Gabriela Castrovinci (born January 10, 1986) is a Brazilian

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, professional wrestling valet, businesswoman and fitness model best known for her time in

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(TNA) under the ring name Raquel. Castrovinci previously appeared on the sixth season of

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's television show ''

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''.

Early life

Castrovinci was born and raised in Brazil. She grew up practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a professional athlete for World Beauty Fitness & Fashion. She is an avid surfer and snowboarder. As a self-employed entrepreneur, Castrovinci runs an online business selling Brazilian leggings.

Professional wrestling career

In 2015, Castrovinci appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the re-launched '' Tough Enough'' finishing in tenth place. After her time in ''WWE Tough Enough'', Castrovinci trained further with

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and would later make her in-ring debut for them at the end of 2015. In the beginning of February, she talked with

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about "being assaulted" by an opponent during a match with her training company. In the year of 2016, Castrovinci signed with

(TNA). She appeared on January 9, 2016 tapings of '' Impact Wrestling'', and on January 12 of Impact Wrestling in a vignette, revealing her name as Raquel. When she made her debut, she was involved in segments with Lashley; however, this angle was shortly nixed, and nothing came from her appearances with him. Raquel made her in-ring debut through the company's One Night Only PPV's mainly on Knockouts Knockdown 4 in a match against

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in a losing effort. During April 23 tapings, Raquel acted as a

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for

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. Raquel later made appearances on '' Xplosion'', losing matches to

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and Jade, while being repackaged as a

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with a "selfie-obsessed" gimmick. On January 6, 2017, Castrovinci revealed she was no longer with TNA.

Championships and accomplishments

*Championship Wrestling Entertainment **Rise of a Queen Tournament (2016) *Conquer Pro Wrestling **CPW Leading Ladies Championship (1 time) *Orlando Pro Wrestling **OPW Women's Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) – with

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*Pro Wrestling 2.0 **PW2.0 Women's Championship (1 time)http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=174494

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raquel Sportspeople from Curitiba Brazilian female professional wrestlers Brazilian female models Living people 1986 births Tough Enough contestants 21st-century professional wrestlers