https://cvvtix.com - Get your tickets for INSIGHT LIVE in LA and NYC with VIP Meet & Greet! Lyra Valkyria (@Real_Valkyria) is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and the reigning Women's Intercontinental Champion. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in St. Louis, MO to discuss growing up in Ireland and making it to WWE, being inspired by Becky Lynch and getting to wrestle The Man, becoming the first-ever Women's Intercontinental Champion, tagging with Bayley, briefly being a double champion, the inspiration behind her entrance and more! ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight 00:00 Intro 01:34 Every match being the most important match of her career 02:44 How tearing her ACL at NXT UK impacted her career 08:20 Constantly being at an energy deficit because of her busy schedule 09:36 Her love of CrossFit 10:36 Are there similarities between dance and wrestling? 11:10 Looking up to Becky Lynch 14:01 What gave her the belief that she could be a pro wrestler? 18:01 When was the first time she met Becky Lynch 19:05 Being a shy person in the pro wrestling business 21:57 Does she feel she’s come out of her shell? 22:35 How much confidence does the Intercontinental Championship bring her? 23:38 When did she find out she was winning the Intercontinental Championship 25:28 What questions does she get when TSA sees her title 26:27 What was the vision behind her WrestleMania entrance? 28:23 The story behind her WWE entrance 31:06 Her WrestleMania moment coming at Bayley’s expense 33:45 Recalling a tweet about how she felt when she met Bayley for the first time 40:17 What is her driving goal keeping her wrestling career going? 44:02 What makes her such a great technician in the ring 44:42 Kicking Becky Lynch out of nowhere 45:17 Injuring her ribs against Nia Jax at Queen of The Ring 46:23 JD McDonagh wrestled with a punctured lung 47:33 What did Sheamus mean to her growing up in Ireland 48:53 Taking the time to look back and appreciate her career wins 51:01 Does she think that she’ll be a World Champion at some point? 51:36 Working on her promos and inserting her personality into her character 52:48 3 things Lyra Valkyria is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #lyravalkyria #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo