My Take
Kiana James is a character I enjoy on principle. Wrestling under that ring name on WWE's SmackDown, she's built a persona while being a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion alongside Fallon Henley, which tells me she can work as part of a team as well as solo. Coming out of Sioux City, Iowa, born in 1997, she's part of the younger wave reshaping the women's division. Her X handle ties straight to her WWE identity, which is smart self-branding in a business that lives and dies on character. I'm interested to see whether the corporate-shark gimmick gets the singles spotlight it seems built for.
Overview
Kayla Klingensmith (née Inlay; born May 23, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kiana James. She is a former one-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion (with Fallon Henley).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kiana James
- Name (Japanese)
- キアナ・ジェームズ
- Reading
- きあな・じぇーむず
- Born
- May 23, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Sioux City, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Professional wrestler — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.