at on 12 january 2019, ray and jazzy gabert appeared at ringside. it was later confirmed that the two had signed with wwe, marking ray's first contract with wwe. her first match on nxt uk was on 13 march. ray beat candy floss in a singles match. on the june 19 episode of "nxt uk", ray won a battle royal. with the win, she got a chance to fight nxt uk women's champion toni storm at a time of her choice. on 3 july, ray said she will face storm at . at takeover: cardiff, ray defeated storm and became the nxt uk women's championship. she was the first british-born wrestler to hold the title.