in september 2019, it was reported that catanzaro had quit the wwe and retired from professional wrestling because of a long term back injury. she returned on the january 15, 2020 episode of "nxt" in a women's battle royal. catanzaro said that she took some time off because she had doubts about continuing in the professional wrestling business. on the september 16 episode of "nxt", catanzaro teamed with kayden carter. they beat beat jessi kamea and xia li. the next week, she competed in a battle royal to chose the number one contender for the nxt women's championship. catanzaro beat indi hartwell to reach the final four. she lost to dakota kai, with help from candice lerae.