Former backstage interviewer for NXT Kelly Kincaid, formerly Quinn McKay in ROH, is now playing roller derby in the Orlando area.
Kincaid had been with WWE since 2022. She made her debut on an episode of NXT Level Up in February of that year after previously working as Quinn McKay in ROH starting in 2019.
Kincaid announced earlier this year that her WWE contract expired on February 14 and that she was not given the option to renew.
On Saturday, Kincaid posted a statement to Instagram noting that she is finding her identity outside of wrestling again. She wrote that she has gone back to playing roller derby.
Kelly Kincaid’s statement:
“I didn’t have an identity outside of work for eight years. I’ve never had more fun in my life than when I was Quinn McKay at Ring of Honor. I poured my heart and soul into her, and I like to think it showed. But it was an all consuming love, and I spent every waking moment figuring out how to build that character.
WWE was another story. It’s a rewarding, but very demanding, job. Everything I thought I knew about my craft was dissected, analyzed, and turned around. It wasn’t better or worse than what was expected of me at ROH, it was just different. I loved all the moments I spent with you as Kelly Kincaid, even if it was incredibly different than what I would have chosen to give you.
So I guess this is a very delayed thank you for spending those eight years with me. I don’t know if I’ll ever return to wrestling. As we’re told over and over again at the performance center, “it comes for us all”. And I’ve spent the last three months figuring out what that means for me, and how I exist outside that bubble.
I had forgotten who I was while living inside different characters for so long. So I’ve gone back to my roots. I’ve started playing roller derby again. It’s given me my life back. I love my family. I love to riot. I love skating.
I can see just the barest glimpse of who I used to be. If you’re in the Orlando area, come check out a game sometime. It’s like wrestling, but you know… on roller skates. And after four very long years, I’m stepping back into my own spotlight.”
Kincaid is likely referring to Orlando Roller Derby, a flat track roller derby league based in the metro Orlando area. In a separate message, she said her skater name is Buffy Stunners and that she wears number 25. However, it’s not clear what team she skates for. Games are listed as taking place at the Barnett Park Gym at 4801 W. Colonial Dr.
Based on previous social media posts, Kincaid used to play for the Springfield Roller Girls in her hometown of Springfield, Missouri.
Kelly Kincaid will be departing WWE later this month.
The NXT backstage interviewer revealed on Friday that she will no longer be under contract with the company as of February 14.
“As of February 14th, I will no longer be under contract with WWE,” Kincaid wrote on X.
Kincaid debuted on an episode of NXT Level Up in February 2022. She previously worked for Ring of Honor under the name Quinn McKay beginning in 2019. In addition to her on-air roles as an interviewer and commentator, she also wrestled in ROH’s women’s division in 2021. Her last match on record took place on December 30, 2021 for MCW in Maryland, just weeks before she made her WWE debut.
Kincaid is in a relationship with Elton Prince. The couple welcomed the birth of their first child on September 20, 2024. Prince has been out of action since May 2025 and underwent neck surgery last month.
As of February 14th, I will no longer be under contract with WWE
Real name Kelly Verbil, McKay made her wrestling debut in 2018 on the indie scene. She joined Ring of Honor in 2019, primarily serving as a backstage interviewer, though McKay also worked as a color commentator, and wrestled a handful of matches for the company.
While primarily used an enhancement talent, McKay took part in the ROH Women’s World Championship tournament in 2021, making it to the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual tournament winner Rok-C. Rok-C was recently offered a WWE deal.
Based in Baltimore, McKay also wrestled three matches for the MCW promotion in November and December 2021, with her last match taking place at the Last Call event in Joppa, Maryland on December 30.
NXT: Level Up will debut this Friday on WWE Network and Peacock, replacing the 205 Live show.
Quinn McKay has been confirmed for the Women’s World Championship tournament and will be facing Mandy Leon in the first round. After McKay was unsuccessful in her first two attempts to get into the tournament, ROH held a fan vote on their “ROH The Experience” Facebook page to determine if she should receive the final spot. The vote ended with 95 percent of respondents saying McKay should be in the tournament.
