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Ashley Mae Sebera (born November 29, 1988) is an American
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,
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,
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, fitness competitor, and
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. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw
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under the
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Dana Brooke and is a fifteen-time 24/7 Champion. In July 2013, Sebera signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to
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and
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in
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. After allying herself with Emma before being promoted on the WWE's main roster in 2016, where she began allying herself with
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and then with "Titus Worldwide" alongside
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and
Titus O'Neil Thaddeus Michael Bullard Sr. (born April 29, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and former arena football player. He is the Global Ambassador of WWE and also performs for the promotion as a wrestler under the ring name Titus O'Neil. D ...
. Brooke began appearing more frequently following her move to ''SmackDown'' in 2019, and where she was placed in a program alongside
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, feuding with Bayley and
Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks. Banks previously wrestled o ...
. That same year Brooke also re-signed with the WWE for an additional five years. In 2020, Brooke returned to the ''Raw'' brand, where she formed a tag-team with
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until Rose was sent back to NXT.


Early life

Ashley Mae Sebera was born on November 29, 1988, in the
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suburb of Seven Hills,
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. Sebera started working as a diver and started
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. After working as an athlete for over 18 years, she quit doing gymnastics after severely injuring her ankles and transitioned to
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and
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. In early 2011, Sebera graduated from
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(KSU), earning a major degree of fashion, merchandising and design, and a minor degree of
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. She used her fashion qualification to open her own boutique. Sebera has held several championships in the
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(NPC) in mid-2011, and she has earned a pro card at the
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(IFBB) in 2012. Sebera has competed at the
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on multiple occasions, including her finishing on the twelfth in 2013, finishing on the thirteenth in 2015, and finishing on the fourteenth in 2016.


Professional wrestling career


WWE


NXT (2013–2016)

Sebera signed a contract with WWE in July 2013, and was assigned to
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and
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in
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, where she adopted her
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Dana Brooke. At NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, Brooke made her first appearance for the brand in a backstage segment with
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. A week later, Brooke made her professional wrestling in–ring debut, where she was teaming with
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in a losing effort against
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and Bayley in a tag-team match at an NXT live event. Brooke made her first televised in-ring debut on the April 15, 2015 episode of ''NXT'', defeating Blue Pants. Brooke was given the entrance theme music titled "Respectful" by
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. In the midst of this ongoing feud between Bayley and Emma, Brooke defeated Bayley with a help from Emma on the April 29 episode of ''NXT'', prompting Brooke to formed this
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with Emma. At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Brooke and Emma lost to Bayley and
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after Charlotte pinned Emma. Brooke competed in a fatal–four way match on the August 22 taping of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn (aired on the August 26 episode of ''NXT''), where Brooke lost after Emma picked up the victory by pinning
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. Since September 23 episode of ''NXT'', Brooke alongside Emma had been feuding with
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with Brooke losing to Asuka in Asuka's first singles match for the brand at NXT TakeOver: Respect, and Emma losing to Asuka at NXT TakeOver: London. On the March 23, 2016 episode of ''NXT'', Brooke was in the corner for Emma, while Emma faced Asuka in their NXT TakeOver: London rematch and lost, and this would be Brooke's final appearance for the brand.


Raw (2016–2019)

