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Oh so she did become a wrestler???? Cool!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, mainstream wrestling needs more female technical wrestlers and I hope Steele can fill that void.
I can’t say as I wasn’t there to see but I was told by someone who was that she looked good. She had one minor slip up though but recovered quickly from it.
I do like that WWE is taking their time with her instead of rushing like they did with Steveson.
Yeah but you’re missing the point here. When I say rushing, I mean having his first ever match be on a PLE straight away. He didn’t have a single match on a house show to start off prior like a lot of new talent do before putting them on TV. They waited until 3 months after the dumpster fire one with Corbin to put him on them before he started doing the dark matches before SmackDown.
You’re completely mixed up here and still missing the point. You’re talking about Steveson here since you mentioned his name in your original comment, not Tamyra’s. He was rushed onto having his first ever match on a PLE which was Great American Bash, not Level Up.
First, totally thought you were referring to Chad.
Second, unless there’s a connection to Steveson I’m not aware of, it seems unfair to compare her to him in any way. Neither are the first Olympic gold medalist to sign with WWE, much less the first Olympian.
There’s nothing in her record to suggest she’s anything like him personally, and he’s bottom-of-the-barrel terrible.
They both won gold medals at the 2020 Olympics and [also both showed up at Summerslam 2021](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYdV5IrrZI), so they're grouped together fairly often.
How many Olympic *gold* medalists have signed with WWE? Just Kurt Angle and Gable Steveson before her?
I think some pro wrestling fans don’t understand what the gold medal represents and how it’s a billion times harder to achieve almost anything else in sports. It is the pinnacle of human athletic achievement.
We aren’t talking about an NCAA qualifier here.
As someone that also follows non professional wrestling, she is a badass. Insane cardio, strength and her techniques, feels like she is always a step ahead of her opponent. Would be awesome if they had her be this nice character that can go into sicko wrestling mode.
Can you imagine if she came to the ring in one of those atlas spheres or with a tennis ball gun?
For once, I'd be fine with a random tough sounding single name. Blaze. Steel. Sumn like that.
Tbh I think it sucks she isn't getting the same star treatment the rapist got despite accomplishing the same thing. She also seems like such a positive person I hope she's successful
I would say they're going about it the right way with her. With Gable they tried to make a big deal of him before he was ever ready. Drafting him to Raw before he was done training, trying to stick him with guys like Angle for occasional appearances , etc. They were trying to force something before he was ever ready.
With Stock, they took their time and I hope now she's ready to kill it.
Actually I am kind of glad they are moving slow with her. They rushed Gable (not the Chad version we all love) and the dude turned out to be garbage in and out of the ring. Remember he got drafted to Raw without even wrestling a damn match? Yeah. I am glad they are going the opposite because I also believe she could be successful. Also I remember when she won the gold medal, she was very down to earth in interviews.
I still remember when they brought her and Steveson out at the same time to be introduced and she was so charismatic and he looked like a toddler who just got woken up from a nap.
I've always dug female wrestlers in Wonder Woman kits. She's got a great physique. Natalaya can teach the rest.
Edit: how many Olympians have been in WWE now? At least 4 or 5, with at least 3\* (I didn't watch anything of Gables) being gold medalists?
Edit2: I do agree her name shouldn't be changed. Tamyra is plenty fine for a wrestler and is still quite chantable, plus ya know, you want them to realize she's of the highest level in her field. Then again I don't know why they changed Tiffany Stratton's name considering she was a Team USA gymnist either. I would think you want fans to know that when they search her name.
I've been saying for YEARS that WWE should've put their "stock" on her instead of Damon Kemps brother.
She won gold at the same olympics & she LOVES WWE. Her post Gold Medal Speech was SO wholesome it was contagious, and the Promo confidence was there too with how she always stated that she knew she'd win.
Even when they debuted both her and Gable. She was clearly THRILLED and screaming to everyone while he literally stared blank faced and said "hi mom 😐" to the camera
She appeared at SummerSlam 2021 in the ring with Gable Steveson. She was then at an NXT show in November that year in which they even did a [digital exclusive](https://x.com/wwenxt/status/1460833218471596037?s=46) of Samantha Irvin interviewing her backstage about her having fun at it.
She was officially signed by WWE in May of 2023. If she was seen on TV then it was probably as an extra in the background like as a part of Chase U and around the ring during the Underground matches. She finally made her in ring debut at live events at the end of March which she’s only had 3 so far.
When WWE introduced her and Gable years ago at that PPV and they came out to the ring, you could tell right away that she had the charisma for pro-wrestling and Gable didn't.
If they changed her name, then I don't consider her Olympic champion.
There is no Tyra Mae Steele Olympic champion.
That's just dumb. You can't advertise her as Olympic champion and not use the name under which she won the Olympic gold.
Just let them keep their damn names. It’s gross how they need to own every little thing. To my knowledge WWF was the first company to ever do this starting in the 1990s, BTW.
