Kayleigh Kerr (

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Rae; born 11 August 1992) is a Scottish

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. She is signed to

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where she performs on the

SmackDown ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on USA Network in the United ...

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under the

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Alba Fyre and is a member of

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stable A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed. Styles There are many different types of stables in use tod ...

. Rae began her wrestling career on the British

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in 2009 under her real name stylized as Kay Lee Ray. She joined

Insane Championship Wrestling Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Mark Dallas in 2006. It mixes elements of traditional sports entertainment with hardcore wrestling; thus admittance is restricted to ...

(ICW) in 2011, becoming a three-time

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. She has also competed in

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, where she became a one-time WOS Women's Champion, and Pro-Wrestling: EVE, where she became a one-time Pro-Wrestling: EVE Champion. Having wrestled internationally, Rae competed in the American independent circuit for

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, and in Japan for

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. After competing in WWE's inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017, Rae signed with WWE in 2019 and debuted on their

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brand, becoming a one-time

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, holding the record for the longest WWE women's reign at 649 days. She moved to NXT in 2021, changed her ring name to Alba Fyre in April of the following year, became a one-time

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alongside

Isla Dawn Courtney Stewart (born 2 February 1994) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Isla Dawn. She was one-half of The Unholy Union with Alba Fyre, with whom she was a one ...

in 2023 (with their team being the final holder of the championship before it was unified with the

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), and moved up to the main roster in April of that year. In 2024, Fyre and Dawn won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, becoming the second female tag team to have won the WWE and NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.

Early and personal life

Kayleigh Rae was born on 11 August 1992 in

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. In July 2021, Rae married fellow professional wrestler Stephen Kerr (best known as Stevie Boy), after a 13-year relationship. On 17 May 2024, Rae's mother and stepfather were struck by a car in

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during which time they were visiting her. Her step-father survived but her mother died shortly following the incident, aged 51.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2009–2019)

Trained by Kid Fite, Rae made her debut under the

Kay Lee Ray at SWA Battlezone on 30 May 2009, losing a Battlezone Rumble to determine the number one contender for the NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship. On 9 August 2014, Ray defeated Martin Kirby to win the SWE Speed King Championship. On 28 February 2015, she defeated

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, Nixon Newell, and Saraya Knight to win the SWE Queen of Southside Championship. On 24 October, she lost the championship to Newell in a tag team match where Newell's tag team partner

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defended his Speed King Championship against Ray's tag team partner

El Ligero Simon Musk (born 1 July 1985) is an English professional wrestler better known under his in-ring persona of masked Mexican luchador, El Ligero (or simply Ligero). He is most known for his time in the British independent circuit and in WWE, on ...

. On 27 December, she was defeated by Ligero in a Loser Leaves Southside match. On 7 August 2016, Ray won the Queen of Southside Championship in a three-way match against Alex Windsor and

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, and lost the championship two months later to Melina. At WCPW Built to Destroy on 16 June 2017, Ray won the WCPW Women's Championship from Viper, who replaced

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in the match.

Insane Championship Wrestling (2011–2019)

Ray made her

debut at The Notorious I.C.W. on 6 February 2011, defeating Carmel. At Luke...Who Yer Da? on 4 May 2013, Ray defeated Viper in a tournament final to win the Fierce Females Championship. At Shug's Hoose Party on 27 July 2014, Ray and

Stevie Boy Stephen Kerr better known by his ring names Stevie Boy and Stevie Xavier is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is most well known for his work in Insane Championship Wrestling where he is a former two-time ICW World Heavyweight Champion, a ...

unsuccessfully challenged for the vacant

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in a match that was won by BT Gunn and Chris Renfrew. On 29 May 2015, Ray lost the Fierce Females Championship (now called the Scottish Women's Championship) to Viper in a 20-woman rumble, ending her reign at 755 days. On 15 November, she faced

Nikki Storm Nicola Glencross (born 21 April 1989) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nikki Cross and is a member of The Wyatt Sicks faction. In WWE, she is a former one- ...

and Viper in a three-way match for the inaugural

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, which was won by Viper. On 20 November 2016, Ray won the ICW Women's Championship by defeating Viper and champion Carmel Jacob in a three-way match at Fear & Loathing IX. On 29 July 2017, at Shug's Hoose Party IV, Ray lost the ICW Women's Championship to Kasey Owens in 37 seconds. She won it back at 1 October ''Fight Club'' tapings. She lost the title the next month to Owens at Fear & Loathing X on 19 November in a three-way steel cage match also involving Viper. At Fear and Loathing XI on 2 December 2018, Ray won the Women's Championship from Viper in the inaugural

