Lyra Valkyria doesn’t believe that Conor McGregor would make it in professional wrestling. The WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion spoke with the Irish Mirror for a new interview and spoke about Irish representation in WWE, McGregor’s chances in the squared circle and more. You can see highlights below:
On Irish representation in WWE: “I always think about how small our country is, with WWE, this massive international, huge company. The amount of Irish on RAW alone is incredible. It’s such a talented bunch to have come from our country, so I’m really proud to be a part of that.”
On her success on WWE Raw: “I just had just had my one year on RAW date on May 1st, and I can’t believe how much I had managed to do in that time. It really hit me when I was coming up to facing Becky [Lynch] at Backlash. I was watching back when she wrestled Rhea [Ripley] at WrestleMania last year, and I was in the stands watching that match! I had just done NXT Stand and Deliver and I was sitting in an NXT box, watching from way way up, – thousands of people and the ring – great view but the ring was small from where I was at and you’re always thinking how do I get there? So to go from sitting in the NXT box watching WrestleMania last year, to tag teaming with Becky one year later is insane.”
On McMgregor’s wrestling potential: “He doesn’t have what it takes.”