Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock ‘doing great’ in WWE training
Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock is progressing well on the road to her in-ring debut.
The new edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter includes an update on Mensah-Stock’s WWE Performance Center training. Dave Meltzer reports that he’s been told Mensah-Stock is “doing great’ and is taking to pro wrestling naturally.
Reports on Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who was the actual biggest name recent signing but has not debuted yet, are very strong. We’re told she’s doing great and taking to pro wrestling like a fish to water
The 30-year-old Mensah-Stock signed with WWE this May. In 2021, she made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Black woman to ever win a gold medal in women’s freestyle wrestling.
During interviews surrounding the Tokyo Olympics, Mensah-Stock expressed interest in becoming a pro wrestler and joining WWE. She told ESPN this May that signing with WWE was a dream come true.
Along with fellow gold medalist Gable Steveson, Mensah-Stock was honored by WWE at SummerSlam 2021.
Steveson is set to make his WWE in-ring debut at NXT Great American Bash this Sunday (July 30). Steveson is facing Baron Corbin at the show.
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