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match. Ray entered the 2012, 2014, and 2018 '' Square Go!'' matches.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–2015)

Ray appeared for

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(TNA) in 2014 on the second season of ''

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''. Her first match on the show was taped on 16 August, where she lost in a four-way match won by

and also involved Kasey Owens and Leah Owens. Her second match was a loss taped on 6 September in an eight-person tag team match alongside

Al Snow Allen Ray Sarven (born July 18, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Al Snow. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation/ World Wrestling Entertainm ...

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, and Mark Andrews against

Angelina Love Lauren Williams (born September 13, 1981) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in TNA/Impact Wrestling under the ring name Angelina Love. She is signed with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Between ...

Dave Mastiff David Minton (born 21 July 1984) is an English professional wrestler. He is most known for his time in WWE, where he performed on its NXT UK brand under the ring name "Bomber" Dave Mastiff. Professional wrestling career Mastiff debuted in 200 ...

Rampage Brown Oliver Biney (born 8 August 1983) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE, performing under the ring name Rampage Brown. He is also known for his work throughout the European and British independent wrestling circu ...

, and

Noam Dar Noam Dar (; born 28 July 1993) is an Israeli and Scottish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he perfroms on the NXT brand and is the current NXT Heritage Cup champion in his record-setting fourth reign. He is also known for his ti ...

. On the finale, taped on 7 December, she was revealed to be in the top three competitors, after which she faced

Gail Kim Gail Kim-Irvine (born February 20, 1977) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenures in TNA Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In TNA, she was the inaugural and record setting seven-tim ...

in a losing effort. Andrews won the show and the TNA contract. Ray later appeared on two episodes of ''

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'' taped in the United Kingdom, with the first being a victory alongside Noam Dar against Gail Kim and Rampage Brown on 29 January 2015, and the other on 31 January in a victory alongside Andrews, Dar, and

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against Brown, Dave Mastiff,

Madison Rayne Ashley Nichole Lomberger (née Simmons; born February 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Madison Rayne, where she is also a coach for the women's division. She is best known for her t ...

, and Samuel Shaw.

World of Sport (2018–2019)

At the 5 May 2018 tapings of the newly-revived ''

'', Ray won the vacant WOS Women's Championship in a three-way match against

and

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. She successfully defended the title on subsequent episodes in a battle royal and a singles match against Viper. On 19 January 2019, during a WOS house show tour, Ray lost her championship in a three-way match when she was pinned by Viper.

WWE

Early appearances and Mae Young Classic (2015–2017)

Ray made a one-off WWE appearance at the 8 October 2015 tapings of '' NXT'', losing to

Nia Jax Savelina Fanene (born May 29, 1984) is an Australian American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nia Jax ( ). Fanene signed to WWE in early 2014 and was first assigned to th ...

. On 13 July 2017, Ray again competed in WWE as one of 32 competitors in the inaugural Mae Young Classic, where she lost to

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in the first round. The next night, she competed in a six-woman tag team match as part of the Mae Young Classic – Road to the Finals event, where she teamed up with Jazzy Gabert and

Tessa Blanchard Tessa Blanchard (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former Impact World Champion, and a former Impact Knockouts Champion. She previously performed for ...

to defeat

Marti Belle Martibel Payano (born August 7, 1988) is an American professional wrestler, best known working under the ring name Marti Belle. She is best known for her time with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where she was a former NWA World Women's ...

Santana Garrett Santana Garrett (born May 22, 1988) is an American professional wrestler, valet and model. She is currently signed to Women of Wrestling (WOW). During her career, Garrett has wrestled in many independent promotions across the world. She is best ...

, and Sarah Logan.

