Olympic Gold Medalist makes WWE debut

An Olympic Gold Medalist recently earned herself a WWE contract. She made her in-ring debut tonight.

Tyra Mae Steele caught everybody's attention when she competed on season one of WWE LFG. Given that she won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, she impressed everyone with her skills in the squared circle. After a string of impressive performances, she went on to win the inaugural season, thereby earning herself an NXT contract in the process.

Tonight on WWE NXT, Tyra was backstage in the women's locker room, where she recalled her win on LFG, stating that she didn't want to let her mentor, The Undertaker, down. She was interrupted and insulted by Arianna Grace, questioning whether the Olympic medal was made of real gold.

Later on in the night, Tyra Mae Steele made her in-ring debut against Arianna Grace. She dominated Grace in the ring in a complete mismatch. In the end, the Olympic Gold Medalist had no problem picking up the win in an impressive debut.

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It will be interesting to see if Tyra Mae Steele is able to continue her dominance in the ring and eventually become a champion in NXT in the future.

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