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Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[4][5]She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[6][7]

Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8] She also won the gold medal in the women's 53 kgevent at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[9] She defeated Pang Qianyu of China in her gold medal match.[9]

In 2024, Fujinami won the gold medal in the women's 53 kgevent at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] She defeated Lucía Yépez of Ecuador in her gold medal match.[10

• Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
• Websitewww.thunderrosa.netProfessional wrestling careerRing name(s)Kobra Moon
  Serpiente
  Serpiente del Mar
  Thunder Rosa[1]
• Billed height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1]
• Billed weight119 lb (54 kg)[1]
• Billed fromThe Graveyards of Tijuana, Mexico[3]
• Trained byDylan Drake[4]Matt Carlos[4]
• Debut2014[1]

Rosa is a former AEW Women's World Champion

• All Elite Wrestling
  • AEW Women's World Championship (1 time)[75]
• Allied Independent Wrestling Federations
  • AIWF International Women's Championship (1 time)[76]
• Gold Rush Pro Wrestling
  • GRPW Lady Luck Championship (1 time)[76]
• East Bay Pro Wrestling
  • EBPW Ladies Champion (1 time)[76]
• Inspire Pro Wrestling
  • Inspire Pro Twin Dragon Connection Championship (3 times) – with Cherry Ramons (1), Raychell Rose (1), Steve O Reno (1)[76]
• Lucha Underground
  • Lucha Underground Trios Championship (1 time) – with Daga and Jeremiah Snake[77]
• Mission Pro Wrestling
  • MPW Year-End Award (2 times)
    • Match of the Year Award (2020) vs. Lindsay Snow on September 18[78]
    • Moment of the Year Award (2021) Rosa spearing David LaGreca through the cans on November 20[78]
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Women's Championship (1 time)[19]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Match of the Year (2021) vs. Britt Baker[79]
  • Ranked No. 3 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022[80]
• Riot Cabaret Pro Wrestling
  • Riot Cabaret Women's Championship (1 time, current)[81]
• Shine Wrestling
  • Shine Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Holidead[82]
• SoCal Uncensored
  • Southern California Women's Wrestler of the Year (2016)[83]
• Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
  • International Princess Championship (1 time)[84]
• Vendetta Pro Wrestling
  • NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Holidead[76]
• Warrior Wrestling
  • Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship (1 time)[85]

Born11 October 1996 (age 28)
Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaSpouse(s)

Buddy Matthews
​
(m. 2024)​

• Professional wrestling careerRing name(s)Demi Bennett
  Rhea Ripley
• Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
• Billed fromAdelaide, South Australia
• Trained byWWE Performance Center
  Scotty 2 Hotty
• Debut24 May 2014

Ripley is a two-time and longest-reigning Women's World Champion.

Ripley is a former one-timeNXT Women's Champion.

• CBS Sports
  • Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year (2019)[130]
• ESPN
  • Female Wrestler of the Year (2023)[131]
  • Ranked No. 2 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 in 2023[132]
• New York Post
  • Faction of the Year (2023) as part of The Judgment Day[133]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Faction of the Year (2023) as part of The Judgment Day
  • Match of the Year (2023) vs. Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39
  • Woman of the Year (2023)
  • Ranked No. 11 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2020[134]
  • Ranked No. 1 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023[135]
  • Ranked No. 3 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2024[136]
• Riot City Wrestling
  • RCW Women's Championship (2 times)[4]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 7 of the top 10 women's wrestlers in 2019.[137]
  • Ranked No. 2 of the top 10 wrestlers of 2023[138]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Women's Wrestling MVP (2023)[139]
• WWE
  • WWE Raw Women's Championship (1 time)[140]
  • Women's World Championship[a] (2 times)[141]
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nikki A.S.H.[142]
  • NXT Women's Championship (1 time)[143]
  • NXT UK Women's Championship (1 time, inaugural)[144]
  • Women's Royal Rumble (2023)[145]
  • NXT UK Women's Championship Tournament (2018)[22]
  • Seventh Women's Triple Crown Champion
  • Fifth Women's Grand Slam Champion
  • Slammy Award (3 times)
    • Match of the Year (2024) – vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 39
    • Faction of the Year (2024) – as a member of The Judgment Day
    • Female Superstar of the Year (2024)

