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Catherine Anne Kelley (born September 27, 1988) is an American journalist, television host, model and actress signed to WWE, working as a backstage interviewer on the Raw brand. Prior to signing with WWE, she was a panelist on Maria Menounos' online network AfterBuzz TV.




Early life and education


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


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.
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.
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. In 2020, Kelley made her acting debut on the Netflix sitcom #blackAF as a flight attendant. On October 6, 2022, WWE announced that Kelley will be returning to the company as a backstage interviewer on the Raw brand. In June 2023, she joined the SmackDown brand in the same role. On December of that year she started hosting "The OK show" alongside Kevin Owens, available on Youtube. She was moved back to the RAW brand in February 2024, where she currently works.




Filmography






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References






External links


Official website
Cathy Kelley on WWE.com
Cathy Kelley at IMDb
Cathy Kelley's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com

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