WWE's Bayley highlights rising indie wrestler Nikki Blackheart amid potential move to company

Professional wrestler Nikki Blackheart could beryllium the adjacent prima to beryllium featured connected WWE programming successful the adjacent future.

Blackheart received a WWE tryout invitation past period arsenic she’s begun to gully attraction connected the autarkic circuit. Days aft her grooming was complete, BodySlam Plus reported that WWE signed her to a declaration and that she was going to study to the WWE Performance Center soon.

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Bayley returns during "Monday Night RAW" astatine Mass Mutual Center connected September 15, 2025 successful Springfield, Massachusetts. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

WWE prima Bayley led the Lodestone Seminar for nonrecreational wrestlers, which Blackheart attended. Bayley shared immoderate penetration connected what Blackheart could bring to the ring.

"I cognize she had the tryout due to the fact that I was there. I don’t cognize however accelerated they’re talking to radical oregon signing people," she told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview. "Part of the crushed wherefore I wanted to beryllium astatine that tryout was to spot however they tally these things nowadays. It’s been similar 10 years since I’ve been a portion of one. So I was conscionable determination benignant of observing. But yeah, I knew she had one.

"So, I deliberation she would evidently acceptable successful great. I’m biased though due to the fact that I had her astatine my Lodestone seminar. So, if she shows up, I’ll beryllium blessed to amusement her around."

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Bayley celebrates her triumph with Lyra Valkyria aft the Woman's Gauntlet Match during Monday Night RAW astatine Climate Pledge Arena connected March 9, 2026 successful Seattle, Washington.  (Meg Oliphant/WWE via Getty Images)

Blackheart, who is primitively from the Dominican Republic, lone made her nonrecreational wrestling debut little than 2 years ago. She’s won championships for Coastal Championship Wrestling and Metroplex Wrestling.

It’s unclear erstwhile she volition beryllium officially grooming arsenic a WWE competitor, but she reflected connected receiving the tryout successful February.

"The biggest pinch maine moment. I was officially invited to the @wwe tryout," she wrote connected her Instagram.

Bayley poses ringside during "Monday Night Raw" astatine American Airlines Center connected Oct. 6, 2025 successful Dallas, Texas. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE via Getty Images)

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"My bosom is overflowing with gratitude for each the moments experienced, each the radical that person helped maine successful my journey, my coach, my loved ones, my classmates, each the promoters that took a accidental connected me, my @lodestone_est2025 girls, and each my supporters that believed successful maine from time one. I person truthful overmuch much to say, but for present each I tin accidental is THANK YOU !! And I’m acceptable to gain my place."

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