She was initially selected as one of 6 women who would take part in that season's competition, but had to withdraw from it before it began, due to a previously undiagnosed irregular heartbeat causing a failed medical.

[18] She made her televised debut on the December 25 episode of NXT as a face, still under her independent ring name "Shotzi Blackheart" in a loss to Bianca Belair.

[20] On the June 17 episode of NXT, Blackheart and Tegan Nox challenged Bayley and Sasha Banks for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which they were unsuccessful in winning.

[21] At Halloween Havoc, she served as the host during that episode, preventing Shirai during her match against Candice LeRae from being attacked by a mysterious person wearing a Ghostface mask (later revealed as Indi Hartwell).

[26] After retaining the titles at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver against The Way,[27] they lost it against them on the may 5 episode of NXT in a street fight, which also marked Blackheart's final appearance for the brand.

[35] On the September 16 episode of SmackDown, Shotzi saved Rodriguez from an attack by Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky), turning face in the process.

[37] The next day, she served as the host for NXT Halloween Havoc alongside Quincy Elliot, attacking Lash Legend after she interrupted them.

[citation needed] She then decided to get back at them and remove her green hair entirely in a segment, although this was not just part of a storyline, but also done as a tribute to her sister in real life, who suffers from bile duct cancer.

[42][43] Shotzi returned from injury on the December 10, 2024 episode of NXT, running to the aid of Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley as the pair faced an attack by Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx), starting a feud with Fatal Influence and an alliance with Dolin and Paxley in the process.

[48] On October 14, 2022, the trio performed "I Put a Spell on You" (as a tribute of the film Hocus Pocus) in a music video which was released by WWE.

[51] In September 2023, she started hosting a ghost hunting show titled "Chamber of Horrors" alongside Scarlett on WWE's YouTube channel.