Kayla is at her highest in NXT with her teammates Ember Moon and Asuka making the team, The Women of Domination. She is wrestling under the name of Monica Starr. One day, she is casted in the movie, Duty Calls as the lead role of Katie. When she is on set, she sees none other than the one and only, Dean Ambrose. He is also casted in the movie and the pair gets to know each other and things get heated with romance and hatred.