{"id":139521,"date":"2025-08-05T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=139521"},"modified":"2025-08-04T23:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:01:57","slug":"looking-into-wwe-nxt-superstar-lash-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/05\/looking-into-wwe-nxt-superstar-lash-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Into WWE NXT Superstar Lash Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"

WWE recently held the second-ever all-women\u2019s PLE, Evolution. Evolution highlights the talented women who have contributed to the industry from the past to the present.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With the first Evolution PLE taking place seven years ago, it seemed like that event had many legends from the past, while this year had many upcoming stars from NXT. The event focused more on the future talent that will soon carry the WWE Women\u2019s Division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lash Legend had made her name known in the Evolution PLE to those who may not watch NXT, as she had competed in the Women\u2019s Battle Royal. Legend was one of the last two women standing in the ring; however, it was Stephanie Vaquer who ultimately won the battle royal and earned a future championship match. <\/span><\/p>\n

Despite losing the battle royal, Legend proved herself in this match, and many who may not have known her name before know her now.<\/span><\/p>\n

But who is NXT\u2019s Lash Legend?<\/span><\/p>\n

Anriel Howard<\/h2>\n

WWE doesn\u2019t only hire experienced wrestlers, but also athletes from various sports. Before the WWE, Lash Legend wasn\u2019t a wrestler, but she was known to an audience. Basketball fans knew her as Anriel Howard (her birth name).<\/span><\/p>\n

Howard was a basketball player, playing for Texas A&M and Mississippi State before getting drafted in 2019 to the WNBA Team, Seattle Storm. She even holds the rebound record at Texas A&M with over 1,000 career rebounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While it may be hard to tell on television, Howard stands at six feet tall. Using her height to her advantage, she advanced in basketball and now professional wrestling. Having this prior athletic ability going into the company made her transition to wrestling easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

NXT<\/h2>\n

Over the past few years, Lash Legend has been on the rise in NXT. We have come to see her athletic ability get put to use in the ring, and she has shown to be very impressive. Legend debuted in a backstage segment in NXT in September 2021. The following week, her talk show would debut, Lashing Out with Lash Legend.<\/span><\/p>\n