Carlee Bright

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Carlee Bright
Birth nameKennedy Cummins [1]
Born (2000-06-29) June 29, 2000 (age 24)
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. [2]
Alma mater University of Minnesota [3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Carlee Bright [4]
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Trained by WWE Performance Center [5]
DebutSeptember 23, 2023 [6]

Kennedy Cummins (born June 29, 2000) is an American professional wrestler and former cheerleader currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Carlee Bright on the NXT brand.

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Early life

Cummins was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota where she was a member of the cheerleading team for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. [7]

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. [8] On September 29, 2023, she made her debut at a live event teaming with Fallon Henley losing to Lola Vice and Elektra Lopez. On the January 19, 2024 episode of NXT Level Up, 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 Kendal Grey on Level Up mostly in losing efforts. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, NXT General Manager Ava announced the newly created NXT Women's North American Championship, and Bright participated in the preliminary combine to compete for a spot in the six-woman ladder match 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 Lola Vice wanting to prove herself after coming up short in the combine but was defeated. [14] [15] 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 Wren Sinclair but was defeated after Charlie Dempsey of No Quarter Catch Crew gave Sinclair leverage from outside the ring while she was pinning Bright. [16] [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kennedy Cummins Profile". University of Minnesota Athletics. September 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kennedy Cummins Profile". University of Minnesota Athletics. September 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kennedy Cummins Profile". University of Minnesota Athletics. September 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Carlee Bright Profile". Cagematch.
  5. ↑ "Carlee Bright Profile". Cagematch.
  6. ↑ "Carlee Bright Profile". Cagematch.
  7. ↑ "Kennedy Cummins Profile". University of Minnesota Athletics. September 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Meet the WWE Performance Center Fall 2022 Rookie Class". WWE.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "WWE NXT Live". Cagematch. September 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "WWE NXT Level Up Results: January 19, 2024". WWE.com. January 19, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ "NXT Level Up results: March 29, 2024". WWE.com. March 29, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ "WWE NXT Level Up Results: April 12, 2024". WWE.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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  14. ↑ "WWE NXT Results: May 14, 2024". WWE.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ "WWE NXT Results: May 14, 2024". Cageside Seats. May 14, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024. Carlee Bright is asking Ava for a match against Lola Vice. Ava acknowledges that she came in 13th at the combine and gives her the match later tonight.
  16. ↑ "WWE NXT Results: June 18, 2024". WWE.com. June 18, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ "WWE NXT Results: July 2, 2024". WWE.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  18. ↑ "WWE NXT Results: July 23, 2024". WWE.com. July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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