Tyra Mae Steele Claims WWE Released Her After Winning Amateur Wrestling Gold

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Tyra Mae Steele claims WWE released her after she competed in an Olympic-style wrestling event on a weekend off and won gold with a $350,000 prize purse. According to Steele's March 12, 2026 Twitter post, WWE moved her up to Raw when she returned the following Monday, only to inform her they were letting her go because she went behind their back. Steele, who won the first season of WWE LFG in June 2025 and is known outside wrestling as Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock, had her last WWE match in February 2026 when she challenged for the Evolve Women's Championship.