5 WWE NXT Superstars who wrestle using their real names

#2 WWE NXT Superstar Kacy Catanzaro

Kacy Catanzaro appeared on America Ninja Warrior before signing with WWE and appearing on the NXT brand

WWE NXT Superstar Kacy Catanzaro signed with WWE in 2017 before reporting to the WWE Performance Center in January of the following year. She was perhaps best known for her appearances on American Ninja Warrior. Due to her fame it was decided that she would utilize her real name during her WWE career.

She made her WWE television debut during the 2018 Mae Young Classic before eventually being eliminated in the second round by future RAW Women's Champion Rhea Ripley. Surprisingly Catanzaro made her main roster debut before making her NXT television debut. She appeared in the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble match, lasting over ten minutes before eventually being eliminated by Rhea Ripley.

It was subsequently reported later that year that Kacy Catanzaro had resigned from WWE and retired from professional wrestling due to a back injury. However, she later returned to the company in January 2020, once again competing on the WWE NXT brand.

In recent months Catanzaro has gone onto form a tag team with fellow NXT Superstar Kayden Carter. The team competed in the 2021 Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, defeating the likes of Mercedes Martinez and Toni Storm before eventually being eliminated by Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez in the semi-finals.