The final WWE RAW before Money in the Bank is now in the history books. The upcoming premium live event is scheduled for Saturday at Intuit Dome in California.
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria is set to defend her title against Becky Lynch at the event. The two have been involved in a heated rivalry since Lynch betrayed Valkyria on the RAW after WrestleMania 41 Night Two.
Speaking about the feud on the latest episode of Sportskeeda’s Legion of RAW, former WWE head writer Vince Russo discussed the problem he had with the storyline. While Lynch and Valkyria have been feuding for weeks, he felt there was no root cause for the two to be fighting about.
“She got the same response the second week in a row with the What [chant]. And we spoke about it last week. Why can’t there be something in their history where Lyra Valkyria took the fall for something Becky did, or give me something like that, man? They have a history we don’t know about, and you keep teasing about what the heat is. Come up with some good story of like maybe Lyra took the rap for something Becky did, and Becky then turned. I mean, give me something. Make up something, man,” Russo said. [From 19:42 onwards]
Becky and Lyra have a storied history going back to the time the latter was in NXT. The Man lost the NXT Women’s Title to Valkyria at NXT: Halloween Havoc 2023 and then failed to beat her at Backlash last month. Will the third time be the charm for The Man? That remains to be seen.
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Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.
When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief’s SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman’s mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.
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