Glencross began her wrestling career on theindependent circuit with the nameNikki Storm, most notably working forInsane Championship Wrestling,Pro-Wrestling: EVE, andShimmer Women Athletes. In 2016, Glencross signed a contract with WWE, altering her ring name to Nikki Cross. In her first years with the company, she was in theNXT brand as part of thestableSanity. Her first character gimmick was that of a psychopathic and unhinged woman who would suffer mood swings. In mid-2018, Sanity was drafted toSmackDown without Cross, who stayed in NXT.
Cross was promoted to the main roster in December 2018. In 2019, Cross was drafted to Raw and formed atag team withAlexa Bliss, winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice. From June 2021 to October 2022, Glencross' character became a faux-superhero known asNikki A.S.H. (standing for "Almost a Super Hero"). As Nikki A.S.H., she won theMoney in the Bank contract and successfully cashed it in the next day to become Raw Women's Champion. She also won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship alongsideRhea Ripley. In 2022, she reverted back to the Nikki Cross name and persona.
Glencross competed inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'sBritish Boot Camp 2, which began airing in October 2014, in which she was unsuccessful.[7] During the show, she had a four-way match against Kasey Owens,Kay Lee Ray and Leah Owens, which she was victorious.
Glencross received a tryout withWWE inLondon during the autumn of 2015,[12] and in April 2016, she was one of ten signees that had begun training at theWWE Performance Center inOrlando, Florida.[13] She debuted forNXT on 22 April during alive event.[14] During aFacebook live video in August, she was introduced as Nikki Cross.[15] She made her first televised appearance and in-ring debut on 17 August episode ofNXT under the name Nikki Glencross, where she competed in asix-woman tag team match along withCarmella andLiv Morgan, defeatingDaria Berenato,Mandy Rose, andAlexa Bliss.[16]On 12 October episode ofNXT, Nikki Cross returned as part of the debutingheelstable,Sanity, along withAlexander Wolfe,Eric Young, andSawyer Fulton (who was later replaced byKillian Dain). Nikki Cross and Young accompanied Fulton and Wolfe for their winning effort againstBobby Roode andTye Dillinger in the first round of theDusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.[17] One week later, Nikki Cross scored her first televised singles victory overDanielle Kamela, however, the decision was reversed because Nikki Cross continued to attack Kamela after the match.[18]On 11 January 2017 episode ofNXT, Nikki Cross came to the aid ofNXT Women's ChampionAsuka, who was being attacked byThe Iconic Duo (Billie Kay andPeyton Royce), before turning on Asuka and attacking her as well.[19] As a result, Cross, Royce, and Kay were placed in afour-way match at theTakeOver: San Antonio event on 28 January, which Cross failed to win.[20] In May, Cross participated in a number one contender's battle royal for Asuka's NXT Women's Championship, where she,Ruby Riot, andEmber Moon were attacked by Asuka for being the last competitors left in the match and as a result, all four of them were placed into a four-way championship match atTakeOver: Chicago,[21] which was later changed to athree-way match after Ember Moon suffered an injury.[22] At the event, Cross failed to capture the title.[23] In a rematch which was contested in athree-way elimination match once again against both women, Riot was the first eliminated before the match ended in ano contest as Cross and Asuka brawled backstage.[24] This led to alast woman standing match (the first-ever in WWE history) between the two women for the NXT Women's Championship on 28 June episode ofNXT, in which Cross was once again defeated.[25]
In 2018, Cross began a short winning streak, defeatingLacey Evans[32] andVanessa Borne.[33] Throughout the summer, Cross started a feud withShayna Baszler over the NXT Women's Championship, which led to a match between the two atTakeOver: Chicago II, in which Cross was once again unsuccessful and was defeated by technical submission.[34] After a short hiatus, Cross returned in August[35] and she was placed in theAleister Black attackstoryline where she was revealed to be a witness as she was on the roof of the building at the time he was attacked. In September, Cross also started a short feud withBianca Belair which led to a match between the two that ended in a double count-out.[36] One month later on 17 October episode ofNXT, a rematch ended in a no contest after Aleister Black returned and interrupted it to ask Cross who his attacker was.[37]Johnny Gargano was eventually revealed as the attacker and her involvement in the storyline sparked a match between Cross and Gargano's wifeCandice LeRae, whom she was able to defeat in a singles match atTakeOver: WarGames.[38]
