Cathy Kelley

Actor

Birthday September 27, 1988

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.

Age 35 years old

Nationality United States

Height 5 ft 7 in

#31930 Most Popular

1988

Catherine Anne Kelley (born September 27, 1988) is an American journalist, television host, model and actress currently signed to WWE, working as a backstage interviewer on the SmackDown brand.

Kelley was born on September 27, 1988, in Oak Park, Illinois.

She is of Austrian and Irish descent.

She grew up with a single mother, but spent much of her time on her father's farm in Vermont.

Her grandfather, Bartram Kelley was an aviation pioneer, as the senior engineer of Bell Helicopters.

Kelley became interested in journalism when she was in high school, and started hosting for several of her school's news broadcasts.

She graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in multimedia journalism.

She is a member of Mensa International, the world's largest and oldest high IQ society, and is also a certified Mensa journalist.

Kelley has hosted and contributed to WTTW's GenYTV, WOI-DT's The Open House Television Show, DSM Living, and JUCE TV's Hot Off The Press.

2012

Kelley joined AfterBuzz TV in 2012.

She was a panelist on the networks' recap shows of WWE's Monday Night Raw, NXT, and ABC's The Bachelor.

2013

In 2013, she began hosting a podcast called "Chatting with Cathy," where she interviewed celebrities, social influencers, and friends of the network.

2016

She is also known for her previous tenure with WWE from 2016 to 2020.

Prior to signing with WWE, she was a panelist on Maria Menounos' online network AfterBuzz TV.

On October 6, 2022, WWE announced that Kelley has officially joined the RAW brand as a backstage interviewer after a hiatus of two years from the company.

Kelley was signed to WWE in February 2016, and was a correspondent for NXT and special events.

She made her official WWE debut on April 1, 2016, on the pre-show of NXT Takeover: Dallas.

During her tenure, she hosted WWE Now, a show that airs on WWE's social media platforms and their official website that covers stories, breaking news, previews of upcoming episodes of Raw and SmackDown, and event recaps.

During her tenure, she contributed to Sam Roberts' show on Sirius XM.

2019

On September 25, 2019, Kelley made her official television debut during an episode of NXT.

She also made one night appearance on SmackDown as correspondent on November 1, 2019, after most of the WWE roster were stuck overseas.

2020

On February 13, 2020, Kelley announced on social media that she was leaving WWE.

Her last day with the company was at NXT TakeOver: Portland on February 16.

In 2020, Kelley made her acting debut on the Netflix sitcom #blackAF as a flight attendant.

On October 6, 2022, WWE announced that Kelley will be returning to the company as a backstage interviewer on the Raw brand.

In June 2023 she joined the Smackdown brand in the same role.