[9.0] "For somebody with 2 years of experience and no prior training (not counting her high school wrestling days), she's just a prodigy. Incredible in the ring, fluid, makes her moves look great and sells well for her opponents. Unfortunate her title run had to be cut short due to an injury but she's super young and I'm sure will reclaim the title again. Her look tho is similar to Maxine, I wish she changed it or at least the color of the singlet. And I'm not super feeling her on the mic yet. I also wanna say I've no issues with girls like her, Lainey and Tiffany cutting the line because of how good they are, in fact I welcome it. Fresh, new, young talent, that's how you build stars."
[6.0] "I have been watching Kendal since the beginning of her career, I was always very impressed with her, she's insanely talented but I feel like nxt might cost her everything. Let me explain. Kendal is insanely talented in the ring that that alone won't cut it. When she was Evolve champion, I was really happy for her but when she won the Nxt championship, it felt so rush, I wish they gave her time to adjust and have a bit of chatacter development before winning the title and no wonder her promos could use improment and could use some character work. Most of the audience know kendal is an incredible wrestler but other than that, they don't really know her because she never opened herself for us. That's why, now that she lost the NXT title, I hope they do some character development with her before winning the title back. I really want Kendal to succeed so guys PLEASE stop overrating her and rushing her. Let her take her time to grow and become one of the best."
[9.0] "kendal grey is an exceptional prodigy of the wwe performance center. she's only been wrestling for 2 years but she moves like a veteran in the ring and could probably run circles around a lot of wrestling veterans. she is so calm and confident in that ring, everything she does feels effortless. if she is this good now, i can't wait to see her in her prime."
"Kendal Grey has made an impressive transition from the WWE Performance Center to singles and tag team competition. Her pairing with Carlee Bright gives her another promising dimension."
[9.0] "One of my new favorites. Id argue shes the current best wrestler in wwe just behind Gunther and iyo but shes right up there. With the way shes been going it feels like she has been doing it for 20+ years"
[7.0] "Writing this after watching WWE NXT #844 where Kendal had her debut promo as new women's champ. She confessed to being more nervous about talking to the crowd than wrestling in the ring. It's honest but also highlights her biggest weakness. She's great in the ring, willing to take hard bumps, and the crowd loves seeing her perform but she needs to improve her promo skills and character work. On the mic, she doesn't exude much confidence, humor, or joy. Her ring persona feels remote, guarded and still unformed. She will likely have a long reign as women's champ and will, I hope, focus on improving the weak parts of her game."
[8.0] "In-ring she is a near flawless wrestler who moves very smoothly, genuinely the best in-ring wrestler NXT has at the moment. She deserves the main event of every PLE going forward because she will ALWAYS give you at least a good match. However, I hate the Kurt Angle comparisons, she is not like Kurt Angle in my opinion. While she wrestles and can perform moves like Kurt, a lot of her matches (like a lot of the matches in NXT) look like they've been rehearsed, she still needs to gain a sense of ring IQ, and that will come with time. From a charisma stand-point, she is very likeable but unlike Kurt lacks a proper character. All I know from her is she is a good wrestler with a wrestling background who likes cake. I can't really tell you who Kendal Grey is and that's a problem not just with her, but a great majority of the industry, as the majority of characters now are "I'm a good wrestler." It's not enough to separate you from the rest, and on the main roster having a character is essential because being just good at wrestling isn't enough. Look at Fenix, look at Melo, look at Je'Von, look at Jacy, all people who've been on the roster for some time but can't separate from the pack because they lack a character that stands out. Kendal also really needs to work on her promos, they do not sound natural at all, and that's the biggest difference between her and Kurt, Kurt's promos did sound rehearsed because he was never a good actor, but his promos had heart, they had soul, a realness to them that you couldn't help but get attached to. It's something Kendal has to work on, and that's why she's in developmental, to get better. She definitely has the potential to be better on the mic, as she said recently, it's her speaking in front of the big crowds that makes her nervous and I agree, because when she does backstage promos, or social media posts she actually sounds natural and charismatic. At the moment of writing I think Kendal's comparative is not Kurt Angle, that's way too high a bar, for now, but I can see her being another Josh Alexander, which is definitely still a compliment as he's awesome in his own respect. Kendal is very promising, awesome in-ring, but needs to work on her promo skills and character. 7.5/10"
[9.0] "She's so damn good. I don't think I've had this much fun watching a rookie rise since Kevin Owens in 2016. Genuinely an excellent talent and one of the best wrestlers in the business imo."
