Santana Garrett (born May 22, 1988) is an American

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and

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. She is currently signed to

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, where she works as a coach at the Performance Center. During her career, Garrett has wrestled in many independent promotions. She is best known for her time in

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under the ring name Brittany and her first full time stint in WWE, performing for NXT under her real name. She has won many titles, national and international, such as the

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, the

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and the

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Professional wrestling career

Coastal Championship Wrestling (2009–2014)

Garrett began her career in Bruno Sassi's

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based Coastal Championship Wrestling on November 27, 2009 event, where she defeated Kimberly to win the CCW Ladies Championship in her debut match. Garrett faced Betsy Ruth, Isis The Amazon and Jessika Haze in a Fatal Four-way match on December 12, where she successfully retained the Ladies Championship. Garrett faced Haze for the Ladies title on February 13 and May 15, where she emerged victorious both times. On April 3, Garrett teamed up with Nooie Lee to defeat Lucky O'Shea and Maxwell Chicago. On May 8, Garrett and Nooie Lee defeated

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and Mister Saint Laurent. On June 12, Garrett teamed up with

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to defeat Bayless and Saint Laurent. On June 19, Santana Garrett defeated Rosie Lottalove to successfully defend the title via disqualification. On July 24, Garrett and Nooie Lee defeated Cherry Layne and Mike Reed. On August 21, Garrett teamed up with

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in a winning effort defeating the team of Haze and Lottalove. Garrett faced Haze on August 28, where she emerged victorious. On October 2, Garrett teamed up with JD Amazing in a winning effort defeating Jason Hanley and Shooter Storm in a mixed tag-team match. Garrett faced off against Calypso in a non-title match on October 16, where she emerged victorious. On October 30, Garrett and Amazing lost to Luke James and Rich James in a rematch. On December 4, Garrett dropped the Ladies title to Haze in a triple-threat match also involving Calypso. On March 26, in ''CCW'', Garrett teamed up with Pablo Marquez in a winning effort defeating Haze and Harry Venis after Santana pinned Haze, thus earning a title opportunity. On April 3, Garrett faced

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for the title in ''CCW'', but was unsuccessfully in capturing the title. Garrett went on to defeat Black Tigress, Danny Demanto and

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to earn another shot at the title. On May 21, Garrett defeated Havok to win the Ladies Championship for the second time. Garrett defeated Von Eerie on June 11 and January 7, Aiden Altair on July 16, Jaime D on August 13, Jelena on August 20 and Wayne Van Dyke on November 19. On May 27, Garrett dropped the Ladies title to Havok. On February 11, Garrett challenged Bates for the Ladies Championship, but was unsuccessful in gaining the title. On March 3, Garrett faced Von Eerie in a singles match, where Garrett emerged victorious. On May 5, Garrett defeated

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in a singles match.

Independent circuit (2010–2019)

Santana Garrett, as Santana G, appeared in IWA Mid-South on March 26, where she faced Jessika Haze in a winning effort. Garrett debuted in World League Wrestling on April 23, where she teamed up with Eathon Wright and Ryan Drago in a Mixed tag-team match to face Amy Hennig,

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and Superstar Steve, where they emerged victorious when Garrett pinned Hennig. The following day, Garrett challenged Hennig for the WWL Ladies championship and won by disqualification, allowing Hennig to retain. Garrett lost a subsequent rematch by pinfall three months later on July 17. Santana made her debut for Pro Wrestling Xtreme on June 18, 2011 at the ''PWX Wrestlewar'', where she was defeated by former WWE Diva

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in her return match. On January 28, Garrett faced

at her next appearance at Pro Wrestling Xtreme, where she failed to win. Garrett made her debut for Orlando Pro Wrestling on July 30, where she defeated Chasyn Rance. On August 27, Garrett faced Wayne Van Dyke in and singles match, where Garrett emerged victorious. On September 2, Garrett defeated Rance in a rematch. On October 14, Garrett teamed up with Rance to defeat Cherry Layne and Mike Reed in a mixed tag-team match. Garrett made her debut for Southern Championship Wrestling Florida on June 4, where she defeated The DTW Ninja. Garrett faced

for the SCW Women's Championship on July 21, where she successfully defeated Bates to win the SCW Women's title. At a Southern Championship Wrestling Florida event, Garrett defeated Chasyn Rance to become the first Female to win the Florida Cruiserweight Championship. Garrett made her debut for

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, on September 27, 2012 at ''Volume 50'', where she competed against

