Marie Malenko Confirms New WWE Ring Name

Marie Malenko has confirmed reports that she is getting a new WWE ring name. It was reported on Saturday that Malenko, who previously was working under the name of Lacey Simon, would be working as Kenzie moving forward.

Malenko shared a post by False Finish to her Instagram stories to confirm the news. You can see a screenshot below of the Instagram stories post via False Finish’s Twitter account.

Marie Malenko is the daughter of WWE and WCW veteran Dean Malenko, and the granddaughter of Boris Malenko. She signed with WWE as a Performance Center recruit in May and has been working NXT dark matches and live events.

https://t.co/CFAjOc6yHj pic.twitter.com/rRUY9zQOnV

— False Finish (@FalseFinishHQ) August 16, 2026