Ex-WWE Talent Denies Pursuing AEW After Leaving Company
An ex-WWE talent recently stepped up to thwart false accusations targeted at them.
Kayla Braxton, real name Kayla Becker, served as a backstage interviewer during her 8-year stint with the Stamford promotion.
Braxton has also previously served as a ring announcer on Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.
Recently, the 34-year-old claimed that wrestling talent agent Nick LoPiccolo ghosted her after she was released from her WWE contract in 2024.
In doing so, she first revealed that LoPiccolo helped her sign with the Stamford promotion. She then claimed that she helped him sign multiple talents after which he receded from his earlier commitment after she was let go.
Some time later, he responded by by saying that he had taken up the issue with Braxton personally. LoPiccolo also took a jab at AEW and Dave Meltzer in an X post while defending himself.
If that were my reputation, ghosting? you guys wish I would shut my phone off or stop engaging on… everything. That’s like accusing AEW talent of having bad workrate. Or accusing Dave Meltzer of being a journalist. No one would.
Former WWE Talent Denies Pursuing AEW
Kayla Braxton was later accused by a user of trying to appease AEW while accusing agents of ghosting her. The user claimed to believe that she approached Renee Paquette and Michael Mansury for a job in the Jacksonville promotion.
Not one to take defaming lightly, Braxton responded to the user, denying that she ever pursued AEW while claiming that she parted with good relations in WWE.
Interesting theory, Jersey Joe. Incorrect, but creative. I left WWE by choice after 8 years, on good terms, no ghosting, no bad blood. And since we’re clearing things up: I’ve never pursued AEW or any other wrestling company. Hope that helps. https://t.co/afxd8o3ZT4
— Kayla Becker (@TheKaylaBecker) February 7, 2026
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