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Vanessa Borne makes AEW debut at Dark taping

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Danielle Kamela, formerly known as Vanessa Borne in WWE NXT, made her AEW debut today.

Wrestling under her real name, Kamela lost to Marina Shafir in her debut match at today’s Dark taping at Orlando, Florida’s Universal Studios.

Kamela was under contract with WWE from 2016 to 2021, though her last in-ring appearance for the company came in January 2020 at an NXT house show in Florida.

Signed in 2016, Kamela made her NXT TV debut on an October 2016 episode, losing to Peyton Royce. Her career would continue primarily on NXT’s house show circuit for the next several months.

Kamela took part in the 2017 Mae Young Classic, losing to Serena Deeb in the first round. She would again primarliy work NXT live events for the rest of 2017 and 2018, with occasional appearances on NXT TV in an enhancement talent role.

In 2019, Kamela worked a dark match at the Royal Rumble Axxess event, then appeared at the WWE Worlds Collide event held over WrestleMania 35 weekend. She participated in a battle royal that aired on WWE Network, and also worked dark matches on those shows.

Kamela reportedly re-signed with the company in January 2020, and reports at the time stated that she would be called up to WWE’s main roster. She was never used on the main roster, though, and was released from her WWE contract in May 2021.

NXT Venice, FL, live results: Ricochet teams with Kacy Catanzaro

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– The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) defeated Kassius Ohno & Dominik Dijakovic

Good opener. Ohno and Dijakovic teased a heel role, but it turned out to be a babyface vs. babyface match. Ford pinned Dijakovic after hitting a frog splash.

– Reina Gonzalez defeated Xia Li

Short match. Gonzalez won with a lariat.

– War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) defeated The Mighty (Shane Thorne & Nick Miller)

War Raiders mostly dominated this match, with The Mighty playing off them well. War Raiders were probably the second most popular act on the show, only behind Ricochet.

– Dan Matha defeated Jeet Rama

Matha cut a heel promo before the match and challenged an international member of the roster. They had a very basic, and thankfully short, match. Matha won with a delayed suplex that looked like it was intended to be a jackhammer.

– Io Shirai & Dakota Kai defeated Bianca Belair & Lacey Evans

Decent but uneventful. Shirai pinned Evans with a moonsault.

– Keith Lee defeated Kona Reeves

Reeves still works the same match he did before the gimmick change. There was lots of playing to the crowd, and Lee won with his fireman’s carry into a powerslam.

– Raul Mendoza defeated Mansoor

They had a sloppy match, but it was decent. Mendoza won with a fisherman buster.

– NXT North American Champion Ricochet & Kacy Catanzaro defeated Velveteen Dream & Vanessa Borne

Good match, but the restrictions of the mixed tag rules made some false tag spots meaningless. Ricochet took out Dream on the floor with a plancha and assisted Catanzaro on a Sliced Bread #2 for the win.