Macey Estrella-Kadlec is an American professional wrestler who currently competes for WWE under the ring name Lacey Evans on the Raw brand. Evans was first introduced to wrestling while serving in the Marine Corps as a military police officer, and she trained and began her career on the independent circuit. In 2016, she began working for WWE in their NXT developmental zone and competed in the Mae Young Classic for the first time. Evans debuted on Raw in January 2019, after feuding with Kairi Sane in NXT, and went on to have a famous feud with Becky Lynch that ended in a mixed tag team battle in the main event of Extreme Rules. Evans first appeared in a video game as part of the “Rising Stars” character pack for WWE 2K19, and then as a normal playable character in WWE 2K20.
She won the APW World Heavyweight Championship in American Premier Wrestling and the Slammy Award for Trash Talker of the Year in the WWE in 2020. She was also featured in the magazine “Pro Wrestling Illustrated,” where she was ranked 23rd among the top 100 female wrestlers in the 2019 PWI Women’s 100. Evans was selected for the Raw brand in the 2020 Draft.
Evans began a feud with Ric Flair in a Raw program from January 2021. Evans’ plot included an appearance in the Women’s Royal Rumble. Evans’ real-life pregnancy was announced in February and interwoven into a plot on that night’s broadcast of Raw, although Evans’ appearances are currently on hold owing to her pregnancy. While on sabbatical she remains incredibly popular with over 1.5 million fans and followers on Instagram.