WWE Has No Idea What To Do With Her... (WWE News)

WWE creative currently has "no vision" for Jordynne Grace.

by Andrew Pollard
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Having not been in action on SmackDown in three months, there's now a smidge of an update on Jordynne Grace's WWE status.

Speaking on Fightful Select's The Hump, Sean Ross Sapp said that Grace is "at TV sometimes", but that WWE currently "has no vision for her". Doubling down, SRS said that creative simply doesn't know what to do with the Juggernaut at the moment. Sapp's Hump co-host Jon Alba noted how much hype Jordynne arrived in WWE with, and that he was "really curious" at what's happened with the former three-time TNA Knockouts Champion.

For those keeping track, the last time Jordynne Grace wrestled on main WWE programming was the 17th April edition of SmackDown, where she came up short against Tiffany Stratton in a match to crown a new number one contender for the Women's United States Championship. She has wrestled four WWE Main Event bouts in the time since then, the most recent being a loss to Kiana James on the 18th June episode. There was also a SmackDown dark match defeat to Blake Monroe in May, too.

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Grace wrapped up her time with TNA in January 2025, going out with a loss to Tessa Blanchard at Genesis, and she'd formally sign with WWE later that month. The incredibly talented powerhouse would soon find herself in and around the NXT Women's Title picture, but she'd come up short in her several shots at that prize before settling into a heated rivalry with Blake Monroe. January of this year would see JG moved to SmackDown, and she'd actually be the first and only successful title defence of Jade Cargill's reign as WWE Women's Champion.

There was an ankle injury scare for Jordynne in a dark match against Alba Fyre this past March, but she was back in action the following month. As for why she's not being used in a more prominent way, it looks like this is a case of the WWE creative team being short of ideas, which is pretty baffling when you consider how good she is and how the women's division on both main roster brands have struggled in the aftermath of WrestleMania 42 - including Women's World Champion Liv Morgan having not defended her title once on TV/PLE since 'Mania, Liv's 'Mania opponent Stephanie Vaquer having been completely absent since the end of April, and plenty of uncertainty surrounding WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley as she recovers from a meniscus tear.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.