About

Aoife Marie Cusack (born 23 October 1996) is an Irish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Lyra Valkyria. She is a former one-time and the inaugural Women’s Intercontinental Champion, a one-time NXT Women's Champion and a one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Lyra Valkyria officially turned heel by brutally attacking her tag team partner, Bayley, after they lost their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match to Paige and Brie Bella. This shocking betrayal resulted in a new ruthless persona and a new submission finisher for Valkyria. The shocking turn of events took place on Monday Night Raw when Valkyria snapped following the championship loss. Instead of regrouping, she attacked Bayley, completely dissolving their alliance Following the assault, the rivalry escalated rapidly on WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, where Valkyria defeated Bayley by submission. She has also debuted a remixed theme song to match her new, aggressive persona