[10.0] "For a wwe wrestler, I am really impressed about her growth. She is more so a wrestler than of those girls who only show out, no she showed out because she is that good in the ring and her mic promo is really promising as well."
[9.0] "I'm not giving her the highest rating yet, because that should come once she's completed more of her career, but I honestly don't remember being this impressed by a wrestler in a long time. Kendal Grey is a joy to watch, and it's great to see hope for developing wrestlers with her traits. She's technically excellent, she can strike, she has aerial ability, she has the looks and a promising presence on the mic. She still needs to convey a bit more emotion through gestures and expressions during matches, but she has plenty of time for that. I just hope WWE develops her the way she deserves, which worries me because they haven't handled a lot of their female talent well lately. After The Great American Bash, I'm also a bit afraid they'll try to box her into being "the female Kurt Angle" with the gear, the straps-down moment, and the ankle lock, when she should grow as an individual and only use those occasionally. But she's aiming for the top. [02/07/26]"
[9.0] "Caught my eye as soon as she joined on NXT. She is very fluid and comfortable in the ring and her arsenal is amazing. Haven't seen this much promise in a woman NXT star since Lyra. Whats crazier is that she is only 2 years into wrestling? !"
[8.0] "Kendal Grey is the only reason I watch NXT matches these days. I think she's amazing and, above all, extremely promising. However, I'm really worried about what will happen to her once she leaves NXT, because, unfortunately, we all know the terrible treatment that good wrestlers receive in the ring once they make it to the main roster."
[10.0] "This girl is the future of world wrestling. She has absolutely everything: a hot appearance, the best skills in the ring among the entire NXT roster, a beautiful voice, and her signature move of taking off her straps, charging the crowd with this atmosphere. She already has a lot of great matches in NXT. In a few days, she will only be 25 years old. She has immense potential. I am glad that Dave Meltzer also highly appreciates her, as it is worth a lot to receive support from an authoritative wrestling expert. By the way, I wouldn't have chosen such a nickname just for fun."
[10.0] "This young lady . The sky is the limit for her. It's just a joy to watch her skill in the ring and you can actually observe her growth from week to week. I haven't been so impressed with a young talent as much as I am with her in quite some time. I think I can comfortably say that she is one of the best overall workers in NXT, possibly even all of WWE. She's got a great look, innovative flashy moves like the "Shades of Grey"- which I had the same spoken-out-loud reaction that Corey Graves did the first time I saw her do it. We both shouted: "Ohh! That was awesome! ". It was cool even hearing Corey so impressed like that while she was in there. Her work is great, her look is great, and she seems like she's starting to find her way on the mic. Girl's got "It" and her future is long and bright. Can't wait to see what lies ahead for her. She gets a 10 even as a rookie because hell, she's earned it already. If she continues on this current trajectory, then we are witnessing the beginning of a legendary career."
[10.0] "While still new, Kendal is already insanely good in the ring. The few matches we've seen with her on TV she has shown up and shown out in each one of them, especially the gauntlet match. It's a shame she's not used on TV more, hopefully that changes soon! Huge potential here, just need to see her on the mic and more TV time and I think we'll see a real star! EDIT: WOW! Kendal has grown into one hell of an athlete and I've never seen such progression so early in someone's career. She has everything she needs to be a top star in the company for many years to come, not just in NXT. Kendal has proven time and time again that she can hang with the best and she's cementing herself as one of the best in the process. The sky is the limit for Grey and she's only just getting started."
