Allyssa Lyn Lane (born May 20, 1988) is an American

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

. She is best known for her time in

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, where she performed under the

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Kayden Carter. Alongside

Katana Chance 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, s ...

, she is a one-time

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, holding the record for the longest reign in the title's history, and a one-time

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. Carter and Chance are also the first women's tag team to have won the WWE and NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.

Early life

Allyssa Lyn Lane was born to a Jamaican father and Filipino mother. She played basketball at

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before transferring to

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. There, she won an

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championship in 2012, the year she graduated Magna Cum Laude in recreational management.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2016–2018)

Lane enrolled in the Team 3D Academy in 2016, and wrestled regularly for a number of different Florida-based independent promotions. Her first public match was a winning effort against Trish Adora for the ''Go Wrestle'' promotion in

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in August 2016. Lane had a tryout at the

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in February 2017, after which she was offered a developmental contract. However, a physical examination revealed

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in her knee, and the contract was rescinded. Lane spent four months rehabbing her knee, and in November 2017 she joined

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, eventually winning their

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from

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on January 20, 2018. She held the title for 175 days before losing it to

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in a

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that also included

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on July 14, 2018.

WWE (2018–2025)

Early years (2018–2020)

After passing a second physical, Lane signed with

in July 2018. Lane took part in that year's

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, defeating

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in the first round and

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in the second round, before being defeated by

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in the quarterfinals. In September 2019, Lane's ring name was changed to Kayden Carter. On the January 29, 2020, episode of '' NXT'', Carter had her first victory on television, defeating

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. She was defeated in their rematch on the February 19 episode of ''NXT''.

Teaming with Katana Chance (2020–2025)

On the September 16 episode of ''NXT'', Carter teamed with

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, ...

in a winning effort against Jessi Kamea and

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. They took part in the 2021 Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, defeating

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and

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' ...

in the quarterfinals, but were beaten by

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 ...

and Raquel González in the semifinals. They would then feud with

after constantly being attacked by her throughout the following weeks. On the March 10 episode of ''NXT'', Carter lost to Li by disqualification after Catanzaro hit the latter with a crutch. The next year, Catanzaro and Carter participated in the 2022 Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic where they defeated

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's Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley in the first round, but lost to

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and

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in the semifinals. After defeating Yulisa Leon and Valentina Feroz on the April 26 episode of ''NXT'', Chance (whose name had officially been changed by WWE from Kacy Catanzaro to "Katana Chance" one week earlier) and Carter pursued the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship where they failed to win the titles at NXT In Your House from

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. After losing, Chance and Carter began a slow heel turn where they failed to become number one contenders for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship which they lost on the June 28 episode of ''NXT'' to

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and

Roxanne Perez Carla Gonzalez (born November 5, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Roxanne Perez. She is a former two-time NXT Women's Champion, and a former NXT Women' ...

. Carter and Chance won the vacant NXT Women's Tag Team Championship in a fatal four-way elimination match, lastly eliminating Toxic Attraction, on the August 2 episode of NXT, marking Chance's first professional title and Carter's first title in WWE. They defended their titles against

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and Nikki A.S.H. at Worlds Collide, and against

Nikkita Lyons Faith Marie Jefferies (born August 5, 1999) is an American professional wrestler, taekwondo practitioner, and musician. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT and Evolve brands under the ring name Nikkita Lyons. Jefferies has als ...

and

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on the October 25 and November 8 episodes of ''NXT''. On January 8, 2023, Catanzaro and Carter became the longest reigning NXT Women's Tag Team Champions. On the January 24 episode of ''NXT'', they retained against

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and Sol Ruca. At NXT Vengeance Day, Carter and Chance lost the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship to

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and

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, ending their historic reign at 186 days. As part of the

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, Carter, along with tag team partner Chance, was drafted to the Raw

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. Carter and Chance made their main roster debut on the June 5 episode of ''Raw'' in a losing effort against the

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and

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 ...

. On the December 11 episode of ''Raw'', it was announced that Carter and Chance became the new number one contenders for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and would challenge Chelsea Green and

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for the titles. On the December 18 episode of ''Raw'', Carter and Chance defeated Green and Niven to become the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, becoming the first female tag team to have won the WWE and NXT Women's Tag Team Championships. Carter and Chance had their first successful title defense on the January 8, 2024, episode of ''Raw'' where they defeated Green and Niven in a rematch. On the January 26 episode of ''

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'', they lost the titles to

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's The Kabuki Warriors ( Asuka and

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), ending their reign at 39 days. In February 2025, Carter and Chance were transferred to the

brand as part of the post-2024 WWE Draft transfer window. On May 2, Carter and Chance were released from WWE.

Other media

Lane made her

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debut as a playable character in '' WWE 2K23'' and is also playable in ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Championships and accomplishments

Basketball

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champion (2 times) (2011, 2012) *

national championship (1 time) (

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)

Professional wrestling

* ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 78 of the top 100 Tag Teams in the ''

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'' in 2023 - with

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(1 time) *

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( 1 time) – with

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( 1 time) – with

References

External links

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