Brooke made her main roster debut on the May 9, 2016 episode of '' Raw'', where she assisted Emma to attack Lynch backstage and then three days later, on ''
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'', Brooke defeated Lynch with a help from Emma in Brooke's first singles match on the main roster. Just a few days later, Brooke's association with Emma ended abruptly after Emma suffered a
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back injury during at the WWE's live event. At Extreme Rules on May 22, Brooke interfered in the
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match between Charlotte and
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, costing Natalya's chance to regain the title. The next night on ''Raw'', Brooke aligned herself with Charlotte, whom on this night has turned on her father Ric Flair. Brooke and Charlotte began feuding with Banks. As part of the
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on July 19, 2016, Brooke was drafted to ''Raw'' The next night on ''Raw'' after
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, Brooke and Charlotte began feuding with Bayley, but continued feuding with Banks. In October 2016, Brooke started her own feud with Bayley after the two had a backstage confrontation, whom she defeated by using the ropes for leverage on the October 17 episode of ''Raw'', until the rematch between the two features Brooke losing to Bayley at
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on October 30. On the March 13, 2017 episode of ''Raw'', Brooke lost to Banks and then was being berated by multiple insults by Charlotte, Brooke turned
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for the first time in her career when she attacked Flair and ended her association with her. However, a week later, Brooke lost to Flair. Brooke's feud with Charlotte ended after Charlotte was drafted to ''SmackDown'' during the 2017's Superstar Shake-up. Towards the end of 2017, Brooke aligned herself with the
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, called "Titus Worldwide" alongside
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and
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. At 2018's Royal Rumble pay-per view, Brooke competed in the first ever 30–women Royal Rumble match, entering at number 8 and eliminating NXT's
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, only to be eliminated by
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, lasting over 2:59. At WrestleMania 34's kickoff show, Brooke made her WrestleMania debut, where she competed in the inaugural
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and was eliminated by
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. On the September 3 episode of ''Raw'', Brooke was teaming with
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to take on against Banks and Bayley in a tag-team match, and she and her partner lost when a distraction from Crews and O'Neil causes Brooke to get pinned by Banks, in which led to Brooke ending her association with Crews and O'Neil. After disbanding with the faction in the early September, Brooke has been a bit of a losing streak before taking part at the first-ever all women's pay–per–view, called
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, where she competed in the battle royal for a future women's championship match, where she lost after being eliminated by Moon. At 2019's Royal Rumble pay-per view, Brooke competed in the second women's Royal Rumble match, where she entered at number 22 and lasted 7:17, but was eliminated by NXT UK's
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. On the March 11 episode of ''Raw'', Brooke confronted the ''Raw'' Women's Champion
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for disrespecting wrestling and challenging her to a title match until Rousey accepts by attacking Brooke. The following week on ''Raw'', Brooke lost to Rousey in over a few seconds, who the latter successfully retained her ''Raw'' Women's title. Brooke talked about that the promo with Rousey was a
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-inspired shoot promo that enabled her to express her actual frustrations and her true feelings. At WrestleMania 35's kickoff show, Brooke competed the second WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal, where despite scoring two eliminations, Brooke was being eliminated by
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. After defeating Tamina and
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on ''
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'' in mid-April, during "A Moment of Bliss" on the April 29 episode of ''Raw'', Bliss announced Brooke as one of the participants for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match but at 2019's Money in the Bank pay-per view, she was unsuccessful at winning the women's MITB ladder match. Brooke began feuding with
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on ''Main Event'', where the two traded wins with one another. Their feud involved an incident where Brooke was injured via cut on her head in their match on June 18, 2019.


SmackDown (2019–2020)

On October 16, Brooke was drafted to ''
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'' as part of the 2019's WWE draft. In line with Brooke's move to the brand, she began receiving more television time and showcased her improved skill and move-sets. On the November 8 episode of ''SmackDown'', Brooke and
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defeated Rose and Deville to qualify as part of Team SmackDown at
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. At 2019's Survivor Series pay-per view, Team SmackDown lost to Team NXT. In December 2019, Brooke revealed that she had signed a five-year multi-deal to remain with WWE. On the December 20 episode of ''SmackDown'', Brooke had a match against Bayley and was defeated again via pin-fall. After the match, Banks joined Bayley in the ring to intimidate Brooke, but
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soon rushed to her assistance. On the December 27 episode of ''SmackDown'', Brooke and Evans teamed up against Bayley and Banks in a tag-team match. Banks won via submission, using her "Bank Statement" finisher on Brooke. On the January 3, 2020 episode of ''SmackDown'', Brooke and Evans faced Banks and Bayley again, participating in a triple threat tag-team match against Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, with Brooke won via a pin-fall on Banks. Brooke was an entrant in the third women's
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match at the 2020 pay-per-view. On the March 6, 2020 episode of ''SmackDown'', Brooke teamed up with Carmella in another tag-team match, where the two lost to Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. Brooke was scheduled to take part in the ''SmackDown'' Women's Championship match at
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, however, the match had to be changed with her being taken out of that match due to Brooke being quarantining as a precautionary measures during the
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. On the April 17 episode of ''SmackDown'', Brooke defeated Naomi to qualify for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match at the 2020 pay-per-view. On the April 24 episode of ''SmackDown'', Brooke teamed up with Carmella in a tag-team match for the
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, but lost to the defenders Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. Brooke took part in the women's Money in the Bank ladder match. Brooke did not win but took part in several comedic segments. In the match she retrieved a briefcase leading her to believe she won. In another she slipped on a wet floor and hit her head. On May 15, Naomi challenged Brooke for a rematch and Brooke won by pin-fall.


