Glencross began her wrestling career on the
independent circuit under the ring name Nikki Storm, most notably performing for
Insane Championship Wrestling,
Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and
Shimmer Women Athletes. In 2016, Glencross signed a contract with WWE, changing her ring name to Nikki Cross. During her first years with the company, she worked on the
NXT brand as part of the
stableSanity. Her first character gimmick was that of a psychopathic and unhinged woman who would suffer mood swings. In mid-2018, Sanity was drafted to
SmackDown without Cross, who stayed in NXT.
Cross was promoted to the main roster in December 2018. In 2019, Cross was drafted to Raw and formed a
tag team with
Alexa Bliss, winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice. From June 2021 to October 2022, Glencross' character became a faux-inspired superhero known as Nikki A. S. H. (standing for "Almost A Superhero"); as Nikki A. S. H., she won the
Money in the Bank contract and successfully cashed it in the next day to become Raw Women's Champion. She also won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship alongside
Rhea Ripley. In 2022, she reverted back to the Nikki Cross name and persona.
Glencross competed in
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s British Boot Camp 2, which began airing in October 2014, in which she was unsuccessful.[1] During the show, she had a four-way match against Kasey Owens,
Kay Lee Ray and Leah Owens, which she was victorious.
Glencross received a tryout with
WWE in
London during the autumn of 2015,[12] and in April 2016, she was one of ten signees that had begun training at the
WWE Performance Center in
Orlando, Florida.[13] She debuted for
NXT on 22 April during a
live event.[14] During a
Facebook live video in August, she was introduced as Nikki Cross.[15] She made her first televised appearance and in-ring debut on 17 August episode of NXT under the name Nikki Glencross, where she competed in a
six-woman tag team match along with
Carmella and
Liv Morgan, defeating
Daria Berenato,
Mandy Rose, and
Alexa Bliss.[5]
On 12 October episode of NXT, Nikki Cross returned as part of the debuting
heelstable,
Sanity, along with
Alexander Wolfe,
Eric Young, and
Sawyer Fulton (who was later replaced by
Killian Dain). Nikki Cross and Young accompanied Fulton and Wolfe for their winning effort against
Bobby Roode and
Tye Dillinger in the first round of the
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.[16] One week later, Nikki Cross scored her first televised singles victory over
Danielle Kamela, however, the decision was reversed because Nikki Cross continued to attack Kamela after the match.[17]
On 11 January 2017 episode of NXT, Nikki Cross came to the aid of
NXT Women's ChampionAsuka, who was being attacked by
The Iconic Duo (
Billie Kay and
Peyton Royce), before turning on Asuka and attacking her as well.[18] As a result, Cross, Royce, and Kay were placed in a
four-way match at the
TakeOver: San Antonio event on 28 January, which Cross failed to win.[19] In May, Cross participated in a number one contender's battle royal for Asuka's NXT Women's Championship, where she,
Ruby Riot, and
Ember Moon were attacked by Asuka for being the last competitors left in the match and as a result, all four of them were placed into a four-way championship match at
TakeOver: Chicago,[20] which was later changed to a
three-way match after Ember Moon suffered an injury.[21] At the event, Cross failed to capture the title.[22] In a rematch which was contested in a
three-way elimination match once again against both women, Riot was the first eliminated before the match ended in a
no contest as Cross and Asuka brawled backstage.[23] This led to a
last woman standing match (the first-ever in WWE history) between the two women for the NXT Women's Championship on 28 June episode of NXT, in which Cross was once again defeated.[24]
In 2018, Cross began a short winning streak, defeating
Lacey Evans[31] and
Vanessa Borne.[32] Throughout the summer, Cross started a feud with
Shayna Baszler over the NXT Women's Championship, which led to a match between the two at
TakeOver: Chicago II, in which Cross was once again unsuccessful and was defeated by technical submission.[33] After a short hiatus, Cross returned in August[34] and she was placed in the
Aleister Black attack
storyline where she was revealed to be a witness as she was on the roof of the building at the time he was attacked. In September, Cross also started a short feud with
Bianca Belair which led to a match between the two that ended in a double count-out.[35] One month later on 17 October episode of NXT, a rematch ended in a no contest after Aleister Black returned and interrupted it to ask Cross who his attacker was.[36]Johnny Gargano was eventually revealed as the attacker and her involvement in the storyline sparked a match between Cross and Gargano's wife
Candice LeRae, whom she was able to defeat in a singles match at
TakeOver: WarGames.[37]
Teaming with Alexa Bliss (2018–2020)
On 6 November 2018 episode of SmackDown from
