{"id":792458,"date":"2026-07-10T09:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792458\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:05:11","slug":"former-wwe-wrestler-was-caught-off-guard-by-her-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792458\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE wrestler was \u2018caught off guard\u2019 by her release"},"content":{"rendered":"

A part of WWE from 2017 to 2022 and again from 2022 to 2025, Dakota Kai has now revealed how and why she was \u201ccaught off guard\u201d by the release decision.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Ring The Belle<\/a>, Kai, now known as Charlie, opened up about her 2025 WWE release. Believing she was finally getting \u201ctraction\u201d in the promotion, WWE\u2019s decision to release her surprised her.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of those things where I thought \u2018I\u2019m finally getting some traction, I got a new song\u2019 and things like that, so it caught me off guard too. At the end of the day, it is business, for better or for worse, and now I can just do what I love and go out there; I\u2019ve got a whole bucket list of girlies I want to wrestle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A part of the Damage CTRL faction for several years, her final few days in the promotion saw her involved in the Women\u2019s Intercontinental Championship scene. She even took part in the finals of the tournament, where she lost to the inaugural champion, Lyra Valkyria.<\/p>\n

Currently active in the indies, AEW\u2019s Will Ospreay recently expressed his thoughts on seeing Kai wrestle in All Elite Wrestling<\/a>. While an extremely popular and successful name in WWE, her run there was also filled with multiple injuries.<\/a><\/p>\n


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Shounak Chakrabarti<\/p>\n

Shounak Chakrabarti is an experienced sports journalist with a lifelong passion for athletics and storytelling. He holds a Master\u2019s Degree in International Journalism from the University of Leeds and joined F4WOnline in 2025.
Shounak takes particular interest in soccer, closely following top clubs like Real Madrid and Arsenal. Beyond sports, he enjoys fiction writing, photography, gaming, and cinema.<\/p>\n

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