Bayley faces Lyra Valkyria in a No Disqualification match on the Oct. 26 episode of WWE Raw at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The stipulation grew out of the Oct. 19 Raw in San Diego, where Bayley’s interference cost Valkyria a singles match against Lola Vice. The Role Model issued the challenge on the microphone, and WWE confirmed the bout on X after the show. The two were tag team partners as recently as June.
Bayley and Valkyria challenged Brie Bella and Paige for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship on the June 22 Raw in London. Paige pinned Valkyria, who then attacked a consoling Bayley. Officials separated the pair, but the Irish star returned and hit the Role Model with a Nightwing.
The former partners met one-on-one at Saturday Night’s Main Event on July 18 at Madison Square Garden. Bayley lost by referee stoppage after being choked unconscious. Following the bell, Valkyria drove the Role Model into the ring post, pulled the top off the steel steps, and hit a Nightwing onto the exposed frame.
Valkyria interrupted a Sol Ruca interview on the July 20 Raw. During the segment, the former Women’s Intercontinental Champion said, “I’m probably glowing because I dropped the dead weight when I ran Bayley outta here.” With disqualifications off the table in Fresno, Bayley can use the same steel steps and ring post without penalty.
Bayley returned on the Sept. 7 Raw during a Money in the Bank qualifier between Valkyria, Ruca, and Maxxine Dupri. With Valkyria covering Dupri after a Nightwing, the Role Model pulled the referee out of the ring. Ruca hit the Sol Snatcher on Valkyria moments later to take the spot in the ladder match. After the bell, Bayley went for a table spot, but Valkyria escaped.
Valkyria picked up a win over Bayley on the Sept. 21 Raw with a roll-up and a handful of tights. On Sept. 28, Valkyria faced IYO SKY. As Valkyria went up the ropes, Bayley climbed onto the announce table, and SKY recovered to win with Over the Moonsault. Bayley’s music distracted Valkyria during a loss to Ruca on the Oct. 14 episode of WWE Main Event.
Before the Oct. 19 match, Valkyria accidentally punched Vice backstage in a segment WWE posted as a Raw exclusive. During the bout, Bayley emerged from under the ring and grabbed Valkyria’s ankle, and Vice won with the MIA. Valkyria knocked Bayley down afterward before getting thrown over the barricade. Since Sept. 7, Valkyria has lost four matches with Bayley involved.
Outside involvement has already decided one Valkyria No Disqualification match. At SummerSlam on Aug. 3, 2025, the Irish star added No Disqualification and No Countout stipulations to a Women’s Intercontinental Championship match against Becky Lynch. Bayley swung at Lynch during the match but hit Valkyria by mistake. The Manhandle Slam followed, and Lynch retained.
Vice and Valkyria have crossed paths before. At NXT Vengeance Day on Feb. 4, 2024, Vice cashed in a title shot during Valkyria’s NXT Women’s Championship defense against Roxanne Perez. Valkyria pinned the challenger to retain. Vice made a Raw in-ring debut on Sept. 14 in Mexico City by winning a Money in the Bank qualifier, then signed with the brand on Sept. 21.
The backstage punch on Oct. 19 gave Vice a fresh reason to go after Valkyria. Bayley and the Miami native now share a common enemy. A Vice appearance in Fresno would cost the Role Model nothing, since outside help cannot draw a disqualification.
Valkyria picked this fight in London, and Bayley has spent six weeks collecting in installments. Four losses. One backstage punch thrown at the wrong woman. Valkyria is jumping at shadows, and Bayley put that fear there.
Fresno is where the installments end. No need to pull a referee out of the ring, no disqualification to worry about, and no excuse for Bayley to come up short. Madison Square Garden saw Valkyria drive Bayley onto the steel steps. The bill comes due Oct. 26, and it is time to collect every cent.
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