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A.J. Mendez was born on 19 March 1987 in Union City, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE NXT (2010) and The JBL & Cole Show with Renee Young (2012). She has been married to Phil Brooks since 13 June 2014.- Amy Dumas was born on April 14, 1975 in Florida. Not much is known about her past except that she and her family did a lot of moving around. Her parents divorced before she graduated from high school. She graduated 6 months early and became a roadie for 5 years and became interested in wrestling after watching Rey Mysterio Jr. She later made her way through wrestling schools before being signed to ECW, where she remained for 9 months before quitting. Later that year she signed with WWF and debuted with Essa Rios on Feb. 13, 2000. After her relationship with Essa ended, Amy joined Matt and Jeff Hardy and the three became Team Xtreme. Time went by and the threesome were popular everywhere, but it wasn't long before the group started facing problems and the three split for a while until returning in 2002 at the WWF 2002 Royal Rumble. A few months later, Amy broke her neck while filming FOX'S Dark Angel and was unable to return to the ring for many months. She is currently partnered with Edge on WWE's RAW.
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Rebecca Quin was born on 30 January 1987 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE NXT (2010) and WWE Raw (1993). She has been married to Colby Lopez since June 2021. They have one child.- Actress
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Stephanie McMahon is WWE Chief Brand Officer, a publicly traded (NYSE: WWE) global media company. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring WWE's global brand strength and growth across all lines of business. Stephanie oversees WWE's Brand, Community Relations and Pop Culture strategies as well as WWE's Global Sales and Partnerships Division. She also occasionally plays a character on WWE programming.
Among her many contributions, Stephanie has been the driving force behind WWE's Women's Evolution, which has given female performers an equal share of the spotlight both in and out of the ring. Prior to being named Chief Brand Officer in 2013, Stephanie was Executive Vice President, Creative and was the first woman to lead WWE's Creative Writing, Digital Media, Talent Relations, Talent Brand Management and Live Events businesses.
Over the years, Stephanie has been recognized by Forbes in the publication's annual World's Most Influential CMO list, and in 2020 she was named the world's most influential female CMO and earned the #2 position overall. Stephanie was named a Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Honoree at the 2017 ESPN Humanitarian Awards. Additionally, Adweek has included Stephanie in their list of the Most Powerful Women in Sports for the past five years and previously chose her as a 2019 Brand Genius honoree.
In 2014, Stephanie and her husband, Paul Levesque "Triple H", established Connor's Cure, a fund dedicated to fighting pediatric cancer. In partnership with The V Foundation and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Connor's Cure has raised $3.5 million to date.
She is a Henry Crown Fellow within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute and also an Eisenhower Fellow. She is a member of the Board of Directors for WWE, The Ad Council, USO Metropolitan Washington and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation.
Stephanie received her B.S. from Boston University in Communications and has been named a Distinguished Alumni by the School of Communications.
She is a mother of three daughters: Aurora Rose Levesque (born July 24, 2006); Murphy Claire Levesque (born July 28, 2008); and Vaughn Evelyn Levesque (born August 24, 2010).- Actress
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Mickie James was born on 31 August 1979 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004) and WWE Raw (1993). She has been married to Nick Aldis since 31 December 2015. They have one child.- Actress
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Patricia Anne Stratigeas, better known as Trish Stratus, is marketed as a former wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Before she became a mainstay in professional wrestling, she was a student at York University in Toronto, Canada. She majored in Biology and Kinesiology, but when the professors went on strike she took a job as receptionist at a local fitness club. There she was soon discovered by an agent who landed her a job as a fitness model.
Her success as a fitness model eventually caught the attention of a WWE talent official who sent her a letter offering her a contract. Other wrestling promotions had also offered her similar contracts, but she decided to sign with the WWE. She then made her WWE debut in March 19, 2000 on WWF Sunday Night Heat #86 (2000), where she formed the tag team of T & A with Test (Andrew Martin) and Albert (Matt Bloom). She also became the manager of then-WWE Intercontinental Champion Val Venis (Sean Morley).
Trish Stratus is highly regarded as a self-proclaimed WWE Diva. Among her accomplishments: she was voted Internet Babe of the Year for three consecutive years in 2001, 2002 and 2003, along with winning the "Diva of the Decade" award for the Raw Tenth Anniversary (2003); she graced the cover of the annual WWE Divas Magazine four times--in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2006; and she holds the record for being the only woman in WWE history to win the WWE Women's Championship seven times. On September 17, 2006, she officially retired from professional wrestling after an amazing 7-year career; she'll be remembered for the legacy she left during her time with the WWE.
Following her retirement from WWE, she made occasional appearances on WWE Raw (1993) in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012, either for a special anniversary episode (Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) and Raw 1000 (2012)- Raw 1000), to wrestle, to guest-host, or make a televised appearance in a gimmick style segment. She participated in WrestleMania XXVII (2011) in 2011 with Snooki (Nicole Polizzi) and John Morrison (John Hennigan) in an intergender tag team match against Laycool (Layla El and Michelle McCool) and Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth) in which her team proved victorious. She was later inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2013 (2013) in 2013 by Stephanie McMahon and the following year she inducted her bestie Lita (Amy Dumas) in the WWE Hall of Fame (2014) in 2014.
During that time, she toured with Lita (Amy Dumas) on convention tours to meet and greet fans who enjoyed their 2000-2006 friendship/rivalry. In 2018, they made their return to WWE when they individually participated in the main event all women's WWE Royal Rumble (2018), then wrestled in a tag-team match against Alicia Fox (Victoria Crawford) and Mickie James at the all female pay-per-view WWE Evolution (2018). Trish Stratus continues to split her time between making appearances at conventions, doing autograph signings for special WWE events, and taking care of her children Maximus (born September 30, 2013) and Madison (born January 14, 2017). She also made her mark in the feature films Bounty Hunters (2011) as Jules and Gridlocked (2015) as Gina.- Actress
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Brie Bella was born Brianna Monique Garcia-Colace on November 21, 1983 in San Diego, California & raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. On June 2007, she signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) & was assigned to developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) alongside her twin sister Nikki, forming the duo The Bella Twins. She made her debut at SmackDown on November 2008. Brie is also a one-time WWE Divas Champion.- Born as Gionna Daddio, Liv Morgan signed with WWE in 2014, shortly thereafter making her TV debut on the affiliated program, NXT. After a few years spent developing her craft and making a name for herself, Morgan took her career to the next level by joining the WWE Smackdown women's division in 2017. From there, she would go on to participate in the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble match, the inaugural all-women's Evolution event, competed in several WrestleManias, won 2022 Money in the bank ladder match, and defeated Ronda Rousey to become 1st time Smackdown women's champion. Liv's popularity within the WWE universe as one of the brand's top female stars only continues to grow.
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Nikki Bella was born Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace on November 21, 1983 in San Diego, California & raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. On June 2007, she signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) & was assigned to developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) alongside her twin sister Brie, forming the duo The Bella Twins. She made her debut at SmackDown on November 2008. Nikki is a two-time WWE Divas Champion and holds the record for the longest reign with that title.- , is an American former professional wrestler known for her tenure in the WWE on the SmackDown brand.
McCool originally worked as a middle school teacher in Palatka, Florida. She joined WWE in 2004 after participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. In her initial on-screen role, she acted primarily as a personal trainer and occasional wrestler. She also acted as the manager to the team of K. C. James and Idol Stevens, collectively known as The Teacher's Pets, in 2006 after changing her on-screen character to that of a teacher. At The Great American Bash in 2008, she became the inaugural WWE Divas Champion, holding the title for approximately five months. She then won the WWE Women's Championship at The Bash in 2009, becoming the first person to have held both titles. At Night of Champions in 2010, she unified both titles becoming the first WWE Unified Divas Champion. She has held both titles on two occasions which makes her a four-time champion overall. McCool first came to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a competitor in the 2004 WWE Diva Search, losing to Christy Hemme. Although she was eliminated, WWE signed her to a three-year deal in November. Despite not winning the contest, she later debuted on SmackDown! as a fan favorite with a "Personal Trainer" gimmick. She wrestled in her first SmackDown! match, teaming with The Big Show to defeat Dawn Marie and René Duprée on March 3, 2005. A few months later, McCool became a part of the feud between MNM and Heidenreich when she defended Heidenreich against MNM's manager Melina's verbal attacks. In a match on June 30, Melina defeated McCool by pinning her with the illegal aid of the ring ropes as leverage. After the match, MNM performed their finisher, the Snapshot, on McCool.
McCool was then sent to WWE's developmental facility, Deep South Wrestling (DSW), where she wrestled, performed interviews, hosted segments, and provided color commentary. While in DSW, she was hospitalized after having an allergic reaction to a prescribed medication and was temporarily sidelined to recover. Eventually, she started to train in WWE's other developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). While in OVW, she began managing the duo of Amish Roadkill and K.C. James.
