When WWE truly committed to the women's division in 2014, building stars like Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Bayley, it created new idols for the next generation.
One of those was Lyra Valkyria.
After seeing the rise of the Four Horsewomen, she began training in 2014 at Fight Factory Pro Wrestling, the training school founded by Finn Bálor in Dublin where Lynch began her own journey.
Over the next 10 years, The Valkyrie achieved her dream, joining NXT UK where she went nearly undefeated. The end of the brand led to her move to NXT and a memorable rise to the NXT Women's Championship.
Valkyria even defeated one of her idols, Lynch, to capture the gold. While she lost the title sooner than expected to Roxanne Perez, the timing may have been intentional to set her up for a main roster call-up.
The Valkyrie is moving up while still fresh and carrying the prestige of a recent championship run, and it seems likely she will work with The Man once again soon.
If Lynch was ever going to have a defined tag team partner in WWE, it would make sense for it to be a fellow Irishwoman who idolized her growing up.
Only 27 years old, Valkyria already comes off as a title contender due to her impressive in-ring skills and solid promo work. Under the tutelage of The Man, though, she could become a staple of WWE for over a decade to come.
Alongside NXT peers Perez and Tiffany Stratton, Valkyria is following the example of the Four Horsewomen a decade prior as a former NXT women's champion that looks to take over the main roster.
