Kiana James

Title History

• WWE NXT women’s tag team titles w Fallon Henley defeating Katana Chance & Kayden Carter (February 4, 2023);

Career Highlights

• September 21, 2021 – AEW Dark #109: The Bunny defeated Xtina Kay.
• September 25, 2021 – Daily Wrestling Taping: Valentina Rossi defeated Xtina Kay. Xtina Kay was also in the rumble match won by Allan Martinez.
• October 25, 2021 – AEW Dark Elevation #34: Leyla Hirsch and Ryo Mizunami defeated Diamante and Xtina Kay.
• October 26, 2021 – AEW Dark #114: Riho defeated Xtina Kay.
• December 28, 2021 – AEW Dark #123: Julia Hart defeated Xtina Kay in a dark match.

World Wrestling Entertainment – NXT:

• February 1, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Sarray defeated Kayla Inlay.
• February 18, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley defeated Fallon Henley and Kayla Inlay.
• February 22, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Nikkita Lyons defeated Kayla Inlay.
• March 25, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Ivy Nile defeated Kiana James.
• April 15, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Tatum Paxley defeated Kiana James.
• May 17, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Roxanne Perez defeated Kiana James in the 1st round of the women’s breakout tournament.
• May 31, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Ivy Nile defeated Kiana James.
• June 21, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Kiana James has some harsh truths for Indi Hartwell.
• June 24, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Kiana James defeated Brooklyn Barlow.
• June 25, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Ivy Nile defeated Elektra Lopez, Kiana James and Tatum Paxley in a 4-way match to become #1 contender for the women’s title.
• June 28, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Kiana James defeated Indi Hartwell.
• July 15, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Kiana James defeated Sol Ruca.
• July 19, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Kiana James was in the #1 contenders battle royal for the women’s title won by Zoey Stark.
• July 22, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Wendy Choo defeated Kiana James and Tiffany Stratton.
• July 26, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Kiana James discusses her research on Nikkita Lyons.
• August 5, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Nikkita Lyons defeated Kiana James.
• August 9, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Nikkita Lyons defeated Kiana James.
• August 20, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Katana Chance and Kayden Carter defeated Arianna Grace and Kiana James to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• August 26, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Kiana James defeated Amari Miller.
• August 30, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Zoey Stark defeated Kiana James.
• September 6, 2022 – NXT 2.0: Kiana James finds a solution to her problem in Arianna Grace.
• September 9, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark defeated Arianna Grace and Kiana James.
• September 10, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Alba Fyre, Kayden Carter, Roxanne Perez, Sol Ruca and Wendy Choo defeated Arianna Grace, Cora Jade, Jakara Jackson, Kiana James and Lash Legend.
• September 13, 2022 – NXT 2.0 – One Year Anniversary: Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark defeated Arianna Grace and Kiana James.
• September 23, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Roxanne Perez and Sol Ruca defeated Arianna Grace and Kiana James.
• September 24, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley, Thea Hail and Valentina Feroz defeated AJ Amrhein, Arianna Grace and Kiana James.
• October 7, 2022 – NXT Level Up: Fallon Henley and Sol Ruca defeated Arianna Grace and Kiana James.
• October 11, 2022 – NXT: Kiana James defeated Thea Hail w Chase U.
• October 14, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Indi Hartwell defeated Kiana James.
• October 22, 2022 – NXT Halloween Havoc: Kiana James defeated Valentina Feroz in a dark match.
• October 27, 2022 – WWE Main Event: Dana Brooke defeated Kiana James.
• November 1, 2022 – NXT: Kiana James defeated Thea Hail.
• November 3, 2022 – WWE Main Event: Kiana James defeated Dana Brooke.
• November 12, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Katana Chance and Kayden Carter defeated Elektra Lopez and Kiana James to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• November 17, 2022 – WWE Main Event: Asuka defeated Kiana James.
• November 22, 2022 – NXT: Ivy Nile defeated Kiana James.
• November 29, 2022 – NXT: Kiana James defeated Fallon Henley.
• December 3, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Sol Ruca defeated Cora Jade and Kiana James.
• December 10, 2022 – NXT Deadline: Roxanne Perez [2] defeated Cora Jade [1] and Indi Hartwell [1] and Kiana James [0] and Zoey Stark [1] in a iron survivor challenge to become #1 contender for the women’s title.
• December 17, 2022 – NXT Live Event: Elektra Lopez and Kiana James defeated Fallon Henley and Valentina Feroz.
• January 3, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James supposedly tries to make amends with Fallon Henley.
• January 7, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Diamond Mine (Brutus Creed, Ivy Nile & Julius Creed) and Tatum Paxley defeated Brooks Jensen, Fallon Henley, Josh Briggs and Kiana James.
• January 10, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James was in the #1 contenders battle royal for the women’s title won by Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne.
• January 20, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Kiana James defeated Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley. Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs defeated Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley.
• January 24, 2023 – NXT: Fallon Henley & Kiana James earn a championship opportunity.
• January 31, 2023 – NXT: Fallon Henley doesn’t trust Kiana James.
• February 4, 2023 – NXT Vengeance Day: Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter to win the NXT women’s tag team titles.
• February 7, 2023 – NXT: Fallon Henley & Kiana James still don’t see eye to eye.
• February 10, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs defeated Elektra Lopez and Lola Vice to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• February 11, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Brooks Jensen and Kiana James w Fallon Henly & Josh Briggs defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson).
• February 14, 2023 – NXT: Fallon Henley ruins Valentine’s Day for Brooks Jensen and Kiana James.
• February 21, 2023 – NXT: Henley is sorry for ruining Jensen and James’ Valentine’s Day date.
