Kimberly Dawn Davis (born June 22, 1974) is an American

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, better known by her

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Amber O’Neal. She formerly wrestled in

Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...

(ROH) in their "Women of Honor" division as well as various promotions on the U.S.

independent circuit In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective noun, collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions. It is roughly analogous to a minor lea ...

. She has also appeared in

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...

(NJPW) as a valet for the

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ous

Bullet Club (stylised as BULLET CLUB), sometimes shortened to BC, is a professional wrestling stable primarily appearing in the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In the United States, the group currently appears on NJPW events run by the c ...

stable, where she was billed as Amber Gallows. She was also

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, during her stint as a Bullet Club associate.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1999–2003)

Davis got into wrestling after watching it with a friend who was a fan of

Stone Cold Steve Austin Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most ...

. Davis initially became a fan of

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. After researching how to get involved with the sport, Davis trained under Strawberry Fields,

Leilani Kai Patty Seymour (born January 23, 1960) is a semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Leilani Kai. She began training with The Fabulous Moolah right after finishing high school. In the 1980s, as part of the World Wrestling F ...

, and Gary Royal at the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Academy in

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. After training for six months, she debuted in July 1999 in the

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(PGWA) as Amber Holly, wrestling Leilani Kai in

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. She also worked with Desiree Paterson and

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. In 2002, Holly began wrestling for the Carolina Wrestling Federation (CWF), where she furthered her training under Gemini Kid and Mikael Yamaha at the CWF Dojo Camp. While a part of the company, she defeated Kai for the CWF Women's Championship. In May 2003, Holly suffered a knee injury during a match with Brandi Alexander, to whom she later lost the CWF title. She tore her

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and

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, as well as suffering

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damage. She was obliged to undergo reconstructive surgery and was inactive for approximately a year.

Team Blondage (2004–2005, 2009)

Holly returned to the ring on May 16, 2004, adopting the ring name Amber O'Neal and the

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of a

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racer. She changed her name because of her respect for Nora Greenwald, who used the ring name

Molly Holly Nora Kristina Benshoof (''née'' Greenwald; born on September 7, 1977) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler signed to WWE as a producer, she is best known for her appearances with the said company from 2000 to 2005 under the ring na ...

. Greenwald helped O'Neal in her tryout matches with

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(WWE).

In late 2004, O'Neal formed a

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...

with

Krissy Vaine Kristin Parmeter (née Eubanks; born January 12, 1981) is an American model, professional wrestler and valet. She is better known by her ring name Krissy Vaine and also for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment. She also trained at WWE's devel ...

known as

Team Blondage Team Blondage was a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of real life friends Amber O'Neal and Krissy Vaine. They are mostly known for their work in Shimmer Women Athletes, where they were the first tag team ever formed in the promotion ...

. The team wrestled primarily on the North Carolina

, appearing with promotions such as Shimmer and Women's Extreme Wrestling. Team Blondage defeated Clehopatra and

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to win the vacant WEW Tag Team Championship on May 8, 2005 at the WEW

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"No Ho's Barred". In the course of their reign, Vaine signed a contract with WWE. Vaine was subsequently replaced within Team Blondage by

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...

alumna

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. On the April 6, 2006 WEW pay-per-view, O'Neal and Lollipop lost the WEW Women's Tag Team Championship to T and A ( Talia and

April Hunter April Hunter (born September 24, 1976) is an American retired professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, boxer, actress, writer, fitness model and glamour model. She has appeared in publications including ''MuscleMag International'' a ...

). After a long term hiatus prior leaving WWE and the wrestling business for over a year, it was announced that Krissy Vaine decided to return to the wrestling industry and reunite with her Team Blondage partner, Amber O'Neal. They have now announced themselves as Team Blondage 2.0, and in their debut match they defeated against the established Scream Queens (

Daffney Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney. Daffney began her professional wrestling career in World Championship Wres ...

and

MsChif Rachel Frobel (née Collins) is an American professional wrestler who is better known by her ring name MsChif. She has been wrestling since 2001 and in that time has worked for several independent promotions across the United States, with guest ma ...