Manchester, England, Cross made her surprise main roster debut on
SmackDown by answering an open challenge from
WWE SmackDown Women's ChampionBecky Lynch, who defeated her in a non-title match.[38] On 17 December 2018 episode of Raw, Cross was advertised as one of the six NXT wrestlers about to be moved up to the main roster.[39][40] Cross wrestled her final NXT match on 9 January 2019 episode of NXT, where she lost to Bianca Belair, officially ending the feud between the two as well.[41] On 14 January 2019 episode of Raw, Cross made her
Raw debut, teaming with
Bayley and
Natalya in a winning effort against The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, and
Sarah Logan).[42] At the
Royal Rumble, Cross entered her first
Royal Rumble match at number 8, lasting nine minutes before being eliminated by The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce).[43] On 4 February episode of Raw, Cross and
Alicia Fox were defeated by The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (
Bayley and Sasha Banks) in a match to determine the final Raw entrants in the
tag teamElimination Chamber match to determine the inaugural
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions at the
Elimination Chamber event.[44] On 8 April (
aired 24 April) at
Worlds Collide, she took part in a triple threat match for the
NXT UK Women's Championship, which was won by defending champion
Toni Storm.[45]
On the 26 June episode of SmackDown, Cross won a
fatal four-way match to earn a SmackDown Women's Championship match against Bayley at
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, where Cross lost the match.[57] On the 24 July episode of SmackDown, Cross demanded a rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but Bayley stated that Cross must defeat a worthy adversary in Bliss, setting up a match between Bliss and Cross where the winner would face Bayley for the title on the following week's SmackDown; Cross defeated Bliss to earn a rematch. On the 31 July episode of SmackDown, Cross shoved Bliss onto the floor after losing a SmackDown Women's Championship match against Bayley, and Bliss was attacked by
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.[58] Bliss then aligned herself with The Fiend, and Cross tried to maintain her friendship with her, but Bliss refused and attacked Cross. As part of the
2020 WWE Draft, Cross was drafted to the
Rawbrand.[59]
"Almost a Super Hero" (2021–2022)
On 21 June 2021 episode of
Raw, Nikki Cross debuted an inspired faux-superhero gimmick with her ring name changing to Nikki A. S. H., with A. S. H. standing for "Almost a Super Hero".[60] At
Money in the Bank, She won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in her Money in the Bank contract the following night on Raw, defeating
Charlotte Flair to win the
Raw Women's Championship for the first time in her career.[61][62] However, she lost the title back to Flair at
SummerSlam.[63] On 20 September episode of Raw, she would win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for a third time with
Rhea Ripley by defeating
Natalya and
Tamina.[64] They lost it on 22 November episode of Raw to
Queen Zelina and
Carmella, ending their reign at 63 days.[65] On 10 January 2022 episode of Raw, she turned
heel by attacking Ripley.[66] She participated in the
Royal Rumble match at the
namesake event and entered at #22, eliminating
Mighty Molly (who also had a superheroin gimmick) before she was eliminated by eventual winner
Ronda Rousey.[67] At
Elimination Chamber, she entered the
Elimination Chamber match for a Raw Women's Championship match at
WrestleMania 38, but was eliminated by Ripley.[68] On the 2 May episode of Raw, she would win the
WWE 24/7 Championship from
Dana Brooke, only to lose it to Brooke on the same episode.[69]
In May 2022, she began to work with
Doudrop as a tag team.[70] After the Women's Tag Team Championship was vacated in May, A. S. H. and Doudrop entered a tournament to crown new champions which began in August.[71] They lost in the first round to
Alexa Bliss and Asuka.[72] On the 30 August episode of NXT 2.0, A. S. H. and Doudrop made a surprise appearance as they challenged the
NXT Women's Tag Team ChampionsKatana Chance and
Kayden Carter for their titles at
Worlds Collide, but lost the match.[73]
Return of Nikki Cross (2022–present)
On the 24 October 2022 episode of Raw, she interfered in a match between
Bayley and
Bianca Belair, attacking both women, and reverting to her "unhinged" gimmick and her "Nikki Cross" name.[74] On the 7 November episode of Raw, Cross joined
Damage CTRL (Bayley,
Dakota Kai, and
Iyo Sky) in a brawl against Bianca Belair,
Asuka, and
Alexa Bliss. It was announced later that Cross would team with Damage CTRL to take on Belair, Asuka, and Bliss in a
WarGames match at
Survivor Series WarGames on 26 November 2022.[75] Later in the night, Cross defeated
Dana Brooke to win her
11th24/7 Championship, but later discarded the title belt backstage;[76] the title was deactivated shortly thereafter. Cross then started a storyline where she stalked
Candice LeRae.