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WWE Denies It Released WWE LFG Winner After Ambiguous Social Media Post (Exclusive)

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Jon Alba | Last updated Mar 12, 2026 12:50 PM ET

A top, promising prospect in WWE's developmental system shared a bizarre social media post on Thursday morning, insinuating she may have been released by the company. That, however, is not the case.

Tamyra Mensah-Stock, known as Tyra Mae Steele in WWE, competed on Season 1 of WWE LFG, being mentored by WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker. She would go on to win the competition and earn a prominent spot on WWE Evolve and WWE NXT over the last year.

The 33-year-old Stock took to social media on Thursday morning, hinting at her WWE release. She wrote:

In her post, the Olympic gold medalist claimed she competed in an Olympic wrestling event during an off weekend from WWE. She would win gold and was told she would be getting a call-up to the WWE main roster on Monday Night Raw. Mensah-Stock would then claim she was let go by the company for wrestling without getting approval from the promotion. She then left it to a public poll as to whether or not the situation was a nightmare or a dream.

On a weekend off working for WWE,
I went back to Olympic wrestling, won gold at Worlds, prize purse was $350000....
Tried to go back to WWE that Monday.
They moved me up to Raw, just to tell me they had to let me go bc I went behind their back....

So was this a
— Tamyra Mensah Stock (Tyra Mae Steele WWE) (@MensahTamStock) March 12, 2026

WWE denies Tyra Mae Steele has been released

A high-ranking WWE source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Takedown on SI that, despite the nature of the post, Mensah-Stock has not been released by WWE. It was noted that the post was, in fact, a dream, and the situation was a misunderstanding.

WWE has not released any official statements on the matter as of press time, but this article will be updated to include one should we receive one.

Tyra Mae Steele's WWE run

A potential release would have been a surprising one, given Tyra Mae Steele's quick rise within the WWE system. She began training with the company after signing in 2023, making her TV debut in 2024. As noted, she would become the first female winner of WWE LFG last year and has competed on both WWE Evolve and WWE NXT in the time since.

Mensah-Stock is the third Olympic wrestling gold medalist to have signed with WWE, joining the likes of Kurt Angle and Gable Steveson. In 2021, she took home the gold in the women's freestyle 68 kg, becoming the first Black women's wrestler to win the top prize and only the second female American to ever win gold.

She has not commented publicly since the post went viral on Thursday morning, but remains active on the WWE roster page.

This article first appeared on Wrestling on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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