). On March 7, they defeated Persephone and Kristin Flake in CWF.

Shimmer Women Athletes (2005–2009)

O'Neal was part of the first Shimmer show where she teamed with

to defeat the team of

Nikki Roxx Nicole Raczynski (born April 19, 1979) is an American former professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring names Roxxi Laveaux, The Voodoo Queen, and Roxxi. She is also known for her time ...

and

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. Later in the night she lost a singles match to

Christie Ricci Christie Ricci (born November 11, 1982) is the ring name of an American professional wrestler, also known as Glory. After being trained by Leilani Kai, Ricci made her debut in June 2002, and began competing on the independent circuit. She won bo ...

. After Vaine signed a WWE contract, O'Neal moved into singles competition and lost to both

in a triple threat elimination match also including

Tiana Ringer Tiana Ringer (born September 3, 1985) is an American professional wrestler who has competed in North American promotions in Ontario and the North Central United States and has appeared in BSE Pro and Shimmer Women Athletes during the early 2000s. ...

, and

. She got her first singles victory against the debuting

Serena Deeb Serena Deeb (born June 29, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is well known for her first stint with WWE, appearing on the SmackDown brand and also known for her time with the develop ...

on Volume 5 but later in the night she lost to Serena in a rematch. On October 22, 2006, as part of Volume 7, she was defeated by

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. Later in the night however she got a victory by pinfall over Josie after hitting with her STO Finishing Manoeuvre. At the Volume 9 and 10 taping, she lost to both

Daizee Haze Emily Sharp (born May 11, 1983) is an American former professional wrestler known under the ring name Daizee Haze. She is best known for her time on the independent circuit, where she performed for numerous promotions such as Chikara, Ring of Hon ...

and

via pinfall. She did not compete in the

Shimmer Championship The Shimmer Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship in Shimmer Women Athletes, and has also been defended on shows of sister promotions Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro. Championship reigns are determined by professional wre ...

tournament, and lost to Portuguese Princess Ariel on Volume 14. She then lost to "The Jezebel"

Eden Black "The Jezebel" Eden Black (born 28 January 1981) is the ring name of a retired British professional wrestler who wrestled internationally on the independent circuit in promotions such as Real Quality Wrestling, Shimmer Women Athletes and ChickFi ...

and

Lorelei Lee Amy Janas (born June 22, 1982), better known by her ring name Lorelei Lee, is an American former professional wrestler. She is best known by her appearances in SHIMMER Women Athletes. Professional wrestling career Mason-Dixon Wrestling (2006� ...

on Volume 15 and 16 but she was able to score a third pinfall victory over Lorelei Lee as part of Volume 17. Later in the night however she lost to Shark Girl. She missed Volume 19 and 20, and returned to Shimmer for Volumes 21 and 22, where she lost to Wesna Busic and

Mercedes Martinez Jazmin Benitez (born November 17, 1980) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Mercedes Martinez. She also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a form ...

. On May 2, 2009, at the tapings of Volume 23, she defeated the debuting Tenille with a backslide, but went on to lose to Jennifer Blake as part of Volume 24, and

LuFisto Genevieve Goulet (born February 15, 1980), better known by the ring name LuFisto, is a French Canadian professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1997–present) LuFisto began training when she was 17 years old in ...

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006, 2009)

In April and May 2006, O'Neal wrestled at several TNA

house show A house show or live event is a professional wrestling event produced by a major promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive du ...

s produced in conjunction with the United Wrestling Federation. O'Neal also made a televised appearance in 2006 against

Gail Kim Gail Kim-Irvine (born February 20, 1977) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she serves as a producer. In Impact Wrestling she was the inaugural and record setting seven-time Knockou ...

