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- 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.Asuka's reign as NXT Women's Champion is legendary, lasting 510 days from 2016 to 2017. She was undefeated, showcasing unmatched skill and charisma. Her defenses against top talents like Bayley and Ember Moon highlighted her dominance. Asuka set a high bar, leaving a lasting legacy in NXT's women's division. - 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. In March 13, 2024 Marcedes made her debut at AEW. She made her in-ring debut on May 26 at Double or Nothing, where she defeated Nightingale to win the AEW TBS Championship.
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.Sasha Banks' NXT Women's Championship reign was phenomenal, lasting from February to August 2015. She brought flair, intensity, and unforgettable matches to the title. Her feud with Bayley, culminating in the iconic TakeOver Brooklyn match, set a new standard for women's wrestling. Banks showcased charisma and wrestling prowess, making her reign a pivotal chapter not only for NXT but also for North American women's wrestling history. - Actress
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is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Io Shirai who is currently signed to the WWE, performing on their developmental brand NXT, where she is a former NXT Women's Champion.
Making her debut in March 2007, Io spent several years working as a tag team wrestler, teaming with her older sister Mio, with whom she would wrestle for various promotions across Japan and Mexico, winning the TLW World Young Women's Tag Team Championship in the process. In June 2010, the Shirais came together with Kana to form the Triple Tails stable, which would last for fifteen months, before Io broke out of the group and started her singles career with the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. In April 2013, she won the promotion's top title, the World of Stardom Championship, which she would hold for over fifteen months.
She is currently in her record sixth reign as one third of the Artist of Stardom Champions, while also being a former two-time World of Stardom Champion and a one-time Goddess of Stardom, Wonder of Stardom, High Speed and SWA World Champion. She is recognized as the "ace" of Stardom, and was named the 2015 and 2016 women's wrestler of the year by Tokyo Sports.Io Shirai's NXT Women's Championship reign from June 2020 to March 2021 was exceptional. She captivated fans with her high-flying acrobatics and fierce in-ring style, defending the title against top competitors like Rhea Ripley and Toni Storm. Her 304-day reign was marked by memorable matches, solidifying her status as one of NXT's greatest champions.- Carla Gonzalez is known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004) and WWE NXT: Level Up (2022).Roxanne Perez's two NXT Women's Championship reigns have been historic. First winning in December 2022, she defended against legends like Meiko Satomura. Her second reign, started in April 2024 and lasted for 276 days. This reign saw her beat Lyra Valkyria and defend against stars like Jordynne Grace, showcasing her as NXT's prodigy.
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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 Raw (1993) and WWE NXT (2010).Bayley's NXT Women's Championship reign in 2015 was iconic. She captured the title in a defining match against Sasha Banks at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn then followed by an iconic defense against Banks in first ever Ironwomen's match. Her reign was heartfelt, connecting with fans through her passion and uplifting performances, setting a high bar for NXT women's wrestling.- 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.- 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". - Saraya Jade Bevis (born August 17, 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. - African-American professional wrestler from Garland, TX as Athena. Debuted in 2007 for Professional Championship Wrestling in Arlington, TX and has competed for SHIMMER, Anarchy Championship Wrestling, SHINE Wrestling, Ring of Honor and many other promotions. She is a former 3x ACW (Anarchy Championship Wrestling in Austin, TX) American Joshi Champion, a former ACW Televised Champion, a former 2x AIW (Absolute Intense Wrestling in Cleveland, OH) Women's Champion, and, as Trouble, a former ROW (Reality of Wrestling, Booker T. (Booker Huffman)'s promotion in Houston, TX) Diamonds Division Champion. Wrestles for WWE's NXT show as Ember Moon.
- Is an American model and professional wrestler. Amanda has been a free-agent since Dec 2023 when she was released from her WWE contract. 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.Mandy Rose's NXT Women's Championship reign was often criticized for lacking compelling narratives despite its 413-day length. Her matches were seen as repetitive and lackluster. While showcased some great character work, the booking and lack of significant feuds left fans underwhelmed.
