Dakota Kai Currently Taking Break From Pro Wrestling
Dakota Kai away from pro wresting, but admits she misses it
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Sep 8, 2025
While a number of talents who were released by WWE in early May have since returned to pro wrestling, Dakota Kai is not one of them, and the former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion noted on her Twitch stream that she is taking a break from the industry.
"I miss wrestling, you guys. We're gonna get back into it. It's just one of those things where it's been nice to have a little bit of a break. I've been doing it for a long time. Longer than the last seven years I was with WWE. It is nice to take a step back a bit, but I really do miss it," Kai said.
Dakota Kai was part of roster cuts within WWE earlier this year. She had not wrestled for the company since the March 24 taping of WWE Main Event, and Kai was rarely booked on TV as part of Damage CTRL in the weeks before her release, with it emerging that WWE simply weren't booking the former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.
When exactly Dakota Kai plans to return to pro wrestling is unknown. Her partner Karl Fredericks made his own comeback in late July following his WWE release.
H/T Fightful