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in a losing effort. At ''Volume 51'', Garrett was defeated by

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in a singles match. On April 14 at ''Volume 54'', Garrett faced Miss Natural on April 14 the ''Shimmer 54'' volume, where she emerged victorious. At the following volume, Garrett teamed up with

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in a losing effort to the team of

and

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. Garrett faced Rhia O’Reilly on the 57 volume of Shimmer, where she emerged victorious via pinfall when Garrett pinned Reilly after a Shining Star Press. In 2013, Garrett received a tryout in

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on the September 18 edition of ''OVW Episode 735'', where she faced the three time OVW Women's Champion "The Queen of OVW"

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, which she failed to win. Garrett made her debut for ''Absolute Intense Wrestling'' at the ''Girls Night Out 9'' event on October 6, losing to both Jenny Rose, and the following night on the ''Girls Night Out 10'' event she lost to

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. Garrett signed with

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promotion in 2013. She debuted at WOW! Pandemonium Tour 2013. She came together with

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to form a tag team, winning the WOW Tag Team Championship. On February 7, 2015, Garrett defeated Barbi Hayden to win the

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. On March 28, 2015, Garrett defeated

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to win the Ring Warriors Battling Bombshells Championship. Garrett debuted for Queens of Combat on June 13, 2015 and defeated Mandy Leon in the first round of the Queens of Combat Title Tournament. She defeated Su Yung in the second round on the following day. On December 18, 2015, Garrett lost the NWA World Women's Championship to

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. In June 2015, it was announced that Garrett would appear in

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. She debuted for the promotion on their July 9 show in

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in a winning effort against Melanie Cruise.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)

Santana made her debut for

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(TNA) on the March 29, 2010 edition of ''Impact!'', along with the re-debuting

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where she debuted a new look and started a bisexual angle. On the May 3 edition of ''Impact!'', Garrett along with Jordan debuted their new interview segment, O-Zone, during which Orlando attacked and started a feud with the Global Champion

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Shine Wrestling (2012–2019, 2021)

Santana made her debut for new women's wrestling promotion

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on July 20, 2012 in

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, where she faced off against Tina San Antonio, in a winning effort. On the August 17 ''Shine 2'' event, Garrett was defeated by

. Garrett faced against Sienna Duvall in singles competition at the ''Shine 3'' event on September 21, where Garrett emerged victorious. Garrett faced Mercedes Martinez on the October 19 ''Shine 4'' event, in a losing effort. Over the next couple of Shine events, Garrett defeated OVW wrestlers Jessie Belle, Nikki St. John, Sojourner Bolt and fellow Shine wrestler Leah Von Dutch in singles matches. Garrett competed in the Shine Championship tournament, defeating Kimberly in the Tournament Qualifier. Garrett faced Brandi Wine on the August 25 at the ''Shine 12'' event, which ended in a draw after an interference by Malia Hosaka. Following the match, Garrett teamed up with

in a winning effort defeating Brandi Wine and Malia Hosaka when Santana pinned Wine. On September 28, at the ''SHINE 13'', Garrett and O'Neal faced The S-N-S Express (

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and

), but lost when Stephie pinned O'Neal after a '' Kiss My Sass''. On December 13 at ''Shine 15'', Santana and Amber O'Neal lost to the S-N-S Express and due to the pre-match stipulation were forced to disband. After another stint in TNA, Garrett returned to Shine Wrestling at the Shine 23 event on December 5, 2014; confronting her villainous former tag team partner Amber O'Neal. Garrett defeated O'Neal in a singles match later in the evening. She unsuccessfully challenged Mia Yim for the

at the Shine 24 event. On April 3, 2015, Garrett defeated Yim at Shine 26 in a title vs. title match to win the Shine Championship. She lost the title to Taylor Made on December 11. Garrett returned for SHINE 69 on October 24, 2021 and defeated

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in a Teacher vs Student match.

