Amy Samardzija (born 8 November 1999) is a Croatian-English
professional wrestler, better known for her
ring name
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Candy Floss. She has performed on
WWE and
NXT UK.
Professional wrestling career
Floss has wrestled all over the UK independent circuit. She has wrestled at many wrestling promotions such as
Pro-Wrestling EVE and even winning her first match there by pinning Chakara.
On 14 April 2018, Floss made her
Stardom
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debut, facing Shiki Shibusawa which Floss won. Floss ended up facing many other wrestlers such as
Hana Kimura,
Natsu Sumire,
Zoe Lucas and many more. Floss had her final match for Stardom on 27 May 2018, facing
Konami.
On 13 October 2018, (later televised on December 5) Floss made her NXT UK debut against
Rhea Ripley and challenged her for
NXT UK Women's Championship, which Floss lost by pinfall. On 31 January 2020, it was announced Floss had signed with the company and that she would be competing in the NXT UK women's division. On 4 July 2021, Floss announced that she was "on leave" by WWE due to her mental health. On December that year, her contract with WWE expired.
References
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1999 births
Living people
Sportspeople from London
English female professional wrestlers
Croatian female professional wrestlers
English people of Croatian descent
21st-century female professional wrestlers
21st-century English sportswomen