Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics, has made her in-ring TV debut with WWE.
In 2023, she ended her amateur wrestling career in an attempt to become a pro wrestler after she became the Olympic champion at 68 kilograms at the Tokyo Games in 2021. This earned her the right to be honored as the first black woman to win gold in freestyle wrestling.
After winning the gold, she expressed interest in joining the company. She won the 2022 world championship in Belgrade, Serbia, for her second world title. In the announcement article for ESPN about her signing, she noted she wanted to make it to the main roster within a year. This past March, she competed in her first match at an NXT house show in Melbourne, Florida, defeating Breanna Covington.
On Tuesday, as part of the NXT Level Up tapings, she made her in-ring TV debut by competing in a singles match. It happened when she faced Wren Sinclair while using the name Tyra Mae Steele.
NXT Level Up airs every Friday night after SmackDown on Peacock. It’s unclear when she will make her NXT TV debut.
Tyra Mae Steele (FKA Tamyra Mensah Stock) makes her NXT TV Debut This Friday on Level Up against Wren Sinclair! pic.twitter.com/FhstdO3pgA
— Tiff 🔮 (@womenstitless) July 2, 2024
