On the May 3, 2017, episode of "NXT", LeRae made her televised in-ring debut for WWE, participating in a number one contender's battle royal for Asuka's NXT Women's Championship. However, she was unsuccessful in winning the match as she was eliminated by Billie Kay. In July, she was announced as one of the participants for the Mae Young Classic tournament. LeRae defeated Renee Michelle in the first round and Nicole Savoy in the second round, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Shayna Baszler.&lt;ref name="MaeYoungClassic28/08/17"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="MaeYoungClassic04/09/17"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="MaeYoungClassic04/09/17QUATERFINALS"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;