The Teacher's Pets (2006-2007) She returned to SmackDown! on June 2, 2006, this time working as a villainess with a "sexy teacher" gimmick, pulling on her real life experiences. Upon her arrival, she aligned with the evil Kristal Marshall to feud with Jillian Hall and Ashley Massaro. This feud led to a Fatal Four-Way Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash, which Massaro won. She won her first singles match on the July 28 edition of SmackDown!, defeating Hall by illegally using the ropes as leverage. Soon after, she began acting as valet for the team of K. C. James and Idol Stevens, who, because of her association with them, were nicknamed The Teacher's Pets. The trio began feuding with Paul London and Brian Kendrick, and their valet Massaro, for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but never won the title. The feud ended when London and Kendrick won a match against them at No Mercy in October. On November 28, McCool was hospitalized with an enlarged kidney, a broken sternum, and an electrolyte imbalance. She was released from the hospital on December 2.
All-American Diva; Divas Champion (2007-2008) McCool returned on the March 30, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, where she participated in a 10-Diva tag team match. On the April 13 edition of SmackDown!, McCool became a fan favorite once again when she came to the aid of Ashley Massaro after she was attacked by Jillian Hall backstage. On the May 28 edition of Raw, McCool won the Memorial Day Bikini Beach Splash Battle Royal by eliminating Melina. Subsequently, a series of matches took place between Victoria and McCool, including a Mixed Tag Team match where Victoria and Kenny Dykstra defeated McCool and Chuck Palumbo. McCool even made the save of Torrie Wilson who was attacked after a match against Victoria, on the August 10 edition of SmackDown!. That would lead to the last match between the two, with Michelle getting the victory.
McCool then became caught in the middle of a feud between the villainous Jamie Noble and her on-screen friend Chuck Palumbo. After a series of matches between the men, Noble won a date with McCool by defeating Palumbo in a match. In the storyline, Palumbo accidentally elbowed McCool during a match, causing her to suffer a concussion. The partnership was dissolved when McCool refused to accept his apology. She then went on to compete in a series of contests with Victoria, Eve Torres, Maryse and Cherry to determine SmackDown!s top Diva, subsequently winning the title. At The Great American Bash on July 20, 2008, McCool defeated Natalya Neidhart to become the inaugural WWE Divas Champion.
On the July 25th episode of SmackDown!, McCool defeated Maryse in a non-title match. On the August 8 episode of SmackDown!, Michelle teamed up with Maria and Cherry in a losing effort to Maryse, Victoria and Natalya. The following week, McCool teamed up with Maria in losing effort to Maryse and Natalya after Maryse pinned Michelle. She successfully defended her Divas Championship against Maryse at Unforgiven and on the September 19 edition of SmackDown!. On the September 23rd episode of ECW, McCool was defeated by Maryse in a non-title singles match. On the November 14th episode of SmackDown!, McCool successfully retained her Divas Championship against Maria. McCool began turning heel after losing to Maria in a non-title singles match on the December 5 episode of SmackDown. After the match, the evil McCool attacked Maria backstage. On the December 19th episode of SmackDown!, Maryse became the #1 Contender for the Divas Championship after Maryse defeated Maria with McCool at ringside. On the December 26, 2008 episode of SmackDown!, McCool lost the Divas Championship to Maryse. After the match, McCool blamed Maria, the special guest referee of the match, for her loss and attacked her, establishing herself as a villainess.
In the following weeks, McCool also attacked Eve Torres, resulting in Eve's debut match, which McCool won. McCool then defeated Gail Kim on the May 22 taping of SmackDown to become the number one contender for the WWE Women's Championship, which she would win a month later at The Bash by defeating Melina. She retained the championship against Melina during a rematch on July 26 at Night of Champions.
McCool then formed an alliance with Layla, and entered into a feud with Mickie James, which resulted in a five-on-five Elimination match at Survivor Series, which James' team won. James then became the number one contender for McCool's championship at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, where McCool successfully retained the championship. However, McCool lost the WWE Women's Championship to James at the 2010 Royal Rumble, though she regained it on the February 26 edition of SmackDown when special guest referee Vickie Guerrero interfered, costing James the Championship. On the April 23 edition of SmackDown, she and Layla attacked Beth Phoenix with a spray and table. The attack was a reference to the upcoming Extreme Makeover WWE Women's Championship match between McCool and Phoenix at the 2010 Extreme Rules, which McCool lost. On May 14, 2010, McCool and Layla faced the then-WWE Women's Champion Phoenix in a two-on-one handicap match, in which Layla pinned Phoenix and won the WWE Women's Championship.
On the July 20 edition of SmackDown, McCool took the place of Layla in her WWE Women's Championship match against Tiffany, defeating her and retaining the title. At Night of Champions McCool defeated Melina to unify the WWE Women's Championship and the WWE Divas Championship, thus becoming the first ever WWE Unified Divas Champion. At Survivor Series on November 21, she lost the Divas Championship when Natalya defeated McCool and Layla in a two-on-one handicap match. At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, she and Layla were defeated in the first ever Divas tag team tables match by Natalya and Beth Phoenix.
At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, 2011, McCool, Layla and Dolph Ziggler (accompanied by Vickie Guerrero) lost to Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Trish Stratus, and John Morrison in a 6-person mixed tag team match after Snooki pinned McCool.
LayCool Split and Departure (2011) On the April 8th edition of Smackdown, LayCool began to fall out again after being defeated by Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly after Michelle refused to tag in Layla. The next week on Smackdown saw Layla lose to Kelly despite McCool's help. After match, McCool scolded and brutally shoved Layla. On the April 22nd edition of SmackDown LayCool attended another couples therapy session. As Layla started to get emotional, McCool hugged her and apologized. When Layla went to thank the therapist, Michelle brutally attacked her, thus ending LayCool. On the April 25th WWE Draft on Raw, Layla lost a match to Eve Torres and attacked McCool for costing her the match.
Layla & McCool decided to go against each other for a "Loser Leaves WWE" match at Extreme Rules.
McCool failed to win the match which costing her to leave WWE.
Before McCool left WWE, Kharma (The newest diva at WWE) gave McCool an implant buster.
Other media During the week of November 5, 2007, she appeared on five episodes of Family Feud with several other WWE wrestlers and Divas. She also appeared on the February 6, 2008 episode of Project Runway with Maria Kanellis, Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Kristal Marshall, and Layla El. On June 3, 2008, she appeared on the Best Damn Sports Show Period with John Cena. In addition, McCool appeared in the January 2009 edition of Muscle & Fitness, along with Eve Torres and Maryse.
Personal life Before and during high school, McCool played softball. She also played first base at Pasco-Hernando Community College. McCool later received her master's degree in Educational leadership from Florida State University. Before becoming involved in professional wrestling, she taught seventh grade science for four years in Palatka, Florida. She also competed in National Physique Committee fitness contests. Both of her parents also work in education; her mother is a teacher and her father is a superintendent. She has an older brother who played football at the University of Cincinnati.
McCool was married to Jeremy Louis Alexander, whom she began dating in high school. The couple divorced in 2006. She married fellow wrestler Mark Calaway, known professionally as The Undertaker, on June 26, 2010 in Houston, Texas. On August 1, 2012 it was announced that they were expecting their first child. Kaia Faith Calaway was born on August 29, 2012 and is Calaway's fourth child and McCool's first.
McCool is a Christian. Her wrestling outfits incorporate Christian crosses. She has had several wrestling-related injuries; in November 2007, she fractured her nose during an overseas WWE tour after Victoria's clothesline hit her in the face. She has been hospitalized twice, had two broken ribs, a broken sternum, and a broken xiphoid process. When she chose to leave the WWE, she mentioned that her foot had been injured for two months with a broken toe, torn joint capsules and a torn MCL. - Natalya Neidhart was born on 27 May 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), Clash Time (2011) and WWE Saturday Morning Slam (2012). She has been married to T.J. Wilson since 26 June 2013.
- Beth Phoenix was born on 24 November 1980 in Elmira, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Superstars (2009) and WrestleMania XXVIII (2012). She has been married to Adam Copeland since 30 October 2016. They have two children. She was previously married to Joseph Carolan.
- Tara was born on 10 February 1971 in San Bernardino, California, USA. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Raw (1993) and WWE Sunday Night Heat (1998). She was previously married to Lee Varon.
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is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to the WWE, under the ring name Alexa Bliss, currently performing on the Raw brand. She is a former two-time Women's Champion, Intercontinental and Mixed Tag Team Champion.
