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. In December, Valkyria entered the tournament for the inaugural Women's Intercontinental Championship, defeating Kai in the finals on 13 January 2025 episode of Raw to become the inaugural champion.[49] At Royal Rumble on 1 February, she entered her first women's Royal Rumble match at number 4, but was eliminated by Ivy Nile.[50] Over the following months, Valkyria successfully defended her title against Kai in a rematch,[51] Nile,[52] Raquel Rodriguez,[53] and Bayley.[54] On 11 April episode of SmackDown, Valkyria and Bayley won a gauntlet match to face Liv Morgan and Rodriguez for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at Night 2 of WrestleMania 41 on 20 April.[55] Prior to Night 1, Bayley was taken out backstage and was unable to compete.[56] The following night, Becky Lynch returned from an eleven-month hiatus as Valkyria's new tag team partner, defeating Morgan and Rodriguez to win the titles, making Valkyria a double champion.[57] They lost the titles in a rematch the next night on Raw, ending their reign at only one day, marking the shortest reign in the title's history. Immediately after, Lynch turned on Valkyria.[58] On 10 May at Backlash, Valkyria defeated Lynch to retain the Women's Intercontinental Championship but was subjected to a post-match assault by Lynch.[59] She lost the title to Lynch in a Last Chance match on 7 June at Money in the Bank, ending her reign at 145 days. After the match, per stipulation, Valkyria acknowledged Lynch as the better woman and raised her hand, but attacked her afterwards.[60] At Evolution on 13 July, she failed to regain the title from Lynch in a triple threat match also involving Bayley.[61] The next night on Raw, Valkyria defeated Bayley in a two-out-of-three falls match to earn a rematch against Lynch for the title at SummerSlam.[62] At Night 2 of the event on 3 August, Valkyria failed to win the title in a no disqualification Last Chance match, therefore being unable to challenge for the title as long as Lynch is champion and ending their feud.