Lyra Valkyria vs. Raquel Rodriguez (w/ Roxanne Perez) - Raw September 8, 2025 - video Dailymotion

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00:00Amazing how quickly things can change when someone opens their mouth.

00:06Judgment Day was barking at Adam Pearce, the general manager,

00:10interrupting an appointment he had with Lyra Valkyrie a week ago.

00:13Lyra says, I want in.

00:15And now she's got in with the powerful Raquel Rodriguez opposite her.

00:20Well, Lyra certainly has an opportunity.

00:22But with that said, Raquel believes she deserves more opportunities,

00:25bigger opportunities, higher profile opportunities here in WWE.

00:29And a win over Lyra could go a long way toward that.

00:32To your point, in a division that's ultra deep and

00:35everybody has to jockey for position.

00:37No doubt about it.

00:38And as we were talking about a few minutes ago, we've seen the return recently of Nikki Bella.

00:42Yes. Who first hand admitted how different,

00:44how much better the entire roster is top to bottom.

00:47The game has truly changed and it continues to change through the hard work of Raquel Rodriguez

00:52and Lyra Valkyria.

00:54And speaking of Nikki Bella, Joe, general manager Adam Pearce did it again.

00:58Nikki Bella will go one on one with the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka, later tonight.

01:04So we get Nikki Bella and Asuka, and he just announced prior to that we have LA Knight and

01:09Big Bronson Reed made for our main event.

01:12Interesting strategy, and I wanna ask you obviously the size differential we saw moments ago.

01:17Lyra trying to chop down Raquel a little bit.

01:19When it comes to technical ability, Lyra Valkyria may have a pretty significant advantage.

01:24Lyra is a technical wizard.

01:25She knows how to grapple.

01:27She's very well versed in submissions.

01:29Also Lyra is not afraid to fly when necessary.

01:31Raquel, nothing fancy, pure power.

01:34And you're seeing an example of that right now.

01:39Now looking for a bit of a guillotine here by Valkyria.

01:42Smart strategy, when you're dealing with somebody as big as Raquel Rodriguez, as powerful as she is,

01:46sometimes you gotta cut the oxygen off to get the upper hand.

01:50Look at how she's able to turn it around into a vertical.

01:53But Lyra, out the back side, and comes trying to test that size and that power.

01:59And she's finding out, as these shoulder tackles, coming up short.

02:03Cross body was caught, Corey.

02:05That's a test Lyra's not gonna pass tonight.

02:07Not when you're dealing with Rodriguez.

02:09La Ruda, look at the agility.

02:11Good arm track.

02:12There you go, Lyra.

02:14And the kip up, right to the enziguri.

02:17And now rolling out to the outside is Raquel.

02:21And this crowd is gathering support for Lyra Valkyria.

02:30The drop kick, as Raquel finds herself out on the floor.

02:35And you see in the background, Roxanne Perez, the prodigy of the Judgment Day.

02:40Lyra would be well advised to keep an eye out for Ms. Perez.

02:45And that's exactly what you can see her do, even as she continues on her offensive assault.

02:50One eye, always looking over at Roxanne Perez.

02:54Up to the top rope, catches the cross body attempt again.

02:58Oof, vicious knees to the kidney.

03:01Again and again, driving the knees before the fall away slam.

03:05Rodriguez now with an opportunity to turn the tides even further in her favor in this matchup.

03:14Look at this.

03:14Oh, would you look at this?

03:15Raquel's gonna hit her in half.

03:18Oh my, look at this, pulling on the hair and the leg.

03:23How is the body, the spine shouldn't bend that way, Corey.

03:26You're absolutely right.

03:27It just goes to show you, it just goes to illustrate how powerful, how dangerous,

03:31how lethal Raquel Rodriguez has become.

03:35And look at this.

03:36I was looking for the baby, twisting corkscrewing the splash.

03:39And then stepping right on her back again.

03:42Absolutely.

03:43The damage that the spine is taking here.

03:46Disrespect hooks the far leg.

03:50Able to survive it somehow, but you can see Lyra reaching for her back.

03:54Corey, I think this match now is completely altered with the damage that has been done

04:08to the lower back of Lyra Valkyria.

04:10I have no choice but to agree with you.