NXT UK Women's Champion (2019–2021)

At NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool on 12 January 2019, Ray and Jazzy Gabert appeared at ringside. It was later confirmed that the two had signed with WWE, marking Ray's first contract with WWE. On 13 March, Ray made her ''

'' in-ring debut as a

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, defeating

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. On 19 June episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray won a battle royal to earn an opportunity to face

Toni Storm Toni Rossall (born 19 October 1995), better known by the ring name Toni Storm, is a New Zealand-Australian professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the epithet "Timeless" Toni Storm and is the reigning AEW Women' ...

at a time of her choosing. On 17 July episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray said she will face Storm at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff. At TakeOver: Cardiff, Ray defeated Storm to win the NXT UK Women's Championship, becoming the first British-born wrestler to hold the title. On 13 November episode of ''NXT'', Ray interfered during a "

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Advantage"

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between

Shayna Baszler Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she became a former List of NXT Women's Champions, two-time and lon ...

's team member

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and

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. As of July 2017, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley. She is a List of Women ...

's team member

Mia Yim Stephanie Hym Lee (née Bell; born April 16, 1989), better known by the ring name Mia Yim, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Michin ( , ). Bell is also kno ...

, helping Shirai win the match and revealing herself as the fourth member of Baszler's team in the first ever Women's WarGames Match. Ripley's team would defeat Baszler's team at NXT TakeOver: WarGames. On 8 January 2020 episode of ''NXT'', Ray returned and teamed with

Bianca Belair Bianca Nicole Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and fitness and figure competitor. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under t ...

and Io Shirai in a six-woman tag team match against Storm, Ripley and

in a losing effort. On 12 December episode of ''NXT UK'', it was announced that Ray would defend the NXT UK Women's Championship against Storm and

Piper Niven Kimberly Benson (born 6 May 1991) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Piper Niven and is a member of The Green Regime stable. Benson began her career on the U ...

in a

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at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II. Ray would go on to retain her title against Storm and Niven at TakeOver: Blackpool II. On 27 February episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray retained her title against Storm in an "I Quit" match with the stipulation that if Storm lost, she could no longer challenge Ray during Ray's championship reign. After the match, Ray started a feud with Niven after Niven watched Ray brutally attack Storm. On 2 April episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray and Jinny successfully defeated Niven and Dani Luna. On 24 September episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray retained her title against Niven. On 5 November episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray and Niven's feud continued after Ray insulted Niven, so Niven came out and attacked Ray in the ring and backstage. On 19 November episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray was again successful in defending her title against Niven in a

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, when Jinny interfered as a result of Niven disrespecting her two weeks prior. Ray retained her title in a championship match against Jinny on 21 January 2021, and

Meiko Satomura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. She is known for her time in American promotion WWE and in Japanese promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. She is the former two-time Sendai Girls World Champion and a former one-time NXT UK Wom ...

on 4 March. On the 10 June episode of ''NXT UK'', Ray, in what would be her final appearance for the brand, lost the title to Satomura, ending her record-setting reign at 649 days.

NXT (2021–2022)

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on 22 August 2021, Ray made her debut appearance for NXT at the conclusion of the

NXT Women's Championship The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on NXT, the promotion's developmental brand. The current champion is Jacy Jayne, who is in her fi ...

match between Raquel González and

Dakota Kai Cheree Georgina "Charlie" Crowley (born 6 May 1988) is a New Zealand professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in the WWE, where she performed under the ring name Dakota Kai. Prior to her signing with WWE, Crowley performed under t ...

. On 23 November episode of '' NXT'', Ray distracted

Mandy Rose Amanda Rose Saccomanno (born July 18, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, television personality, and fitness and figure competitor. She is best known for her career in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Mandy Rose, and was ...

during her match against

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, causing Rose to lose the match. Later that night, she joined

's team at

NXT WarGames NXT WarGames (originally known as NXT TakeOver: WarGames) was a professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. Held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental territo ...

, teasing a

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turn in the process. At WarGames on 5 December, her team was victorious; during the match, she teased turning on her team when she approached an injured Jade with a kendo stick, only to turn and attack Kai instead, thus cementing her face turn. Ray would unsuccessfully challenge

for the NXT Women's Championship on 8 February 2022 episode of NXT due to interference from Toxic Attraction (

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and

Jacy Jayne Taylor Grado (born June 2, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Jacy Jayne, and is the current NXT Women's Champion in he ...