• Birth nameNatalie Katherine Neidhart[1]BornMay 27, 1982 (age 42)[1]
  Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1][2]Spouse(s)
• Tyson Kidd
  ​(m. 2013)​
• Family 

Parent(s)Jim Neidhart (father)RelativesBret Hart (uncle)
Owen Hart (uncle)FamilyHart

• Professional wrestling careerRing name(s)Nadia Hart[1]
  Natalya[1][3]
  Natalya Neidhart[4][5][1]
  Nattie Neidhart[1][6]
  Natalie Neidhart[1]
• Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[3]
• Billed weight135 lb (61 kg)[1][7]
• Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
• Trained byBruce Hart[8]
  Clive Lewellin[2]
  Ross Hart[8]
  Tokyo Joe[9]
  Tyson Kidd[8]
• Debut2000[1]

Natalya is a former WWE Divas Champion...

...and a former SmackDown Women's Champion, making her a two-time women's world champion in WWE

• Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2023[333]
• Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Individually[334]
  • With the Hart family[334]
• Guinness Book of World Records
  • Most appearances on pay-per-view for a female WWE wrestler - 75[335]
  • Most matches for a female WWE wrestler - 1514[336]
  • Most wins by a female WWE wrestler - 663[337]
  • Most WWE Wrestlemania appearances by a female WWE wrestler - 8
  • Most WWE RAW matches - 174
  • Most WWE Smackdown matches - 200
• NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
  • ECCW Women's Championship (1 time)[7]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 4 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2011[338]
  • Ranked No. 66 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150in 2021[339]
  • Ranked No. 28 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2021– with Tamina[340]
• Rolling Stone
  • Overdue Title Run of the Year (2017)[341]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 11 in the top 30 female wrestlers in 2018[342]
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede Women's Pacific Championship (2 times)[23]
  • Women's Wrestler of the Year (2005)[2]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) with Brie Bella, Cameron, Eva Marie, JoJo, Naomi, and Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka on November 24[343]
• WWE
  • WWE Divas Championship (1 time)[344]
  • WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (1 time)[345]
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tamina[346]
  • WWE Women's Speed Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)[347]
• Wheel of Fortune
  • Wheel of Fortune WWE Week Tournament[348][349]

• Allysin Kay and Marti Belle
• Billed heightsBelle: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
  Kay: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
• Combined
  billed weight 275 lb (125 kg)
• Former
  member(s)Father James Mitchell (malevalet)
• Debut October 11, 2020
• Years active2019–present

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time)[12]
  • NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament (2021)[3]
• Pro-Wrestling: EVE
  • Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship (1 time)[13]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 9 of the top 100 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 100 of 2022[14]
• Shine Wrestling
  • Shine Tag Team Championship (1 time)[15]

Lindsey and Laurie Carlson began their journey in a small town in Nebraska. Growing up as highschool hoop stars, the twins pursued degrees in occupational therapy at the College of St. Mary’s, where both participated on the Flame’s basketball team. After graduation, Lindsey and Laurie decided to take every penny they had saved to escape the bitter cold of the Midwest and traveled south to the Sunshine State of Florida to start their own business and be their own bosses.

However, they eventually became dissatisfied with simply succeeding in business and sitting in the office all day. The twins sought out the excitement and energy that college basketball had once provided for them by enrolling in a local wrestling school run by the former WWE stars the Wild Samoans.

With their days filled with running their own business and nights spent training to become professional wrestlers, the twins reserved their weekends for fun in the magical city of Miami, where they now hail from. Lindsey and Laurie, The Carlson Twins, are Miami’s Sweet Heat and they are turning up the temperature at WOW!

