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

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

currently signed to

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under the

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Kayden Carter, performing on the

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brand. She is a one-time

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with

Katana Chance Kacy Esther Catanzaro (born January 14, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, gymnast and athletics-based television personality. She is currently signed with WWE on the NXT brand under the ring name Katana Chance. She competed at ...

Early life

Lane was born to a Jamaican father and

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mother. She played basketball at

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before transferring to

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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in her knee, and the contract was rescinded.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 Keyra 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–present)

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 ''

'', 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–present)

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

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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

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in the quarterfinals, but were beaten by

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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 and Carter pursued the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship where they failed to win the titles at

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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

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. 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

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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 the historic reign at 186 days.

Championships and accomplishments

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(1 time) *

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( 1 time) – with

References

External links

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