). Shortly after, she and Io Shirai would team up in the 2022 Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic where they defeated Amari Miller and Lash Legend in the first round,

Kacy Catanzaro Kacy Esther Catanzaro (born January 14, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and a former gymnast and obstacle racer. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Katana Chance. Alongside Kayden Carter, ...

and Kayden Carter in the semifinals, and Dakota Kai and Wendy Choo in the finals. This would lead to a fatal four-way match at NXT Stand & Deliver on 2 April where she failed to win the NXT Women's Championship. On 26 April episode of ''NXT'', Ray's

was changed to Alba Fyre. On 10 May episode of ''NXT'', she defeated Amari Miller. After defeating Tatum Paxley on 7 June episode of ''NXT'', she was attacked by Lash Legend, starting a feud between the two. Fyre would defeat Legend on 21 June episode of ''NXT'' by disqualification after Legend used Fyre's own bat, and defeated her again on 2 August episode. At NXT Halloween Havoc on 22 October, Fyre unsuccessfully challenged Mandy Rose for the

The Unholy Union (2022–2025)

On 15 November episode of ''NXT'', Fyre lost her championship rematch against Rose in a

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when a returning

interfered. This led to a match between Fyre and Dawn at

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on 10 December where Dawn was victorious. Fyre defeated Dawn in an Extreme Resolution match on 3 January 2023 episode of ''NXT'', and failed to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship three weeks later. Fyre turned heel again and joined forces with Dawn on 31 January episode of ''NXT''. At NXT Stand & Deliver on 1 April, Fyre and Dawn defeated Fallon Henley and

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to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship. They would retain their titles in a rematch against Henley and James on 11 April episode of NXT and against Katana Chance and Kayden Carter on 1 May episode of ''NXT''. As part of the

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, Fyre and Dawn were drafted to the

together. Fyre and Dawn made their ''SmackDown'' debut on 19 May 2023, defeating Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon. On 9 June episode of ''SmackDown'', Fyre and Dawn were confronted by the

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and

, who challenged them to a unification match on 23 June episode of ''SmackDown'', where Fyre and Dawn lost the match, ending their reign at 83 days and were recognised as the final NXT Women's Tag Team Champions. Fyre and Dawn returned on 22 December episode of ''SmackDown'' to attack Damage CTRL during the Holiday Havoc Match. The team of Fyre and Dawn is now called

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. On Night 1 of the 2024 WWE Draft, both Fyre and Dawn were drafted to the Raw brand. On 15 June 2024 at Clash at the Castle: Scotland, The Unholy Union defeated

and

Jade Cargill Jade Cargill (born June 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand. She is a former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. She is also known for her career in All Elit ...

for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships in a triple threat tag team match also involving Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark, making The Unholy Union the second female tag team to have won the WWE and NXT Women's Tag Team Championships. On 30 July, Fyre and Dawn successfully defended the titles against Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson of The Meta-Four at week one of ''NXT'': The Great American Bash. They lost the titles back to Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill at Bash in Berlin on 31 August, ending their reign at 77 days. The Unholy Union effectively disbanded on February 8, 2025, when Dawn was released from her WWE contract.

The Green Regime (2025–present)

On the 7 March 2025 episode of ''SmackDown'', Fyre assisted Women's United States Champion

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to retain her title against Michin in a Philadelphia Street Fight match, aligning with Green and joining

stable as a part of Green's "bodyguard team" The Secret Hervice (a pun on

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) alongside Piper Niven.

Championships and accomplishments

* What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling ** Defiant Women's Championship (1 time) *

** Fierce Females/Scottish Women's Championship (1 time) **

(3 times) **

(2019) * Pro-Wrestling: EVE ** Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship ( 1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 18 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2020 ** Ranked No. 17 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 ** Ranked No. 53 of the top 100 Tag Teams in the '' PWI Tag Team 100'' in 2022 *

** ChickFight Tournament (2015) * Southside Wrestling Entertainment ** Queen of Southside Championship (3 times) ** SWE Speed King Championship (1 time) *

** WOS Women's Championship (1 time) *

** 5★Star GP Award (1 time) *** 5★Star GP Technique Award (2016) *

( 1 time) – with

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( 1 time) ** NXT Women's Tag Team Championship ( 1 time, final) – with Isla Dawn ** Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (

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) – with

** Ranked No. 48 of the top 50 Greatest

Female Superstars of all time (2021)

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Kay Lee 1992 births Living people 21st-century Scottish sportswomen 21st-century female professional wrestlers ICW Women's Champions NXT UK Women's Champions NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Pro-Wrestling: EVE Champions Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Scottish female professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Paisley, Renfrewshire WWE Women's Tag Team Champions