Championships 

-Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame Inaugural Tag Team of the Year

-WOW Tag Team Championship 4 times

-WXW Tag Team Championship 

• Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
• Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)[1]
• Billed from
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Trained byGeorge South
• Debut June 13, 2014

• American Pro Wrestling Alliance
  • APWA World Ladies Championship (1 time)[82][83]
• Canadian Wrestling Federation
  • CWF Women's Championship (1 time)[84]
• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
  • Women’s International Grand Prix (2023)[85]
  • CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lluvia
• The Crash
  • The Crash Women's Championship (1 time)[86][87]
• East Coast Wrestling Association
  • ECWA Women's Championship (1 time)[88][89][90]
  • ECWA Super 8 ChickFight Tournament (2014)[91]
• Exodus Wrestling Alliance
  • EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[92]
  • EWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[93]
• Impact Wrestling
  • Impact World Championship (1 time)[94]
  • Impact Knockouts Championship (1 time)[95]
  • Mashup Tournament (2019) – with Sami Callihan[96]
  • Impact Year End Awards (4 times)
    • Knockout of the Year (2018)[97]
    • Match of the Year (2019) vs. Sami Callihan at Slammiversary XVII
    • Move of the Year (2019) Magnum[98]
    • Wrestler of the Year (2019)
• Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
  • AAA Reina de Reinas Championship (1 time)
• Lucky Pro Wrestling
  • Kings And Queens Tournament (2015) – with Anthony Greene[99]
• Noble Champions Group
  • NCG Women's Champion (1 time, current)[100]
• PCW Ultra
  • PCW Ultra Women's Championship (1 time)[101]
• Pro Wrestling eXpress
  • PWX Women's Championship (1 time)[102]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 5 of the top of 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2019[103]
  • Ranked No. 83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020[104]
• Remix Pro Wrestling
  • Remix Pro Fury Championship (1 time)[105]
• Rise Wrestling
  • Phoenix Of RISE Championship (1 time)[106]
  • Rise Year End Awards (2 times)
    • Match of the Year (2018) vs. Mercedes Martinez in a 75-minute iron woman match on RISE 10: Insanity[107]
    • Moment of The Year (2018) – Mercedes Martinez and Tessa Blanchard set a new world record at RISE 10, the longest one on one women's wrestling match in history at 75 Minutes[107]
• Shimmer Women Athletes
  • Shimmer Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vanessa Kraven[108]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 2 of the top 10 women's wrestlers in 2019[109]
• Warrior Wrestling
  • Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship (1 time, inaugural)[110][111][112]
• Women of Wrestling
  • WOW World Championship (1 time)[113][114][115]
• Women Superstars Uncensored
  • WSU Championship (1 time)[116][117]
• WrestleCircus
  • WC Lady of the Ring Championship (1 time)[118][119]
  • WC Sideshow Championship (1 time)[120][121][122]
• Zelo Pro
  • Zelo Pro Women's Championship (1 time)[123][124][125]

Tamyra Mensah-StockTamyra at the 2021 World Wrestling ChampionshipsPersonal informationFull nameTamyra Mariama Mensah-StockBornOctober 11, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Home townKaty, Texas, U.S.Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)Weight69 kg (152 lb)SpouseJacob StockSportCountryUnited StatesSportWrestlingEventFreestyleCollege teamWayland Baptist UniversityClubTitan Mercury Wrestling ClubCoached byTerry Steiner
Izzy Izboinikov[1]Medal recordWomen's freestyle wrestlingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games

2020 Tokyo68 kgWorld Championships2019 Nur-Sultan68 kg2022 Belgrade68 kg2018 Budapest68 kg2021 Oslo68 kgPan American Games2019 Lima68 kgPan American Championships2019 Buenos Aires68 kg2020 Ottawa68 kg2021 Guatemala City68 kgGolden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin2017 Krasnoyarsk69 kg2018 Krasnoyarsk68 kg2019 Krasnoyarsk72 kg

Tamyra Mariama Mensah-Stock (born October 11, 1992, néeMensah) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she wrestles on the Evolve brand under the name Tyra Mae Steele.

