.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, Heiser started training regularly atDuane Gill's Academy of Professional Wrestling inSevern, Maryland.[4] She made her in ring debut as Jessie Kaye on July 17th 2011 and wrestled under the brandsMCW &PCW in 2011. On April 28, 2012, she won the DCW Women's Champion[4] and 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] Heiser continued to wrestle under the name Jessie Kaye until October 2015 with her final match against Mary Elizabeth Monroe at Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Fanfest.[7]
Heiser debuted as Kennadi Brink in a Four Corners match for the MCW Women's Title on October 16th 2015. 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.[8] On January 5th 2017 Heiser made her wrestling debut forNXT under the name Kennedy Lewis against Nikki Cross, this is the only appearance of the Kennedy Lewis character.[7] She continued to wrestle under the name Kennadi Brink until April 2017 with her final match being against Renee Michelle and Sahara Se7en at MCW Spring Fever.[7]
On February 21st 2025, Heiser debuted onEvolve as a wrestler under the ring name Kalyx.[7][9][10]
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.[11][1]
On November 27 2019, Heiser refereed her final match in NXT as she was promoted toSmackdown[12]. She was farewelled byTommaso Ciampa after his loss toFinn Bálor.[13] 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.[14]
On May 4th 2024 she became the first female referee in WWE to officiate a World title main event at WWE Backlash[15] and on January 6 2025 became the first referee to officiate a main event on Netflix.[16]
Heiser creditsThe Rock,The Undertaker,Trish Stratus andMickie James as her influences in professional wrestling.[4]
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