In August 2012, Evie became the first Impact Pro Wrestling NZ Women's Champion, defeating Britenay and Megan Fox in a triple threat match.

Evie made her debut for the all-female American promotion Shimmer Women Athletes at Volume 53 on 6 April 2013, participating in a five-way match which she lost to Christina Von Eerie and also included Yuu Yamagata, Kalamity, and Rhia O'Reilly.

[10] On 15 December 2016, Crowley signed a contract with WWE,[11] and in June 2017, she was announced as a participant in the upcoming Mae Young Classic under the new ring name Dakota Kai.

[20][21] Throughout the rest of the year, Kai racked up victories and losses against competitors like Santana Garrett,[22] Bianca Belair,[23] Lacey Evans[24] and Aliyah.

[28] Before the match, Kai took part in a tournament (which was taped in the summer but aired in November) for the vacant championship, defeating Nina Samuels in the first round but was eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winner Ripley.

[31] On 17 January 2019, Kai announced on her Twitter page that she sustained a torn ACL, during an NXT live event in December, which would sideline her from in-ring competition for the next few months.

[52] At TakeOver: In Your House on 7 June, Kai, González and LeRae lost to Nox, Yim and Shotzi Blackheart in a six-woman tag team match.

[54] On 6 December, she and González aligned with LeRae and Toni Storm to defeat Blackheart, Ember Moon, Shirai and Ripley in a WarGames match.

[55] Kai and González participated in the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic[56][57] and won by defeating Blackheart and Moon in the finals at Vengeance Day on 14 February.

[63] On 26 October, at Halloween Havoc, she returned as the mysterious person to cost González the title to Mandy Rose in a Trick or Street Fight.

[65] Kai then competed in the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic with Wendy Choo, defeating Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta in the first round,[66] González and Jade in the semifinals on 8 March at Roadblock,[67] but lost to Shirai and Kay Lee Ray in the finals.

[74] On 30 July 2022, Kai re-signed with WWE and returned at SummerSlam alongside Bayley and Iyo Sky (formerly known as Io Shirai), confronting Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair.

[76][77] On 8 August episode of Raw, the trio challenged Belair, Alexa Bliss and Asuka to a six-woman tag team match at Clash at the Castle.

[81] On 12 September episode of Raw, Kai and Sky defeated Aliyah and Rodriguez in a rematch to win the Women's Tag Team Championship for the first time.

[83] At Crown Jewel on 5 November, they won back the titles in a rematch, marking the first time a women's championship changed hands in the Middle East.

[87] On 27 February episode of Raw, Kai and Sky lost the Women's Tag Team Championship to Lynch and Lita after interference from Trish Stratus, ending their second reign at 114 days.

[88] The feud resulted in a six-woman tag team match at WrestleMania 39 on 1 April, where Damage CTRL lost to Lynch, Lita, and Stratus.

[90] On 12 May episode of SmackDown, Kai and Bayley failed to win the Women's Tag Team Championship from Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.

[91][92] On 5 August, Kai made a physical appearance for the first time since her injury at SummerSlam to celebrate Sky's WWE Women's Championship victory.

[95] At Night 1 of WrestleMania XL on 6 April, Kai, Asuka and Sane lost to Belair, Naomi and Jade Cargill in a six-woman tag team match.

[98] The group turned face on 29 July episode of Raw, when they began feuding with Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark and Sonya Deville).

[101] In late 2024, Kai entered the tournament to crown the inaugural Women's Intercontinental Champion, challenging Lyra Valkyria in the finals on the 13 January 2025 episode of Raw, which she lost.