Former WWE NXT interviewer now playing roller derby
Former backstage interviewer for NXT Kelly Kincaid, formerly Quinn McKay in ROH, is now playing roller derby in the Orlando area.
Kincaid had been with WWE since 2022. She made her debut on an episode of NXT Level Up in February of that year after previously working as Quinn McKay in ROH starting in 2019.
Kincaid announced earlier this year that her WWE contract expired on February 14 and that she was not given the option to renew.
On Saturday, Kincaid posted a statement to Instagram noting that she is finding her identity outside of wrestling again. She wrote that she has gone back to playing roller derby.
Kelly Kincaid’s statement:
“I didn’t have an identity outside of work for eight years. I’ve never had more fun in my life than when I was Quinn McKay at Ring of Honor. I poured my heart and soul into her, and I like to think it showed. But it was an all consuming love, and I spent every waking moment figuring out how to build that character.
WWE was another story. It’s a rewarding, but very demanding, job. Everything I thought I knew about my craft was dissected, analyzed, and turned around. It wasn’t better or worse than what was expected of me at ROH, it was just different. I loved all the moments I spent with you as Kelly Kincaid, even if it was incredibly different than what I would have chosen to give you.
So I guess this is a very delayed thank you for spending those eight years with me. I don’t know if I’ll ever return to wrestling. As we’re told over and over again at the performance center, “it comes for us all”. And I’ve spent the last three months figuring out what that means for me, and how I exist outside that bubble.
I had forgotten who I was while living inside different characters for so long. So I’ve gone back to my roots. I’ve started playing roller derby again. It’s given me my life back. I love my family. I love to riot. I love skating.
I can see just the barest glimpse of who I used to be. If you’re in the Orlando area, come check out a game sometime. It’s like wrestling, but you know… on roller skates. And after four very long years, I’m stepping back into my own spotlight.”
Kincaid is likely referring to Orlando Roller Derby, a flat track roller derby league based in the metro Orlando area. In a separate message, she said her skater name is Buffy Stunners and that she wears number 25. However, it’s not clear what team she skates for. Games are listed as taking place at the Barnett Park Gym at 4801 W. Colonial Dr.
Based on previous social media posts, Kincaid used to play for the Springfield Roller Girls in her hometown of Springfield, Missouri.
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