In May 2013, Kaufman signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to WWE's Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. In May 2015, she aligned herself with NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy, thus becoming their valet. Bliss made her main roster debut in June 2015 and challenged for the WWE Divas Championship later that month. Bliss won the WWE Mixed Tag Team Championship in November 2015 on Raw with Finn Bálor and they held it until September the following year after Bálor's legitimate shoulder injury. She won her first singles title at Unforgiven 2016 winning the WWE Women's Championship from Ana Sanchez and lost it on Raw to Bayley who cashed-in her Money in the Bank contract.
At the 2017 Royal Rumble Bliss became the first woman in almost 17 years to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship. On the June 20, 2016 episode of Raw Bliss defeated Charlotte to become the number one contender to Ana Sanchez's WWE Women's Championship. During the 2016 WWE draft Bliss was drafted 53rd overall to Raw. On July 24 Bliss defeated Ana Sanchez at Unforgiven to win her first WWE Women's Championship. At SummerSlam Bliss faced off against Dana Brooke, Taeler Hendrix, Charlotte, Eve Torres and Sasha Banks in a six-pack elimination match Bliss only got the final elimination pinning Banks following a Twisted Bliss. Bliss then defended it the following night on Raw successfully against Becky Lynch after she won a fatal four-way at SummerSlam to become number one contender Bliss then successfully defended it Starrcade inside of the elimination chamber taking on Banks, Charlotte, Hendrix, Bayley and Becky Lynch, Bliss pinned Banks following a Twisted Bliss and then Lynch following a chokehold STO. Bliss would face off against Charlotte on the October 17, 2016 episode of Raw defeating her, then Bayley would cash-in her Money in the Bank contract pinning Bliss and claiming her first Women's Championship. At Vengeance Bliss and Bayley faced off inside Hell in a Cell in the main event with Bayley successfully defending her championship. On Raw the following night Bliss faced off against Nia Jax but was defeated this meant that Jax qualified for the Survivor Series team to take on Team SmackDown. On the December 19, 2016 episode of Raw Bliss took part in a fatal four-way for the WWE Women's Championship against champion Bayley, Becky Lynch and Ana Sanchez with Bayley retaining her title. On the December 26, 2016 episode of Raw Bliss announced her participation in the women's royal rumble at the Royal Rumble. Bliss then won an intergender fatal four-way against Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins to become the number one contender to the WWE Intercontinental Championship. She defeated Fénix at the Royal Rumble to become the first woman since Chyna in 2000 to win the title. She successfully defended the belt at WrestleMania 33 against Ana Sanchez but she ultimately lost the belt to Grado on the April 24, 2017 episode of Raw in an intergender fatal four-way including Bayley and Randy Orton.- Actress
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Pamela Martinez was born on 15 June 1989 in Newark, California, USA. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE NXT (2010) and WWE Raw (1993).- Actress
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Korean-Canadian professional wrestler known for her work for WWE and TNA. She attended secondary school at York Memorial Collegiate Institute. She was a natural athlete and participated in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, badminton. Gail Kim enrolled in the University of Toronto and majored in kinesiology (the science of human movement). She transferred to Ryerson University and changed her major to nutrition. Trained under El Fuego, Fit Finlay and Ron Hutchinson and debuted in December 2000 under a mask as La Felina. Under this gimmick, she competed for the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation in Toronto, Northern Championship Wrestling in Quebec, the Insane Wrestling Federation in Detroit, Border City Wrestling in Toronto, and for Wild Samoan Afa's WXW promotion in Pennsylvania. Switching to her own name, she signed a developmental deal with WWE in 2002 and wrestled a series of bra and panties matches with Dawn Marie on the SmackDown! house show circuit. Made her TV debut in a battle royal for the WWE Women's Title on the June 30, 2003 "WWE RAW," helping Victoria eliminate Trish Stratus and then eliminating Victoria herself to win the match and the title. Turned heel and joined Molly Holly in her feud with Trish Stratus. Made her PPV debut teaming with Molly in a loss to Lita and Trish Stratus at "WWE Unforgiven 2003." Jumped to TNA in 2006 and debuted in a loss to Traci Brooks at "TNA Hardcore War" on June 9, 2006. Over her various runs in TNA, she has held the TNA Knockouts Title six times, matched only by Angelina Love, and the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Title once with Madison Rayne. She has also competed for many other promotions, including Toryumon Mexico, Absolute Intense Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, British Championship Wrestling, Imperial Wrestling Revolution (Oklahoma, where she became the inaugural IWR Diamond Champion), Association Biterroise de Catch (France, where she has held the ABC Women's Champion) and more.- Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr, also known as WWE Superstar Charlotte Flair, is a 14-time Champion and one of the most decorated female athletes in the history of sports entertainment.
Fliehr's initial foray into sports came from her love and passion for volleyball and gymnastics. She won two state championships in high school and was recruited as a Division 1 volleyball player for Appalachian State. Wrestling was never in her plan until a dinner with a WWE executive to discuss her late brother's future path, while her father, Ric Flair, was being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for the second time, changed her career path permanently.
Fliehr signed with WWE in 2012 and her innate athleticism came to life at her main roster ring debut on Monday Night Raw in 2015 shortly after winning the NXT Women's Championship in 2014.
She established herself as a dominant force in WWE's women's division, winning her first Divas Championship in 2015 and later retiring the Divas Championship to become the inaugural WWE Women's Champion in 2016, which she has held a record-tying seven times.
The face of WWE's women's evolution, Flair continued to make history and break barriers with her WrestleMania 35 triple-threat match against Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey, the first-ever WrestleMania main event featuring females. She also headlined seven WrestleManias in a row, became the first female Superstar in WWE history to main event a singles match on Raw, SmackDown and a Premium Live Event, and has won more Women's Titles than any other Superstar in WWE history.
Fliehr is also a force to be reckoned with outside the ring. She has been featured in ABC's Good Morning America, Apple TV's Carpool Karaoke, ESPN The Magazine "Body Issue," NBC's Today Show, and Peacock's Punky Brewster, among many others. Fliehr has showcased her acting abilities in the comedic-drama, Psych: The Movie, through Universal Content Productions. She is also among the top 15 most-followed female athletes in the world on social media.
This multi-faceted athlete, author, actor, and host is unstoppable and now she can add jewelry designer to her title when she launched her "Eminence" collaboration with prestige jeweler The Rockford Collection in 2022.
Fliehr's philanthropic contributions include supporting WWE's Community partners such as Make-A-Wish, participating in Girl Up's Sports for a Purpose program designed to help youth achieve gender equality in sports, and being the face of many Special Olympics Unified Sports Competitions around the world.
Fliehr was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and now resides in Florida with her sports entertainment professional husband, Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, also known as "Manny". - Actress
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Ronda Rousey burst onto the women's MMA scene in August of 2010. Born in Riverside County, California on February 1, 1987 to parents Ron Rousey and AnnMaria DeMars, little Ronda was born with an umbilical cord wrapped around her neck that damaged her vocal cords. She didn't speak coherently until the age of six. Ronda was a self-professed tomboy and swam from the ages of 6 to 10. She competed on the Jr. Olympic swim team where she placed in the state level.
Because of her mother, a 7th degree black belt and 1984 World Judo Champion, Ronda took up the sport. She had a hard time socializing with other kids and found that Judo gave her confidence. She holds a 4th degree black belt in the martial art.
Ronda's Judo career is a storied one. At 17 she became the youngest judoka in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. That same year she won a gold medal at the World Junior Judo Championships in Budapest, and in 2006 she became the first U.S. female in almost 10 years to win an A-Level tournament going 5-0 to clench the gold at the World Cup in Great Britain. At 19 she won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships. She is the first U.S. athlete to win two Junior World Medals. In 2007 she added a silver at the World Judo Championships and a gold at the Pan American Games. The pinnacle of her Judo career was a bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Rousey became the first American to win an Olympic medal in women's Judo since it became an Olympic sport in 1992.
After medaling in the Olympics, Ronda's career hit a dead end. She did some bartending to make ends meet and tried to find a better paying job, but it was tough finding anyone that needed her particular skill set. Throwing people down and putting them in armbars aren't really something you can put on a resume. By chance Ronda caught the Gina Carano vs. Julie Kedzie fight on television and things changed.
She made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur in 2010. Since then she has never lost a fight, winning the majority in the first round by armbar submission. Ronda took it upon herself to chase after and demand attention so that the UFC could no longer ignore women fighters. UFC President Dana White had publicly stated that women would never be allowed to fight in the UFC, but on February 23, 2013, Ronda did just that. She won the fight against Liz Carmouche in the first round with her signature armbar and became the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
In 2014, Ronda appeared in her first motion picture - The Expendables 3 (2014). Other projects are Furious 7 (2015) and The Athena Project as well as Entourage (2015).- Actress
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Chyna had been called "The First Lady of Sports Entertainment". Her accomplishments went far beyond the wrestling ring and anyone's guess. Before exchanging body slams, modeling for top magazines and guest-starring on hundreds of shows,
Chyna was a shy girl who was born Joan Marie Laurer in Rochester, New York, to Janet Carol (Wahl) and Joseph "Joe" Von Laurer, Jr. She spent most of her childhood in a home filled with alcoholism and domestic problems. She found her escape through working out, and began doing aerobics and lifting weights at a gym near her home. This is where she found her true niche: the world of fitness.