. O'Neal appeared on the edition of June 5, 2008 of ''

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''. She was planted in the audience along with fellow wrestlers Daffney and

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, with the three of them volunteering to wrestle

Awesome Kong Kia Stevens (born September 4, 1977) is an American actress and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)/Impact Wrestling under the ring name Awesome Kong. She also worked with Ring ...

in the "$25,000 Challenge". Daffney was selected and subsequently lost to Kong. O'Neal returned at the December 21, 2009, '' Impact!'' tapings, where she was defeated by Lizzy Valentine in a tryout

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National Wrestling Alliance (2008–2010, 2015–2016)

O'Neal made her debut for

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(NWA)'s promotion

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, restarted by Jim Crockett's son and Jim Crockett Jr's brother, David Crockett. Founded in 1931, the promot ...

on the August 9, 2008, episode of ''MACW Television'' Tapings, where she competed against Kristin Flake in a winning effort. On the edition of September 10 of ''MACW Television'' Tapings, O'Neal defeated TNA Knockout

in singles competition. On the edition of January 10 of ''MACW Television'' Tapings, O'Neal gained another victory over Daffney. On the edition of February 21 of ''MACW Television'' Tapings, O'Neal teamed up with

in a winning effort defeating The Scream Queens (Daffney and MsChif) in a tag-team match. On the edition of March 14 of ''MACW Television'' Tapings, O'Neal continued her winning streak when she competed against the debuting Persephone in a winning effort. On the edition of May 15 of ''MACW Television'', O'Neal defeated the debuting Jayme Jameson in a singles match. On the edition of July 11 of ''MACW Summer Bash'' pay-per-view, O'Neal undefeated streak ended when she competed against Christie Ricci in a losing effort. This would turn out to be O'Neal final match in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling due to NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling folding early 2010. In March 2009, O'Neal made her debut for

(NWA)'s promotion NWA Charlotte in a match against

. Amber O'Neal switched with

, who got the pinfall over Daffney for her tag team partner. On the edition of May 15 of ''NWA Charlotte TV Tapings'', O'Neal defeated the debuting Jayme Jameson after the interference from

. On the edition of May 23, 2009 of ''NWA Charlotte Total Compliance'' pay-per-view, O'Neal defeated Jayme Jameson after Krissy Vaine switched with her to become the first NWA Charlotte Women's Champion. She would turn out to be the title's only holder due to NWA Charlotte folding in late 2009. On December 18, 2015, Gallows captured the

NWA World Women's Championship The NWA World Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The title was first won by Mildred Burke in 1937 def ...

from

Santana Garrett Santana Garrett (born May 22, 1988) is an American professional wrestler, valet and model. She is currently signed to WWE, where she works as a coach at the Performance Center. During her career, Garrett has wrestled in many independent promotio ...

. She lost the title against Jazz on September 17, 2016.

Women Superstars Uncensored (2009–2010)

O'Neal debuted for

Women Superstars Uncensored Women Superstars United (WSU; formerly ''Women Superstars Uncensored'') is an American, New Jersey based women's professional wrestling promotion which held its first event in 2006. Shows combine wrestling interspersed with both serious and c ...

(WSU) on August 22, 2009, in a victorious effort against Annie Social. Later in the night she got another victory over "The Definition of Technician"

. O'Neal continued her winning streak as she defeated Sassy Stephanie in a Special Challenge Match on November 3 and later in the night she defeated the WSU Hall of Famer

Malia Hosaka Malia Hosaka (born October 7, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Champion. Professional wrestling career Malia Hosaka was trained by Killer Kowalski at the wrestling training camp run by Misty Blue Simmes ...

