Tamyra Mensah-Inventory is trying to observe within the footsteps of WWE Corridor of Famer Kurt Angle as being an Olympic gold medalist who can efficiently transition over to WWE. The 31-year previous gained gold for the US in 2021 in freestyle wrestling, and agreed to signal with WWE in 2023. Like many individuals who be a part of WWE, she has undergone a reputation change, as she had her first televised match on the July 2 “NXT Degree Up” as Tyra Mae Steele, the place she was defeated by Wren Sinclair. Mensah-Inventory had already appeared on TV, showing as a mannequin in Chase U calendar, however the match with Sinclair was the primary time WWE followers received a style of what she might do within the ring.
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Within the newest Wrestling Observer E-newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that there’s some confusion inside WWE relating to Mensah-Inventory having her title modified. The sensation amongst some inside WWE is that the typical fan will not know her title, thus altering it to one thing that the followers can turn out to be hooked up to, which somebody like Jade Cargill hasn’t needed to fear about resulting from being identified for her time in AEW.
Nonetheless, Meltzer believes that if WWE are going to market her as an Olympic gold medalist, they need to have her use her actual title given that is the title she had when she gained the medal, with Meltzer additionally noting that the medal is realistically the one motive she is signed with the corporate, as there was no curiosity from WWE till after the Olympic video games in 2021. No matter what title she makes use of, these inside WWE have been impressed with each her perspective, and her progress proven on varied home exhibits, so the sky is the restrict for Tamyra “Tyra Mae Steele” Mensah-Inventory.
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