Priscilla Zuniga (born July 14, 1991), better known by the

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Diamante, is a

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currently performing for

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. She is also known for her time with

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and on the

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under the ring name Angel Rose.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2008–present)

Zuniga wrestled on the

under the ring name Angel Rose, primarily working for Independent Championship Wrestling in Florida, where she is a four-time ICW Women's Champion as well as a winner of the ICW Hard Knocks Championship and the ICW Championship. She also worked for various other Florida-based promotions such as IGNITE Wrestling, RONIN Pro Wrestling, and

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. Zuniga made an appearance on the March 22, 2017, episode of ''

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'', working under her real name as an

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in a quick loss to

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. Zuniga joined

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(WOW) in July 2019 where she performs under the ring name Adrenaline. Adrenaline teamed with

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in the tag team tournament for the vacant WOW Tag Team Championship in which they won in the second season finale on

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on May 16, which aired on tape delay on November 23. On September 5, 2019, Diamante made her debut for Empower Wrestling and defeated Gemma Cross in first round to determine Empower Wrestling's first champion. However, she was defeated by Nicole Savoy on September 26, 2019, and was eliminated in the semi-final of the tournament.

Impact Wrestling (2017–2019)

Zuniga joined

as part of

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in March 2017, and made her debut along with the rest of the group on the March 23 episode of ''

'' under the ring name Diamante. On the April 6 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Diamante made her in-ring debut, participating in a gauntlet match to become number one contender for the

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, but was eliminated by

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. During their feud with

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, she and Homicide (LAX) beat El Hijo on July 20. In July 2017, Diamante suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery to repair her left ACL and was out of action for the rest of the year. She returned to Impact on the August 25, 2018 episode of

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in a match against Su Yung, but then was released on January 28, 2019. In the spring of 2019, Diamante fully recovered from her injury and began wrestling on the American independent scene again.

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)

Diamante made her in-ring debut on the 16th episode of

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on January 15, 2020. The event, on the campus of the University of Miami Hurricanes, was a singles match between herself and

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, which she lost. Diamante made her ''

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'' debut on July 22, 2020 with a win over Ivelisse. This victory would earn her a non-title match against the

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, however, Diamante was unsuccessful. Diamante would begin teaming with Ivelisse in the

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after they were paired together in The Deadly Draw. The team would advance to the finals after defeating

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and Dasha Gonzalez in the first round, and

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and

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in the semi-finals. They would ultimately win the tournament defeating The Nightmare Sisters (

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and

) in the finals. Diamante and Ivelisse would again team up on the November 24, 2020 episode of ''Dark'', defeating Lady Frost and "Bionic Beast" Jenna.

Work outside of wrestling

She played the part of Ava Hernandez in Len Kabasinski's 2022 film '' Pact of Vengeance'' which also stars

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Personal life

On July 20, 2019, it was announced that Diamante is in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler

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. Diamante's younger brother is also a professional wrestler, performing as KC Navarro.

Championships and accomplishments

** AEW Women's Tag Team Cup (2020) – with Ivelisse * Independent Championship Wrestling ** ICW Championship (1 time) ** ICW Hard Knocks Championship (1 time) ** ICW Women's Championship (4 times) *Queens of Combat **QOC Championship (1 time) *

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

** WOW Tag Team Championship Tournament (2019) – with Fire

References

External links

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