[8.0] "She has a ton of potantial thats too obvious normally i never give a new wrestler high rating but i think this woman deserves it so badly and her future is too bright and i hope she will get the push that dhe deserves bit right now she is 8 but in future k believe she would be a pure 10"
[9.0] "The fact is, Kendal is the best in-ring worker in NXT, maybe the entire company at this point? She's been amazing since her first match on Evolve, where I saw her, and her winning the Evolve Women's Title was incredible. She can put on a great match with almost anyone, and it seems like they're pushing her to the top. The reason I didn't give her a higher rating was that her character is a little weak and needs a bit of work; she's the generic badass character right now, but she's shown that she can do goofy stuff, so I think she's on the way there."
"not leaving a rating since she's brand new but she will be, if not already is, the best female wrestler in wwe. Absolute star worthy of a mega mega push as soon as possible."
[8.0] "Kendal Grey should be a huge star if the TKO-enshittified version of WWE doesn't absolutely fuck everything up. A big ask, obviously, but Kendal is so good for her level of experience that I'm willing to break my rule of not paying much attention to WWE these days to keep my eye on her. She's really smooth and athletic but also knows how convincingly make fake professional wrestling look real and like she's exerting a real amount of effort and struggle without comical overselling. Unlike Oba Femi who's been more carefully curated against experienced wrestlers and has started to impress me less in his performances, she's facing other wrestlers who are also relatively green and having very good matches with them (with exception to Nikkita Lyons, but she's really bad so I consider that an outlier and not on Kendal.) She might even be more impressive than Je'Von Evans to me as Je'Von had multiple years of experience on the indies prior to joining WWE and Grey didn't have that advantage. I might be overrating her too early and getting caught up in the hype that often comes with an impressive rookie when she could very easily flame out and never improve, get badly injured, and so on. I feel confident about her compared to other hyped rookies though, as she's shown that she already grasps the finer details of wrestling psychology both in the ring and outside of it. I still don't intend to watch much WWE for a variety of reasons but I wish the best for her. A light eight out of ten and this could go up by the next time I bother to watch any WWE product."
[7.0] "I honestly can't blame Shawn for pushing her so quickly she just moves like she has been doing this forever. She should be treated like a world champ Caliber talent because that's what she is. (March 25 2026 edit) She is going to beat Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women's Championship she is going to be face of NXT for a while."
[7.0] "Kendal is good in the ring. I like how she uses her agility. I like her serious approach, and it shows in her promos. I think she's good but not as special as some seem to perceive her. She's managed to connect with the audience so she should be around for a while given her youth."
[10.0] "A lot of potential in this young wrestler. Her recent run on Evolve has done her a world of good. Her odd couple tag team with her and Carlee Bright i believe will go somewhere. Her recent performances on NXT shouldnt go unmissed and also the NEW Evolve Womens Champion"
[9.0] "Kendal Grey is the future of women's wrestling. It's crazy how good she's gotten in the last few months. Not only that but she connects with the crowd so well and has gotten incredibly over because of that."
[8.0] "About a or two year ago I rated Kendal Grey a 4.0, stating she needed to improve and I boldly claimed she wouldn't be a star. Boy was I mistaken, she has had such a come up in the last year that rivals that of Tiffany Stratton or Sol Ruca. She is so talented in the ring and has all of the fan support. WWE HAS TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON HER. Put a belt on her or something (Evolve doesn't count for me). I now would say that she will be one of the best to do it."
[5.0] "One of the better in ring wrestlers with potential to be able to wrestle fine outside a wwe or TNA audience. Her wrestling background puts her at an advantage compared to many other wwe rookies who lack a lot of more basic stuff Kendal can do in ring. She has a look that makes her seem like she could be a decent heel as well. Still needs some work but I haven't been as bothered by her in ring performances as I am with a lot of modern wwe rookies."