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Victoria Gonzalez is an American female professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), appearing on the NXT brand under the ring name Reina Gonzalez. Victoria grew up with professional wrestling as her father Ricky Gonzalez, known in the ring as "Desperado" was a professional wrestler in Texas. Gonzalez played basketball for Texas A&M, on a scholarship for a career in journalism. After graduating in 2013, she revealed to her father her interest in pursuing a professional wrestling career instead. Victoria first trained at America's Academy of Pro Wrestling and made her debut in September of 2014.
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE NXT (2017-present) It was reported during May 2016, Victoria signed a contract with WWE to begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. She had previously tried out for the Tough Enough competition. She made her NXT debut on January 20, 2017 taking part in a 12-woman battle royal won by Aliyah and Ember Moon. On NXT's March 3rd episode, Victoria teamed with Ember Moon and Ruby Riot to defeat Kimberly Frankele, Mandy Rose & MaryKate in a in a three-on-three elimination tag team match. On April 19, she wrestled in a Number One Contendership Battle Royal for the NXT Women's Championship but lost to Aliyah. On July 13, Gonzalez participated in the 2017 Mae Young Classic, where she was eliminated during the first round by Nicole Savoy. Throughout the following months, Gonzalez wrestled mostly in battle royals and tag team matches including on October 4 in an NXT Women's Title Qualifying Battle Royal, but was defeated by Nikki Cross. Three days later on October 7, she wrestled a lost another battle royal, losing to Vanessa Borne. Three weeks later on October 27, Gonzalez participated in a Halloween Costume Battle Royal won by Shayna Baszler. She finished the year on December 16 teaming with Sage Beckett, in a tag team match won by Dakota Kai & Rhea Ripley.
Gonzalez returned in 2018 on January 5, teaming with Sage Beckett in a tag match lost to Abbey Laith & Taynara Conti. The next day, Gonzalez and Beckett lost a tag match to Abbey Laith & Jessie Elaban. She did however win her first singles match of the new year on January 13, defeating Abbey Laith. She finished the month on January 18 with a singles match loss to Shayna Baszler. She spent February in two matches teaming with Sage Beckett and Bianca Belair in tag matches lost to the teams including Jessie Elaban & Kairi Sane and Aliyah & Candice LeRae. Her final two matches of the month included a singles match lost to Dakota Kai on February 9 followed fifteen days later by a singles victory on February 24, defeating Abbey Laith. Between her singles matches during the course of March, Gonzalez joined six-person tag matches including a mixed tag match on March 3, teaming with The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake) against team SAnitY (Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain & Nikki Cross). Five days later on March, Gonzalez teamed with Shayna Baszler & Vanessa Borne against Candice LeRae, Jessie Elaban & Kairi Sane. In her singles matches during the month, Gonzalez wrestled against opponents including Ember Moon, Dakota Kai, Candice LeRae and Xia Li. During the following month of April, Gonzalez teamed with Vanessa Borne in tag matches against Dakota Kai & Steffanie Newell. In singles competition, she scored victories against Kacy Catanzaro, Jessie Elaban and Rhea Ripley. During the following month of May, Gonzalez would often team with Taynara Conti in tag matches. During her tag matches Gonzalez would face varying team combinations involving Dakota Kai, Kacy Catanzaro, Steffanie Newell, Nikki Cross and Kairi Sane. On June 1, she began the month teaming with Taynara Conti in a tag match lost to Dakota Kai & Steffanie Newell. She returned on June 22 to team with Taynara Conti in a tag match lost to Kacy Catanzaro & Kairi Sane. Gonzalez wrestled her first and only singles match of the month, during