Kennedy Cummins (born June 29, 2000) is an American professional wrestler and former

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currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the

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Carlee Bright on the NXT brand.

Early life

Cummins was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin before moving to

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where she attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota where she was a member of the cheerleading team for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2022–present)

On November 10, 2022, it was announced that Cummins had signed with WWE as part of the WWE Performance Center Fall 2022 Rookie Class. On September 29, 2023, she made her debut at a live event teaming with Fallon Henley losing to

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and Elektra Lopez. On the January 19, 2024 episode of

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, she made her debut under the ring name Carlee Bright where she was defeated by Jacy Jayne. Over the following months, Bright would team with

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on Level Up mostly in losing efforts. At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, NXT General Manager Ava announced the newly created

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, and Bright participated in the preliminary combine to compete for a spot in the six-woman

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to crown the inaugural champion at NXT Battleground. However, Bright placed at number 13 and was therefore not selected to be in the qualifying matches since she didn't go through as one of the top 12. On the May 14 episode of WWE NXT, Bright challenged

wanting to prove herself after coming up short in the combine but was defeated. On the June 18 episode of NXT, Bright was defeated by Fallon Henley after a distraction by Wendy Choo who had attacked her partner Kendal Grey at ringside. On the July 2 episode of NXT, Bright fought Wendy Choo in a losing effort. On the July 23 episode of NXT, Bright fought

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but was defeated after Charlie Dempsey of

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gave Sinclair leverage from outside the ring while she was pinning Bright.

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