Gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock makes WWE TV debut at NXT Level Up taping
Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock took part in the NXT Level Up tapings at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday.
Performing under the name Tyra Mae Steele, she wrestled Wren Sinclair on the show.
Mensah-Stock made her in-ring debut at an NXT house show on March 30, 2024. She defeated Breanna Covington on the show.
The 30-year-old made history at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 by becoming the first-ever Black female athlete to win gold in women’s freestyle wrestling. She took the top spot in the women’s freestyle 68-kilogram competition. Mensah-Stock signed with WWE in May 2023 and reported to the WWE Performance Center that summer.
Three matches were taped for Level Up on Tuesday night in Orlando. Spoilers from the taping are available below.
NXT Level Up spoilers from Tuesday, July 2, 2024 —
- Josh Briggs defeated Shiloh Hill
- Wren Sinclair defeated Tyra Mae Steele
- Luca Crusifino defeated Uriah Connors