• February 24, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen defeated Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn & Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley in a 3-way tag team match to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• February 25, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) defeated Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen w Fallon Henley and Kiana James to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• February 28, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James plants a kiss on Brooks Jensen.
• March 7, 2023 – NXT Roadblock: Josh Briggs becomes skeptical of Kiana James.
• March 10, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Josh Briggs & Brook Jensen defeated Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn, Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley & Katana Chance and Kayden Carter in a 4-way tag team match to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• March 11, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Edris Enofe and Malik Blade defeated Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs w Fallon Henley & Kiana James.
• March 14, 2023 – NXT: Gigi Dolin defeated Kiana James to qualify for the NXT women’s title match.
• March 21, 2023 – NXT: Fallon Henley confronts Kiana James over her alleged infidelity.
• March 24, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs vs. Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn ended in a no contest. Henley & James retains the tag team titles.
• April 1, 2023 – NXT Stand & Deliver: Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn defeated Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs to win the women’s tag team titles.
• April 4, 2023 – NXT: Jensen becomes angry with Briggs and Henley over James.
• April 11, 2023 – NXT: Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn defeated Fallon Henley and Kiana James w Josh Briggs to win the women’s tag team titles.
• April 18, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James & Brooks Jensen Challenge Fallon Henley & Josh Briggs To A Mixed Tag.
• April 25, 2023 – NXT Spring Breakin: Fallon Henley and Josh Briggs defeated Brooks Jensen and Kiana James.
• April 28, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Lea Mitchell and Roxanne Perez defeated Kiana James and Monika Klisara.
• May 9, 2023 – NXT: Lyra Valkyria defeated Kiana James in the 1st round of the women’s title tournament.
• May 12, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Kiana James defeated Brooklyn Barlow.
• May 16, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James defeated Thea Hail.
• May 19, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Roxanne Perez defeated Kiana James.
• May 20, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley, Valentina Feroz and Yulisa Leon defeated Kiana James, Monika Klisara and Stevie Turner.
• June 2, 2023 – NXT Level Up (Taped): Kiana James defeated Kelani Jordan.
• June 6, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James was in the #1 contenders battle royal for the women’s title won by Thea Hail.
• June 9, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Blair Davenport, Kiana James and Tatum Paxley defeated Dani Palmer, Gigi Dolin and Roxanne Perez.
• June 20, 2023 – NXT Gold Rush: Dolin and James talk about their different paths to NXT.
• June 23, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Lyra Valkyria defeated Kiana James.
• June 27, 2023 – NXT Gold Rush: Gigi Dolin defeated Kiana James.
• July 4, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James finds her office destroyed.
• July 8, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Kiana James and Lola Vice defeated Brooklyn Barlow and Fallon Henley.
• July 18, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James defeated Gigi Dolin.
• July 21, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Tiffany Stratton defeated Kiana James in a dark match.
• July 22, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Lyra Valkyria defeated Kiana James.
• August 8, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James defeated Ivy Nile.
• August 11, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Gigi Dolin defeated Kiana James.
• August 18, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Elektra Lopez, Jade Gentile and Lola Vice defeated Jacy Jayne, Kiana James and Tiana Caffey.
• August 25, 2023 – NXT Level Up: Kiana James defeated Kiyah Saint.
• August 29, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James defeated Blair Davenport, Gigi Dolin and Roxanne Perez in a 4-way match to become #1 contender for the women’s title.
• September 5, 2023 – NXT: Tiffany Stratton defeated Kiana James to retain the women’s title.
• September 19, 2023 – NXT: Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria defeated Kiana James and Tiffany Stratton.
• October 3, 2023 – NXT: Kiana James is seen speaking to someone on the cell phone.
• October 12, 2023 – WWE Main Event: Nikki Cross defeated Kiana James.
• October 14, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Lyra Valkyria defeated Kiana James.
• October 17, 2023 – NXT: Shotzi defeated Kiana James.
• October 24, 2023 – NXT Halloween Havoc – Night 1: Roxanne Perez defeated Kiana James in a devil’s playground match.
• October 27, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Kiana James was in the Halloween costume battle royal won by Karmen Petrovic.
• November 7, 2023 – NXT: Tiffany Stratton and Kiana James are on the same page.
• November 11, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Kiana James and Xia Li defeated Karmen Petrovic and Lyra Valkyria.
• November 28, 2023 – NXT: Kelani Jordan defeated Kiana James to qualify for the Iron Survivor Challenge.
• December 1, 2023 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley defeated Kiana James in a lumberjill match.
• December 5, 2023 – NXT: Fallon Henley defeated Kiana James, Roxanne Perez and Thea Hail in a 4-way, last chance qualifying match for the Iron Survivor Challenge.
• December 12, 2023 – NXT: Thea Hail gets fired up over comments from Kiana James and Izzi Dame.
• December 19, 2023 – NXT: Izzi Dame and Kiana James defeated Chase U (Jacy Jayne and Thea Hail).
• January 2, 2024 – NXT: Kiana James & Izzi Dame speaks backstage.
• January 5, 2024 – NXT Level Up: Izzi Dame and Kiana James defeated Brinley Reece and Kiyah Saint.
• January 6, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Gigi Dolin, Kelani Jordan and Roxanne Perez defeated Cora Jade, Izzi Dame and Kiana James.
• January 12, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Karmen Petrovic, Kelani Jordan and Roxanne Perez defeated Arianna Grace, Elektra Lopez and Kiana James.
• January 13, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Izzi Dame w Kiana James defeated Brinley Reece.
• January 16, 2024 – NXT: Izzi Dame was in the #1 contenders battle royal for the women’s title won by Roxanne Perez.
