What They Did Next: WWE 2021 Releases - Part 2
9. Ember Moon
During WWE's Evolution event, there was a moment that popped the crowd louder than anything else. Two warriors facing off amongst the carnage of the battle royal. Both previous NXT Women's Champions, Asuka and Ember Moon stood ready to resume their epic rivalry. And the fans were eager too as the two joshi began to battle. So, of course WWE wasted that opportunity and that was the last we saw of that.
Despite delivering one of the most brutal-looking finishers in the business, the former Athena was never taken seriously by WWE after she moved up to the main roster. Far from the main event player she should have been, they put her on a losing streak. Combined with two long periods off for surgeries, her momentum was halted before it began and even a stint back in NXT as part of the tag-team champions couldn't recapture her mystique. Moon was released in November.
The moment her non-compete clause was up Moon, returning to her old ring name Athena, was booked for Warrior Wrestling 19, where she faced Women's Champion Thunder Rosa for the title and battled to a 30-minute time draw.