As the only female in the gym, Chyna always stood out but developed bonds and friendships with the gym members, who gave her the encouragement to keep going. She broke all gender barriers everywhere she went, and continued her love of fitness throughout her college days. Chyna graduated from the University of Tampa with a 3.9 GPA, and a double major in Spanish Literature, in under two years. She also studied foreign languages, and could speak English, Spanish, German and French. Chyna was a true humanitarian, and served in the U.S. Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) and the Peace Corps, helping to teach illiterate third-world children to read. She was a strong supporter of the National Animal Rescue charity, which helps domesticated animals find good, loving homes.
Throughout her life, Chyna dreamed of being an entertainer. She began that career in the early 1990s, as a belly dancer, and soon moved on to fitness competitions, but the star found her real calling in the entertainment world: professional wrestling. She began training to be a professional under the guidance of the wrestling legend Walter 'Killer' Kowalski, in a professional wrestling school in which all other students were men. She soon took the world of women's wrestling by storm and began competing in the PGWA, where she was given the 1996 Rookie of the Year award for the Women's Championship.
After dominating the world of women's wrestling, Chyna was discovered by Paul Levesque (aka "Triple H") and Shawn Michaels (HBK), two WWF (World Wrestling Federation) superstars who helped Chyna break into the big-time. She made her worldwide television debut in February 1997 as a bodyguard for Triple H, but soon went on to break all gender stereotypes by competing with some of the toughest men in the WWF, under the name "Chyna". Years later, she was the only woman to qualify for the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring tournaments, and became the only female Intercontinental Champion and the only undefeated Women's Champion in WWF history.
Five years after she debuted as a professional wrestler in the WWF, Chyna parted ways with the company. She then toured Japan, taking the country by storm and battling in the ring with the likes of such champions as Keiji Mutô, The Great Kabuki, and most notably, Masahiro Chôno. Her 2002 Tokyo Dome match against Chono earned her the title of Nikkian Sport's 2002 Women's Wrestler of the Year.
Meanwhile, back in the US, Chyna appeared in several films, hosted a variety of shows, and showed that women can combine strength and beauty in two top-selling issues of "Playboy" magazine, which proved to the world that women can be beautiful without having the anorexic "Twiggy" look. She also appeared in the first-ever Playboy documentary, which conducted in-depth interviews with Chyna, her former manager Rich Minzer, her friend Joe Gold, and Hugh Hefner himself.
Her strong will to the best and "survival of the fittest" attitude made her one of the top wrestlers in history. She served as a role model to millions of men and women by proving anything is possible, through hard work and determination. In her best-selling autobiography "If They Only Knew", she discussed what it took to make it to the top, and showed the world what she had to overcome to make her one of the most well-known pop culture icons in the world. Shortly after her first appearance in "Playboy", she released her own fitness video, Chyna Fitness: More Than Meets the Eye (2000), which won awards from fitness and lifestyle magazines. The video is still popular with both Chyna's fans and fitness fans alike.
Unlike most former pro wrestlers, Chyna had success on her own two feet. She was on nearly every talk show, and was featured on hundreds of magazine covers, from "Playboy" and "Newsweek" to "TV Guide" and "People". She was featured on Reggie Benjamin's CD "2X-Centrix", performing drums and back up vocals. She was on the top of the "dance music" billboard charts for five weeks with the CD single "Ride", and also sang with her own rock band, "The Chynna Dolls", for a short time, playing venues like The Roxy, Elrey Theater, Hollywood Athletic Center, and two performances on Howard Stern (1994). She starred in the comedies Cougar Club (2007) and Illegal Aliens (2007), and also hosted a variety of shows, from Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors (2001) to FYE and AMC's "Tough Guys series. She had many guest-starring roles on TV series, such as Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998), 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), Pacific Blue (1996), The Nick Cannon Show (2002), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996), Mad TV (1995), MTV's "Diary" and many others. She was also featured on season four of The Surreal Life (2003) and VH1's spin off, The Surreal Life: Fame Games (2007), as well as in films, including Alien Tracker (2003), Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (2000), Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002), Hunter: Back in Force (2003). In 2008, she appeared on VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008) TV series to conquer personal demons and depression caused from an abusive relationship and childhood trauma.
In 2009, she released a fashion book, "Paper Doll", which became a best-seller. In May 2011, she returned to the world of wrestling with TNA, debuting on the May 12 edition of TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004), and followed it up with one last match at the TNA TNA: Sacrifice (2011) Pay-per-view, where she and Kurt Angle took on Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett. The episode was one of the highest-rated for the company in many years. Although her match with TNA was a one-time-only deal, Chyna showed the world she had turned her life around - she had overcome depression, emotional trauma and was finally where she wanted to be in life.
In June 2011, Chyna released her first adult video with Vivid Entertainment, Backdoor to Chyna (2011), which sold over a million copies. She said the movie allowed her to regain control of her life, gave her a newfound confidence and got her back on her feet. She embarked on a huge media tour, appearing all over the US. She began feature dancing at high-end nightclubs, appeared on dozens of radio shows, including Howard Stern on Demand (2005) and ABC radio, and in November 2011 won a Fleshbot Award for her "Backdoor to Chyna" video. In 2012, she appeared in A Night at the Silent Movie Theater (2012) and appeared in the music video "Gonna Make You Love Me" for the band Lovechild. She also appeared in a tell-all interview with KayFabe Commentaries, in which she discussed everything from her childhood to drugs, porn and everything in between.
Chyna died on April 20, 2016, in Redondo Beach, California. She was 46.- Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado is an American professional wrestler and actress who also known as her ring names Sasha Banks (in WWE) and Mercedes Monè (in other promotions). Varnado made her acting debut in season 2 of the acclaimed show The Mandalorian (2019) in the role of Koska Reeves. As a pioneer of WWE's women's Wrestling, she is regarded as one of the greatest women's wrestler of all time.
She previously wrestled on the independent circuit, most notably for Chaotic Wrestling, where she once held the Chaotic Wrestling Women's Championship. Between WWE and their developmental brand NXT, Banks has had eight championship reigns-being a former NXT Women's Champion, 5-time Raw Women's Champion and inaugural and 3-time WWE Women's tag team champions and 1 time SmackDown Women's Champion. Varnado made her NJPW debut in 2023 where she is 1 time IWGP Women's Champion.
Her match against Bayley at NXT Takeover: Respect (2015) on October 7, 2015 was the first women's match to ever headline a major WWE event, the first women's Iron Man match. In 2016, she and Charlotte Flair became the first women to headline a WWE pay-per-view event and the first to compete in a Hell in a Cell match (both at WWE Hell in a Cell (2016) in October 2016), the first women to main event WWE Monday Night RAW in a women's match since 2004. In 2021 at WrestleMania 37 Banks and her opponent Bianca Belair became first African born performers to headlining WrestleMania. Banks is also first 1990s born wrestler to headlining WrestleMania. - Kanako Urai (born September 26, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Asuka. She started her professional wrestling career in the AtoZ promotion in June 2004 under the ring name Kana. She remained there until retiring in March 2006. She returned to the ring a year and a half later, starting to work as a freelancer for promotions such as JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina Joshi Puroresu, Smash and Wrestling New Classic. Her achievements include winning the JWP Openweight Championship, NEO Tag Team Championship, Reina World Women's Championship, Smash Diva Championship and Wave Tag Team Championship.
In August 2015, Urai signed a developmental deal with WWE. After spending two years in WWE's developmental branch NXT, where she is a former NXT Women's Champion (with her reign of 510 days being the longest of any title in WWE's post-national expansion era) as well as the Female Competitor of the Year (2016, 2017) and Overall Competitor of the Year (2017) NXT Year-End Award winner, Asuka was moved to the promotion's main roster in September 2017. In addition, the company has billed her as having the "longest undefeated streak in WWE history" at 914 days. In January 2018, she was the inaugural winner of the women's Royal Rumble match.
