The former Dakota Kai is getting back into the ring.
Since her release from WWE back in May, Kai has been on a break from wrestling. That will be ending soon, though, with Pro Wrestling Eve announcing that Kai will be competing at its Wrestle Queendom VIII show on March 8, 2026. She is being billed as โCharlieโ and is set to challenge AEW star Kris Statlander for the Eve International Championship.
Sunday 8th March 2026 | International Womenรขโฌs Day | Wrestle Queendom 8
Kris Statlander (c) Vs Charlie (fka Dakota Kai)
โ EVE Imternation Championshipรฐลธลฝลธรฏยธ pic.twitter.com/SmQC5eVLAV
โ Will Ospreay รขโฌยข รฃโยฆรฃโยฃรฃฦยซรฃฦยปรฃโยชรฃโยนรฃฦโรฃฦยฌรฃโยค (@WillOspreay) December 5, 2025
Wrestle Kingdom VIII is happening on International Womenโs Day in 2026. The show will be held in London, England at Indigo at The O2.
It remains to be seen if this will be Kaiโs first match back or if she will be taking more bookings before then. During a stream on her โcharliegirlโ Twitch channel this September, Kai said she missed wrestling and would be returning after taking some time away.
รขโฌลI miss wrestling, you guys. Weรขโฌre going to get back into it,รขโฌ she said. รขโฌลItรขโฌs just one of those things where itรขโฌs been nice to have a little bit of a break. Iรขโฌve been doing it for a long time, longer than the last seven years I was with WWE, you know what I mean? So it is nice to take a step backรขโฌยฆ but I really do miss it.รขโฌ
Along with streaming on Twitch, Kai co-hosts a podcast with WWEโs Zelina Vega.
Pro Wrestling Eve is a UK-based womenโs wrestling promotion that has existed since 2010. Will Ospreay is involved with helping the promotion behind the scenes.
Wrestle Queendom is Eveโs biggest event. The name of the show is a takeoff of NJPWโs annual Wrestle Kingdom spectacular.
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