Cavinder twins make WWE debut as ex-Miami basketball stars ‘mull professional wrestling careers’

Haley and Hanna Cavinder made their WWE television debuts on Tuesday night as they joined Thea Hail in the ring following her victory.

With the battle royal win, Hail became the No. 1 contender for the NXT women’s championship, and the twins lifted her on their shoulders as celebrations went on around the wrestler.

The Cavinders teased their appearance beforehand, posting a photo of themselves in the ring on Instagram.

‘You may see your fav tag team in the ring tonight,’ they wrote.

After choosing to forgo their final years of eligibility playing basketball for Miami, the Cavinders are reportedly seriously considering a career in wrestling.

The twins posed in the ring before making their on-screen debut with WWE on Tuesday

The sisters have signed NIL deals with Raising Canes, Victoria’s Secret, Gopuff and more

According to The Athletic, the twins spent Tuesday and Wednesday this week at the WWE’s training center in Orlando.

Despite their collaboration with WWE this week, the twins have not yet signed a contract with the organization and told The Athletic there is no timetable on them doing so.

‘I don’t think we’ve talked about a timeline,’ Haley said.

‘We take it day by day. We came out here and we’re going to a RAW event later in July. We’re going where our feet are, understanding, getting more into it and seeing where it takes us.’

The Cavinder twins lifted up Thea Hail on their shoulders after her battle royal victory

The Cavinder twins, Haley and Hanna, chose to forgo their final year of eligibility at Miami

‘You see it on TV and it’s amazing,’ Hanna added. ‘Then you get here, see the roots of it, all the physicality and skills you have to have behind it.’

‘It embodies the entertainment side we like to showcase,’ she added. ‘It’s cool to tie us and WWE. We’re very interested in that.’

With over 600,000 Instagram followers each, the pair have become massive NIL draws in the rapidly shifting world of college sports.

They’ve signed deals with Victoria’s Secret, Raising Canes and more, and were both had NIL valuations more than $900k per On3.