Return to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2013–2014)

Garrett returned to TNA at the Knockouts Knockdown on March 17, 2013, where she competed as a villainess in a losing effort against

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. On January 27, 2014 it was announced by the promoter of ''Shine Wrestling'', Sal Hamaoui, that Garrett has signed a contract with TNA, which was later confirmed by ''PWInsider'' on February 14. In mid-March, during an interview with ''Impact Wrestling'', it was revealed that Garrett will use the

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Brittany. Brittany made her in-ring debut as a

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on the March 13 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', defeating

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after a miscommunication between Kim and her

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. Brittany, under the gimmick of TNA Knockouts Champion

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's biggest fan. The angle had the two competing together in a tag team match against The Beautiful People (

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and

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). On the April 10 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Brittany competed in a fatal four-way match to determine the next number one contender to Rayne's

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, which would be won by Angelina Love. Brittany and Rayne once again competed against The Beautiful People, only this time in a tag team elimination

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match on the May 8 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', which The Beautiful People won. On the May 22 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Brittany received her first shot at the TNA Women's Knockout Championship against Angelina Love, but was unsuccessful in capturing the title. After the match, The Beautiful People would attack Brittany with Gail Kim making the save. This led to a tag team match, where The Beautiful People defeated Kim and Brittany on the May 29 episode of ''Impact Wrestling''. After the match, the storyline between Brittany and Madison developed into a

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angle with Brittany enamoring of Rayne which made her feel uncomfortable. Brittany made an appearance during Rayne's rematch for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship against Love on the June 5 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', which Rayne would lose after a distraction provided by Sky, and Brittany just standing there. On the July 3 episode of ''Impact Wrestling,'' Brittany turned

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after attacking Rayne and vowing to destroy her. On the following episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', the evil Brittany once again challenged for the Knockouts Championship in a four-way match, losing to defending champion Gail Kim. The feud between Brittany and Rayne culminated in a no count-out,

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on the July 17 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', which was won by Rayne, further continuing her losing streak since her debut match. After her rivalry with Rayne ended, Brittany was moved to a storyline with Samuel Shaw in mid–September, where she began showing signs of affection towards Shaw, similar to which Shaw had previously shown to

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. This eventually resulted in Shaw turning heel against Gunner and aligning himself with Brittany. On December 5, Garrett announced she was no longer under contract with TNA.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015–2017)

On October 16, 2015, Garrett made her debut for Japanese promotion

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, during their first American tour in

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. She teamed with Melina in a tag team match, where they defeated Hudson Envy and Thunder Rosa. On October 25, Garrett made her Japanese debut for Stardom, when she and

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defeated

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and

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in a non-title match. On November 8, Garrett and Matsumoto took part in the 2015 Goddesses of Stardom Tag Tournament, where they made it to the finals, before losing to Shirai and Iwatani in a match, which was also contested for the Goddess of Stardom Championship. On November 15, Garrett successfully defended the NWA World Women's Championship against Holidead, which marked the first time in 36 years that the title had been defended in Japan. On November 23, Garrett defeated Io Shirai in a double title match to retain the NWA World Women's Championship and win the

. After nine successful defenses, Garrett lost the title to

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on May 15, 2016. On May 21, Garrett took part in a tournament to crown the inaugural

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, where she was defeated by

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in the semifinals.

WOW - Women of Wrestling (2013–2019,2022-present)

Garret found a quick success on

(WOW), as she and

, under the name The All American Girls captured the WOW Tag Team Championship from Caged Heat ( Delta Lotta Pain and Loca). However, on the third season of WOW, Caged Heat's attorney Sophia Lopez was able to convince WWA (Women Wrestling Association) that they should vacate The All American Girls' championship, and so they did. As The All American Girls faced Caged heat in the first round of the vacated WOW Tag Team Championship, O'Neal turned on Garrett, causing them their match. Garrett was later attacked by

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and Spike, and was medically escorted. Garrett made her return on the season finale, defeating her former partner O'Neal and the WOW World Champion Jungle Grrrl to win the championship for the first time. As WOW premiered on

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which aired on early 2019, Garrett got into a heated feud with

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. In their climax of their rivalry, Garrett wrestled Blanchard and Jungle Grrrl to a no contest, therefore, Garrett was stripped from the championship.

Impact Wrestling (2017)

On March 2, 2017, Santana made appearances for

during their tapings of '' Impact!'', by first competing against

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(aired on tape delay on April 13) in a losing effort, then once again at Knockouts Knockdown defeating

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WWE

Enhancement talent (2013, 2016–2018)

In September 2013, Garrett received a tryout in

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on the September 13, 2013 tapings which aired on tape delay on October 9, where she faced

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accompanied by Bayley in a losing effort. In 2016, though not signed to

, Garrett made three appearances on ''NXT'', losing to

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, Emma and

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. On July 13, 2017, Garrett returned as part of the

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, being eliminated from the tournament in the first round by

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. She made an appearance on the October 26, 2017 episode of ''

'', participating in a battle royal which was won by Nikki Cross to determine one of the contenders for the vacant

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at NXT TakeOver: WarGames. On the July 4, 2018 episode of ''NXT'', Garrett was defeated by

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NXT (2019–2021)

In mid-August 2019, it was announced that Garrett had been officially signed to a contract and would report to the Performance Center before she appeared in the developmental company NXT. On November 6, 2019 episode of ''NXT'', Santana made her in-ring debut in a losing effort against

Taynara Conti Taynara Melo Guevara (née de Carvalho and formerly Conti; born June 9, 1995) is a Brazilian professional wrestler and judoka. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Tay Melo () and is a member of th ...

