Jaida Parker | |
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Birth name | Tiana Lillian Marie Caffey [1] |
Born | Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. [2] | February 12, 1999
Relatives | Jason Caffey (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Jaida Parker |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3] |
Billed weight | 153 lb (69 kg) [4] |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center |
Debut | October 28, 2022 [5] |
Tiana Lillian Marie Caffey (born February 12, 1999) is an American professional wrestler and former soccer player currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Jaida Parker on the NXT brand. She is a member of the faction OTM (Out The Mud). [6]
Caffey attended Louisiana State University majoring in Kinesiology. She also played soccer as part of the LSU sports program and was called up to play for the USA U17 National Soccer Team. [7] [8]
On August 16, 2022, Caffey was announced as having signed with WWE as part of the WWE Performance Center along with 16 other recruits. [9] She made her in-ring debut on the October 28, 2022 NXT live event in an NXT Women's Title #1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won by Thea Hail. [10] On March 25, 2023, she had her first singles match at an NXT live event in a losing effort to Kayden Carter. [11]
In September, now under the ring name Jaida Parker, she was announced as a participant in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament. She was defeated in the first round by Karmen Petrovic in her first televised singles match on the October 17 episode of NXT. [12] [13] On the January 9, 2024 episode of NXT, Parker approached SCRYPTS, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price of OTM (Out The Mud) offering her servics to the group which they accepted. OTM would feud with Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Adriana Rizzo of The Family, leading to a six person tag team match at NXT Vengeance Day which The Family won. On the February 13 episode of NXT, Parker defeated Rizzo in a singles match, ending the feud. [14] [15] [16]
Caffey is the cousin of former basketball player Jason Caffey who played for the Chicago Bulls in the 1990's. [17]
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Cousin is Jason Caffey, a former eight-year NBA veteran and member of the 1996 World Champion Chicago Bulls.