Brandi Lauren Pawalek (born September 26, 1996) is an American

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and

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better known by her ring name Brandi Lauren. She has worked in the past for

Impact 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 ...

, having previously worked as Ava Storie between 2017 and 2018. She is also known for her time with

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, where she performed on the ''

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'' brand under the ring name Skyler Story and for her time on the

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, notable wrestling for Evolve and

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2016–2020)

On February 18, 2017, under the name Brandi Lauren, she defeated Lacey Lane at FTPW Fight Club Round 3 to become the inaugural Full Throttle Pro Wrestling Ladies Champion. On March 30 at OCW/FTPW Downtown Throwdown, she lost the title in a gauntlet match as Lindsey Snow become the eventual winner and new champion.

Shine Wrestling (2016–2020)

Lauren made her debut in

against Aria Blake for the ACW Women's Championship in a losing effort. At '' Shine 39'' Lauren lost against

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. She also suffered losses against

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at '' Shine 40'' and

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at '' Shine 41''.

Impact Wrestling (2017–2018)

Lauren appeared at the

tapings in March 2017. She wrestled against

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on March 2 in a match that ended in a

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. On the March 4 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', she wrestled in a gauntlet battle royal won by

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for the number one contendership to the

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. Lauren also competed in the company's One Night Only pay-per-view, One Night Only: Victory Road – Knockouts Knockdown, wrestling a match against

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in a losing effort. Lauren appeared on the April 20, 2017, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', under the new name of Ava Storie, challenging for the

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but was defeated by champion

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. On April 21, she was defeated by

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. On April 22 at One Night Only: Turning Point 2017, she lost a rematch against Van Ness. On October 1, Ava got her first victory in Impact against Amber Nova. On January 31, 2018, Storie's profile was officially moved to the alumni section of the official Impact Wrestling website, confirming her departure from the company.

WWE (2018, 2020–2021)

Storie debuted during

's ''NXT'' May 2018 tapings, where she competed under the name of Brandi Lauren in a losing effort to

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. On August 31, 2020 it was reported that Lauren had signed with WWE for their

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. On October 7, 2020 WWE, in an official press release, announced that she had signed with the company in the NXT brand. On May 19, 2021 Lauren was released by WWE.

Return to Impact Wrestling (2021–2022)

On the August 19 episode of ''Impact!'', Lauren made her Impact return, losing to Melina.

Championships and accomplishments

*Full Throttle Pro Wrestling ** FTPW Ladies Championship (2 time)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Storie, Ava 1996 births American female professional wrestlers Living people Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York Professional wrestlers from New York (state) 21st-century American women 21st-century professional wrestlers