In December 2015, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that Urai "may be the best worker in WWE, man or woman". In 2017, Asuka became the first Japanese female wrestler to top Pro Wrestling Illustrated's (PWI) annual PWI Female 50 list. Her techniques include various kicks and submission holds, leading to a reputation for a stiff wrestling style. Urai has also worked as a freelance graphic designer and video game journalist and through her work with Microsoft she has been sponsored by the company, wearing an Xbox 360 logo on her gear. - Kairi Sane is a Japanese female professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where she is competes on the Smackdown brand. Making her WWE debut in NXT, Sane became a one-time NXT Women's Champion. Before WWE, she spent much of her career in Japan wrestling for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a former one-time World Of Stardom Champion, a former one-time Wonder Of Stardom Champion, former three-time Goddesses Of Stardom Champion and a former four-time Artist Of Stardom Champion. Kairi Sane debuted two nights after the conclusion of the Mae Young Classic, wrestling on the September 14 edition of NXT, defeating Aliyah. During November 2017, Kairi was involved in a series of four-way matches all won by Peyton Royce, involving Ember Moon and Nikki Cross; leading towards a title match for the vacant NXT Women's Championship at NXT TakeOver: WarGames. At WarGames, Kairi was unsuccessful in winning the vacant title as Ember Moon emerged the winner of the four-way title match.
Returning in January 2018, Sane entered the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble match held during the 2018 Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Throughout the months of February and March, Sane competed in NXT in singles matches against opponents including Shayna Baszler, Vanessa Borne, Rhea Ripley, Peyton Royce and Taynara Conti. She was also involved a few tag team matches, teaming Candice LeRae, Jessie Elaban, Dakota Kai and Ember Moon on different match occasions. On April 5 during the first day of the 2018 WrestleMania Axxess weekend event, Sane entered the NXT Women's Championship Invitational, advancing in the first round after eliminating Bianca Belair. On April 7 during the third day of the Invitational, Sane was eliminated in the semifinals Peyton Royce. On April 8 during the WrestleMania 34 Kickoff show, Sane entered the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal that was eventually won by Naomi. On April 19 at NXT, Sane challenged Shayna Baszler for the NXT Women's title but did not succeed in winning the championship. She finished the remainder of the month in a succession of tag matches involving various partners including Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Steffanie Newell and Nikki Cross against various tag team combinations. Throughout the month of May, Sane would team mostly with Nikki Cross in matches mostly involving Taynara Conti and her partners including Reina Gonzalez or the Women's Champion Shayna Baszler. She ended the month teaming with Jessie Elaban in a tag match won by Lacey Evans & Vanessa Borne. During the June 2 house show, Sane began the month with a victory defeating Bianca Belair.
After successful tag matches during the June 14 and June 15 house shows, Sane made her televised return during the July 11 episode of NXT, defeating Vanessa Borne. The following week, she returned for the July 18 episode of NXT, where she competed in a triple-threat No. 1 Contendership match for the NXT Women's Championship, defeating opponents Candice LeRae and Nikki Cross. Sane returned to live events including the June 22 house show during which she teamed with rookie Kacy Catanzaro in defeating Reina Gonzalez & Taynara Conti. She returned for the final week of live events during the June 29 house show, defeating Taynara Conti. The following night at the final house show of the month, Sane teamed with Xia Li in a tag match defeating Lacey Evans & Vanessa Borne.
The following month, Sane returned for a match during the July 12 house show, defeating Taynara Conti. Two nights later, Sane returned for the July 14 house show, teaming with Jessie Elaban in a tag match defeating Reina Gonzalez & Rhea Ripley. She made her televised return during the August 15 episode of NXT (taped July 18), defeating Aliyah. She spent the remainder of July in house shows teaming with either Jessie Elaban or Candice LeRae in tag matches defeating tag teams including Shayna Baszler & Taynara Conti or Taynara Conti & Vanessa Borne. The following month, Sane's next title match was held during the August 17 house show, losing to the reigning NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler. On August 18, Sane met Baszler in a title rematch held at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV, where she defeated Baszler to become the new NXT Women's Champion. She made her televised return during the September 5 episode of NXT (taped August 23), defeating Trish Adora. She next wrestled her final stateside house show on August 25, teaming with Deonna Purrazzo and Io Shirai in a tag match lost to Shayna Baszler and newcomers Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir.
During the September 13 house show, Sane returned to team with Candice LeRae in a tag match lost to rookies Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir. During the following night's house show, Sane teamed with Dakota Kai & Io Shirai in a tag match lost to Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir. Sane made her televised return during the September 26 episode of NXT (taped September 20), where she defeated Vanessa Borne. She finished the remainder of the month in tag matches all lost to the team of Jessamyn Duke, Marina Shafir & Shayna Baszler. After successfully retaining the NXT Women's title in house shows against Lacey Evans, Sane met Shayna Baszler in a title rematch held on October 28 at the first-ever all-women's pay-per-view Evolution, where she was lost due to the referee stopping the match, resulting in Shayna Baszler winning the title back from Sane. On November 17 at NXT TakeOver: WarGames II, a Women's title rematch was held with Best Two Out Of Three Falls rules, ending with Baszler retaining the championship.
The following month, Sane returned for the December 6 house show, during which she teamed with Dakota Kai in defeating Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir in a tag match. The following night during the December 7 house show, Sane teamed with Candice LeRae & Dakota Kai in a tag match defeating Jessamyn Duke, Marina Shafir & Shayna Baszler. During the December 8 house show, Sane won a title match defeating the reigning NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler, however due to her disqualification victory, she did not win the title. During the December 9 house show, Sane teamed with Candice LeRae, in a tag match lost against Marina Shafir & Shayna Baszler. Six nights later, Sane returned for the December 15 house show, during which she teamed with Mia Yim in a tag match lost to Jessamyn Duke & Shayna Baszler.
SmackDown Live (2019-present) After the 2019 Superstar Shake-up, Sane made her main roster debut on the April 16 episode of SmackDown Live. There, she made her debut in an eight-woman tag match, teaming with Asuka, Bayley and Ember Moon, to defeat Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville & The IIconics. The following week on during the April 23 episode of SmackDown Live, Sane wrestled and won her first singles match, defeating Peyton Royce. Since her debut tag team match, Sane and Asuka quickly became allies and formed a new team of their own. On the April 30 episode of SmackDown Live in Columbus, Ohio, Sane and Asuka defeated local wrestlers Jaylee & Queen Aminata. The following month, Sane and Asuka revealed their new team name as The Kabuki Warriors May 14 episode of SmackDown Live. During the show, the Kabuki Warriors defeated the team of Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville, and had their hands raised in victory by Smackdown General Manager Paige, the former leader and teammate of Rose and Deville. - Actress
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is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she performs in their developmental territory NXT. She formerly trained under former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett.
Baszler gained recognition for her pseudo-chicken wing submission that she has used to defeat many female fighters, including Roxanne Modafferi. In an audio interview with Jordan Breen on the Sherdog Radio Network, she dubbed the submission, which she created in training, as the "Shwing."
Under Billy Robinson, Baszler is the only certified female catch wrestler in the United States. Robinson has contributed immensely in training several mixed martial arts legends including Kazushi Sakuraba and Josh Barnett.
As of January 2015, Baszler is ranked #27 bantamweight female fighter in the world according to Fight Matrix, and #22 according to Tapology.com.
Contents[show] Mixed martial arts career Baszler faced Amanda Buckner at MFC: USA vs. Russia 3 on June 3, 2006. She lost the fight by TKO in the third round.
She faced Samantha Anderson at NFF: The Breakout on March 10, 2007. She won the fight by kimura submission in the first round.
Elite XC Baszler debuted for EliteXC at a ShoXC event on July 27, 2007. She submitted veteran Jan Finney with a first-round armbar and repeated the feat three months later against Jennifer Tate. After defeating Keiko Tamai with an impressive Twister submission at a third ShoXC event, Baszler moved up to the main EliteXC cards.
Baszler next faced Cristiane Justino on CBS television at EliteXC: Unfinished Business on July 26, 2008. She lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Strikeforce Following EliteXC's closure, Baszler debuted for Strikeforce at Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg on June 19, 2009 in a fight against Sarah Kaufman, but lost by Unanimous Decision.
Baszler entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 on January 30, 2010 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She submitted Megumi Yabushita with a twister submission in the first round of their quarterfinal bout. It was the second time that Baszler had won an MMA fight with the unique submission.
Independent Circuit Baszler faced late replacement Alexis Davis in the second round of the FCF tournament at FCF 40 on March 27, 2010. She defeated Davis by unanimous decision.
Baszler was scheduled to face Jan Finney in the tournament final at FCF 43 on June 12, 2010. However, Finney withdrew in order to compete in Strikeforce and Baszler faced Adrienna Jenkins instead.[12] Baszler defeated Jenkins by first-round armbar to become FCF Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix Champion.
On November 19, 2010, Baszler faced Elaina Maxwell at The Cage Inc.: Battle At The Border 7. Baszler defeated Maxwell by submission due to a kneebar in the first round to become the first TCI Women's 140 lbs Champion.