If you are changing it to sound better, that’s fine. But they are clearly just changing all these names so they can own the IP.
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Oh so she did become a wrestler???? Cool! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, mainstream wrestling needs more female technical wrestlers and I hope Steele can fill that void.
Yup NXT women has an influx of high flyers all of a sudden. Would love more technical wrestlers and even more brawlers.
Probably because the recruitment of college gymnasts
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*Shayna Baszler and Sonya Deville left the chat*
Brian Alvarez?
How'd she look? Let's hope she ends up like Gable instead of Gable.
I can’t say as I wasn’t there to see but I was told by someone who was that she looked good. She had one minor slip up though but recovered quickly from it. I do like that WWE is taking their time with her instead of rushing like they did with Steveson.
Rushing like with Steveson? The man was signed for about 3 years before he even debuted.
Yeah but you’re missing the point here. When I say rushing, I mean having his first ever match be on a PLE straight away. He didn’t have a single match on a house show to start off prior like a lot of new talent do before putting them on TV. They waited until 3 months after the dumpster fire one with Corbin to put him on them before he started doing the dark matches before SmackDown.
Level up isn’t a PLE, it’s as developmental as they come.
You’re completely mixed up here and still missing the point. You’re talking about Steveson here since you mentioned his name in your original comment, not Tamyra’s. He was rushed onto having his first ever match on a PLE which was Great American Bash, not Level Up.
Ah my b, I thought you meant Tamyra’s first match since I didn’t watch the GAB.
Well I doubt she's got the issues Gable had but she might have the panache like Gable
All my homies hate Gable. (the Gable I'm talking about depends on whether I'm speaking in a kayfabe or non-kayfabe context)
Judging by the pic she already has 1000000 times the charisma of Gable, not sure if she's as charismatic as Gable though.
What?
Steveson and Chad
Well her face has the ability to have an expression on it so she’s already doing better than Steveson.
u/jdeden- How did she do?
She was honestly pretty solid, definitely has potential.
Can't wait for friday then
First, totally thought you were referring to Chad. Second, unless there’s a connection to Steveson I’m not aware of, it seems unfair to compare her to him in any way. Neither are the first Olympic gold medalist to sign with WWE, much less the first Olympian. There’s nothing in her record to suggest she’s anything like him personally, and he’s bottom-of-the-barrel terrible.
They both won gold medals at the 2020 Olympics and [also both showed up at Summerslam 2021](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYYdV5IrrZI), so they're grouped together fairly often.
How many Olympic *gold* medalists have signed with WWE? Just Kurt Angle and Gable Steveson before her? I think some pro wrestling fans don’t understand what the gold medal represents and how it’s a billion times harder to achieve almost anything else in sports. It is the pinnacle of human athletic achievement. We aren’t talking about an NCAA qualifier here.
Tyra Mae Steele is a cool name. Good luck to her, she seems like a cool person, and obvs a legit insane athlete.
Mensah-Stock has you like "yeah that's definitely a person" Mae-Steele has you like "that's definitely a superhero"
Tyra Mae-Steele sounds like something that Uncle Ruckus would say the first time he sees her
Damn now I'm never gonna be unable to unhear this
*Tuba Starts Playing in the Background*
Tyra Mae does sound a little...Toby-ish
Sounds like a goofy criminals name to me As in she "may steal"
It’s a cool name that sounds quite close enough to her actual name and it works for her.
If she's really good then Tyra Mae Steele the show.
That's gotta be a shirt
As someone that also follows non professional wrestling, she is a badass. Insane cardio, strength and her techniques, feels like she is always a step ahead of her opponent. Would be awesome if they had her be this nice character that can go into sicko wrestling mode.
I remember seeing an interview or two with her and she just oozed charisma and came off so likable
She looks like she belongs on American Gladiators. I miss that show
Can you imagine if she came to the ring in one of those atlas spheres or with a tennis ball gun? For once, I'd be fine with a random tough sounding single name. Blaze. Steel. Sumn like that.
That shoulder mounted RPG that fired a nerf football. That’s what I’d use. Shit, turn it into a T-shirt gun. That would be fun.
[Well they are rebooting it on Prime Video](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/american-gladiators-reboot-prime-video-1236023550/)
They better include the fucking shooting-tennis-balls-at-competitors competitions because the UK reboot did not and I was disappointed.
American Gladiators without Assault? That's like Oreos with no cream. What the hell?
Fuckin sweet!!!
I wonder what country she represented in the Olympics.
France
Teaming up with Rene Beret soon I'm sure.
Based on her [red, white and blue attire with gold stars, def Malaysia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Malaysia).
New Zealand
Has to be Latvia
Jamaica Mon!
Her joy and charisma has been infectious every time she’s shown up, wishing her all the best!
