becky and Bayley now, complete disdain for one another.
20:15And it shows.
20:16And Becky better there.
20:23Drobs off technique out the window, who can hit hardest, who can take the harder hit?
20:28And who's gonna drop first?
20:31Bayley felt it coming.
20:34Caught it with a back elbow, and now Bayley with a, Becky up on her shoulders.
20:40And Becky takes down!
20:43Oh, Bayley with a, oh, Becky countered, but Bayley actually got the better one into it!
20:47Bayley to belly!
20:49Cover!
20:50One, two!
20:51Ryra Valkyria breaks things up now!
20:53Oh, man, all three women have now had multiple opportunities to put this one away,
20:58but have been denied by the fact that the third competitor in the match is simply two on the ball this evening.
21:05That's triple threat rules for you.
21:07First woman to gain pinfall or submission wins the title.
21:10Now Valkyria was in control of Bayley.
21:15Bayley with a slap.
21:19And that just fired Lyra up with an insecure, he's dropping Bayley.
21:25Well, the worst thing Bayley could have done there is simply reawakened by-
21:28Nightwing!
21:29Nightwing!
21:30Nightwing!
21:31By Lyra!
21:32And Bayley's gotta break it up again.
21:34Lyra hit her finishing move, but Bayley's saving the matchup.
21:37Oh, man, that could not have been any later from Bayley.
21:42That's almost a photo finish, but this referee completely sharp, pulling that hand away,
21:48a millimeter from the mat, and a millimeter away from a three count.
21:53Bayley!
21:58Bayley begging for more, Lyra as well.
22:00Bayley now up for the Rose Plant.
22:04Lyra jackknife cover, shoulders down, is it an up kick out by Bayley?
22:09And now looking for a Nightwing on Bayley, Bayley fighting out of it.
22:13Roll up again, may have her here.
22:15Lyra able to capture Bayley into a pin combination of her own!
22:19All three of these women have been so fast-thinking, so fast-moving, so resourceful!
22:25Rose Plant finally!
22:27Bayley stacks up Lyra, Becky from behind, a backslide!
22:33Becky retains!
22:35Here is your winner, and still the Women's Intercontinental Champion,
22:46The Man, Becky Lee!
22:53What an incredible way to kick off Evolution as Becky retains her Intercontinental Championship.
22:58Much of the Sagran of both Bayley and Lyra Valkyria.
23:02Man, it was like buying a lotto ticket.
23:05That could have gone anywhere.
23:07Several times in this matchup, all three women brought that absolute A game tonight.
23:12And there was nothing in it.
23:14A manhandle slam there from big time backs, and Bayley just was not allowing it to go down like that.
23:21This was the Bayley to Bayley, and Bayley's big moment to capture the cold.
23:26But Lyra Valkyria was there with the denial.
23:29Yeah, and then Lyra Valkyria looking to put Becky Lynch away with what she calls Nightwing.
23:34Lyra had an opportunity.
23:36Bayley had other things in mind.
23:39Could not have been any closer, but this, when the Rose Blunt finally hit.
23:43I'll tell you right now, this is the coolest pick I have ever seen in my entire time watching wrestling.
23:49I will get it tonight from Becky Lynch, who successfully retains the Women's Intercontinental Championship in a classic.
23:58And what a big battle.
24:00Becky Lynch is still the champion, the Intercontinental Champion.
24:06And she knows that I'm the best you ever-
24:13And she knows that I'm the best you ever-