[8.0] "Professional wrestling has always had an interesting relationship with legitimate athletes. Over the years performers with backgrounds in amateur wrestling, judo, or other combat sports have entered the business with varying degrees of success. Some never figure out how to translate their real skills into worked matches. Others, like Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, understand instinctively that professional wrestling is about telling stories rather than winning competitions, and they use their legitimate credentials to make everything feel more real. The question with any athlete-turned-wrestler is whether they can bridge that gap between sport and entertainment, and how quickly they can do it. Kendall Grey is figuring it out faster than most. The young wrestler (still early in her career within the WWE system) represents something that's become increasingly rare in modern wrestling: someone with legitimate technical fundamentals who actually uses them. Watch any Kendall Grey match and you'll see someone who shoots for takedowns like she's competing in an actual wrestling match. She takes backs, transitions smoothly between positions, and moves with the kind of speed and precision that's more common in joshi wrestling than American promotions. There's a sequence she does (rope run into a leg trip, turn 90 degrees into a dropkick) that's pure overseas influence, the kind of fast-paced exchange you'd see in a Stardom or TJPW match. It looks effortless because the fundamentals are so sound. What's particularly impressive is that Grey isn't limited to just technical wrestling. About a month ago she pulled out a moonsault that was as smooth as anyone's, which is remarkable considering that's not even her game. The fact that she can execute high spots with that level of polish while her style is built on mat wrestling and speed sequences suggests someone who's evolving faster than expected. Most wrestlers with legitimate grappling backgrounds struggle with the athletic side of professional wrestling, but Grey appears to be picking it up naturally. The foundation is already there, which is remarkable given how new she is to professional wrestling. Her look is striking enough to stand out, and more importantly her in-ring work has a crispness that veterans sometimes lack. When she executes a takedown it doesn't look choreographed, it looks like she's actually trying to take someone down. That authenticity is what separates legitimate athletes from people who are just playing wrestlers, and it's what makes Grey's work compelling even when the matches themselves are overly structured. Which brings up the main limitation of her current run: the WWE system itself. NXT has become notorious for its heavily scripted approach to matches, where every sequence is planned out in advance and performers are expected to hit their marks with precision. For some wrestlers this structure is helpful, even necessary. For someone like Grey who has legitimate athletic ability and ring awareness, it can feel constraining. The matches she's having are helping her learn how to build a story and work within WWE's style, but they're also preventing her from showing what she can do when she's allowed to work more freely. The character work is still developing, which is to be expected. Grey is still finding who she is as a performer beyond "talented wrestler with great fundamentals." The persona hasn't fully crystallized yet, and while the athleticism is undeniable, there's still work to be done in terms of developing a character that audiences will invest in emotionally. That said, the fact that she's already this good while still figuring out her character suggests that once she puts it all together, she's going to be something special. What's particularly interesting about Grey is the joshi influence in her style. The fast-paced sequences, the emphasis on technical exchanges, the way she transitions between moves with speed rather than power, all of it suggests someone who's studied Japanese women's wrestling and incorporated those elements into her own work. It's a style that's underrepresented in WWE, and if she's allowed to develop it further it could set her apart from everyone else on the roster. The biggest question mark is what Grey would look like outside the WWE system. An overseas tour, particularly in Japan where her style would fit naturally, could be transformative. Working with joshi wrestlers who share her approach to speed and technique, being allowed to call matches in the ring rather than follow a script, having the freedom to experiment and fail and learn, all of it would accelerate her development in ways that working exclusively in NXT simply can't. Unfortunately that kind of experience is increasingly rare for WWE developmental talent, which means Grey may have to figure out how to reach her potential within a system that doesn't always reward the kind of wrestling she does best. For fans who appreciate technical wrestling, Grey is already worth watching. For fans of joshi style, her work stands out immediately in a promotion that doesn't feature that approach very often. And for fans who remember what it was like when legitimate athletes entered professional wrestling and actually looked like they knew how to fight, Grey is a refreshing change from the norm. The potential is undeniable. She has the look, the fundamentals, and the athletic ability that can't be taught. What she needs now is time to develop her character work. Currently she's a diamond in the rough. A star in the making who's already showing flashes of brilliance despite being so early in her career."