Baszler was scheduled to defend her TCI title in a rematch with Alexis Davis at The Cage Inc.: Battle At The Border 10 on July 30, 2011. However, the fight was cancelled after Davis signed with Strikeforce.
Baszler agreed to face Kelly Kobold in a rematch at Cage Fighting Xtreme: Spring Brawl on April 21, 2012. However, it was announced on March 16 that the event had been cancelled.
Invicta Fighting Championships On April 28, it was announced that Baszler would face Sara McMann in the main event of Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann. The event took place on July 28, 2012. In a back-and-forth affair, Baszler lost the fight in what was considered to be a controversial unanimous decision. The bout was named fight of the night.
Baszler faced Sarah D'Alelio at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama on October 6, 2012. She defeated D'Alelio via submission due to a rear naked choke early in round two.
Baszler faced Alexis Davis in a rematch at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on January 5, 2013. She was defeated via technical submission due to a rear naked choke in round three. The bout was named fight of the night.
The Ultimate Fighter In August 2013, it was announced that Baszler was one of the fighters selected to be on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate. In her fight to get into the TUF house, Baszler faced Colleen Schneider and won via an armbar submission in the first round. Baszler was then selected by Rousey as the first team pick and the first fight of the season against Julianna Peña. Baszler lost to Peña after tapping out due to a rear naked choke in the second round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Baszler was expected to face Sarah Kaufman at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale. However, on April 2, 2014, she pulled out of the bout due to an injury.
For her promotional debut, Baszler faced Bethe Correia on August 30, 2014, at UFC 177. She lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Baszler faced Amanda Nunes on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62. She lost the fight via TKO in the first round after taking multiple leg kicks and was subsequently released from the organization.
Professional wrestling Independent circuit (2015-2017) On March 1, 2015, at Ring of Honor's 13th Anniversary Show, Baszler accompanied reDRagon to the ring for their ROH World Tag Team Championship defense. After they won, she helped cut a celebratory promo, where they described her addition to the team as "[finding] our Ringo". On September 26, 2015, Baszler made her professional wrestling debut against Cheerleader Melissa for Quintessential Pro Wrestling (QPW) in Reno, NV. Baszler was attacked by Nicole Matthews setting up a future match between them. In October 2015, Baszler worked two events for Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, during their American tour in Covina, California.
On January 23, 2016, at a MAGNUM Pro Wrestling event in Omaha, Nebraska, Baizler defeated "Miss Natural" Heather Patera with a Double Wristlock.
In June 2016, Baszler made her debut for Shimmer Women Athletes. On July 17, Baszler defeated RAZE to become the Women Athlete's Championship at Premier XIII. On September 9, Baszler defeated Heidi Lovelace to win Absolute Intense Wrestling's Women's Championship. On September 27, it was reported that Baszler was receiving a WWE tryout.
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015, 2017) In October 2015, Baszler worked two events for Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, during their American tour in Covina, California, first teaming with Brittany Wonder and Datura in a loss to Oedo Tai (Act Yasukawa, Kris Wolf and Kyoko Kimura), and unsuccessfully challenging Cheerleader Melissa for the GRPW Lady Luck Championship two days later. She returned to the promotion in January 2017, this time touring Japan. She made her debut on January 3, teaming with Mayu Iwatani and Jungle Kyona to defeat Sumie Sakai, Kagetsu and Kyoko Kimura. The following day, she teamed with Nixon Newell and Kay Lee Ray to defeat Iwatani, Kairi Hojo and Konami. The following day, she faced Himomi Mimura and Viper in a triple threat match won by Viper. On January 15, she took part in another triple threat match, this time defeating Momo Watanabe and Jungle Kyona. On January 29, she teamed with Deonna Purrazzo and Christi Jaynes to defeat Kris Wolf, Viper and Kagetsu. On February 23, Baszler unsuccessfully challenged Io Shirai for the World of Stardom Championship.
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2017-present) In September 2016, it was reported that Bazler was one of many independent wrestlers taking part in a WWE tryout.
Mae Young Classic (2017) Main article: WWE Mae Young Classic 2017 On July 13, 2017, Baszler entered WWE's Mae Young Classic, defeating Zeda in the first round. The following day, Baszler first defeated Mia Yim in the second round, then Candice LeRae in the quarterfinals and finally Mercedes Martinez in the semifinals to advance to the finals of the tournament. After defeating Candice LeRae in the quarterfinals, Baszler turned heel after not releasing the submission hold she used to beat Candice after the bell rang multiple times. She also kicked Candice as she was attended by doctors and her husband Johnny Gargano while also berating the fans, therefore cementing her heel turn.
NXT (2017-present) Baszler made her NXT debut at a house show on August 10, 2017, where she teamed with Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, they were against the team of Kairi Sane, Aliyah and Dakota Kai, in a six-woman tag team match, which Baszler's team lost. On August 12, she made her singles debut, defeating Zeda and then defeating Taynara Conti in another match. On October 3, WWE officially announced that Baszler had signed with the company and started training at the WWE Performance Center. Baszler continued through the remainder of 2017 undefeated in singles and tag team matches, ending her debut year with a victory over NXT newcomer Jessie Elaban. She received her first title shot on January 27, 2018 at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, against the NXT Women's Champion Ember Moon but did not succeed in winning the title. Her title rematch was held during the February 1 edition of NXT where Baszler won the match by disqualification but did not win the title. During the course of new year, Baszler wrestled in matches against opponents including Dakota Kai, Rhea Ripley, Abbey Laith and Kairi Sane. On March 16, Baszler challenged Ember Moon once more for the Women's title but lost the match due to the double-disqualification. On April 7 at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, Baszler defeated Ember Moon to win the NXT Women's Championship for the first time. On April 8 during the fourth day of the 2018 WrestleMania Axxess weekend event, Baszler's first title defense was victory over Dakota Kai. Throughout the remainder of April, Baszler successfully defended her title against challengers including Candice LeRae, Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross and Steffanie Newell. During the month of May, Baszler defeated Dakota Kai in three title rematches. The following month she defeated Nikki Cross on three different occasions to retain the Women's title including the third match held at NXT TakeOver: Chicago II. On June 19 during the second night of the 2018 WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament, Baszler retained the championship against New Zealand wrestler Toni Storm by count-out. After returning to the United States, Baszler defeated Dakota Kai once more in a title rematch on June 28.
Beginning the next month on July 13, Baszler defeated Nikki Cross to retain the NXT Women's Championship. Over the course of the month, she extended her title reign, defeating challengers including Xia Li and Candice LeRae. She finished the month with a tag match during the July 29 house show, teaming with Taynara Conti in a loss to Candice LeRae & Kairi Sane. Baszler's next title defense was held during the August 17 house show, defeating Kairi Sane. However, a rematch was held the following night at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV, where Baszler lost the Women's Championship to Sane. A week later, Baszler returned to begin a new winning streak with a match won during the August 23 tapings, defeating Violet Payne. At the August 25 house show, Baszler formed an alliance with sister mixed martial artists and wrestling newcomers Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir. Their first tag match was won against the team of Deonna Purrazzo, Io Shirai and with reigning Women's Champion Kairi Sane. They finished the month with a second tag team victory during the August 30 house show, defeating Dakota Kai, Io Shirai & Nikki Cross. Returning at the September 6 house show, Baszler began the month with a victory over Candice LeRae. She later lost to LeRae in a rematch held during the September 8 house show. Baszler also met LeRae in two tag matches ending in victories for LeRae's team during the September 7 and September 9 house shows. By September 14, Baszler returned to her alliance with sister mixed martial artists Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir, leading their team in defeating Dakota Kai, Io Shirai & Kairi Sane. During the September 20 tapings, Baszler won a singles match after decimating guest wrestler Britt Baker, resulting in the referree stopping their match. At the September 22 house show, Baszler, Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir defeated Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai & Kairi Sane in an elimination tag team match. Baszler and her teammates finished the month with a victory during the September 27 house show, defeating Io Shirai, Kairi Sane & Xia Li.
The following month, Baszler returned for the October 4 house show, teaming with Marina Shafir in defeating Candice LeRae & Dakota Kai. Two nights later, Baszler & Shafir teamed again, defeating Dakota Kai & Mia Yim. A week later during the October 12 house show, Baszler, Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir won another six-woman tag match defeating the team of Io Shirai, Jessie Elaban & Lacey Lane.- is an American model and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on the Smackdown brand under the ring name Mandy Rose. She is a former contestant on WWE Tough Enough. Saccomanno was born and raised in Westchester County, New York and is the youngest of four children. She is of Italian and Irish heritage. Saccomanno attended Yorktown High School, where she participated in dance. She later earned her bachelor's degree at Iona College, majoring in speech pathology. She entered her first fitness competition in 2013, and took first place in the World Bodybuilding Fitness & Fashion Boston Show. She was also crowned the 2014 World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Bikini Champion.
