Cathy Kelley
Catherine Anne Kelley (born September 27, 1988) is an American journalist, television host, model, and actress best known for her tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2016 to 2020. Prior to signing with WWE, she was a panelist on Maria Menounos' online network AfterBuzz TV.
Contents
- 1 Early life and education
- 2 Career
- 2.1 2008–2012: Early work
- 2.2 2012–2016: AfterBuzz TV
- 2.3 2016–2020: World Wrestling Entertainment
- 2.4 2020–present: Acting, post-WWE projects
- 3 Filmography
- 3.1 Television
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Early life and education
Catherine Anne Kelley was born on September 27, 1988 in Oak Park, Illinois. She is of Austrian and Irish descent. She grew up with a single mother, but spent much of her time on her father's farm in Vermont. Her grandfather, Bartram Kelley was an aviation pioneer, as the senior engineer of Bell Helicopters.
Kelley became interested in journalism when she was in high school, and started hosting for several of her school's news broadcasts. She graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in multimedia journalism. She is a member of Mensa International, the world's largest and oldest high IQ society, and is also a certified Mensa journalist.
Career
2008–2012: Early work
Kelley has hosted and contributed to WTTW's GenYTV, WOI-DT's The Open House Television Show, DSM Living, and JUCE TV's Hot Off The Press.
2012–2016: AfterBuzz TV
Kelley joined AfterBuzz TV in 2012. She was a panelist on the networks' recap shows of WWE's Monday Night Raw, NXT, and ABC's The Bachelor In 2013, she began hosting a podcast called "Chatting with Cathy," where she interviewed celebrities, social influencers, and friends of the network.
2016–2020: World Wrestling Entertainment
Kelley was signed to WWE in February 2016, and was a correspondent for NXT and special events. She made her official WWE debut on April 1, 2016, on the pre-show of NXT Takeover: Dallas. During her tenure, she hosted WWE Now, a show that airs on WWE's social media platforms and their official website that covers stories, breaking news, previews of upcoming episodes of Raw and SmackDown, and event recaps. During her tenure, she contributed to Sam Roberts' show on Sirius XM.
On September 25, 2019, Kelley made her official television debut during an episode of NXT. She also made one night appearance on SmackDown as correspondent on November 1, 2019, after most of the WWE roster were stuck overseas.
On February 13, 2020, Kelley announced on social media that she was leaving WWE. Her last day with the company was at NXT TakeOver: Portland on February 16.
2020–present: Acting, post-WWE projects
In 2020, Kelley made her acting debut on the Netflix sitcom #blackAF as a flight attendant.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
- Official website
- Cathy Kelley on WWE.com
- Cathy Kelley at IMDb
CenterBroadcast
team
- Alicia Taylor
- Andy Shepherd
- Booker T
- Byron Saxton
- Corey Graves
- Drew Gulak
- Funaki
- Jerry Lawler
- Jimena Sánchez
- Jimmy Smith
- Kayla Braxton
- Marcelo Rodríguez
- Michael Cole
- Mike Rome
- Moein Al Bastaki
- Nigel McGuinness
- Pat McAfee
- Peter Rosenberg
- Rob Schamberger
- Salil Acharya
- Sam Roberts
- Scott Stanford
- Vero Rodríguez
- Vic Joseph
- Wade Barrett
and writers
- Bruce Prichard
- Chris Park
- Dana Warrior
- Drake Maverick
- D-Von Dudley
- Jamie Noble
- Jason Jordan
- Jeremy Borash
- Jim Smallman
- Kenny Dykstra
- Michael Hayes
- Molly Holly
- Petey Williams
- Shane Helms
- Shawn Daivari
- Shawn Michaels
- Tyson Kidd
personnel
- John Laurinaitis
- Joseph Maroon
- Adam Pearce
- Bayley
- John Cena
- Beth Phoenix
- Bob Backlund
- The Boogeyman
- Brie Bella
- Eve Torres
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield
- Kane
- Maria Menounos
- Maryse
- Nikki Bella
- Paige
- Ricky Steamboat
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Superstar Billy Graham
- Tatanka
- Tatsumi Fujinami
- The Undertaker
- *us O'Neil
- Mr. McMahon
- Stephanie McMahon
- Triple H
- Women in WWE
- Former personnel