On 6 November 2018 episode ofSmackDown fromManchester, England, Cross made her surprise main roster debut onSmackDown by answering an open challenge fromWWE SmackDown Women's ChampionBecky Lynch, who defeated her in a non-title match.[39] On 17 December 2018 episode ofRaw, Cross was advertised as one of the six NXT wrestlers about to be moved up to the main roster.[40][41] Cross wrestled her final NXT match on 9 January 2019 episode ofNXT, where she lost to Bianca Belair, officially ending the feud between the two as well.[42] On 14 January 2019 episode ofRaw, Cross made herRaw debut, teaming withBayley andNatalya in a winning effort against The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, andSarah Logan).[43] At theRoyal Rumble, Cross entered her firstRoyal Rumble match at number 8, lasting nine minutes before being eliminated by The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce).[44] On 4 February episode ofRaw, Cross andAlicia Fox were defeated by The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Bayley and Sasha Banks) in a match to determine the final Raw entrants in thetag teamElimination Chamber match to determine the inauguralWWE Women's Tag Team Champions at theElimination Chamber event.[45] On 8 April (aired 24 April) atWorlds Collide, she took part in a triple threat match for theNXT UK Women's Championship, which was won by defending championToni Storm.[46]
On 26 June episode ofSmackDown, Cross won afatal four-way match to earn a SmackDown Women's Championship match against Bayley atThe Horror Show at Extreme Rules, where Cross lost the match.[58] On 24 July episode ofSmackDown, Cross demanded a rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but Bayley stated that Cross must defeat a worthy adversary in Bliss, setting up a match between Bliss and Cross where the winner would face Bayley for the title on the following week's SmackDown; Cross defeated Bliss to earn a rematch. On 31 July episode of SmackDown, Cross shoved Bliss onto the floor after losing a SmackDown Women's Championship match against Bayley, and Bliss was attacked by"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.[59] Bliss then aligned herself with The Fiend, and Cross tried to maintain her friendship with her, but Bliss refused and attacked Cross. As part of the2020 WWE Draft, Cross was drafted to theRawbrand.[60]
"Almost a Super Hero" and return as Nikki Cross (2021–2023)
On 21 June 2021 episode ofRaw, Nikki Cross debuted an inspired faux-superhero gimmick with her ring name changing to Nikki A. S. H., with A. S. H. standing for "Almost a Super Hero".[61] AtMoney in the Bank, She won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in her Money in the Bank contract the following night on Raw, defeatingCharlotte Flair to win theRaw Women's Championship for the first time in her career.[62][63] However, she lost the title back to Flair atSummerSlam.[64] On 20 September episode ofRaw, she would win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for a third time withRhea Ripley by defeatingNatalya andTamina.[65] They lost it on 22 November episode ofRaw toQueen Zelina andCarmella, ending their reign at 63 days.[66] On 10 January 2022 episode ofRaw, she turnedheel by attacking Ripley.[67] She participated in theRoyal Rumble match at thenamesake event and entered at #22, eliminatingMighty Molly (who also had a super heroine gimmick) before she was eliminated by eventual winnerRonda Rousey.[68] AtElimination Chamber, she entered theElimination Chamber match for a Raw Women's Championship match atWrestleMania 38, but was eliminated by Ripley.[69] On 2 May episode ofRaw, she would win theWWE 24/7 Championship fromDana Brooke, only to lose it to Brooke on the same episode.[70]
In May 2022, she began to work withDoudrop as a tag team.[71] After the Women's Tag Team Championship was vacated in May, A. S. H. and Doudrop entered a tournament to crown new champions which began in August.[72] They lost in the first round toAlexa Bliss and Asuka.[73] On 30 August episode ofNXT 2.0, A. S. H. and Doudrop made a surprise appearance as they challenged theNXT Women's Tag Team ChampionsKatana Chance andKayden Carter for their titles atWorlds Collide, but lost the match.[74]
On 24 October 2022 episode ofRaw, she interfered in a match betweenBayley andBianca Belair, attacking both women, and reverting to her "unhinged" gimmick and her "Nikki Cross" name.[75] On 7 November episode ofRaw, Cross joinedDamage CTRL (Bayley,Dakota Kai, andIyo Sky) in a brawl against Bianca Belair,Asuka, andAlexa Bliss. It was announced later that Cross would team with Damage CTRL to take on Belair, Asuka, and Bliss in aWarGames match atSurvivor Series WarGames on 26 November 2022.[76] Later in the night, Cross defeatedDana Brooke to win her11th24/7 Championship, but later discarded the title belt backstage;[77] the title was deactivated shortly thereafter. Cross then started a storyline where she stalkedCandice LeRae. Cross partneredNatalya againstChelsea Green &Piper Niven on 23 October 2023 episode ofRaw, but just stood by the ring, making no effort to take part in the match before walking off.[78] Cross spent the next few months in a similar state, making no attempt to fight when involved in matches[79] and mainly being seen wandering backstage areas.
Cross reintroduced herself as part of the debutingWyatt Sicks stable on 17 June 2024 episode ofRaw, appearing visually to represent Abby the Witch fromBray Wyatt's"Firefly Funhouse",[80] a persona formerly a part of Wyatt's history and lore.[81] On 9 September episode ofRaw, Cross and the rest of the Wyatt Sicks defeatedAmerican Made in a Street Fight.[82] The stable was then drafted to the SmackDown brand, but it didn't appear on television due to an injury to leaderBo Dallas, also known as "Uncle Howdy".[83] The stable returned to television on 23 May 2025 episode ofSmackDown, attackingStreet Profits,Fraxiom andDIY.[84]
In 2016, Glencross married her long-time boyfriend, Northern Irish professional wrestlerDamian Mackle, best known as Big Damo, and performed as Killian Dain in WWE alongside Glencross as part of the stableSanity.[85] In 2023, she graduated from theUniversity of Edinburgh with amaster's degree inhistory.[86]
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