Aerial Hull, better known as Big Swole, is an American

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. Previously signed to

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, she performs on the

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, where she is the current Phoenix of Rise champion.

Early life

Hull was born in the

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suburb of

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. She went to

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and served in the

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as a fire truck mechanic. She then began her professional wrestling training in North Carolina under

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Professional wrestling career

Hull made her professional wrestling debut in 2015. She made an appearance on ''

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'' in August 2016 as Aerial Monroe, during which she competed against

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in a losing effort. She then competed in the 2018 Mae Young Classic tournament, where she was defeated by Zeuxis in the first round. On August 10, 2019, Hull defeated

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to become the Phoenix of Rise Champion. On August 31, she appeared in

(AEW) under the ring name Big Swole, competing in a 21-woman

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on the All Out pre-show. In December 2019, AEW announced that Big Swole had signed with the promotion. After making multiple appearances on ''

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'', Swole made her ''

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'' debut on December 11, during which she scored a victory over

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in singles competition. In June 2020, she began a rivalry with

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, which led to her abducting Baker and tossing her into a trash bin during an episode of ''Dynamite''; she was suspended in July for this act. Swole defeated Baker in a Tooth and Nail match, which was taped at Baker's dental office, on September 5 at All Out. On November 30, 2021, Swole announced her departure from AEW, which she later attributed to deficits in structure and diversity; in response, AEW president

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stated that he "let Swole's contract expire as I felt her wrestling wasn't good enough".

Personal life

Hull married fellow professional wrestler Cedric Johnson, better known as Cedric Alexander, in June 2018. The couple has a daughter named Adessah. Hull suffers from

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Championships and accomplishments

* ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 39 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2020 *

Rise Wrestling Rise Wrestling (stylized as RiSE Wrestling or RISE Wrestling and often referred to simply as RiSE) was an American, independent women's professional wrestling promotion. It airs events on Internet pay-per-view (iPPV by subscription) and hosts l ...

** Phoenix of Rise Championship (1 time, current) ** RISE Year End Award for Wrestler of the Year (2019) – *

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( 1 time) – with Aja Perera

References

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