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Dakota Kai - Everything About WWE’s World-Famous Wrestler

Dakota Kai is a famous professional female wrestler from New Zealand. She is a notable athlete, a former NXT Women’s Tag team Champion and also a WWE Superstar.

#1. Her Background

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Dakota Kai was born as Cheree Georgina Crowley, on May 6th, 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand. She has not revealed much about her private life. However, we have known that her mother is from Lepea, a village on the island of Upolu in Samo. Otherwise, she has two younger siblings which are Cyrene and Earl. Cyrena is a mixed martial artist, and her brother Earl is a DJ. Her career is far more remarkable and interesting.

#2. Her Early Career

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From an early age, she already had a passion for wrestling. As soon as she turned 19, Crowley debuted as a professional wrestler under Impact Pro Wrestling in Auckland. She adopted the ring name Evie, claiming it was inspired by her favorite Pokémon, Eevee. That was also her very first ring name. 4 years later, she came to Sydney and performed under Pro Wrestling Alliance Australia for its annual PWWA show. Evie won over Kellie Skater there. The next year, 2012, she earned the title Impact Pro Wrestling NZ Women's Champion for beating Britenay and Megan Fox. Later on, Evie was the champion in many other matches and got a chance to make a breakthrough in her career. 
Being the first female wrestler to sign a contract with Japan-based Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2014  for three months, Kai had several performances in Japan including an intensive match against Global Green Gangsters.
From 2013 to 2016, the wrestler was working independently in Japan and the United States. Her first appearance in the U.S. was in the all-female American promotion Shimmer Women Athletes at Volume 53. At Volume 54, Kimber Lee was defeated by her as Evie earned the very first win in the U.S. December 2015 was her return to Japan to compete in Japanese World Wonder Ring Stardom.

#3. Her Promotions Under WWE 

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At the end of 2016, WWE announced its collaboration with Evie, competing Mae Young Classic with a new ring name, Dakota Kai. It was confirmed that she was inspired by her mother’s hometown as a part-Samoan. This name choice was explained because it sounded tomboyish. Moreover, in Polynesian language, Kai also means “sea”. She successfully won several matches with a losing effort until Kairi Sane defeated her in the quarterfinals.
Afterwards, Dakota Kai teamed up with Raquel Gonzalez for various months for her NXT’s 2017  debut and became an NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion. Anyways, this association did not last long. She had a long attachment to this brand as an exclusive wrestler of WWE, until April 2022. Before her contract came to an end, she claimed that she would not renew. Despite her statement before, Dakota Kai still continued her contract with WWE in July 2022. This marked her joining SummerSlam together with Bayley and Iyo Sky. Following this, she continuously appeared in several other promotions.
Being one of the most long-running and well-known female wrestlers, she also appeared in other media besides competing. Music Video Sweet December by These Four Walls featured her in September 2009. Her character is also in the WWE video games. She is also a streamer on Twitch as Charliegirl
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