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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WWE releases former HBCU national champion
WWE has officially released Kayden Carter. The veteran pro wrestler spent the greater part of the past decade at the top of the sport and was one-half of the previous women's tag team champion duo with Katana Chance. Before Carter earned her spot with the WWE, she was known by her real name, Allyssa Lane, and was part of Shaw University's 2011-12 women's basketball NCAA Division II national championship team. Her success wasn't limited to the hardwood as she graduated magna cum laude before making a jump to wrestling in 2018. Advertisement Carter's journey from HBCU champ to a long run inside professional wrestling set the mark for a few others. She tried her hand at sports-entertainment and learned to mix it up in the ring from two of the best brawlers around, WWE Hall of Famers The Dudley Boyz, according to her WWE bio. "Carter didn't choose to limit herself to only a smash-mouth style. Instead, she took her trade to Mexico, learning the art of lucha libre and maximizing her natural awe-inspiring athleticism with high-flying attacks." Related: NBA legend and HBCU trailblazer dies at 88 In a significant series of roster moves, WWE released several talents, including Carter and Chance, as part of its post-WrestleMania adjustments. The duo last wrestled on the April 11th episode of WWE SmackDown, competing in the WWE Women's Tag Team Title #1 contender-ship gauntlet. They were moved from WWE Raw to WWE SmackDown as part of the transfer window. Related: HBCU star makes major announcement in power move to Big Ten The announcement came on May 2, marking the end of Carter's seven-year tenure with the company.
News18
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Braun Strowman, Dakota Kai, Shayna Baszler Among Wrestlers Released By WWE
Last Updated: The cuts which witnessed members of corporate and broadcasting released from the company spilt onto the performers also included Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. Cuts at WWE, which witnessed members of corporate and broadcasting released from the company payroll, spilt onto the performers of the Stamford-based company as reports indicated that multiple known names, including Braun Strowman, Dakota Kai and Shayna Baszler. The cuts also included the names of Kayden Carter and Katana Chance, and fans of the sports-entertainment business were gutted by the reports. Westlers from NXT don't seem to be spared from the downsizing either, as Cora Jade, Gigi Dolin, Riley Osborne, Eddy Thorpe, Jakara Jackson, Oro Mensah, Javier Bernal, and the Gallus trio of Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang also stand to be axed. Strowman is certainly one of the biggest superstars fired by WWE in a decision that affects the giant wrestler and his fans, who would be massively disappointed over his release. But the report suggests he is not the only famed wrestler released by WWE among their performers inside the ring and the company's backstage personnel. WWE is yet to officially announce Strowman's release, but the superstar is reportedly no longer part of the company. Fightful Select's report said Strowman is part of a list of famous wrestlers the company has fired. WWE experienced the successful completion of the 41st edition of its headline pay-per-view event, WrestleMania, in which John Cena got the better of Cody Rhodes in the top-billed fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Iyo Sky beat Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley in a triple-threat bout for the Women's Championship. Jey Uso clinched the Heavyweight championship with a win by submission over Gunther. ALSO READ| Indian Women's Hockey Team Concede 2-3 Defeat Against Australia The New Day beat The War Raiders to bag the tag team championship in the men's section, while Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch beat Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodrigues for the women's team event. First Published: News sports Braun Strowman, Dakota Kai, Shayna Baszler Among Wrestlers Released By WWE
