As noted before, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre announced earlier today that Stephanie Vaquer has departed from the company. Vaquer is currently expected to be heading to WWE.
WWE Senior Vice President of NXT and Talent Relations and NXT head booker Shawn Michaels confirmed on Twitter that Vaquer has signed a contract with WWE for their NXT brand.
Welcome to the WWE Family, @Steph_Vaquer. See you in Orlando! pic.twitter.com/cV9fBY1cSw
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) July 10, 2024
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that Vaquer had signed with WWE within the last week. Johnson also reported that those spoken to within New Japan Pro Wrestling confirmed that this was the reason why she was pulled from their and CMLL’s upcoming co-promoted Fantasticamania USA 2024 event.
Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that his sources stated that Vaquer was in attendance backstage at this past Sunday’s NXT Heatwave 2024 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fightful’s Corey Brennan reported that the reason for Vaquer’s decision to sign with WWE was due to she had wrestled for most of her career in one country and has not experienced working in WWE and the American way of life. Brennan reported that Vaquer’s decision had nothing to do with in-ring work reasons.
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