Return to Raw (2020–present)

Brooke was traded back to Raw on September 28, 2020, where she formed a tag-team with
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. Together they defeated
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and
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in their first tag-team match. On the November 2 episode of ''Raw'', Brooke and Rose challenged
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and
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for the Women's Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. On the November 16 episode of ''Raw'', Brooke and Rose partnered with Asuka once again, defeating the team of Jax, Baszler, and Lana. Rose received a legitimate injury, which resulted in Brooke and Rose being pulled from their upcoming involvement during the 2020
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pay-per-view event. To remove Brooke from the event, writers worked an angle in which Brooke was attacked by Reckoning, leaving her unable to compete. On November 30, Brooke defeated Reckoning in singles competition. On December 7, Brooke partnered with
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and defeated
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and Reckoning. Brooke defeated Baszler via disqualification after Jax interfered in the match. Rose made her return from injury, saving Brooke and reuniting their alliance. The following week Brooke and Rose lost a tag-team match to Jax and Baszler. On December 28, Brooke was again defeated by Baszler. On January 4, 2021, Brooke challenged Baszler to a rematch after the latter attacked Rose. Brooke won the match-up via pin fall. Brooke and Rose participated in the "Tag Team Turmoil" event at
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. On May 3, Charlotte defeated Brooke via submission. On May 10, Brooke, Rose and Asuka defeated Baszler, Jax and Charlotte in a tag team match. On May 31, Brooke and Rose defeated Naomi and Lana in a tag-team match. A feud with Tamina and Natalya resulted in Rose being defeated by the latter at
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. On the June 28 edition of Raw, Brooke and Rose teamed with Rhea Ripley but were defeated by Charlotte, Tamina and Natalya. WWE also debuted a new entrance theme for Brooke, titled "See You" which is performed by Def Rebel. In October, Brooke entered the
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, where she lost to Shayna Baszler in the first round. On the November 22 episode of Raw, Brooke pinned
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to win the
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, her first title in WWE. Brooke then took part in a 10-women tag team match as part of
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and Becky Lynch's feud. Brooke was on Morgan's winning team. On the December 8 Main Event show, Brooke defended the title against Tamina. On the December 28 edition of RAW, Brooke successfully defended the championship again. She partnered with Reggie in a mixed tag-team match defeating
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and Tamina. The following week Brooke and Reggie defended the title again, this time against Tamina and Akira Tozawa. On the January 24 episode Raw, Brooke teamed with Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan to defeat Nikki A.S.H., Tamina, and Carmella. WWE continued to feature Brooke in comedic backstage videos involving Reggie, Tamina and Tozawa. On March 29, the story progressed with Brooke becoming engaged to Reggie. On the April 18 episode of ''Raw'', during a storylined double wedding ceremony, Brooke lost the 24/7 title after she was pinned by her partner, Reggie. Reggie lost the title to Tamina who also lost to Tozawa. Brooke then regained her title for a third time that same night. On May 2, Brooke lost the 24/7 title to Nikki A.S.H during a backstage attack. Brooke soon regained the title via pinfall in a 24/7 Championship match. Brooke also requested a divorce from Reggie, after he attempted to pin her. On May 31, Brooke lost the championship after she was pinned by Tamina. On June 6, Brooke regained the 24/7 Championship from Tozawa and successfully defended the belt against Becky Lynch with the help of interference from Asuka. On June 13, Brooke was scheduled for a championship rematch with Lynch, but the latter attacked Brooke before the match. On the June 20, 2022, taping of ''
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'' (to be aired on June 24) in
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, Brooke lost the WWE 24/7 Championship to
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, who shortly was defeated by Nikki A.S.H. in which Brooke defeated Nikki A.S.H. to regain the championship title. Brooke missed the following WWE tapings after she was involved in a non-fatal car accident. Brooke lost and regained the 24/7 championship title on the July 18, 2022 edition of RAW. Brooke then lost and regained the championship at multiple
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. As of October 30, 2022, Brooke is a fifteen-time 24/7 Champion. On November 7, following an 8-day reign, Brooke lost the 24/7 title to Nikki Cross. The championship was then retired the same day.


Other media

Brooke appeared in five WWE video games, starting with ''
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'', and subsequently in ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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'', and was included as DLC in '' WWE 2K Battlegrounds''. Two action figures of Brooke have been produced over the years. She has appeared in the 68th and 81st series of
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wrestling action figures. She has also been featured on numerous
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branded collectible
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.


Personal life

Sebera was in a relationship with fellow American bodybuilder Dallas McCarver until his death on August 22, 2017. From 2018 to 2019, she dated NBA professional basketball player
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. She is now in a relationship with Cuban boxer Ulysses Diaz. In July 2021, Sebera and Diaz got engaged. In June 2022, Sebera was involved in a non-fatal car crash. The accident forced her to miss her wrestling commitments with WWE. She later revealed that the car accident was "bad" but she would recover quickly.


Championships and accomplishments


Bodybuilding

*
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** World Amateur Bodybuilding Championship (1 silver) * ''
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'' ** Female Image Award (2017) ** Best Female of the Year (2017)


Professional wrestling

* ''
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'' ** Ranked No. 26 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2016 * WWE **
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( 15 times)


References


External links

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