Released WWE Star Opens Up On AEW Debut Match

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A recently released WWE star has opened up on their recent AEW Dynamite debut match following their release in May.

Former Women’s Tag Team Champion Kayden Carter was one of a number of WWE stars released from the company on May 2, ending a 7 year run in the company.

Following her release, Kayden, once again under the name Lacey Lane, competed in a pair of matches for AEW and ROH last month, including a TBS Championship match with Mercedes Mone at the Homecoming special episode of Dynamite at Daily’s Place.

Speaking on Wrestling-Wrestling Podcast, Lacey opened up on her AEW debut, and being able to showcase herself as a singles star on national television for the first time.

She said:

“So there’s a lot of factors with that, it was an emotional thing for me, but it’s a lot of firsts for me. This was the first time I wasn’t in a tag team, and so the world has a perception of me as a tag team wrestler, but people don’t realise I was on the indies before I got to WWE, and was flourishing as my own individual.

“In WWE I really focused on tag team wrestling, that was the most important focal point for me, is to see how we can become the most innovative, we wanted to leave a legacy, we wanted to be remembered in WWE for a lot of things, so that was all I focused on.

“Then stepping out for the first time and not having Kacy there, it wasn’t difficult, but it was a partying is such sweet sorrow moment, and it was like, I had to step up and do it for myself because I want to continue wrestling.

“When I went there, my mentor Serpentico was there, he’s the one who taught me from scratch, so everything I am is because of him taking his time to teach me all that. So seeing him full circle like that was really emotional for me.

“Then to be put in those positions, I went there to have two title matches, like who does that, you just walk in and you’re having title matches? So having the faith in me to do that and to trust me on live TV to know I was capable, it meant the world to me.

“I feel like I did get to show everyone how capable I am as an individual. I am dangerous in a tag team but also by myself I’m also a threat, and I just wanted to remind people, and I’m so glad I got that opportunity.”

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• AEW
• wwe
• lacey lane
• Kayden Carter

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