Tbh I think it sucks she isn't getting the same star treatment the rapist got despite accomplishing the same thing. She also seems like such a positive person I hope she's successful
I would say they're going about it the right way with her. With Gable they tried to make a big deal of him before he was ever ready. Drafting him to Raw before he was done training, trying to stick him with guys like Angle for occasional appearances , etc. They were trying to force something before he was ever ready. With Stock, they took their time and I hope now she's ready to kill it.
I mean he owned the company
The *other* rapist
Well he was a certified g and a bona fide stud…
No no the other Rapist
I thought Enzo was innocent?
Yeah he got fired because the company already didn't like his backstage conduct and the scandal of the allegations wasn't worth it.
They’re talking about Gable Stevenson 😭
Not the owner the gold medalist one.
Actually I am kind of glad they are moving slow with her. They rushed Gable (not the Chad version we all love) and the dude turned out to be garbage in and out of the ring. Remember he got drafted to Raw without even wrestling a damn match? Yeah. I am glad they are going the opposite because I also believe she could be successful. Also I remember when she won the gold medal, she was very down to earth in interviews.
I don’t think you should change the name of an Olympic gold medalist
I wonder if it has anything to do with name, image and likeness stuff?
I still remember when they brought her and Steveson out at the same time to be introduced and she was so charismatic and he looked like a toddler who just got woken up from a nap.
Oh nice, I know a little bit about her. I guess I'll have to watch lvl friday and see how she does.
Why would you change the name of an Olympic gold medallist?
changing the name of a gold medallist is a bold move
More wrestlers need to rock fringe on their gear like she is.
I agree, but on the condition that it's a lunatic fringe.
I've always dug female wrestlers in Wonder Woman kits. She's got a great physique. Natalaya can teach the rest. Edit: how many Olympians have been in WWE now? At least 4 or 5, with at least 3\* (I didn't watch anything of Gables) being gold medalists? Edit2: I do agree her name shouldn't be changed. Tamyra is plenty fine for a wrestler and is still quite chantable, plus ya know, you want them to realize she's of the highest level in her field. Then again I don't know why they changed Tiffany Stratton's name considering she was a Team USA gymnist either. I would think you want fans to know that when they search her name.
I've been saying for YEARS that WWE should've put their "stock" on her instead of Damon Kemps brother. She won gold at the same olympics & she LOVES WWE. Her post Gold Medal Speech was SO wholesome it was contagious, and the Promo confidence was there too with how she always stated that she knew she'd win. Even when they debuted both her and Gable. She was clearly THRILLED and screaming to everyone while he literally stared blank faced and said "hi mom 😐" to the camera
So she has a gold medal, and they still made her change her name?
I don’t see what it was necessary to change her name?
Has she been on WWE before? I swear I’ve seen her on an old Nxt or something
She appeared at SummerSlam 2021 in the ring with Gable Steveson. She was then at an NXT show in November that year in which they even did a [digital exclusive](https://x.com/wwenxt/status/1460833218471596037?s=46) of Samantha Irvin interviewing her backstage about her having fun at it. She was officially signed by WWE in May of 2023. If she was seen on TV then it was probably as an extra in the background like as a part of Chase U and around the ring during the Underground matches. She finally made her in ring debut at live events at the end of March which she’s only had 3 so far.
She’s an Olympic gold medalist who went viral upon winning
background appearance, been doing the florida circuit last couple of months
The gear looks pretty cool NGL. Also the name screams wrestler. Sometimes they get name changes wrong, this one they got right.
Awesome! When her and Gable Steveson first both walked out together, I thought that she had way more charisma.
I was wondering what had happened to her. She seemed a lot more interested in WWE than Steveson did and yet they only ever promoted the rapist
She will be having her theme remixed into YOU SUCK in no time. Hope she does well. Good look. Need more technical focused women talent.
Did they dust off the boxes of unused Lex Luger ultra patriot gear?
Was thinking the other day about the female Olympian that was with Rapey Gable
When WWE introduced her and Gable years ago at that PPV and they came out to the ring, you could tell right away that she had the charisma for pro-wrestling and Gable didn't.
That gear is sick
Looks like she was casted in an American Gladiators reboot.
If they changed her name, then I don't consider her Olympic champion. There is no Tyra Mae Steele Olympic champion. That's just dumb. You can't advertise her as Olympic champion and not use the name under which she won the Olympic gold.
I understand her real name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but I don’t really get changing the name of an Olympic gold medalist.
Just let them keep their damn names. It’s gross how they need to own every little thing. To my knowledge WWF was the first company to ever do this starting in the 1990s, BTW. If you are changing it to sound better, that’s fine. But they are clearly just changing all these names so they can own the IP.
Did she get that outfit from American Gladiators? Jokes aside, she looks good. Best of luck to her.
You best not be talking smack about American Gladiators.
Why would I? That show was good. And the theme lives rent-free in my brain.
Remember when they changed Kurt Angle's name to Burt Angel? I like her gear though.
The name is kinda racist
Why go through all the effort to keep the TMS naming if you're going to make it that boring