. On December 12, O'Neal defeated

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to continue her winning streak. Later in the night, it was announced that O'Neal would put her winning streak on the line against

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at the Third Anniversary Show. O'Neal was successful in defeating Jazz and was subsequently named by

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as the number one contender to the WSU World Championship. At the April 2, 2010 episode of ''WSW 4th Annual J-Cup'', O'Neal unsuccessfully challenge reigning champion

, thus ending her winning streak. At the ''WSU/NWS King & Queen Of The Ring Tournament 2010'' pay-per-view, O'Neal competed in King and Queen tournament teaming with Bison Bravado but was eliminated in the first round by Jazz and Balls Mahoney. At the ''WSU Uncensored Rumble III'' pay-per-view, O'Neal competed in the Uncensored Rumble to determine the number one contender to the WSU Championship but failed to win the match after it was won by Jazz. Later that event, O'Neal teamed up with Nikki Roxx in a losing effort to Angel Orsini and Jazz.

Other promotions (2010–present)

On October 23, 2010, O'Neal made an appearance for Pro Wrestling Superstars, where she made her debut losing to

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in a singles match. O'Neal made her debut for SCWA Wrestling, defeating Persephone with a bridging backslide. At the PWX ''An Evil Twist of Fate'' event on October 5, O'Neal defeated

Reby Sky Rebecca Victoria Hardy (née; Reyes; ; born August 6, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and model. She is best known for her recurring appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2014 to 2017. Early life Hardy was born in Flu ...

after throwing dust in her face and hitting a sitout facebuster. O'Neal also took part in the first season tapings of

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, which took place in early 2009, but did not start airing until March 2010. In the promotion, she uses the ring name Charlotte, the Southern Belle. She made her in-ring debut on March 1 in the main event of the first episode of ''Takedown'', teaming with

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and Cousin Cassie in a losing effort to the team of

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, Maria Toro and Bandita after getting hit by a Fisherman's Buster. On the fifth episode, which aired on March 31, she got her first victory after teaming with Paige Webb against the Naughty Girls (

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and

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). On the edition of April 7 of ''Takedown'', Charlotte participated in a ''Hoedown Trowdown''

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to determine the top two contenders for the Wrestlicious Crown. She unsuccessfully competed after being eliminated by Brooke Lynn. O'Neal debuted for

Shine Wrestling Shine Wrestling (stylized as SHINE Wrestling and often referred to simply as SHINE) is an American, New York based independent women's professional wrestling promotion. It is the sister promotion to Shimmer Women Athletes and airs events on Int ...

as a

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on May 24, 2013; competing against Ivelisse in a losing effort as Shine 10. At Shine 12 on August 23, Amber teamed with

in defeating Malia Hosaka and Brandi Wine, after a singles match between Santana and Wine ended in a no contest due to involvement by Hosaka. On September 28, at the ''Shine 13'', Amber and Santana, now known as The American Sweethearts faced The S-N-S Express (

Jessie Belle Smothers Jessie Belle McCoy (born July 2, 1985), better known by her ring name Jessie Belle Smothers or simply Jessie Belle, is an American model, professional wrestling valet, and professional wrestler. She is signed to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). Profe ...

and

Sassy Stephie Stephanie Sager (born March 18, 1984) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring names Sassy Stephie and Sassy Stephanie. She regularly performs for several independent promotions including Shimmer Women Athletes and Women Su ...

), but lost when Stephie pinned O'Neal after an '' Kiss My Sass''. A month later at Shine 14, the Sweethearts teamed with

Leva Bates Leva Bates (born May 21, 1983) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling. She also had a successful tenure on the independent circuit, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes. She has also appeared in WWE on their develop ...

in a losing effort to the Express, which also included Nevaeh. At Shine 15 on December 13, the Sweethearts were once again defeated by the Express, and per the stipulation, Amber and Santana were forced to disband. In singles action, Amber suffered losses to

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and Tracy Taylor at Shine 16 and 18, respectively. At Shine 20 on June 27, 2014, Amber was defeated by

Crazy Mary Dobson Sarah Rowe (née Bridges; born September 10, 1993) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Valhalla. From 2017 to 2019, she was a member of the stable The Riott S ...

, who replaced Leah Von Dutch, via DQ. During the match, Amber turned into a villainess and attacked Dobson with a steel chair, which led to the DQ decision. After the match ended, the evil Amber gave the

gesture to Dobson, similar to that of the wrestling stable which has her real-life husband,

Doc Gallows Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Luke Gallows. Hankinson began his career in 2005 and participated i ...

, as a member. On December 5, Davis adopted the new ring name Amber Gallows, the "Bullet Babe". On January 4, 2015, O'Neal made her debut for

(NJPW) at

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, where she accompanied her husband and

Karl Anderson Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980), better known by the ring name Karl Anderson, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), whe ...

to a match, where they lost the

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and

Katsuyori Shibata is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and professional wrestling trainer. In professional wrestling, he is known for his hard hitting offense. He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, he is a fo ...

. On April 6, it was announced that O'Neal, billed as Amber Gallows, would be returning to NJPW the following month at

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to take part in the promotion's first match involving female wrestlers since October 2002. In the match, Gallows, her husband and Karl Anderson were defeated by

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and Michael Bennett.

Women Of Wrestling (2012–present)

O'Neal signed with

David McLane David B. McLane is an American businessman, known primarily as a wrestling promoter and television producer. He was the creator of the GLOW-Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling and WOW-Women Of Wrestling (recognized as WOW! and WOW), both nationally sy ...

Women of Wrestling WOW – Women of Wrestling, is an American women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane (who also founded Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)). WOW is based in Los Angeles, California, and is owned by McLane and Los ...

(WOW) promotion in December 2012. She debuted at WOW! Pandemonium Tour 2013 losing to Jungle Grrrl in singles competition. Later in the night, she came together with fellow WOW newcomer

to form the tag team The All-American Girls. The pair then successfully challenged and defeated Caged Heat for the WOW Tag Team Championship, ending Caged Heat's remarkable 10-year reign. However, on the third season of WOW, Caged Heat's attorney Sophia Lopez was able to convince WWA (Women Wrestling Association) That they should vacate The All American Girls' championship. As The All American Girls faced Caged heat in the first round of the vacated WOW Tag Team Championship, O'Neal turned on Garrett, causing them their match. With Lana Star as the manager of O'Neal, she was able to book O'Neal in a

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match, as O'Neal changed her name to The Beverly Hills Babe. In the season finale, The Beverly Hills Babe unsuccessfully challenged Jungle Grrrl to her championship, as her former ally Garrett pinned her in a

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to win the championship. With WOW returning to television on

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beginning in early 2019, The Beverly Hills Babe continued to wrestle under Lana Star's management through the first season on the network. On the September 10, 2019 episode of the show, with the ongoing WOW Tag Team Championship Tournament, Star told The Beverly Hills Babe that the winner between her and Faith the Lioness would be Star's partner on the tournament. The Beverly Hills Babe lost to Faith, and Star cut ties with her. The Beverly Hills Babe changed her name back to Amber O'Neal, as she teamed with Jessie Jones in the tournament. The team were eliminated during the second round as they lost to

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and

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Personal life

Outside of wrestling, Davis is a medical aesthetician and owns a spray tanning business called Amber Glo. She cites

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, and

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as her favorite wrestlers.

Championships and accomplishments

*Carolina Championship Wrestling **CCW Women's Championship (1 time) *Carolina Wrestling Federation **CWF Women's Championship (1 time) *Global Championship Wrestling **GCW Women's Championship (1 time) *

(1 time) *North American Championship Wrestling **NACW Women's Championship (1 time) * NWA Charlotte **NWA Charlotte Women's Championship (1 time) *NWA Carolinas Pro Wrestling **NWA Carolinas Women's Championship (1 time) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 27 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2009 *

** Rookie of the Year (2000) *Women's Extreme Wrestling **WEW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with

(1) and

(1) *

** WOW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

References

External links

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Global Force Wrestling profile
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G.L.O.R.Y profile
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