WWE NXT champ shares how she received 10-year volleyball ban after deciding to take chance on pro wrestling

WWE NXT star Izzi Dame was spiking volleyballs into the faces of opponents just a few years ago before her meteoric rise as the women’s North American champion.

Dame, whose real name is Franki Strefling, played collegiate volleyball for the Eastern Michigan Eagles and played professionally overseas until 2022, when she officially joined WWE and embarked on her pro wrestling journey.

She talked to Busted Open Radio earlier this week about how she got her start in WWE, and expanded on...