- is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and actress currently signed to WWE, where she performs on SmackDown brand under the ring name Zelina Vega. She previously worked in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Rosita, and for various independent promotions under her real name. In TNA, she was a one-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Sarita. Thea Megan Trinidad was born on December 27, 1990, in Queens, New York. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She grew up watching professional wrestling with her father Michael and younger brother Timothy,and was inspired by Rey Mysterio. Her parents divorced when she and her brother were still young, while still remaining friends. She also practiced swimming and baseball. When Trinidad was ten years old, her father was killed in the September 11 attacks; he had worked as a telecom analyst for the firm Cantor Fitzgerald at the World Trade Center. He was on the 103rd floor of the North Tower when it collapsed. Trinidad's mother, Monique Ferrer, approached StoryCorps with the story of how she and her husband had met and what she experienced on the day of the attacks with his death, which StoryCorps used to create a short cartoon titled Always a Family, as a way of honoring his memory. Trinidad has said it was because of her father that made her enter the wrestling business. She was featured in an NBC special, titled Children of 9/11, on September 5, 2011. Growing up, Trinidad also worked as a counselor on a camp for children that had lost parents on 9/11 and also participated in charitable causes such as Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans with Tuesday's Children
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American professional wrestler known for her work under the name Heidi Lovelace. She was trained by Billy Roc at his School of Roc in Indiana. She has found success in many promotions. In 2014, she made history twice, first by defeating Matt Cage to become the first ever female AAW Heritage Champion at "AAW All Hail" on August 15th. In the Pre-Show-A-Go-Go for "CHIKARA Tomorrow Never Dies" on December 6th, she defeated Missile Assault Ant (R.B. Banks) in the finals of the Young Lions Cup Tournament to become the first ever female CHIKARA Young Lions Cup Champion. She has also been a 1x OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Women's Champion and a 1x AIW (Absolute Intense Wrestling in Ohio) Women's Champion.- Although her career spans over two decades, Stacy Keibler continues to be the fresh-faced beauty that both film and television audiences adore. Stacy was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She began dancing when she was three-years-old and has a background in ballet, tap and jazz. Stacy went to school in Baltimore and was also one of Baltimore's first "Raven Cheerleaders". She began her career as a model at the age of 6. Shortly thereafter, she was cast in national commercials, which led her to join AFTRA and SAG before the age of 10. Though still young, Keibler began building an impressive resume in both film and television. Her film credits include the box office successes . Added to Keibler's list of film roles is The Comebacks (2007), a 20th Century FOX feature she appeared in alongside comedian David Koechner.
When she competed on Dancing with the Stars (2005), Keibler's skills and popularity landed her among the final three contestants. Impressing not only the audience but also ABC executives, she was quickly offered a network talent deal. This has led to recurring roles on ABC's George Lopez (2002) and What About Brian (2006), where she played the love interest of the lead character "Brian", and the villain in the ABC Family mini-series Samurai Girl (2008). Keibler also appeared on the drama October Road (2007). Next up for Keibler is a reoccurring role on the ABC comedy In the Motherhood (2009), starring Cheryl Hines and Megan Mullally.
Prior to her stint on Dancing with the Stars (2005), Keibler, a former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader, auditioned for the chance to be the new "Nitro Girl" for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Keibler wowed both fans and executives and went on to win the National Search. Shortly thereafter, WCW was acquired by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Keibler's skills impressed the creators of the program so much that she was the only female brought over to the new company, where she immediately became a regular on the longest running live program in television history.
A model of peak physical fitness, Keibler has graced the covers of numerous magazines including Shape, Vegas, TV Guide, Maxim, FHM Australia, Muscle & Fitness, 6 Degrees, and Beverly Hills 213. She has been featured in Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle Girl, LA Times, Parade, Maxim (UK), and Fitness. She regularly appears in Entertainment Weekly, People, Us Weekly, The Look, OK, and Life & Style. The issue of Stuff featuring Stacy Keibler on the cover was one of the magazines highest selling issues of all time.
Stacy Keibler currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. - Actress
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When the heads of the World Wresting Entertainment (WWE) industry began a search for the sport's next "Diva" in 2006, they did not know what they had in store for them. Scouring the United States with camera crews in tow, the WWE set out with the Diva Search competition. Out of 20,000 girls they didn't anticipate a beautiful, French speaking, fashion model to quickly become the sport's femme fatale, earning almost instantaneous one-name fame usually reserved for pop singers. Nobody saw Maryse coming but she's definitely here.
Maryse Ouellet was born January 21st in Montreal, Canada to a well known master chef and a compassionate nurse, but something in her genes destined her to become the planet's toughest beauty. Growing up a tomboy in the province of Quebec, Maryse often competed and played with the boys. She excelled at sports and developed a passion for track and field. At age 15 she competed and won a mini marathon beating over 2000 adults and taking the honor of being the youngest winner in the history of the competition. Swimming was another passion, gaining her a position as a lifeguard at an aquatic park while still in high school, but it was then that her focus changed from sports to fashion. Maryse attended Collège Montmorency de Laval obtaining a degree in Business Administration.
Maryse began her modeling career as a beauty pageant contestant, winning Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada in 2003 and finishing second at the International Finals of Miss Hawaiian Tropic 2004. The new turn in her career allowed her to travel and see the world. Maryse has modeled for Playboy being featured in 12 different playboy special editions, gracing the cover three times, her appearance in Playboy Vixens sold out in less then twenty four hours on the east coast. She has appeared in hundreds of magazines and newspapers throughout the world. Maryse was one of the most downloaded celebrities on www.playboy.com.
In 2006 with some encouragement from friends, Maryse decided to combine her love of modeling and sports and audition for WWE's Diva Search. Standing at an impressive 5'8" and holding a black belt in martial arts, the stunning blonde stood out amongst her counterparts. Maryse arrived in Los Angeles to audition for the show with a dream and no understanding of the English language. Although eliminated early in the 2006 Diva Search competition, Maryse left an impression on the producers and they recruited the Montreal native for intensive training in combat sports. Joining dozens of other WWE hopefuls Maryse trained with the best and brightest in the field of entertainment wrestling. In those two years she learned English and perfected her famous finishing moves known as the "French Kiss" and the "French TKO". Often referred to as the "Sexiest of the Sexy" Maryse's entrance into the world of WWE led her to her first WWE Divas Championship title reigning from 2008-2009. After defeating nine other female wrestlers Maryse was crowned the Diva Champion, the 2nd Diva ever to hold the title and the longest ever title holder. In 2009 Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked Maryse #9 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers.
Maryse is the fastest rising WWE wrestler ever, obtaining a title in less than sixth months from her debut in competition. Maryse averages over five million downloads a month on wwe.com Maryse has made her mark from the music video to the video game having appeared in music videos for award winning artist Timbaland and The Hives as well as the Smackdown vs Raw video games. The world's largest toy company, Mattel, has created three dolls in the likeness of Maryse. All of which have become fan favorites. Owner of House of Maryse, she will be launching her Jewelry collection in summer 2012. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Maryse travels around the world competing on WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, WWE Nxt and WWE Superstars. The show has allowed her to also become involved with the American Troops performing in Afghanistan.- Actress
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Torrie Wilson and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas made one of the most dynamic duos in professional wrestling during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Torrie spent a great amount of time in WCW, when she was not fulfilling her potential until she became the valet for The Franchise Shane Douglas. Using all the dirty tricks of the trade, Torrie was a major help to Shane Douglas during his matches. Starting out as a fitness model, Torrie won several competitions and was on the cover of many fitness related magazines before she joined WCW in 1999. Since then, she appeared at the side of The Franchise and became a major player in WCW. In her own words, Torrie never leaves home without a cell phone and some cash.- Christy Hemme was born on 28 October 1980 in Temecula, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Fallen Angels (2006), WWE Smackdown! (1999) and TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004). She has been married to Charley Patterson since 8 May 2010. They have five children.
