Amidst rumors that WWE released Kharma after their official Twitter feed moved her profile to its list of Alumni on Thursday, TMZ.com reporter Ryan Satin says she has been let go by the sports entertainment organization. He tweeted on Thursday evening:
A source close to @Kharma tells me the rumors are true and she was indeed released from @WWE today. Dumbest WWE release in SOOO LONG!!!
— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) July 12, 2012
The accomplished grappler addressed rumors of her WWE demise via Twitter earlier, writing:
Yes. I have been officially promoted to the alumni section of the WWE roster.
— Awesome Kong (@MeanQueenK) July 12, 2012
Her profile, however, remains listed in the Raw talent index on WWE.com.
Kharma, whose real name is Kia Michelle Stevens, signed a contract with WWE in December of 2010 and made her debut on May 1, 2011 at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view as she decimated Michelle McCool. Weeks later, Kharma spoke for the first time on television to reveal she was pregnant and thus forced to take a leave of absence from the organization. Stevens made a surprise return in January as the twenty-first entrant in the Royal Rumble Match and subsequently announced to TMZ.com that she had given birth to a baby boy named Jamie on December 31, 2011. She then admitted in March that the child died before she could give birth and had lied due to her emotional state at the time.
