Fact Check: Is Olympic GOLD Medalist Tyra Mae Steele still with WWE?
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The NXT star made headlines after her recent tweet.
NXT star Tyra Mae Steele recently made headlines after a recent tweet suggesting that she has been released by WWE. The Olympic medalist signed with the Stamford-based promotion in 2023 and made her debut in July 2024.
In a post on social media, Steele revealed that she has been released by WWE after competing in an Olympic wrestling competition during a weekend when she was not scheduled to work for the company.
According to her tweet, she captured the gold medal at the event and earned a $350,000 prize, but was informed of her release the following Monday. She also noted that she was slated for a move to the Monday Night Raw brand before the release.
“On a weekend off working for WWE, I went back to Olympic wrestling, won gold at Worlds, prize purse was $350,000,” Steele wrote. “Tried to go back to WWE that Monday. They moved me up to Raw, just to tell me they had to let me go because I went behind their back. So was this a DREAM or NIGHTMARE?”
Tyra Mae Steele has NOT been released by WWE
No, Tyra Mae Steele has not been released by WWE. A new report from Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful and Jon Alba of Sports Illustrated has clarified the situation involving Tamyra Mensah-Stock. Contrary to earlier speculation, she has not been released by WWE.
Sources within WWE confirmed that Steele remains under contract. The reports also noted that her earlier social media post stemmed from a dream she had, which led to confusion and was later described as a misunderstanding.
Amid all the confusion, Steele also responded via her X, noting that she is living her best life in WWE and isn’t going anywhere for a long time.
“I love that yall care, but im living my best life in WWE. Getting better and better everyday, I mean didya see me last night on Evolve? Trust im not going anywhere for a long time.“
Who is Tyra Mae Steele?
Tamyra Mariama Mensah-Stock, known by her WWE ring name Tyra Mae Steele, is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the NXT brand.
Has Tyra Mae Steele been released by WWE?
No, according to Fightful and SI, Steele remains under contract with WWE. It was also noted that her earlier social media post stemmed from a dream she had, which led to confusion and was later described as a misunderstanding.
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