Mensah-Stock previously competed in women's freestyle wrestling, winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on August 3, 2021, and became the first black woman to win gold in women's freestyle wrestling.[1][2][3]

Tamyra was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Her father was a Ghanaian who lived in Ghana until the age of 30, and her mother is from Illinois.[1]

At Morton Ranch High School in Katy, Texas, her twin sister, Tarkyia, joined the wrestling team their freshman year while Tamyra pursued track and field. She joined the wrestling team her sophomore year, at age 15, after her sister and the wrestling coach, Mark Balser, convinced her to take part in a wrestling practice session.[4][5][6][7][8][9] However, she almost quit after her father's fatal car accident, on his way home from one of her high school wrestling matches.[10] She blamed wrestling for her father's untimely death. She saw him as her biggest supporter.[11]

Randi Criner Miller (born November 3, 1983) is an American wrestler, who competed in the 63 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. She later made a transition to mixed martial arts.[1]

• Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
• 2008 U.S.A. Wrestling Female Wrestler of the Year
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Committee Female Wrestler of the Year
• Olympic Bronze Medalist
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Champion
• U.S. Senior Nationals Champion & Outstanding Wrestler award
• New York Athletic Club Champion & Outstanding Wrestler award
• Dave Schultz Memorial Champion & Outstanding Wrestler award
• Cliff Keen College National Duals Outstanding Wrestler award
• University Nationals Champion
• Pan-American Champion
• National Team Member
• 6x Senior All-American
• U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete
• Attended Northern Michigan University, MacMurray College, and Neosho County Community College

Sarah Bäckman (born 8 December 1991) is a Swedish real estate broker and former professional wrestler and arm wrestler. She is a former eight-time World Arm Wrestling Champion.[2]Bäckman also competed as "Spirit" on the Swedish version of MGM Television's Gladiators franchise.[3] From 2013 to 2014, Bäckman was signed to WWE, working in their developmental territory NXT.[4]

Bäckman began arm wrestling at age 14.[2][5] She is one of the most decorated women's arm wrestlers in the world. An eight-time World Arm Wrestling Champion, eight-time European Arm Wrestling Champion and 11-time Swedish Arm Wrestling Champion.[6] She retired from arm wrestling to pursue a wrestling career in May 2013 when she decided to sign with WWE.

Sarah has resumed professional arm wrestling after the release of her contract from WWE in 2014. She has won several championships and titles since and is still current and better than ever.

TK Trinidad is a powerhouse in women’s wrestling, media, and content creation. As the Director of Operations and one-half of the commentary team for All Caribbean Wrestling (ACW), she helps expand the promotion and showcase Caribbean talent alongside industry veterans like Mary Henry.  In 2017, she created Women’s Wrestling Talk, the #1 women’s wrestling show, where she has interviewed over 400 women, amplifying their stories and contributions to the industry. Beyond wrestling, TK has extensive experience hosting and producing content across radio, TV, podcasting, and social media, solidifying her as a leader in digital storytelling and sports entertainment.

IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5079253/

Ashley Gregory Avildsen (born November 5, 1981) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and the founder and CEO of Sumerian Records and Sumerian Films.[1] The son of director John G. Avildsen, he wrote and directed the film American Satan (2017) and the scripted series Paradise City(2021).

Avildsen was the vocalist of metalcore band Reflux[2] in the early 2000s. The band released one album "The Illusion of Democracy" album via Prosthetic Records in 2004 before breaking up shortly after.[3]

Sumerian Records (currently located in Nashville, TN) was founded in 2006 by Avildsen. Initially, the label was run out of his one-bedroom apartment in Venice Beach, beginning with the bands The Faceless and Stick to Your Guns. Sumerian has since released over 100 albums, expanded their roster to feature a diverse collective of over 40 artists, and in 2016 celebrated their 10-year anniversary as a successful independent label.[4]

Aubrey Edwards, is an American video game developerand professional wrestling referee signed to All Elite Wrestling(AEW).[7][8] She is also the promotion's project coordinator and the co-host of AEW Unrestricted with Tony Schiavone.[9][10]

Aubert has a background in software engineering and computer science, having previously worked in the video game industry as a producer.[11][12] Aubert was previously employed by 5th Cell, where she worked on the Scribblenauts video game series for more than six years. She started out as a tool programmer for the series' inaugural title and eventually became lead producer of the Wii U launch title Scribblenauts Unlimited.[13]