- Barbie Blank was a full-time bikini model for Venus Swimwear until she signed a developmental contract with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) on May 13, 2006. John Laurinaitis saw her in a bikini catalog and contacted her modeling agency about hiring her and Victoria Crawford. Barbie signed with WWE after her agent advised her to, and reported to OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) for further training. Even though Barbie was called onto the main roster, she flies back to Louisville, Kentucky to OVW once a week and works at house shows as a ring announcer and referee along with Crawford, going by her ring name Alicia Fox. On June 24, 2006 at OVW TV tapings, Barbie made her OVW debut as Kelly and participated in a bikini contest. The other participants in the competition were Roni Jonah, Sosay, ODB (Jessica Kresa), and Daisy Mae. Nobody won the contest because ODB attacked all the divas. Barbie, now known as "Kelly Kelly" had no prior wrestling experience before being signed by the WWE. She is the youngest female member on the WWE/ECW roster starting out at the age of 19. Barbie made her debut known as "Kelly Kelly" on the June 13, 2006 edition of ECW. Her first role on ECW was an exhibitionist that did a series of striptease segments for the audience. As of July 2008, she was drafted to the WWE Raw brand. Then in April 2010, she was drafted to the Smackdown brand. After the brand switches between both shows she was drafted back to Raw in April 2011. She won her first WWE Divas Championship in June against Brie Bella and then lost the title in October to Beth Phoenix. Following many unsuccessful attempts to win the WWE Divas Championship, she later participated in several tag team matches. At WrestleMania XXVIII (2012), she teamed with Extra (1994) correspondent Maria Menounos to defeat Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres in a tag team match. In June, she took time off from WWE before returning in August defeating Eve Torres in a singles match. In September 2012, she was released from WWE. She later stated in an interview that she needed time off to heal from a neck injury and had plans to model.
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Layla, who was born and raised in London, England continues to make her mark in the United States and display her versatility as a performer and entertainer. This rising star is a former cruise ship dancer. She is also a member of NBA's Best Dance Squad for the 2005-2006 season - The Miami Heat Dancers who as fate would have it thrilled and entertained fans of the 2006 NBA Champions, The Miami Heat.
Though many would consider these events major successes, Layla is not staying put and basking in the glow. She was crowned the 2006 WWE Diva Search Winner on August 16, 2006 walking away with $250,000 and a contract with WWE. After being selected as one of eight finalists from thousands of hopefuls, Layla won the hearts of many loyal fans with her poise, beauty, physical abilities, dance skills, endless energy and charisma.
Layla is very grateful for her friends and loyal fans and very much appreciates their support. She promises to never let them down and wants them to know that they should always expect great things from her and that there is a lot more to come.- Saraya Jade Bevis (born 17 August 1992) is an English professional wrestler and actress. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is a two-time WWE Divas Champion and was the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in WWE's developmental branch, NXT, under the name Paige. She is the only person to have held both championships concurrently.
At the age of 13, Bevis made her debut in 2005 in the World Association of Wrestling, a promotion run by her family, under the ring name Britani Knight. She went on to hold several championships on independent circuits within Europe. In 2011, she signed a contract with WWE and started wrestling as Paige within its developmental systems, eventually debuting on WWE's main roster in April 2014. In her debut match on the main roster, she won the Divas Championship for the first time, becoming the second woman in WWE history to win a championship in her debut match and the youngest champion in the title's history at the age of 21.
Saraya was born and raised in Norwich, Norfolk, the daughter of professional wrestlers Ian Bevis and Julia Hamer-Bevis, who once unknowingly wrestled while she was seven months pregnant with Saraya. As a child, she was scared of wrestling because of the injuries her family received and the concept that her parents fought other people for a living. She also intended to become a zoologist. When she was around 10 or 11 years old,[specify] her father started running a wrestling training school every month. She took this opportunity to occasionally enter the wrestling ring, where her brothers taught her about wrestling. She did this until she was 13, when she officially made her debut as a wrestler. At the age of 15, Bevis worked as a bouncer and bartender at her parents' bar while they were away. She attended The Hewett School in Norwich, graduating in 2008. - Seen as a trailblazer in the world of Sports & Entertainment - Renee Paquette has been working in broadcast for over a decade. This pure blood Canadian began her career in broadcasting at The Score Television Network in her native Toronto.
Hosting several different shows from Live @ The Score led to Renee being scooped up by WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).
During her time with the entertainment powerhouse, Renee became a fan favorite amongst the WWE Universe. She's done just about every job possible - a prominent backstage interviewer on both Monday Night RAW (USA Network) and Friday Night Smackdown (FOX), hosting the cult classic Talking Smack on the WWE Network and even her own interview/profile show Unfiltered.
Paquette went on to make history by becoming the first ever, full-time female commentator on RAW and FOX Sports handpicked Renee to be the lead host for their FS1 series WWE Backstage.
Renee stepped away from the bright lights of the squared circle in 2020 and jumped into the fire with her 1st cookbook Messy In the Kitchen, which became an Amazon Best Seller.
Renee is also the newest member of iHeart Radio and Colin Cowherd's new podcast network, The Volume. Paquette recently moved her weekly podcast show, Oral Sessions, to the new network - where she interviews personalities associated with combat sports, wrestling and pop culture. - E! Total Divas and WWE superstar, Leah Van Dale (Carmella), is well known for her fierce attitude and even fiercer physique, but there is a lot more to the fitness queen who boasts millions of followers across her social media platforms. Leah has been involved with fitness her entire life. She has been dancing since she was three-years old and before making a name for herself in WWE, she was a cheerleader in the NFL and NBA (New England Patriots and Lakers.) Leah earned her first success in WWE as the final pick for the 2016 draft to fill out SmackDown LIVE's Women's division. From that point forward Leah's résumé began to expand at lightning speed. She won the first-ever Women's Money in the Bank Match (and the second), defeated Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women's Championship, and won the second-ever WrestleMania Women's, Battle Royal. Her competitiveness is matched by her creativity, which exploded in the freewheeling sideshow of the Mixed Match Challenge, where she joined forces with R-Truth to originate an endearing seven-second dance break en route to winning the competition.From the field to the court, to the ring, and beyond-Leah is consistently proving that there isn't anything she can't accomplish. She most recently has expanded her career as a successful business woman with her new wine brand, Capo Cagna. Capo Cagna truly aligns with who Leah is as someone who is fearless on and off camera. Loosely translating to "Boss Bitch" in Italian, Leah describes a Capo Cagna as "a strong, successful, and independent woman." Leah focuses on inspiring women to feel strong, empowered, and unapologetic themselves.Leah's career is a testament to hard work, perseverance and making the most of every opportunity that comes your way.
- Chelsea Anne Green (born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is best known for her character work as "Hot Mess" Laurel Van Ness in Impact Wrestling. She is a former Impact Knockout Champion at Impact Wrestling. Green went on to work for Lucha Underground as "Reklusa" and World Wrestling Entertainment under her own name. She also wrestles globally on the independent circuit, performing from India to Australia to Mexico. In 2015, she was a contestant on reality show WWE Tough Enough. In addition to wrestling, Chelsea focuses heavily on acting and stunt work. She focused on her passion for fitness in Canada, prior to her wrestling career taking off. Chelsea Green now is the host of two podcasts, Majorland and Green With Envy.
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is an American judoka, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on the Smackdown brand under the ring name Sonya Deville.
Under her real name, Berenato joined the 2015 season of Tough Enough where she was the eleventh eliminated. In October, 2015, Berenato signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to their Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. n October 28, 2015, it was announced that Berenato had signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to their developmental territory WWE NXT, to begin training. She made her in-ring debut at the December 30 live event in NXT against Nia Jax, where she lost. Under her real name, Berenato made her first televised appearance and in-ring debut on the August 17 episode of NXT, where she competed in a six-woman tag team match along with Mandy Rose, and Alexa Bliss, in which they were defeated by Carmella, Liv Morgan, and Nikki Cross.
Raw (2017-2018) On the November 20, 2017, episode of Raw, Deville joined Mandy Rose and the returning Paige as they attacked Sasha Banks, Bayley, Mickie James and Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, thus establishing herself as a heel in the process. A week later, the trio's name was revealed as Absolution. Deville had her first televised match on the main roster at Tribute to the Troops on December 19, where she won a six-women tag match along with Mandy and Paige defeating Bayley, Mickie James and Sasha Banks. Deville and the rest of Absolution revealed on the January 1, 2018 edition of Raw that they will be in the women's 2018 Royal Rumble match. On the January 16 edition of Raw, Deville picked up a major victory when she defeated four time Raw Women's Champion Sasha Banks. On Raw's 25th anniversary (January 22), Deville, Rose, Nia Jax and Alicia Fox was defeated by Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley and Mickie James after Banks made Fox submit. At the Royal Rumble, Deville entered at Number 10. She eliminated Torrie Wilson before getting eliminated by Michelle McCool. On the February 5th episode of Raw, Raw General Manager, Kurt Angle announced the participants of the first ever Women's Elimination Chamber match, with Deville and Rose being announced as participants. At Elimination Chamber, Deville was the second woman eliminated by James.
During the WrestleMania 34 preshow Sonya participated in the 20-woman Battle Royal ultimately won by Naomi.
Smackdown (2018-present) During the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up Sonya along with Mandy Rose moved from Raw to Smackdown.