Anriel Howard (born May 6, 1997) is an American

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currently signed to

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where she performs on its

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under the ring name Lash Legend. She is also a former college and professional ( WNBA)

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player.

Professional wrestling career

Howard signed with

on December 2, 2020. On the September 21, 2021, episode of ''

'', Howard made her televised debut during a backstage segment with Franky Monet, presenting herself as Lash Legend. On the September 28 episode of ''NXT'', Legend began being regularly featured as host a pre-taped

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segment, ''Lashing Out with Lash Legend''. On the December 10 episode of ''

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'', Howard made her in-ring debut, defeating Amari Miller and establishing herself as a heel. In February 2022, Legend and Miller confirmed they would team up to compete at the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic; however, the duo was lost in the first round to

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and

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. On March 1, after both teams were argued each other, this led to a rematch where Legend defeated Miller. On March 8, at

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, Legend interviewed

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during ''Lashing Out with Lash Legend'', resulting in the two having a heated argument. The two rival wrestlers faced each other on the April 5 and 26 episodes of ''NXT'', where Legend lost to Lyons both times. At

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, Legend and

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lost to Cora Jade and Lyons in a tag team match. Shortly after, Legend entered the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament; she lost to Roxanne Perez in the semifinals. After Alba Fyre defeated

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on the June 7 episode of NXT, Legend attacked, her starting a feud between the two. Legend lost to Fyre on the June 21 episode of NXT by disqualification after she attacked Fyre with the latter's bat and on the August 2 episode of NXT. Over the next few months, Legend would lose to the likes of

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and Lyra Valkyria while also failing to win title opportunities in battle royals.

References

External links

Lash Legend's

profile *
Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs bio

Texas A&M Aggies bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Legend, Lash 1997 births Living people 21st-century professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Atlanta American female professional wrestlers American women's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball players Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball players Basketball players from Atlanta Track and field athletes from Atlanta Professional wrestlers from Georgia (U.S. state)