WWE breakout star Kiana James navigated a significant wardrobe malfunction in the course of the Girls’s Elimination Chamber Match.
James, 28, wore a purple two-piece in the course of the Saturday, February 28, wrestling bout. As she fought off her rivals, part of her crop prime slipped down too low, totally exposing her breasts.
“Kiana had an unlucky wardrobe mishap inside (the) Elimination Chamber,” a wrestling fan wrote through Threadsrecapping the second. “Kiana was in an uncomfortable place inside (the) Elimination Chamber, and every thing down there was seen on TV, but the cameraman didn’t transfer away from Kiana.”
James, who has not publicly addressed her wardrobe mishaps, was finally eradicated by Raquel Rodriguez on Saturday. Rhea Ripley later gained the chamber, advancing to the following stage.
The professional wrestler is a relative newcomer within the ring, just lately quitting her job in company America to pursue a WWE profession.
“I fell in love with wrestling and give up my job to coach,” James solely informed Us Weekly forward of Saturday’s match. “I’ve an training and a profession to fall again on, however I by no means considered falling again. That was by no means an possibility. I used to be going to turn out to be a WWE celebrity and I used to be going to place the work in till that occurred.”
In response to James, it felt like “two completely different lives” buying and selling her company gig for all times within the WWE.
“I wish to assume that my journey, every bit of it, led me right here. I believe that being a WWE celebrity blends all of my worlds,” she informed Us. “I come from a company background, however I grew up a aggressive gymnast. In school (at Morningside College in Sioux Metropolis, Iowa), I did aggressive dance and cheer. I’ve carried out in entrance of a crowd. I’ve love for the vitality of a crowd. The acrobatics, the athleticism, the competitors, it simply blends all of it. I’ve to do that. I used to be born for this.”
James has the total help of her husband, Zach Klingensmithas she embarks on her newfound profession.
“I made a decision, ‘Hey, I need to be a WWE celebrity,’ and he was like, ‘Nicely, it looks like Florida is the place to do it,’” James recalled of her husband’s response to her wrestling aspirations. “I didn’t have a contract or something and he was like, ‘Let’s give up our jobs. I imagine in you.’ From day one, he give up his job and moved to Orlando only for me to chase my dream. He’s my journey or die.”
James made her WWE debut in February 2022 at a NXT competitors — the identical yr that she and Klingsensmith mentioned “I do.” She later made her inaugural Uncooked look in June 2024.
“I all the time wish to say, ‘Keep prepared so that you don’t must prepare.’ So in terms of coaching, food regimen, physique, all that stuff, I’m all the time honed in,” she informed Us of coaching for the Elimination Chamber. “The Chamber is like nothing else, however it will get me excited. I believe my aggressive edge is my thoughts and my strategic methods of considering. Now, I’ve a cage and pods and weapons and no guidelines.”