• January 26, 2024 – NXT Level Up (Taped): Izzi Dame and Kiana James defeated Brinley Reece and Kelani Jordan.
• February 6, 2024 – NXT: Kiana James & Izzi Dame bullies Brinley Reece.
• February 10, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Kelani Jordan defeated Kiana James.
• February 13, 2024 – NXT: Kiana James w Izzi Dame defeated Brinley Reece.
• February 16, 2024 – NXT Level Up (Taped): Izzi Dame w Kiana James defeated Gigi Dolin.
• February 16, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Wren Sinclair defeated Izzi Dame and Kiana James.
• February 27, 2024 – NXT: Kiana James w Izzi Dame defeated Kelani Jordan.
• March 1, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Izzi Dame and Kiana James defeated Breanna Covington and Brinley Reece.
• March 2, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley defeated Izzi Dame and Kiana James.
• March 8, 2024 – NXT Level Up (Taped): Izzi Dame w Kiana James defeated Karmen Petrovic.
• March 12, 2024 – NXT: Izzi Dame and Kiana James defeated Fallon Henley and Thea Hail.
• March 19, 2024 – NXT: Kiana James, Izzi Dame, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx speaks backstage.
• March 23, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Thea Hail defeated Jazmyn Nyx w Jacy Jayne. Izzi Dame, Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx and Kiana James defeated Fallon Henley, Karmen Petrovic, Thea Hail and Wren Sinclair.
• March 30, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Fallon Henley and Kelani Jordan defeated Izzi Dame and Kiana James.
• April 2, 2024 – NXT: Jacy Jayne w Izzi Dame, Jazmyn Nyx & Kiana James defeated Fallon Henley w Thea Hail & Kelani Jordan.
• April 6, 2024 – NXT Stand & Deliver: Fallon Henley, Kelani Jordan and Thea Hail w Andre Chase, Duke Hudson & Riley Osborne defeated Izzi Dame, Jacy Jayne and Kiana James w Jazmyn Nyx.
• April 9, 2024 – NXT: Izzi Dame and Kiana James defeated Fallon Henley and Kelani Jordan.
• April 12, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Jacy Jayne and Kiana James defeated Brinley Reece and Tamyra Mensah-Stock.
• April 19, 2024 – NXT Live Event: Izzi Dame, Jazmyn Nyx and Kiana James defeated Carlee Bright, Kendal Grey and Sol Ruca.
• April 26, 2024 – Friday Night SmackDown: Kiana James was surprisingly picked to Monday Night RAW in the 3rd round, meanwhile her partner Izzi Dame will stay at NXT.
• May 13, 2024 – RAW: Kiana James tries to connect with Adam Pearce and with Awesome Truth.
• May 16, 2024 – Main Event: Kiana James defeated Ivy Nile.
• May 20, 2024 – RAW: Kiana James is seen trying to ask help to Pearce while Dixon is heading towards the ambulance.
• May 23, 2024 – Main Event: Kiana James defeated Natalya.
• June 3, 2024 – RAW: Kiana James defeated Natalya.
• June 17, 2024 – RAW: IYO SKY defeated Kiana James and Zelina Vega in a 3-way match to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match. Kiana James vanishes from WWE Tv following this match.
• October 10, 2024: Kiana James posted a new photo on her instagram page and now we think we now know why she has been absent. (But we now have a new update in 2025).
• February 1, 2025: Still no update has been made for Kiana James.
• April 2025: Kiana James reveals she has been dealing with a knee injury in what has been a long recovery.
• July 24, 2025 – Main Event: Michin defeated Kiana James.
• July 25, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Kiana James returns to TV and switches brand, she is now the official representation for Giulia.
• August 1, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia w Kiana James defeated Zelina Vega to retain the women’s United States title.
• August 8, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, Kiana James, Giulia & Michin in a backstage segment.
• August 15, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Michin is trying again to get a title shot from Giulia with Kiana James. How can she get a title shot, she lost 3 times to Chelsea earlier this year.
• August 22, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Michin is trying again to get a title shot from Giulia with Kiana James. How can she get a title shot, she lost 3 times to Chelsea earlier this year.
• August 29, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Michin defeated Kiana James w Giulia in 7 seconds to become #1 contender for the women’s United States title. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME Kiana got the Giovanni treatment, they both attacked Michin after the match. Barely got any in ring time!
• August 2025: Giulia did not get any in ring matches or segment in a very long time!
• September 5, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia w Kiana James defeated Michin to retain the women’s United States title.
• September 12, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Michin saves B-Fab from Giulia and Kiana James.
• September 26, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia and Kiana James defeated B-Fab and Michin.
• October 3, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia & Kiana James attacked Stephanie Vaquer & Tiffany Stratton.
• October 10, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Stephanie Vaquer and Tiffany Stratton defeated Giulia and Kiana James. Kiana obviously got pinned.
• October 24, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Chelsea Green Tries to Recruit Giulia for Her World Title Campaign. Tiffany Stratton defeated Kiana James w Giulia in a non-title match.
• October 31, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Chelsea Green w Alba Fyre challenges Giulia to a MATCH next week with Kiana James.
• November 2025: Giulia has barely defended her women’s United States title after winning back in June!
• November 7, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Chelsea Green w Alba Fyre defeated Giulia w Kiana James to win the women’s United States title after a very shocking upset.
• November 2025: After ALL THIS TIME Kiana James is FINALLYY moved to the SmackDown roster page on WWE.com LOL WHAT TOOK SO LONG!!
• Giulia is now the longest-reigning Women’s US Champion. She holding the title for 133 days and breaking Chelsea Green’s previous record of 132 days.
• She only had 2 title defences, which is absolutely insane, completely wasted.
• We dont see Giulia or Kiana James for pretty much 1 month!
• November 21, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Alba Fyre, Chelsea Green, Kiana James, Giulia & Jade Cargill in a backstage segment.
• December 19, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown (Taped): Giulia w Kiana James defeated Alba Fyre w Chelsea Green. Too predictable!
• December 26, 2025 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia and Kiana James defeated The Green Regime (Alba Fyre and Chelsea Green). LOL not shocking, too predictable!
• December 27-28, 2025 – Live Event: The Green Regime (Alba Fyre and Chelsea Green) defeated Giulia and Kiana James.