Aubert is involved with the ongoing development of AEW Games.[11][12]

Aubert joined independent promotion 3–2–1 BATTLE! as a referee, initially going under the ring name Gearl Hebner, after the Referee Earl Hebner.[14] Aubert continues to use this name while working some indie shows- but now primarily works under the name Aubrey Edwards.[15] This name was chosen to honor her late father Edward Aubert.[16]

In 2018, Edwards made appearances in WWE, working as a referee for the Mae Young Classic[17] and at WWE Evolution.[18]

In August 2019, Edwards made history at AEW's All Out by becoming the first woman to referee a professional wrestling world championship match on pay-per-view.[19] She signed with AEW on September 1, 2019, becoming the promotion's first full-time female referee.[19][20]

BornSamantha Johnson
January 9, 1989 (age 36)
Dennis, Massachusetts, U.S.Other names

• Samantha
• Samantha Irvin
• Samantha The Bomb

Occupations

• Musician
• ring announcer

Partner(s)Ricochet (2021–present; engaged)Children1

Johnson was born in Dennis, Massachusetts, in 1989, the eldest of six siblings.[1] At the age of four, she began studying classical music, going on to compete in classical flute at a national level.[2][3] At the age of 12, her family moved to the North End neighborhood of New Bedford, Massachusetts,[4] where she attended Normandin Middle School.[5] As a child, she was a fan of professional wrestling, and attended WrestleMania XIV in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1998.[6] She went on to attend New Bedford High School, where she starred as Dorothy Gale in a performance of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz[3] and won a gold medal at the International Association of Jazz Educators State Jazz Finals as part of the New Bedford High School Jazz Choir.[7] As a teenager in the mid-2000s, she twice auditioned for American Idol.[1] After graduating in 2007, Johnson worked as the Drama Club director for Normandin Middle School[8] and as a waitress.[2][9] At the age of 20 she auditioned for America's Got Talent.[1]

From 2011 to 2015, Johnson performed as the lead female vocalist on the Michael Jackson tribute show Thriller – Live.[1][3][4][10] In 2015, she appeared on season 10 of America's Got Talent, auditioning with "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin; she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[8][11] Later that year, she starred in a show titled "Home" in the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford in which she sang, whistled, danced, told stories, and played the flute; her five siblings all appeared in the show.[3] In 2016, she released an EP, 27Underground, including the debut single "Jump High"; her siblings provided backing vocals.[1][12][13] In the same year, she portrayed Betty Rizzoin a production of Grease staged in the New Bedford Festival Theatre.[14] In 2020, Johnson appeared on I Can See Your Voice on FOX, playing the flute and singing "Good as Hell" by Lizzo.[15][5][16] After relocating to Las Vegas, she appeared in productions including Vegas! The Show (portraying Gladys Knight and Tina Turner).[5][17] In February 2025, after having departed WWE to refocus on her musical career, Irvin adopted the stage name "Samantha The Bomb" and announced the release of a single, Make Me.[6]

Johnson was introduced to the professional wrestling promotion WWE by WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry. She originally auditioned at the WWE Performance Center to be a wrestler, but was unsuccessful.[15] In April 2021, she was hired by WWE as the ring announcer for WWE 205 Live on Peacock. She adopted the ring name "Samantha Irvin".[5] Irvin went on to serve as a ring announcer for WWE NXT on the USA Network.[18] In January 2022, she was promoted to being the ring announcer for WWE SmackDown on FOX.[19] In February 2023, she moved to being the ring announcer for WWE Raw on the USA Network.[20] At WrestleMania XL in April 2024, Irvin introduced 14 matches; her performance garnered praise from veteran announcer Michael Buffer.[15][11] In October 2024, Irvin announced her departure from WWE.[21][22] In a February 2025 interview, she stated "my wrestling career has barely even begun".[6]

• Birth name: Melissa Sampson
• Born December 13, 1978  in Abington, Pennsylvania
  
  
• Professional wrestling careerRing name(s)

Missy Sampson

Big Van Missy

Luscious Lily

Jade

Dynamite

• Trained by Angel Amoroso, Heidi Lee Morgan, IWA Cruel School and Mike Kehner
• Debut 1994

Missy Sampson was an active professional wrestler from 1994 through 2019, wresting all over the United States and Canada. During her career she also acted as a manager, referee and ring announcer. Upon completion of her in-ring career, she was chosen to coach at The World Famous Monster Factory by Danny Cage. She has been coaching there since 2020. In January 2024, Missy announced the creation of her own all women’s wrestling company called Belle 2 Bell. Her reasoning behind the formation of this company is to provide a safe space for the women now coming up to be able to show their talent & gain experience in a supportive and positive environment. It is Missy’s way of giving back to her one true love.

