Kayla Klingensmith (Birth name: Kayla Inlay) is an American Professional Wrestler, who is currently signed with WWE. She currently wrestles for WWE’s developmental brand NXT under the ring name Kiana James and is a former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion. Inlay made her in-ring debut.
In late 2021, Kayla Inlay made her pro-wrestling debut at AEW Dark under the ring name Xtine Kay and lost to The Bunny. In February 2022, she made her WWE debut under the real name Kayla in the NXT brand losing to Sarray. She was soon repackaged as Kiana James and adopted a heel businesswoman gimmick.
James debuted in the NXT Breakout Tournament in 2022 and lost to Roxanne Perez in the first round. She had her first televised win at NXT Level up. James then had a number of pursuits to become the NXT Women’s Champion by participating in 20-Woman Battle Royal, Women’s Iron Survivor match. James then teamed up with Fallon Henley to become the NXT Women’s Champion after a deep feud between them for months. She then had various storyline feud with Becky Lynch, Dana Brooke, and Roxanne Perez.
Kiana James Age
Kiana James is one of the young NXT stars. She was born on May 23, 1997 at Sioux City, Iowa, United States and is currently 26 years old. Kayla graduated from Morningside University in 2019 at the age of 22. She made her professional wrestling debut at the age of 24 at AEW Dark under the ring name Xtina Kay and WWE debut months later at WWE’s developmental brand NXT. She won her first championship at the age of 25.
Kiana James Height
Kiana James stands at the height of 5 foot 10 inches tall, which is 177 centimeters in length. She is one of the tall female wrestlers in the company, who could perform a number of powerful strikes. She adopts an aggressive attacking style to punish her opponents and level up the cards. She is one of the finest wrestlers, who is capable enough of becoming a top star of NXT.
Kiana James Weight
Kiana James is billed to weigh around 154 pounds (lbs), which is 70 kilograms (kgs). She is one of the most flexible, athletic and powerful wrestlers in the company. James uses her height and weight as her advantage to outmaneuver her opponents with extreme showcases of power. James has some powerful moves in her arsenal which includes suplex, powerbomb, back breaker, face breaker, flatliner and more.
FAQs
A. Yes, Kiana James is married to Zach Klingernsmith in 2022 and has been together since then.
A. Kiana James is billed to be from Sioux City, Iowa, United States, where she was born and brought up.
A. Kiana James was trained by Shawn Spears (fka Tye Dillinger), Tyler Breeze.
A. Yes, Kiana James is a one time NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship.
A. Kayla Intay is the birth name of Kiana James. After marriage her name was changed to Kayla Klingersmith.