04:12And Raquel now focusing on the lower back, continuing to pour on the punishment.

04:17She's identified a weakness in Lyra Valkyria, and Rodriguez continues to exploit it.

04:22Boom.

04:22Oh, she's just bullying now.

04:25She has put a target on the middle of the lower back of Lyra Valkyria every which way.

04:32Listen, you've been in there.

04:33How can you possibly describe to a layman the pain of being

04:38bent around the post from your head and your foot?

04:41I don't know that I've ever physically been contorted as badly as Lyra Valkyria was moments ago,

04:45but I can tell you this.

04:46When your lower back is not cooperating, when you don't have your back,

04:50it affects literally every aspect of the match.

04:53You can't plant your feet and throw hands.

04:55Every time you land on your back, you're reminded.

04:57You feel that electricity through your body, and it's absolutely miserable.

05:03Yeah, not just the pain that you have to endure,

05:06but the limitations then for what you would choose to do offensively.

05:11Dropping the elbow is Raquel.

05:13And so many superstars deliver their offense on instant.

05:17You find yourself in a familiar position.

05:19You know what move you like to fire off.

05:21You know what move in your arsenal fits best for the situation.

05:24Sometimes when you're dealing with a back injury or anything, dealing with your core,

05:28even your ribs, it really forces you to change your strategy and may take away some of your best offense.

05:33But again, the confidence of Raquel Rodriguez has grown recently.

05:41And I think that may be the biggest factor in her career, the upward trajectory of her career.

05:46Suplex into the lateral press.

05:48Valkyria stays alive.

05:51And notice how cool, calm, and collected Rodriguez is at this juncture, Joe.

06:02This is something that we wouldn't have seen out of Raquel six, eight, 12 months ago.

06:06She wanted to end things as quickly as possible, almost tried to rush through her offense.

06:12Now Raquel understands, it's okay to savor the suffering of your opponent.

06:16One, two, three, boom.

06:18And she is savoring that suffering for sure.

06:23And look at that smile on her face as she just gives out more and more pain,

06:29dishing it out against Lyra Valkyria.

06:32Listen, officials in WWE have believed in Raquel Rodriguez dating back to her tenure in NXT.

06:38It seems as though finally Raquel believes in Raquel.

06:42Now stretching her out, that Canadian backbreaker continuing to stretch her out.

06:46Agonizing situation for Lyra Valkyria, can she fight back into this?

06:52Lyra Valkyria is in a world of hurt against Raquel Rodriguez.

07:05As Rodriguez has been targeting that back, just stretched her out over her shoulder.

07:10Canadian backbreaker.

07:11Here's a counter and a roll up by Lyra.

07:14But for many, many minutes- Whoa, whoa, look at this.

07:17That's almost like a modification on the Boston Crap.

07:20It's a crab with a reversed offensive position by the attacker.

07:24And more and more pain to that lower back.

07:27Remember, it was minutes ago.

07:29As now the front page is locked by Lyra's.

07:31Minutes ago, she was stretched out, bent around the post, her lower back.

07:35And this has devolved into a battle of wills, at least for that moment,

07:38that modification on the Boston Crab by Rodriguez.

07:42Great counter by Valkyria to force Raquel to break the hold.

07:46But things are starting to look bleak for Valkyria.

07:51It has been a sustained attack with a majority of the work targeting the lower

07:57back of Lyra Valkyria.

07:59And credit to Lyra, who's still fighting with everything she's got in her being.

08:03But you can tell, the back is a factor.

08:05Lyra unable to adjust midair as she wanted to.

08:08Still got enough of the dropkick to be effective.

08:11Roxanne Perez imploring her partner to get back in it as she drives a right forearm in.

08:17And comes again, trying to take advantage and conquer the size advantage.

08:22Spinning kick to the gut, striking combination.

08:25Look at her go, rallying an attack is Lyra Valkyria.

08:29And the spinning kick with momentum behind it.

08:32Rodriguez went down for just a moment, but Raquel certainly seems discombobulated.

08:36After this offense from Lyra, kind of a bit of a modification on a jawbreaker from Valkyria.

08:43Like a wheelbarrow there.

08:44And now she goes up top.

08:49Getting on that second rope.

