.jpg) Carr in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jessika Heiser (1991-06-25)June 25, 1991 (age 34) Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jessie Kaye Jessika Carr Jessika Heiser Kennadi Brink Kennedy Lewis Kalyx |
| Billed from | Severn, Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Hollywood, Florida |
| Trained by | Duane Gill Bubba Ray Dudley D-Von Dudley WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | July 2011 |
Jessika Heiser (born June 25, 1991) is an Americanprofessional wrestling referee andprofessional wrestler. She is signed toWWE, where she performs on theRawbrand as a referee under thering nameJessika Carr[1] as well as wrestling on theEvolve brand asKalyx. After signing with the company in 2017, Heiser became the first female WWE referee since the 1980s.[1] She is also known by her ring namesJessie Kaye andKennadi Brink on theindependent circuit.[2] She regularly worked forMaryland Championship Wrestling.[3]
As a teenager, Heiser was overweight; she credited her love of wrestling and desire to become a wrestler as "her escape" and her inspiration to change.[4] With help from a local professional wrestler, who was signed to a developmental contract with WWE, she was able to lose over 60 lbs and become an athlete.[4]
In July 2010, she started training regularly atDuane Gill's Academy of Professional Wrestling inSevern, Maryland.[4] On April 28, 2012, she won the DCW Women's Champion under the ring name Jessie Kaye.[4] On June 2, 2013, she became the inaugural VOW Vixen's Champion.[5] On September 7, 2013, she became the inauguralECWA Women's Champion.[6] On the October 21, 2016 episode ofWomen of Honor, Heiser made herRing of Honor debut under the ring name Kennadi Brink in a match againstRachael Ellering.[7]
In 2025, she also wrestled in WWE Evolve under the ring name Kalyx.
Heiser signed withWWE in 2017 as a referee under the ring name Jessika Carr. She became WWE's first female referee sinceRita Chatterton in the 1980s.[8][1] On November 27 2019, she refereed her final match in NXT as she was promoted toSmackdown. She was farewelled byTommaso Ciampa after his loss toFinn Bálor.[9] On October 21, 2021, Heiser refereed atCrown Jewel, becoming the first woman to referee in Saudi Arabia, as well as becoming the first female to referee aHell in a Cell match.[10]
Heiser creditsThe Rock,The Undertaker,Trish Stratus andMickie James as her influences in professional wrestling.[4]
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