Tyra Mae-Steele ‘not going anywhere’ after odd WWE release story
In an odd story, Olympic gold medalist and WWE Evolve wrestler Tyra Mae-Steele sent out a social media post today that made some fans believe she had been released from WWE.
Steele (real name Tamyra Mensah-Stock) tweeted about a dream she had where, without WWE’s approval, she returned to Olympic wrestling and was subsequently fired by WWE. The company has officially confirmed that Steele is still under contract, and Steele has clarified that she is not going anywhere.
I love that yall care, but im living my best life in WWE. Getting better and better everyday, trust im not going anywhere for a long time. 💯 https://t.co/Yb7Yhgtmp9
— Tamyra Mensah Stock (Tyra Mae Steele WWE) (@MensahTamStock) March 12, 2026
“I love that yall care, but im living my best life in WWE,” she wrote. “Getting better and better everyday, trust im not going anywhere for a long time.”
Describing her dream in the initial tweet, Steele said that, in her dream, she won a $350,000 prize for winning the wrestling competition. But when she tried to go back to WWE, they released her for not getting permission.
On a weekend off working for WWE,
— Tamyra Mensah Stock (Tyra Mae Steele WWE) (@MensahTamStock) March 12, 2026
I went back to Olympic wrestling, won gold at Worlds, prize purse was $350000….
Tried to go back to WWE that Monday.
They moved me up to Raw, just to tell me they had to let me go bc I went behind their back….
So was this a
“On a weekend off working for WWE, I went back to Olympic wrestling, won gold at Worlds, prize purse was $350000…. Tried to go back to WWE that Monday. They moved me up to Raw, just to tell me they had to let me go bc I went behind their back,” the tweet said. “So was this a [dream or nightmare?]”
Steele has not been called up to the main roster and has only sporadically competed on the main NXT brand so far, including teaming with Tavion Heights for a mixed tag team match against Chelsea Green & Ethan Page at Heatwave 2025. Steele lost to Kendal Grey on last night’s WWE Evolve episode and was promoting the match on social media both before and after her initial tweet today.
After winning gold at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, Steele joined WWE in 2023. She was the female winner of WWE: LFG (Legends & Future Greats) season one.
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