Briana Rae Sparrey (born August 25, 1992), better known by the

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Kylie Rae, is an American

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. She is also known for her time in

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and

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Early life

Sparrey graduated from

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in 2010 where she played softball. Before becoming a full-time professional wrestler, Sparrey also worked as a stuntwoman, performing stunts for the film '' Divergent'' and the TV series '' Shameless''.

Professional wrestling career

Independent wrestling (2016–present)

Rae made her professional wrestling debut at a March 19, 2016

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TV taping, defeating Ivory Robin to win the ROW Diamonds Championship. Rae received a tryout with

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in February 2018. On January 5, 2019, at Warrior Wrestling 3, Rae challenged

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for the

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but was defeated. On September 21, 2019, Rae made her return to Freelance Wrestling, defeating Isaias Velazquez. On September 12, 2020, Rae defeated

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to win the Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship. Kylie Rae returned to pro wrestling on June 5, 2021, defeating Holidead at Warrior Wrestling's Stadium Series in

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. She lost Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship to Thunder Rosa on August 21, 2021. Rae made her UK debut for

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on May 22, 2022, where she was defeated by Alex Windsor for the

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. She made her

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debut at

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on October 28, 2022, where she teamed with Tiara James and defeated

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and

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All Elite Wrestling (2019)

In early 2019, Rae became part of the women's roster at

(AEW). She debuted in the promotion's inaugural event,

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, in a match with

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, and

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in a losing effort. Rae was advertised to compete against

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, however she was replaced by

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. During a

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after All Out,

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announced that Rae had requested her release which was subsequently granted, and that the split was "very amicable".

Impact Wrestling (2019–2021)

On October 20, 2019, Rae made a surprise appearance at

's Bound For Glory pay-per-view. She entered #17 in the "Call Your Shot" Gauntlet Match and was eliminated by

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. On March 6, 2020, Rae defeated Cassandra Golden as part of Impact Wrestling's TV tapings in

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. On the March 31 episode of '' Impact!'', it was announced that Rae had signed a long-term deal with Impact Wrestling. Rae defeated

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during Night 1 of

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on April 21. On the May 26 episode of ''Impact!'', she aligned herself with

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after they were bullied and beaten up by Hogan and

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, leading to a tag team match the next week, where they lost after Hogan pinned Susie with a swinging fisherman suplex. On July 18 at

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, Rae won a Gauntlet for the Gold match to become #1 contender to the

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. On the July 28 episode of ''Impact!'', she joined a bunch of wrestlers in the reality show ''Wrestle House''. During that time, Rae got into a feud with

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and

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, beating them in singles matches on the August 4 episode of ''Impact!'' and Night 1 of

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on August 18 respectively. On the September 1 episode of ''Impact!'', she and the rest of the ''Wrestle House'' cast returned to the

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during Knockouts Champion

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's Black Tie Affair, attacking

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who was stopped by Susie. During the following weeks, Rae feuded with the Knockout Champion

leading to their scheduled match at Bound for Glory. However, Rae didn't appear at the event and was replaced by Su Yung. Two weeks later, she announced her retirement from pro wrestling. However, Rae would return to wrestling a few months later with National Wrestling Alliance, being allowed by Impact.

National Wrestling Alliance (2021–2022)

On June 6, 2021, Rae and

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defeated

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and

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. It was announced that Kylie Rae had signed a contract with the

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(NWA). Rae made her NWA singles debut on the June 29 episode of ''

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'', defeating Melina Perez. Rae lost to

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at NWA 73 by pinfall. Rae was part of a three-way

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match at the 2022

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but was pinned by Kamille.

WWE (2022–present)

In December, Sparrey attended a WWE tryout. She also worked as Briana Ray on the December 15 episode of

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, losing to

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Personal life

Sparrey is engaged to fellow professional wrestler Isaiah Velazquez.

Championships and accomplishments

* AAW Wrestling **

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(1 time) * Black Label Pro ** BLP Midwest Championship (1 time) * Brew City Wrestling ** BCW Ladies Championship (1 time) * Capital Wrestling Alliance ** CWA Championship (1 time) ** Raven Black Memorial Tournament * Freelance Wrestling ** Freelance World Championship (2 times) *

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(

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– Knockouts) * Making Towns Wrestling (MTW) ** Making Towns Classic Tournament *

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(1 time) ** Rise Year-End Award (1 time) *** Match of the Year (2019) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 19 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the

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in 2020 ** Ranked No. 78 of the top 500 wrestlers in the

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in 2020 *

** ROW Diamonds Division Championship (3 times) * Sabotage Wrestling ** War of the Genders Championship (1 time) *

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** WW Women's Championship (1 time) * Zelo Pro Wrestling ** Zelo Pro Women's Championship (2 times)

References

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