A WWE star is facing a 10-year ban. The Stamford-based promotion is strict when it comes to certain policies and has punished talent in the past for not adhering to the guidelines. However, on this occasion, the action has come from a different organization.
Newly crowned NXT North American Women’s champion Izzi Dame appeared on Busted Open After Dark for an interview. She opened up about how she ended up in WWE despite pursuing volleyball in Cyprus.
“I don’t even know how they found me. I was living in Cyprus overseas, on a little island in the Mediterranean Sea. I actually signed my second-year contract to go back and play professional volleyball. Flew back for the three-month break that we get, touched down, and got a DM from the WWE recruit page,” she said.
The Culling member mentioned that she shared the news with her father, who was her coach, and he wanted her to stick to volleyball. However, her mother insisted on giving it a shot, saying that it was a “cool opportunity.” Dame went for the tryout and was eventually signed by WWE.
However, she had to call her agent to break her contract in Cyprus. While she was successful, she was hit with a 10-year ban from playing in the country.
“I end up making it. I had to call my agent and break my contract in Cyprus, and now I’m banned from playing there for 10 years. So beat that. 10 years. Can’t play there,” she added.
Izzi Dame won her first championship in WWE
Izzi Dame competed twice at NXT New Year’s Evil. Earlier in the night, Blake Monroe attacked NXT North American Women’s Champion Thea Hail ahead of their scheduled title match as she was making her way to the ring.
This resulted in NXT GM Ava taking the championship opportunity away from The Glamour and banning her from the building. The first match of the night then saw Izzi Dame lose to Tatum Paxley.
While Ava asked Hail to push back her title defense, the champion wanted to compete in an Open Challenge.
The challenge was answered by Dame, who went on to win her first title since signing with WWE in 2022.