McKay previously lost matches against Angelina Love and Leon where the stipulation was that she would’ve gotten a spot in the tournament if she won. Both of those losses included outside interference. Leon helped Love defeat McKay on ROH TV this May. Leon then defeated McKay earlier this month, with Love giving Leon brass knuckles to use during the match.
ROH has announced that Love and Leon will be banned from ringside during each other’s tournament matches. Love is getting a first-round bye due to her win against McKay.
McKay is a member of the ROH broadcast team. Her matches against Love and Leon are the first two times she’s wrestled for ROH.
The Women’s World Championship tournament will begin airing on the ROH TV episode that premieres this Saturday. Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Mazzerati vs. Nicole Savoy, and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C are set for the episode.
The finals of the tournament will take place at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view this September.
After two unsuccessful attempts, Quinn McKay is getting one more shot to enter ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament.
ROH announced tonight that a fan vote is being held on their “ROH The Experience” Facebook page to decide if McKay should get the final spot in the Women’s title tournament. McKay previously lost matches against Angelina Love and Mandy Leon where the stipulation was that she would’ve gotten a spot in the tournament if she won.
Both of the matches that McKay lost included interference. Leon helped Love defeat McKay on ROH TV this May. Leon then defeated McKay on ROH TV earlier this month when Love gave Leon brass knuckles to use as a weapon.
Love is getting a first-round bye in the Women’s title tournament due to her win against McKay.
ROH also announced tonight that Love and Leon will be banned from ringside in each other’s Women’s title tournament matches. McKay will face Leon in the first round if she’s voted into the tournament.
McKay is part of the ROH broadcast team. Her match against Love was her ROH in-ring debut.
The Women’s title tournament will kick off with Miranda Alize vs. Alex Gracia, Mazzerati vs. Nicole Savoy, and Sumie Sakai vs. Rok-C airing on the ROH TV episode that premieres this Saturday. The finals will take place at ROH’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view this September.
Here’s the bracket for the Women’s title tournament:
The Big Takeaway: Flip Gordon and EC3 took on The Briscoe Brothers in a fun TV match, while PCO answered Brian Johnson’s open challenge. Also, Quinn McKay made her ROH debut.
The broadcast began with Ian Riccaboni checking in from the ROH Studio, rather than Quinn McKay. This is obviously because McKay headlines tonight’s show against Angelina Love. Riccaboni also notes that the ROH board of directors teamed up Flip Gordon and EC3 to take on The Briscoes for tonight’s show.
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Flip Gordon and EC3 defeated The Briscoes (12:38)
Note: This match was filmed before EC3 was hospitalized with an infection. Best wishes go out to Ethan and I hope recovery is going well for him.
EC3 and Jay started the match out. Commentary put this over because of their phenomenal encounter at the 19th Anniversary show, which is currently in my top 5 matches of the year.
Both men grappled for a minute and exchanged a few head scissors, eventually coming to a stalemate. EC3 sent Jay to the other side of the ring where Gordon cheap shotted him. EC3 questioned Gordon’s antics, to which Gordon responded by tagging himself in.
Jay came in on a blind tag and sent Gordon to the mat with a headbutt. The Briscoes did a great job keeping in the fresh man in this match. Mark came in and started choking Gordon with his bandana. Gordon eventually was able to tag out to EC3, which sent us into a commercial break.
Back from the break and EC3 was in control of Jay until Gordon tagged himself in. EC3 stared him down for a few moments before stepping out of the ring. Gordon tried a springboard stunner but Jay shoved him down in mid air. Mark got a hot tag and demolished Gordon with the help of Jay. EC3 tagged himself in and got hit with the redneck boogie, but Gordon broke up the pin.
In the final sequence of the match, referee Joe Mandak was distracted by a chair that Mark Briscoe had introduced to the match. Gordon took advantage of this and punched Mark with a chain, letting EC3 hit his inverted DDT for the win. EC3 didn’t see Gordon hit Mark with the chain.
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Brian Johnson had his best promo of his career before his open challenge. Johnson touched on how faction heavy ROH is, and boasted himself for standing alone. Johnson whined about not getting talked about and said he would do whatever it takes to get noticed, even if it included “bankrupting the Mercenary, mocking the narrative, cooking the Octopus into calamari, lassoing the Bull, ending the Purple Reign or making The Franchise fall.”