the June 28 house show, losing to Candice LeRae. She finished the month on June 29, teaming with Aliyah in a tag match lost to Jessie Elaban & Kacy Catanzaro. On July 20, Gonzalez joined a No. 1 Contendership Battle Royal won by Candice LeRae. Six days later, she defeated Xia Li. The next day, she lost to Nikki Cross in her final match of the month. The following month on August 8, Gonzales competed in the second annual Mae Young Classic, where she was eliminated in the first round by rookie Kacy Catanzaro. During the August 9 Mae Young Classic Tapings she teamed with Allysin Kay & Vanessa Kraven in a tag match lost to Jessie Elaban, MJ Jenkins & Xia Brookside. During the next day's house show, Gonzalez teamed with Rhea Ripley in a tag match lost to Nikki Cross & Xia Li. Gonzalez finished the month on August 25 teaming with Taynara Conti in a tag match lost to Kacy Catanzaro & Lacey Lane. She returned on September 6, teaming with Kavita Devi in a tag match lost to Jessie Elaban & MJ Jenkins. The next day, she wrestled and lost to her tag team partner Taynara Conti in singles competition. During the September 13 and September 15 house shows, she defeated Jessie Elaban and Xia Li in singles matches.- German professional wrestler Irish wrestler from Dublin. Use this page to keep up with me and get in touch Alias - Valkyrie, Lady Valkyrie Nicknames - "The Hidden Gem of Irish Wrestling" Debut - 2015 Alliances - The Queen's Court w/Katey Harvey The Woke Queens w/Debbie Keitel The Rocky Starr Experience w/Rocky Starr & Dude Roadsville Titles & Accomplishments - 1x Fight Factory Pro Wrestling Irish Junior Heavyweight Champion 1x Over The Top Wrestling Women's Champion
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is an Australian female professional wrestler currently signed to the American promotion WWE on its developmental brand NXT under the ring name Rhea Ripley where she became the first WWE United Kingdom Women's Champion. Bennett has worked also for other Australian promotions such as Professional Wrestling Alliance and Riot City Wrestling. Bennett made her deubt in June 2013 in Riot City Wrestling at RCW Mean Street Mayhem 6. The following year on 10 May at RCW City Chicks Unleashed, Bennett won her first championship when defeated Savannah Summers to win the RCW Women's Championship. She held the title until 15 November at RCW City Chicks Unleashed 3, where she was defeated by Harley Wonderland in a title match. On 6 December at RCW Battle Ror Supremacy, Bennett had a rematch for the title, but did not win the title due to Wonderland being counted out of the ring. Bennett returned the following year in 2015 on 10 October at RCW Key To The City in a three-way match to determine the Number One Contender for the RCW Women's Championship. She won by defeating Blair Alexis and Harley Wonderland. At the 2015 RCW Powertrip, she faced the RCW Women's Champion Savannah Summers in a title match that ended in No Contest. Bennett returned on 30 January 2016 at RCW Reanimated where she met Savannah Summers in a rematch for the RCW Women's Title, but did not succeed in winning the championship. On 22 October at RCW Key To The City, Bennett met Summers again, at that time in a three-way match in challenging the defending RCW Women's Champion Quinn Beauregard, resulting in Bennett winning the title and becoming a two-time Women's Champion.
On 28 January 2017 at RCW Reanimated, Bennett successfully defended her Women's Championship against Casey Johns. On 22 April, Bennett wrestled her last RCW match at RCW Strength where she successfully defended the Women's title against Kellyanne.
Pro Wrestling Alliance (2013) Two months later, she debuted in Professional Wrestling Alliance at PWWA Champions United where she teamed with Izzy in defeating Blair Alexis & Savannah Summers in a tag match.
Newcastle Pro Wrestling (2014-2015) Bennett made her Newcastle Pro Wrestling debut in 2014, during the 12 July edition of Newy Pro where she teamed with Rachel Rose in defeating Harley Wonderland & Madison Eagles in tag match.