Championships and Awards

2x PWS Bombshell’s Champion

PWU Unified Women’s Champion

DCW Women’s Champion

NEW Women’s Champion

OSPW Women’s Champion

WPW Heavyweight Champion

 Birthplace: Burnaby, British Columbia 

Justina Di Stasio is a two-time medallist at the Pan American Games. After winning 75kg silver at Toronto 2015, she captured 76kg gold at Lima 2019. A couple months later, she won 76kg bronze at the Olympic test event for Tokyo 2020. But she never got the chance to compete at the Olympic Games because she did not qualify for the Canadian team.

After a big break from the sport because of the COVID-19 pandemic (during which she started a career as a teacher), Di Stasio decided to fully commit to wrestling again in the hopes of achieving her Olympic dream at Paris 2024.

Di Stasio has made four world championship appearances, highlighted by her world title in the 72kg event in 2018. She had missed qualifying for the world championship team in her natural 76kg weight class, so made the decision to drop down a weight category. She had previously won 75kg bronze at the 2017 World Championships.

Di Stasio won 75kg gold at three straight Pan American Championships from 2015 to 2017. After not competing at the continental championships in 2018 or 2019, she returned in 2020 and won another gold medal in the 76kg event. She followed up with bronze medals in 2022 and 2023. Di Stasio won 76kg gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Di Stasio was first exposed to international competition at the 2011 Junior World Championships after she won the first of her back-to-back junior national titles. She was on the podium at the senior Canadian championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 before winning her first senior national title in 2015.

A Little More About Justina

Getting into the Sport: Started wrestling at age 12… Was a multi-sport athlete coming out of high school but decided to focus on wrestling because it offered her the chance to go to a great university… Didn’t really love the sport until she was in university… Won the junior national title at the end of her first season… Outside Interests: Graduated from Simon Fraser University in May 2015 with an English degree… Completed a Professional Development Program in Teacher Education at SFU during the COVID-19 pandemic and started her career as a teacher… Odds and Ends: Nickname: Juice… Tries to bring a new book on every trip… Favourite motto: “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… play for her.”

• Pan American Games: 2019 – GOLD (76kg); 2015 – SILVER (75kg)
• Commonwealth Games: 2022 – GOLD (76kg)
• UWW World Championships: 2022 – 5th (76kg); 2018 – GOLD (72kg); 2017 – BRONZE (75kg); 2015 – 19th (75kg)
• Pan American Championships: 2023 – BRONZE (76kg);
•  2022 – BRONZE (76kg); 
• 2020 – GOLD (76kg);
•  2017 – GOLD (75kg)
•  2016 – GOLD (75kg)
• 2015 – GOLD (75kg)
•  2014 – BRONZE (69kg)

UWW World Championships (junior): 

• 2012 – 5th (72kg)
• 2011 – 7th (72kg)

Beiga was named the first female NCAA Division 1 wrestling coach in the country when she joined the Pioneers prior to the start to the 2021-22 season.

A collegiate and international wrestler herself, Biega came to the Pioneers after two seasons as the assistant coach at Campbellsville University. She has been head coach of Sacred Heart University for three years  Paulina Biega - Head Coach - Staff Directory - Sacred Heart University (sacredheartpioneers.com) 

In addition, Biega is a two-time Universities Nationals All-American and an International Polish Champion. She is also a Polish National Champion as well as placed third at the Cadet European Wrestling Championship. 