Another great quote from the promo: “Before you say the names Danielson, Punk, Nigel or Joe, Aries, Black, Richards, Cole, Lethal, Briscoe, Cabana or Steen; you better clear your throat and say the M.E.C.C.A. Because i don’t care who you are or who you align with, it’ll always be Mecca vs Everybody.”
PCO defeated Brian Johnson (6:57)
PCO accepted Johnson’t open challenge. Danhausen came out and said since he’s beaten Johnson multiple times, he has a gift for him. PCO came out.
Johnson tried to jump PCO before the bell but to no avail. PCO came back with fiery chops and sent Johnson over his head with a back body drop into a commercial break.
Back from the break and PCO back body drops Brian Johnson over the barricade. PCO started to “malfunction” as commentary put it and ran around ringside before launching himself into a barricade. Johnson took advantage of this and threw PCO into the barricade himself.
Johnson slid PCO back in the ring and went to the top rope. Johnson hit a great splash, but PCO sat up immediately after and “malfunctioned” again. Johnson was sent to the mat with a few punches while PCO climbed to the top rope and hit a PCOsault. Johnson surprisingly kicked out.
PCO chased referee Joe Mandak out of the ring and then returned to the ring, where he started ripping Johnson’s jaw apart. It was played off as a submission and Johnson submitted.
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Angelina Love (w/ Mandy Leon) defeated Quinn McKay (8:01)
Love and McKay started the match with a lock up, which is a weird choice after having a almost year long feud. Love sent McKay to the mat with a wrist lock and then walked on her back. This sent us into a commercial break.
Back from the break and Love is bashing McKay’s head into the mat. Love eventually picked up McKay and nailed her with a flat liner, followed by locking in a Koji Clutch. McKay fought to get a rope break but was on the verge of passing out when Love let her go. Leon exclaimed at ringside that it wasn’t gonna end like that.
Love was showboating when McKay took advantage of an opportunity and hit a stunner. McKay followed it up with a great running powerslam that opened the door for her to get back in the match. McKay then locked in a standing cobra clutch, which Love didn’t really sell at all.
McKay still had the clutch cinched in when Leon stood on the apron and started yelling at McKay. McKay let go of the hold and entertained Leon’s bickering, allowing Love to recover and nail McKay with the “Botox Injection” kick for the win. As a stipulation of her winning, Love will get a first-round bye in ROH’s Women’s World Championship tournament this summer.
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Final Thoughts: A lot to unpack here on a very eventful and newsworthy episode of ROH TV. The Briscoes and EC3/Flip Gordon had a great match. Briscoes lost again though, and I’m sticking with my theory that they are headed for a split.
Brian Johnson had the best promo I’ve ever heard from him personally and the best promo on ROH TV in some time. But then he loses to a 53 year old PCO. that hasn’t been on TV in months and has no general direction. It was an awful decision in my opinion, and had the results been reversed could have done a lot for Johnson.
Quinn McKay and Angelina Love was short, but sweet. In roughly 8 minutes they told a great story without giving away too much action. With the distraction finish, it’s clearly a story ROH wants to continue and have a bigger payoff for in the future, which is great, if it ends with McKay standing tall.
Quinn McKay’s in-ring debut for Ring of Honor will take place on the weekend of May 8.
It was announced in Kevin Eck’s weekly Eck’s Files column that McKay would face Angelina Love on the episode of Ring of Honor television that will premiere the weekend of Saturday, May 8. The winner of the match will get a first-round bye in the upcoming ROH Women’s World Title tournament.
The match was set up last month at Ring of Honor’s 19th anniversary event. Maria Kanellis-Benett, who in storyline is a member of the ROH Board of Directors, made the match after McKay was previously attacked by Love and fellow Allure member Mandy Leon in an angle that took place last fall.
The Women’s World Title tournament, which will crown the first-ever ROH Women’s World Champion, will take place this summer.
Eck also announced that EC3 and Flip Gordon will face The Briscoes on the May 8 edition of Ring of Honor TV.