World Wrestling Entertainment – 2026:

• January 2, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia w Kiana James defeated Chelsea Green w Alba Fyre to win the women’s United States title.
• January 9, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia w Kiana James defeated Alexa Bliss in a shocker to retain the women’s United States title.
• January 16, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair defeated Giulia and Kiana James.
• January 23, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: Giulia and Kiana James defeated Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair & Lash Legend and Nia Jax in a 3-way tag team match to become #1 contenders for the women’s tag team titles.
• January 30, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: Backstage, Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY confront Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Giulia and Kiana James.
• January 31, 2026 – Royal Rumble: Kiana James entered at #3, but was eliminated by Raquel Rodriguez. Kiana James put on a impressive showing.
• February 6, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: RHIYO (IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley) defeated Giulia and Kiana James to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• February 13, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: Alexa Bliss w Charlotte Flair defeated Giulia w Kiana James and Zelina in a 3-way match to qualify for the elimination chamber match.
• February 14, 2026 – Live Event: RHIYO (IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley) defeated Giulia and Kiana James to retain the women’s tag team titles.
• February 20, 2026 – Friday Night SmackDown: Kiana James defeated Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax in a 3-way match to qualify for the elimination chamber match.
• Kiana James is currently the mvp of the women’s division thus far in 2026, very surprising she has pinned, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, spent 30 minutes in the Royal Rumble and heading to the elimination chamber instead of Giulia WOW!