By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Lacey Evans took to social media to imply that her contract with WWE expires at the end of Tuesday night. “When the clock strikes 12, you will address me as Macey Estrella from here on out,” she wrote in Instagram.
Powell’s POV: Estrella, 33, actually debuted with NXT as “Macey Estrella” back in 2016. Her last match with WWE was a dark match loss to Zelina Vega at the July 7 Smackdown at Madison Square Garden. Her final television appearance was a loss to Charlotte Flair on the June 23 Smackdown in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Jason. What’s the deal here?
Evans seemed to be the complete package. She was crazy attractive. Had a great back story. She was very athletic and seemed mostly comfortable during promos
She had too many gimmicks for sure but how did WWE mess up what looked like a sure thing? My only guess was maybe she was hard to work with, although I don’t really remember reading anything to indicate that was the case
I can’t say about the backstage part. I just know that very little they did with her seemed to click on the main roster. The Flair thing seemed like it had a chance, but it ended abruptly due to Lacey’s pregnancy. So we’ll never know if it was going to take off or if Charlotte was going to beat her quickly and move on. I was optimistic when they let her tell her story. But they had her lay it on thick with the intention of keeping her heel (or they overdid it and shifted to the heel route). It would have been interesting had they toned it down and made an honest effort with her as a babyface. Tough upbringing, veteran, mother. There was plenty to work with. In-ring consistency seemed to be a problem.