Kairi Sane and Mike Kanellis Returns After Requesting WWE Release

Friday’s WWE NXT and WWE RAW live events saw several Superstars making their ring returns, including WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane. Besides, Mike Kanellis partnered with Tony Nese in order to defeat Nick Ogarelli and Mohamed Fahim at the NXT live event in Melbourne, FL.

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I'm back?? I love wrestling #WWElafayette

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Sane took to her social media and tweeted, “I’m back [face with tongue emoji] [heart emoji] I love wrestling #WWElafayette”

However, it was Mike’s first match just before requesting his WWE release back in October. Mike and his wife Maria Kanellis allegedly signed new multi-year deals with WWE last summer. Maria, who is pregnant right now, did not accompany Mike to the ring on Friday night.

Kanellis also took his social media; however, he did not comment anything on his return, but he mentioned being “incredibly blessed” in a tweet earlier in the day. He wrote, “I love my wife and my daughter. I love life. Feeling incredibly blessed today.”

On the other hand, Kacy Catanzaro also returned to singles action with a win over Vanessa Borne at the show in Melbourne. We all know how her WWE status and future had been up in the air since the fall of 2019, still she managed to return to action just one day after her 30th birthday.

Kairi Sane also made her return to the ring at the WWE live event in Lafayette, LA. She returned as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions the Kabuki Warriors partnered with Sarah Logan for a loss to RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Natalya. Liv Morgan is also amongst those who returned to the ring in Lafayette, he has however, teamed with Rusev to defeat Lana and Bobby Lashley in a mixed tag team match.

Karl Anderson missed Friday’s event in Lafayette however, there is no official news about why Anderson did not work for the show. The opening match saw AJ Styles teaming with Luke Gallows for a loss to RAW Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders.