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

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, better known by her

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Amber O’Neal. She formerly wrestled in

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

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. She has also appeared in

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(NJPW) as a valet for the

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ous

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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

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. 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 ...

, 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 Professional Girl Wrestling Association (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

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, 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. Greenwald helped O'Neal in her tryout matches with

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(WWE).

In late 2004, O'Neal formed a

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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. 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

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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

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). 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 Wre ...

and MsChif). 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 and

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. Later in the night she lost a singles match to

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. 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, and Nikki Roxx. She got her first singles victory against the debuting Serena Deeb 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 and MsChif via pinfall. She did not compete in the Shimmer Championship tournament, and lost to Portuguese Princess Ariel on Volume 14. She then lost to "The Jezebel" Eden Black and Lorelei Lee 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

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. 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.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006, 2009)

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

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

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. 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

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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 promoti ...

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

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from

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

Women Superstars Uncensored (2009–2010)

O'Neal debuted for Women Superstars Uncensored (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

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. 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 Dawn Marie 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 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 Tyler Texas 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 Hope). 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

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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 (

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and

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

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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, 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,

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, 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 to a match, where they lost the

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and

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. 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

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(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 WOW World Championship 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 * Professional Girl Wrestling Association ** 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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