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At her own tryout, she recalled, the wrestling moves were unfamiliar. When asked what else she could do, she showed her flips and dance steps. She was preparing for a third season with the Magic when the developmental program offered her a place. Performing as Naomi, she later became one half of The Funkadactyls.
Partner work returned in a different form at WrestleMania 38, where she and Sasha Banks won the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in a four-team match. In a 2024 FAULT interview, she also spoke about setting aside quiet time before performing live.
On June 7, 2025, Naomi retrieved the contract briefcase in a six-woman ladder match. Rhea Ripley had been among those trying to reach it. In Atlanta on July 13, anyone who stopped watching Evolution after Naomi lost to Jade Cargill missed her second entrance. With champion IYO SKY facing Ripley in the main event, Naomi used the contract to enter their match. The singles contest became a three-way, and it was the defending champion, SKY, whom Naomi pinned for the Women’s World Championship.
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The briefcase from June explains her second entrance in Atlanta that July.
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