New Horizon Pro Wrestling (2014-2015) Bennett's New Horizon Pro Wrestling debut was made on 24 May 2014, during the opening night of the NHPW Global Conflict where she joined the Global Conflict Tournament. She was eliminated during the first round of the tournament by Mercedes Martinez. She returned for the second night of the NHPW Global Conflict event, competing in a four-way mixed tag team match paired with Garry Schmidt. Six months later, Bennett returned and was part of the opening night of the NHPW Final Chapter event, wrestling a four-way Match against Madison Eagles, Evie and Saraya Knight with the vacant IndyGurlz Australia Championship at stake. However, Bennett did not win the title.
Melbourne City Wrestling (2014, 2016) Bennett made her Melbourne City Wrestling debut in on 14 June 2014 at MCW New Horizons where she defended the RCW Women's title in a three-way match against Savannah Summers and Toni Storm. On 9 August at MCW Clash Of The Titans, Bennett defeated Miami to retain her Women's Championship. Bennett continued her winning streak with a third consecutive victory, defeating Savannah Summers at MCW Fight For A Cause. On 30 April 2016, Bennett returned to MCW at MCW Ballroom Brawl in a match won by Kellyanne. On 11 June at MCW Hostile Takeover, Bennett teamed with Erika Reid to defeat Charli Evans & Shazza McKenzie in a tag match. ennett debuted on the 30 January 2015 edition of OCW where she defeated Kellyanne in a singles match. On March 20 at OCW Supershow, Bennett lost to Kellyanne in a rematch. On 25 July at OCW Extinction, Bennett lost to Vixsin in a singles match.
Wrestle Rampage (2015-2016) On 7 February 2015, Bennett debut at WR Meltdown where defeated Savannah Summers. She returned in 2016 on 6 May at WR Revolution, where she defeated Amity Row.
Japanese Tour (2015-2016) Pro Wrestling ZERO1 (2015) Bennett debuted on 18 April 2015 at Super Fireworks Pro Wrestling, where she teamed with Sendai Sachiko to defeat DASH Chisako & Meiko Tanaka.
REINA (2015) On 26 April 2015, Bennett debuted at REINA Mexico Fiesta where she teamed Meiko Tanaka in a tag match won by Alex Lee & Makoto. On 5 May, she returned to REINA during the 2015 REINA Golden Week Wrestling Festival where she wrestled a three-way match against Carmen Rose and Alex Lee. During the June 23 edition of REINA, Bennett defeated Konami.
World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (2016) On 5 April 2015 at Diana 4th Anniversary Show In Korakuen, Bennett debuted in a match against Kyoko Kimura. During the 12 April edition of Diana, Bennett teamed with Kaoru Ito to defeat Kyoko Inoue & Meiko Tanaka. Bennett teamed with Kaoru Ito again on 10 May in a tag match against Kyoko Inoue & La Comandante. Between singles matches, Bennett teamed with Kaoru Ito to defeat Carmen Rose & Kyoko Inoue. On the 14 June edition of Diana, Bennett teamed with Jaguar Yokota & Kaoru Ito in a tag match won by Kyoko Inoue, La Comandante & Yumiko Hotta.
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE Mae Young Classic (2017) Bennett made her debut on 13 July 2017 to join the first annual WWE Mae Young Classic tournament. Under the ring name Rhea Ripley, she eliminated Miranda Salinas in the first round. She advanced to the second rounds of the tournament held on 14 July where she was eliminated by Dakota Kai.
