Dani Palmer announces WWE departure

Originally posted on F4WOnline.com | By Ian Carey | Last updated May 3, 2025 11:57 AM ET

Another WWE departure has been confirmed.

Dani Palmer is no longer with the company. She had recently appeared on episodes of EVOLVE. The 27-year-old revealed the news on Saturday and stated that this marks the end of her athletic career.

She wrote:

“Thank you WWE for bringing me to the love of my life the past 3 years have been amazing! It’s a bittersweet feeling to be officially closing out my athletic career, but I can truly say I went til the wheels fell off..literally lol. Our bodies are a gift and mine has been so kind to me. I look forward to this next chapter!! Gods been giving me some big dreams with bringing my business back and I couldn’t be more stoked about it! Thank you all for the support.”

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Several WWE talents offered support to Palmer in response to her post.

“Hope to see you again soon dani!!” Cathy Kelley wrote.

“Love you Dani. Was a pleasure!” Jade Cargill wrote.

Palmer was out of action for eight months after undergoing double hip surgery in 2024.

Real name Alexsis “AJ” Amrhein, she was a national champion in tumbling and acrobatics at Baylor University prior to signing with WWE. Palmer joined the company in 2022 and had her in-ring debut later that year at an NXT live event.

At the time of her signing, WWE wrote:

“AJ Amrhein is a well-renowned fitness instructor from Scottsburg, Ind., and a former tumbler on the prestigious Baylor Acrobatics & Tumbling team. Amrhein is a three-time national champion with The Bears and was named the 2020 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.”