Former Divas Champ Kaitlyn (real name Celeste Bonin) has been slowly rolling out her comeback to the squared circle. AJ Lee’s Chickbuster partner is doing so in a big way, as ESPN revealed today (July 11) that Kaitlyn is in the field of 32 for this year’s Mae Young Classic tournament.
She realizes the game has changed a bit, and has been preparing for Women’s Evolution era wrestling when she gets to Full Sail and The Performance Center (PC) for the tapings on Aug. 8 - 9:
“Since I came back, I had the opportunity to work backward and really nail down the fundamentals and the basics -- things that I really lacked during my first run with the WWE.
Now I am bringing these newly honed and developed skills that I have acquired recently and I am combining that with my fearless attitude. And because I don’t have this rookie vibe about me, now I can really concentrate on surprising the WWE universe with all the things I have learned.”
It’s not clear what the future holds. The ESPN piece doesn’t mention plans for beyond the MYC, at least in wrestling. Bonin is keeping up her clothing line and vlog series, so she’s not a full-time sports entertainer.
Yet. A number of women were signed out of last year’s tournament field, including Serena Deeb as a PC trainer and coach, so who knows?
We know Big E is probably really excited! Are you?