NXT (2017-present) Signed to the WWE, Rhea Ripley joined the NXT roster making her debut on 25 August at a house show, teaming with Ruby Riot & Zeda in a three-on-three tag team match against Mandy Rose, Taynara Conti & Vanessa Borne. Ripley wrestled her first NXT singles match during the 23 September house show, where she lost to Bianca Belair. On 4 October, Ripley joined a Battle Royal Qualifier match held for the NXT Women's Championship. By the end of the battle royal Nikki Cross emerged the winner. Her second singles match was won by Ruby Riot during the 21 October house show. During the 27 October house show, Ripley participated in an NXT Halloween Costume Battle Royal won by Shayna Baszler. On 10 November, Ripley wrestled her third singles match won by Dakota Kai. During December, Ripley wrestled in tag matches, including a match teaming with Abbey Laith in a losing effort to the Riott Squad (Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) during the 9 December house show. She finished her debut year with a tag team victory, teaming Dakota Kai to defeat Reina Gonzalez & Sage Beckett.
Ripley returned to NXT on 3 February 2018 where she won her first victory, defeating Aliyah. She spent the remainder of February in singles matches against Shayna Baszler, Jessie Elaban and Kairi Sane. During the 24 March house show, Ripley teamed with Dakota Kai and Jessie Elaban to defeat Aliyah, Taynara Conti & Vanessa Borne in a six-woman tag match. She returned during the 21 April house show, in a match won by Reina Gonzalez.
At the 26 August NXT UK tapings in Birmingham, Ripley participated in an eight-woman tournament to determine the inaugural WWE NXT UK Women's Championship, in which she won by defeating Toni Storm at the final round becoming the inaugural champion. Returning to the United States, Ripley's first title defense was held on 31 August in Fort Pierce, Florida where she defeated Kacy Catanzaro to retain the UK Women's title. Returning the following month during the 21 September house show, Ripley retained the UK Women's title, defeating Nikki Cross. She finished the month with a successful title defense during the 28 September house show, defeating rookie Jessie Elaban. The following month, Ripley returned for the 13 October NXT UK tapings in Plymouth, England, defeating local UK wrestler Candy Floss. During the following night's NXT UK tapings, Ripley successfully defended the UK Women's title, defeating Isla Dawn. During the 20 October house show in Venice, Florida , Ripley retained the UK Women's title defeating Deonna Purrazzo. She finished the month with a title defense held in a dark match held on 28 October, at the first annual Evolution pay-per-view event, defeating Dakota Kai. The following month, Ripley began with a title match during the 2 November house show, defeating Nikki Cross to retain the UK Women's Championship. The following week during the 9 November house show, Ripley retained the Women's title, defeating Candice LeRae. During the 24 November tapings (aired as the 26 December episode of NXT UK), Ripley successfully retained the UK Women's title, defeating Deonna Purrazzo. She ended the year with a victory during the 29 November house show, during which she defeated Reina Gonzalez to retain the UK Women's Championship.
During January 2019, Ripley's title reign was ended at TakeOver: Blackpool, where she lost the UK Women's title, to New Zealand rival Toni Storm. She would later meet Storm on 26 January during the second night of the 2019 Royal Rumble Axxess Weekend event, where she failed to win in her title rematch against Storm. The following night, Ripley competed in the second annual women's Royal Rumble match at the 2019 Royal Rumble. During the match Ripley eliminated Kacy Catanzaro, Dana Brooke and Zelina Vega, before she was later eliminated by Bayley.- Tiffany Stratton was born on 1 May 1999 in Prior Lake, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE NXT: Level Up (2022) and WWE NXT (2010).
- 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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Rebecca Quin was born on 30 January 1987 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Raw (1993) and WWE NXT (2010). She has been married to Colby Lopez since 29 June 2021. They have one child.- Actress
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Indi Hartwell is an Australian female professional wrestler. Championships and accomplishments Battle Championship Wrestling Indi is only 21 years old and she is a phenomenal talent, despite her lack of experience. The only thing I have to question is why her finisher is a Springboard Dropkick. I can see that move being a signature but not a finisher. Regardless, she has years ahead of her and she'll have more in her arsenal in due time." BCW Women's Championship (1 time) Newcastle Pro Wrestling Newy Pro Women's Championship (1 time) Riot City Wrestling RCW Women's Championship (1 time) World Series Wrestling WSW Women's Championship (1 time)