Congratulations To Ex-WWE Star Katana Chance
Katana Chance has shared positive news with her social media followers.
The ex-WWE star took to Instagram and posted pictures of herself and her partner Naoufal Abouelhouda, confirming their engagement.
Abouelhouda is a graduate from the University of Central Florida, holding a degree in Integrated Business. He currently works as a CrossFit trainer.
The post containing multiple pictures included one of the proposal and another from post-engagement celebrations.
Chance and Abouelhouda have reportedly been dating since 2023 and actively upload photos and videos of themselves on each other’s social media.
She captioned her engagement post:
Cheers to forever 🥂 I SAID YES 💍 Yes today, Yes tomorrow, Yes ALWAYS ♾️❤️ @naoufal_a.
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Katana Chance’s former WWE peers, including Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair, Raquel Rodriguez, Mercedes Mone, Jacy Jayne, and Natalya, wrote congratulatory messages.
Katana Chance Was Shocked By WWE Release
Katana Chance was one of the wrestlers released on May 2, 2025.
During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, she claimed to be shocked by her release announcement, but gradually came to terms with it.
I think at first I thought that I was in shock and not able to process it, because I feel like when you work there, there is a joke of you could literally be fired at any time. We’re nervous about it often. Not like I’m sitting there upset every day. But enough that someone will make a random joke every now and then like oh, something happened. Well, what if we get fired? It is in the back of your mind because it does happen, and you know how the business works. But I actually was very surprised. It wasn’t on my radar.
…It was a shock, but I had been there for so many years that I think that’s normal. So now I’m just working on really letting myself process it and kind of feel everything, figure out how I feel. So I’m not really sure. I’m bummed because I know that I have a lot more potential that I could have shown that I didn’t get to. But if I think about it, I could really say that about anything I’ve done. There is no top, there’s always more you can do. So I think I will come to terms with that. It’s just you kind of have to grieve it, appreciate it, be grateful. Be okay that it’s sad and then be kind of excited for whatever’s gonna come next. [H/T: Cageside Seats]
Along with Katana Chance, her tag team partner, Kayden Carter, was also released.
The duo became the first women’s tag team to win the NXT and WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.