Lyra Valkyria might be carrying gold, but TSA clearly didnt get the memo. The WWE Womens Intercontinental Champion opened up about the unexpected struggles of flying with her title belt during her chat with Chris Van Vlietand lets just say airport security isnt always belt-friendly.
That happens a lot. Thats starting to get old. I always have to allow that little bit of extra time. Valkyria said, explaining why she always carries the championship in her bag.
Of course, that leads to some awkward encounters at the airport. Maybe I should just whip it out. Maybe I should just go to the airport with it on my shoulder, she joked, clearly tired of repeating the same explanation at every checkpoint.
She added that TSAs reaction is a quick way to figure out whos a WWE fan and whos not. Ill always know if they understand WWE. If not, theyll be like, Oo, whats that? Like, What weight class are you in? And then I know like, okay, they dont know what we do.
Still, not every TSA experience is a headache. Sometimes they get super excited and ask for pictures and stuff. And thats always nicelike they know theyve met the champion then. Thats a cool thing.
While Valkyria continues to defend her title in the ring, it seems the real battle sometimes happens at the airport conveyor belt.
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