Tatum Paxley

Paxley has been married to fellow professional wrestler Randy José Beidelschies, known in WWE as Javier Bernal, since September 28, 2024. The couple announced their engagement on September 17, 2023.

Outside wrestling, Paxley has a strong interest in emo and metal music. Her favorite bands include Paleface Swiss, Gojira, My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, and Deftones.

Before entering professional wrestling, Paxley participated in cheerleading and competitive powerlifting. She won the USA Powerlifting championship in 2019 and 2021.

WWE signed her in August 2021 after she took part in physical tests conducted by the company. She began training at the WWE Performance Center and adopted the ring name Tatum Paxley. Her in-ring debut came in February 2022 on NXT Level Up, where she teamed with Ivy Nile to defeat Fallon Henley and Kayla Inlay.

Paxley initially competed alongside Ivy Nile as part of Diamond Mine. The pair entered the first round of the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and later competed for the vacant NXT Women's Tag Team Championship, but did not win either tournament match or title contest. In March 2023, Paxley abandoned Nile during a tag team match, beginning a heel turn that led to a singles match between the former partners.

In late 2023, Paxley adopted a disturbing character centered on an obsession with Lyra Valkyria. The storyline involved Paxley following Valkyria backstage and interfering in her matches. Paxley later saved Valkyria from an attack by Lola Vice and Elektra Lopez, but the alliance deteriorated after Valkyria lost the NXT Women's Championship. Paxley acknowledged that her interest in Valkyria had been connected to the championship, and the feud concluded in a triple threat match involving Roxanne Perez, who retained the title.

Paxley's later NXT storylines included a brief alliance with Wendy Choo and a feud that ended with Paxley winning WWE's first women's casket match. She subsequently joined Gigi Dolin and Shotzi in a rivalry with Fatal Influence. Paxley and Dolin also became the number one contenders for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, although they did not win the titles.

In July 2025, Paxley joined The Culling alongside Izzi Dame, Shawn Spears, and Niko Vance. She won the NXT Women's Championship at Halloween Havoc after defeating Jacy Jayne. Paxley later lost the title to Jayne after Dame turned against her, ending her reign after 24 days.

Paxley defeated Dame at NXT Vengeance Day to win the NXT Women's North American Championship. With that victory, she became the second woman after Stephanie Vaquer to hold both the NXT Women's Championship and the NXT Women's North American Championship. She retained the North American title against Blake Monroe in a casket match before losing it to Zaria after a 94-day reign.

Paxley made her TNA debut at Against All Odds in June 2024, where she answered Jordynne Grace's open challenge for the TNA Knockouts World Championship. She did not win the title. In 2025, Paxley returned to TNA with Gigi Dolin and later teamed with Dolin to defeat Heather by Elegance and Maggie Lee on TNA iMPACT! Wrestling.

As an actress, Paxley has appeared as herself in WWE NXT: Level Up, WWE NXT, TNA iMPACT! Wrestling, and WWE SmackDown!, as well as in WWE event specials. She made her video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K25 and also appeared in WWE 2K26. Paxley and her husband appeared together in the music video for “Solace In Silence” by the metalcore band Not Enough Space.

Paxley made her WWE main-roster debut on SmackDown on August 7, 2026. She attacked B-Fab and Michin to help Charlotte Flair defeat Jade Cargill, then aligned herself with Flair and Alexa Bliss.

The alliance was presented as the “Allies of Convenience” faction. WWE segments subsequently focused on Paxley's unusual behavior and her efforts to fit in with Flair and Bliss.