08:53Lyra looking for any left.

08:54The jumping DDT.

08:56There it is.

08:56Could she do it right here?

08:58Lateral press, able to kick out is Raquel.

09:02And again, we continue to go back to the factor that has been Lyra Valkyria's lower back.

09:07Yes.

09:08It was targeted, it was attacked viciously, and it has factored in to basically every

09:14maneuver Lyra has attempted to execute in the past two or three minutes.

09:18You see tickets on sale for Wrestle Palooza were just 12 days away.

09:22John Cena and Brock Lesnar to battle.

09:26How about what we just found out earlier tonight, per General Manager Adam Pearce.

09:30Asuka one-on-one with Nikki Bella, LA Knight one-on-one with Big Bronson Reed.

09:35Powerhouse move by Raquel.

09:37But the kick out, that is coming your way tonight right here on Raw.

09:43Take another look at this superhuman power from Rodriguez.

09:48It was something of a jackhammer type maneuver.

09:52Whatever you wanna name it, it was incredibly effective.

09:55It may have driven the last little bit of will out of Lyra Valkyria.

10:02Muscled up once again.

10:03And once again in that compromised position with the back arched over the shoulder and

10:08runs her right into the corner.

10:11As if it's not bad enough to have all the lower back damage.

10:15She drives her front facing into the corner.

10:18Sternum first into the top turnbuckle.

10:21And now Rodriguez with the worst of intentions for her opponent.

10:26If Raquel hits this, it's gonna be good night Lyra.

10:30To put a superplex on the back end of all the damage that Raquel's

10:34already put forth on Lyra, I agree.

10:36Lyra, Lyra's climbing.

10:38Could we have a sunset?

10:39Could we have a sunset powerbomb?

10:41Can she do it here?

10:42Does she have enough in her?

10:44Look at the power of Rodriguez just holding herself upright.

10:48Whoa, repositioning herself.

10:50How in the world did she do that?

10:53Lyra, and Raquel finds a way to survive it.

10:56And that is a heartbreaker for Valkyria.

10:59As we take another look at Lyra muscling herself back up to use her body as a lever to

11:07pull down the much bigger, much stronger Rodriguez.

11:10High angle powerbomb, but this one continues.

11:14Man, the inaugural Intercontinental Champion, Lyra Valkyria.

11:19She is finding a way.

11:20And now possibly looking for her signature Nightwing.

11:23But remember the back, remember the back, Corey.

11:26As Roxanne gets up on the apron and the ropes to distract her.

11:30Big mistake, Lyra, big mistake.

11:34Rodriguez wisely goes back to the lower back of Lyra.

11:38The dropkick takes care of Roxanne.

11:41Meanwhile, you better turn around.

11:45Rodriguez wrapping her up.

11:47Lyra fiercely fighting with everything she's got left.

11:54Is it enough?

11:56Looking to kick her way free.

11:58Highly educated feet on Lyra Valkyria, pin in combination.

12:02Look at this pin in combination.

12:04As she bridged it reverse style and yet Raquel Rodriguez still got that shoulder up.

12:10I don't think it can be overstated just how naturally powerful Rodriguez is.

12:17That Enziguri rocked the Judgment Day member.

12:22And now Lyra Valkyria with Rodriguez down and in the target zone.

12:29Is she thinking leg drop here possibility?

12:35We've seen it before out of her, but Raquel's back up on her feet.

12:38Lyra was struggling, he can't do the footing.

12:40No, Tejana bomb, will that do it?

12:44One, two, three.

12:50Here is your winner, Raquel Rodriguez.

12:57Credit where it's due, Lyra Valkyria fought valiantly with every fiber of her being,

13:04including this massive running Enziguri that certainly rocked Raquel.

13:09Unfortunately, Lyra's own body betrayed her.

13:12The back playing a factor yet again, unable to get her footing,

13:17which allowed Rodriguez to deliver a thunderous Tejana bomb.

13:22And pick up a big time W, much to the delight of the prodigy Roxanne Perez.

13:28What a win for Raquel and the entire Judgment Day.

13:36And the bad luck continues for Valkyria.

13:39.

Lyra Valkyria vs. Raquel Rodriguez (w/ Roxanne Perez) - Raw September 8, 2025

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