Last night’s Halloween Havoc left the fans pleasantly surprised. This was courtesy of the main event match between Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch for the NXT Women’s Championship. Not only did Valkyria win the championship, but she also won the respect of The Man in the process. This led to Lynch entrusting her NXT duties to the newly crowned champion.

Becky Lynch had returned to NXT to find someone who could match her desire and will to be the best and her search has finally ended.

Becky Lynch entrusts her NXT duties to fellow Irish wrestler Lyra Valkyria

NXT fans were waiting eagerly for the main event battle between the two Irish warriors at Halloween Havoc. Lyra Valkyria fought bravely and kept Becky Lynch on her feet throughout the match. Lynch, as always, dominated most of the match, proving her superiority.

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But towards the end, as The Man tried to finish off the match with a Man Handle Slam, Valkyria countered that and pinned Lynch to become the new champion. This shocked wrestling fans as they had not expected such an outcome for the main event.

After losing the match, Lynch personally handed Valkyria the NXT Women’s Championship and gave her a big hug. Then she went on to raise Valkyria’s hand to announce her as the new champion. This left Valkyria seemingly shocked as she didn’t anticipate this reaction from The Man after losing the match.

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And Lynch didn’t stop there. Post the match she took to Twitter to show her trust in her fellow Irish wrestler. She tweeted, “The future is bright 🇮🇪”, clearly implying that Valkyria becoming the new NXT Women’s Champion is great for the NXT brand.

But what’s next for Lynch now that she has assigned her NXT duties to Valkyria?

Becky Lynch wants to battle the heavyweights of the women’s division

Post her return from her shoulder injury, Becky Lynch was involved in an intense feud with Trish Stratus. After that, she moved on to NXT and became the NXT Women’s Champion.

But just a few days ago she posted a video on Twitter throwing an open challenge to superstars like Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill. Making it very clear that she wants to get back into the big leagues of women’s wrestling.

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Will Lynch start a new feud with Ripley or Cargill, only time will tell. But what are your opinions on Lyra Valkyria becoming the new NXT Women’s Champion?