[10.0] "Very charismatic, athletic, and entertaining woman. I always watch segments with her, and they never disappoint. Also, she is very smooth in the ring, which makes me feel like I'm almost watching a real fight. I'm sure she will keep shining throughout her whole career"
[10.0] "Might be premature, as the body of work isn't there yet, but everything I've seen has been phenomenal. Brilliant in ring worker in every aspect, her matches are incredibly compelling, and considering she's only 24 I'll be shocked if she doesn't get better and better. As a new talent coming in to NXT she is the first one who I genuinely cannot wait to see more of in the past couple of years."
[10.0] "She's very much the future of this business. She has already made a great impression that she'll be someone who will be the Face of a Women's Division, can't wait for the many years she's going to give us of great wrestling."
[9.0] "The best female wrestler to come out of the performance center since Roxanne Perez. She's got a great look and has the wrestling ability to go with it. WWE should strap a rocket to her arse and give her the push, she would be a much more exciting champion to watch on NXT."
[8.0] "A lot of the new girls on the development system are very average and Kendal fortunately is over them. The talent is there to work on, young and great potential"
[7.0] "The thing with a good portion of the rookies coming through NXT, even the top ones, they don't feel like they move with any purpose other than going to the next spot, so you're often left with a very robotic match, which seems to not be the case at all for her, very impressed with how smooth she already is for the little experience she's got, they've got something special on their hands there."
[8.0] "Kendal Grey is for sure a future star for being a new talent she's improved a bunch in such a short time is impressive she's already a champion and I know she's going to have a good run with this new reign. And she's just 24 years old."
[8.0] "Kendal Grey isn't just another pretty face, she's a super solid worker too. Her grappling is so crisp and explosive, her striking is good, plus she's quick, agile, athletic. It's hard to believe she has only 1 year of experience. She clearly loves wrestling and puts her all into her matches. I definitely think she has enormous potential and she's clearly improving very fast. Her biggest challenge will be standing out in a roster that's already full of great talent."
[8.0] "In my opinion Kendal Grey is one of the brightest future prospects of WWE's female division. She is doing an awesome job in WWE Evolve, she is having great matches and in my opinion she is the closest to become the new Women's Champions of Evolve after Kali Armstrong's reign will come to an end."
[9.0] "I think Kendal deserves more attention. She is very athletic and, despite her size, can take a lot of punishment in the ring. Although she is just basic in terms of character, I see a bright future ahead of her."
[7.0] "Still very young but Kendal Grey has it. She is one of the standouts of WWE Evolve for me so far. Her technical wrestling is good, and I have enjoyed her character work with Carlee Bravo. Think she will be able to stand out on the NXT and later the main roster."
[7.0] "Kendal Grey got the looks, the skills and the legit grappling background as well as a natural mean streak in the way she carries herself and talks. I think she just needs some time + some high impact offence that leverages her speed and she'll be the full package in the ring."
"She could be great. Her height might not fit her character, but she definitely knows how to wrestle. With her background, she is gonna be fine as a wrestler, but she needs to work more on her promo skill."
[5.0] "Kendal Grey is fairly new to wrestling, so I expect my rating for her to get higher. However, as of writing, her in ring work is only passable and she hasn't developed a character yet."
[7.0] "Ridiculous potential. She just started wrestling this year, but if you told me she's a five year veteran I'd believe it. She isn't the most flashy or anything, but she's just damn good."
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