2022-23 Season

• Named NWCA Scholar All-America Team
• Named NCWWC National Coach of the Year
• Named NCWWC Regional Coach of the Year
• Seven student-athletes earned NWCA Scholar All-America
• Took seventh at the NCWWC National Championship
• Five All-Americans
• Ranked highest as seventh in NWCA Poll
• Won the Northeast Regional Championship
• Finished with a 17-4 dual meet record and a four-match winning streak. 

Inaugural Season

• Three All-Americans, including a third place finished by Madison Sandquist at 143 pounds.
• One Regional Champion 
• Finished with a 6-4 mark during the dual meet season
• Place 14th at Nationals and sixth at the Northeast Regional

Natalia Markova (Russian: Наталья Маркова; born 11 January 1989) is a Russian professional wrestler. She currently works with National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and also wrestles on the independent circuit.

Markova began her career in 2007 with the Russian promotion Independent Wrestling Federation (NFR), where she performed until 2017. She also toured Japan where she worked for DDT Pro-Wrestling and Wrestling New Classic from 2011 to 2013. She resumed her career in 2016 after a two-year hiatus. She debuted in North America in 2017.

• American Combat Wrestling
  • ACW Women's Championship (1 time)
• Clash
  • Clash Women's Championship (1 time, current)
• House of Glory
  • HOG Women's Championship (1 time, current)
• Independent Wrestling Federation
  • IWF Women's Championship (6 times)
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • Queen Bee (2022)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 91 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023
• Shine Wrestling
  • Shine Championship (1 time)
  • Shine Nova Championship (1 time)

  Lindsey and Laurie Carlson began their journey in a small town in Nebraska. Growing up as highschool hoop stars, the twins pursued degrees in occupational therapy at the College of St. Mary’s, where both participated on the Flame’s basketball team. After graduation, Lindsey and Laurie decided to take every penny they had saved to escape the bitter cold of the Midwest and traveled south to the Sunshine State of Florida to start their own business and be their own bosses.

However, they eventually became dissatisfied with simply succeeding in business and sitting in the office all day. The twins sought out the excitement and energy that college basketball had once provided for them by enrolling in a local wrestling school run by the former WWE stars the Wild Samoans.

With their days filled with running their own business and nights spent training to become professional wrestlers, the twins reserved their weekends for fun in the magical city of Miami, where they now hail from. Lindsey and Laurie, The Carlson Twins, are Miami’s Sweet Heat and they are turning up the temperature at WOW! 

Website:  WOW - Women Of Wrestling (wowe.com) 

Sonny Kiss (born December 11, 1993) is an American professional wrestler, dancer, and professional wrestling manager.

She began her career in 2011 as a manager and became a pro wrestler two years later. Her first national exposure took place in 2018, when she began to work with Lucha Underground under the ring name XO Lishus. When Lucha Underground ended, she signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019 until 2023.

Sonny Kiss identifies as genderfluid[6] and uses she/her pronouns, as listed on her Twitter account.

• American Championship Wrestling
  • ACE Fight or Flight Champion (1 time)
• Capitol Wrestling
  • Catalyst Wrestling Championship (1 time)
• East Coast Professional Wrestling
  • East Coast Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 164 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
• Tier 1 Wrestling
  • Tier 1 Championship (1 time)
• Warriors of Wrestling
  • WOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WOW No Limits Championship (1 time)
  • King of New York (2018)
  • Woman of the Year (2022 and 2023)

 Dori Elizabeth Prange (/preɪn/ prayn; born January 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where she performs under the ring name Ruby Soho and is currently a member of The Outcasts stable. She is also known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Ruby Riott.[5] Prange has also worked in World Wonder Ring Stardom (aka, "Stardom") as Heidi Lovelace, and extensively on the U.S. independent circuit for promotions such as Shimmer Women Athletes, Shine Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and IWA Mid-South. 

• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Women's Championship (1 time)
• All American Wrestling
  • AAW Heritage Championship (1 time)
• All Elite Wrestling
  • Women's Casino Battle Royale (2021)
• Alpha-1 Wrestling
  • A1 Alpha Male Championship (1 time)
• Channel Islands World Wrestling
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[80]
• Chikara
  • Young Lions Cup XI (1 time)[14]
• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Women's Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 20 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2016[81]
  • Ranked No. 48 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2021 - with Liv Morgan[82]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 12 in the top 30 female wrestlers in 2018[83]
• Revolution Championship Wrestling
  • RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[84]
• Shimmer Women Athletes
  • Shimmer Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Evie[85]

Gisele Shaw, is a Filipino-Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She is known for her work in England with various promotions including Progress Wrestling and Revolution Pro Wrestling, having held the Women's Championship in both promotions. She has also wrestled in American promotions such as Ring of Honor and Women of Wrestling. Gisele Shaw is an inspiration to women's professional wrestling. 

• Crossfire Wrestling
  • CW Women's Championship (1 time)
• Fierce Females
  • Fierce Females Championship (1 time, current)
• Ironfist Wrestling
  • Ironfist Women's Championship (1 time)
• Progress Wrestling
  • Progress World Women's Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Eclipse
  • PWE Flame Championship (1 time)
• Pro-Wrestling: EVE
  • Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Emersyn Jayne
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 19 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2021
• Revolution Pro Wrestling
  • Undisputed British Women's Championship (2 times)

 Kimmy Sokol is known to do many things in the world of professional wrestling. If she is not writing on thepopbreak, she is co-hosting The Bob Culture Podcast https://bobculture.podbean.com/?fbclid=IwAR1tGtFJ2ldIh-WMwTG9zD8X7n4yWPphjEbgI6kzK75QkhzlF2Ef3gCYUvY 

and traveling the country working with the biggest wrestling superstars on the convention scene. 

Rider University

September 5, 2019 - May 20, 2023

 William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only constant member of the rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. He has also been the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance since 2017. A cultural icon of Generation X, Corgan is credited with helping popularize alternative rock music as a member of the Smashing Pumpkins. 

Awards and Honors

Grammy Awards

1. 1994"Cherub Rock"Best Hard Rock PerformanceNominatedSiamese DreamBest Alternative Music AlbumNominated
2. 1997Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessAlbum of the YearNominatedBest Alternative Music AlbumNominated"1979"Record of the YearNominatedBest Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalNominated"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceNominated"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"Best Hard Rock PerformanceWon"Tonight, Tonight"Best Music VideoNominated
3. 1998"The End Is the Beginning Is the End "Best Hard Rock Performance Won
4. 1999AdoreBest Alternative Music AlbumNominated
5. 2001Machina/The Machines of GodBest Recording Package 

• 2024 New England Music Hall of Fame www.nemhof.com Inductee

Mike Rand has is a official GLOW historian and was utilized in the official GLOW Documentary. He has been a well trusted and a tremendous supporter of women's wrestling especially WOW. 

 The official YouTube of actor Mike Rand. This channel currently showcases "The Mike Rand Show" & matches from "G.L.O.W. Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling." Be sure to follow Mike Rand on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), & Instagram as well as at mikerand.com!   

Check out all of the interviews on the official youtube https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialMikeRand/videos

 Starting out his national entertainment debut on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the age of 14, Nigel Sherrod has had anything but a boring life.

Sherrod started his professional wrestling career some seven years ago and quickly found success, working with World Wrestling Entertainment's Deep South Wrestling as "The Voice" , Sherrod would broadcast alongside the likes of Bill DeMott, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Michelle McCool,Ron Simmons and many others. Sherrod was featured weekly on CSS broadcasts for Deep South and featured on WWE Home Video releases during this time.

After a brief appearance on TNA Wrestling's Slammiversary taking on Awesome Kong (Kharma) Sherrod would once again be seen behind the desk on MTV2's Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors as the Voice of the promotion. His appearances on multiple television shows has garnered the alias "As Seen on TV" .

Sherrod has most recently hosted Rampage Pro Wrestling on local Fox affiliate, FOX 24 in the Macon,Ga area and appeared back on national television on the second season premiere of TLC's hit show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" in July of 2013.

Sherrod has focused his sights lately on not only becoming well known for his broadcasting but also his in ring ability. Capturing several championships and touring all over the country, Nigel seems to be on the right track for success.