. On January 15, 2020, Santana was an entrant in a number one contender's battle royal to face

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley and is a member of The Judgment Day. She was also the inaugural N ...

for the

at NXT TakeOver: Portland, but was eliminated by

Shayna Baszler Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, kickboxer and former mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand. Baszler is a former two-time and longest ...

. On the April 17, 2020 episode of ''Main Event'', Garrett debuted on the main roster, losing to

Liv Morgan Gionna Jene Daddio (born June 8, 1994) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Liv Morgan. She is a former SmackDown Women's Champion. In ...

. On the April 20 episode of ''Raw'', Santana made her Raw debut, but was quickly defeated by

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. Garrett had a losing streak in NXT, losing to the likes of Belair,

and

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in convincing fashion, while also failing to win on the main roster. Garrett ended her losing streak on June 3, 2020 episode of ''NXT'' with a win over

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. On the July 1, 2020 episode of NXT, Santana was squashed by the returning

who no-sold her offense. Garrett entered the 2021 Women's Royal Rumble at number 12. She was eliminated by Ripley, and lasted 4 minutes and 31 seconds. On June 2, 2021, Garrett was released by WWE.

All Elite Wrestling (2021)

Santana Garrett made her AEW debut in a losing effort against Diamante on ''

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''. Garrett faced Tay Conti in a losing effort on the Buy-In special for ''

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''. This was a rematch from their days in NXT where Conti previously defeated Garrett. Garrett returned to ''AEW Dark'' and suffered another loss, this time being squashed by The Bunny. On the November 12, 2021 episode of ''

'', she was defeated by

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Return to WWE (2022-present)

On August 29, 2022 Santana was hired back by WWE as a coach for the Performance Center.

Personal life

Garrett has two sisters and five brothers. She is a second-generation professional wrestler, with her father Kenny Garrett having worked as "TNT" Kenny G. Garrett has stated: "My dad taught me a lot about the business growing up. He used to wrestle in

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and other territories, and I knew I wanted to become a wrestler as well." She previously lived in St. Louis, but returned to

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in 2010. Shortly there after, she moved to

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. Her favorite wrestlers are

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, and

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. Garrett is married to Jeremy Avner, a nutrition coach based in

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Championships and accomplishments

*American Pro Wrestling Alliance **APWA World Ladies Championship (1 time) *Belleview Pro Wrestling **BPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **BPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chasyn Rance *

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**Women's Wrestling Award (2018) **Future Legend Award (2014) *Championship Wrestling Entertainment **CWE Vixen's Championship (1 time) *Coastal Championship Wrestling **CCW Ladies Championship (2 times) *Conquer Pro Wrestling **CPW Leading Ladies Championship (1 time) *

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**JCW Women's Championship (1 time) *Masters of Ring Entertainment **Lasting Legacy Tournament (2015) *

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( 1 time) *Nova Pro Wrestling **NPW Women's Championship (1 time) *Orlando Pro Wrestling **OPW Women's Championship (1 time) *Pro Wrestling 2.0 **PW2.0 Women's Championship (2 times) **PW2.0 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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*''

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'' **PWI ranked her No. 4' of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2015 * Revolution Championship Wrestling **RCW Women's Championship (1 time) *

Ring Warriors Ring Warriors was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ring Warriors was a member promotion of the National Wrestling Alliance from September 2011 to 2012. They returned with a television series, which premier ...

**Ring Warriors Battling Bombshells Championship (1 time) *RIOT Pro Wrestling **RIOT Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) **RIOT Women's Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with

Raquel Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel *Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler * Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ...

*Southern Championship Wrestling **SCW Florida Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) **SCW Women's Championship (1 time) *USA Pro Wrestling **USPW Women's Championship (1 time) *USA Wrestling Alliance **USWA Women's Championship (1 time) *Wrestling Superstar **Wrestling Superstar Women's Championship (1 time) *

** WOW World Championship ( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) – with

( 1 time) **International Grand Prix (2016)

References

External links

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