Valerie Loureda gets her WWE name.
Loureda took to social media to announce that she will now be going by Lola Vice in WWE.
Loureda is a former MMA fighter who competed for Bellator before signing with WWE in June. She's been training at the WWE Performance Center full-time since July. She made her non-battle royal in-ring debut at the November 12 NXT live event. She dressed as Lola Bunny in the NXT Halloween battle royal at the October 28 NXT live event.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani after signing with WWE, Loureda said about a possible name change, "I don't know. Right now, I just have to go to the institute, work hard, trust myself and trust what they say. I would love to have Loureda in some part of my name or Cuban/Latina something, because I am the first Cuban-American woman. Just knowing that I'm honoring my grandparents."
It is unknown when Loureda will debut on NXT television.
Fightful will have live coverage of NXT beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday.