Ashley Louise Urbanski (born March 14, 1992) is an American

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

and singer. She is currently signed to

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, where she performs on the

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under the

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Shotzi (shortened from her previous ring name Shotzi Blackheart). She is also known for her time in

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, where she is a former

NXT Women's Tag Team Champion The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. The current ch ...

. Prior to joining WWE, she competed in various promotions on the

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, including major promotions such as

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, Evolve, and

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, where she won the

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Early life

Ashley Louise Urbanski was born in San Jose, California, on March 14, 1992. She is of

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and

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descent.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2014–2019)

Urbanski began her career at

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in 2014 as Missy Highasshit, a cheerleader valet for the stable Stoner U. She also frequently appeared on the California

, wrestling for

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, Bar Wrestling, and Big Time Wrestling, as well as

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promotion

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Shotzi Blackheart con su casco en 2018 (cropped)

Urbanski made her debut for

on November 11, 2016 in a loss to

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. She made her Evolve debut at Evolve 115 on November 9, 2018, challenging

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for the

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in a losing effort. Blackheart also competed for

, and at Shine 58 on May 10, 2019, Blackheart defeated Aja Perera to win the

. At Shine 59 on June 29, she retained the title in a triple threat match involving Perera and

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. Blackheart successfully defended the title against

Natalia Markova Natalia Markova (russian: Наталья Маркова; born 11 January 1989) is a Russian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and also wrestles on the independent circuit. Markova began her ...

on August 24 at Shine 60. At Evolve 137 on October 11, 2019, after defeating Perera,

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offered Urbanski a WWE contract during an unannounced appearance, and due to this, she had to vacate the Shine Nova Championship.

WWE

''Tough Enough'' (2015)

In 2015, Blackheart, under her real name, took part in the trials for the sixth season of

's competition '' Tough Enough''. She was initially selected as one of 6 women who would take part in that season's competition, but had to withdraw from it before it began, due to a previously undiagnosed irregular heartbeat causing a failed medical.

NXT (2019–2021)

On October 15, 2019, it was reported that Blackheart had signed with WWE and would report to the

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. Blackheart made her debut on a live

house show on December 5, 2019, losing to

Chelsea Green Chelsea Anne Cardona (born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman and model. She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling where she is a former impact Knockouts champion and Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion ...

. She made her televised debut on the December 25 episode of ''

'' in a loss to

Bianca Belair Bianca Blair Crawford (born Bianca Nicole Blair; April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and a fitness and figure competitor. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bianca Belair, a ...

. On the January 15, 2020 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart entered a

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for an

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opportunity at NXT TakeOver: Portland, eliminating

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 ...

until she was eliminated by Belair, the eventual winner. On the following episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart lost to Baszler. At the

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on January 26, 2020, Blackheart entered her first

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at #26 before being eliminated by Baszler. On the June 17 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart and

Tegan Nox Steffanie Rhiannon Newell (born 15 November 1994) is a Welsh professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Tegan Nox. Newell previously wrestled on the British independent circuit under ...

challenged 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 on ...

for the

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, which they were unsuccessful in winning. On the September 16 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart lost to

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in a non-title match. At NXT: Halloween Havoc on October 28, she served as the host during that episode, preventing Shirai during her match against

Candice LeRae Candice LeRae Gargano ('' née'' Dawson; born September 29, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion and was a member of The Way. L ...

from being attacked by a mysterious person wearing a Ghostface mask (later revealed as

Indi Hartwell Samantha De Martin (born 17 August 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Indi Hartwell. She is signed to WWE, performing on the NXT brand, and was a member of The Way. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team C ...

). She formed an alliance with

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 ...

, Shirai and

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to compete at the TakeOver: WarGames pay-per-view on December 6, where they faced off against LeRae,

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, Raquel González and

Dakota Kai Cheree Georgina Crowley (born 6 May 1988) is a New Zealand-born professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dakota Kai. She is a member of Damage CTRL and is one half of the cu ...

in a WarGames match, which her team lost. At

on January 31, 2021, she entered at #5, but was eliminated by Baszler. Blackheart and Moon participated in the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating

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and

Zoey Stark Theresa Serrano (born January 25, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Zoey Stark, and is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestl ...

in the first round, The Way (

and

) in the semi-finals, but lost to Kai and González in the finals on February 14 at Vengeance Day. On the March 10 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart and Moon defeated Kai and González to win the

NXT Women's Tag Team Championship The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. The current ch ...

, her first title in NXT. On the second night of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver on April 8, they retained the titles against The Way. On the May 4 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart and Moon lost the titles to The Way in a Street Fight, ending their reign at 55 days. Blackheart competed in her final match in ''NXT'' on June 29, where she and Moon lost a triple threat tag team match to determine the #1 contenders to the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.

SmackDown (2021–present)

On the July 9 episode of ''

'', Blackheart, now under the shortened ring name Shotzi, debuted alongside

as Shotzi & Nox, but the team was disbanded when, as part of the 2021 Draft, Nox was drafted to the Raw brand while Shotzi remained on the SmackDown brand. On the October 29 episode of ''SmackDown'', after losing to

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in a championship contenders match, Shotzi attacked

who was at ringside, turning

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in the process. Shotzi participated in the 5 on 5 Survivor Series elimination match at

Survivor Series Survivor Series is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 1987 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Held in November generally the week of Thanksgiving, it is the sec ...

on November 21, but was eliminated by

. She participated in the

at the namesake event on January 29, 2022, entering at #29 but was eliminated by the returning

Ronda Rousey Ronda Jean Rousey (; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current SmackDown Women� ...

. On the June 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi competed in a six-pack challenge to determine the #1 contender to the SmackDown Women's Championship, which was won by

Natalya Natalya (russian: Наталья) is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia. The name Natasha (russian: link=no, Наташа), being originally a diminutive form of Natalya, became an independent name outside the Russian-speaking state ...

. On the June 24 episode of ''SmackDown'', she defeated Tamina to qualify for the Money in the Bank

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on July 2, which she failed to win. On the August 5 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi competed in a

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to determine the #1 contender to

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's SmackDown Women's Championship, which was won by Shayna Baszler. The following week, she and

Xia Li Zhao Xia (; born July 28, 1988) is a Chinese-American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Xia Li ...

participated in the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament for the vacant tag titles, but were eliminated by

Raquel Rodriguez 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 ...

and

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in the first round. On the August 26 episode of ''SmackDown'', they competed in a "Last Chance" fatal four-way to be in the semifinals of the tournament later that night, which was won by Natalya and

Sonya Deville Daria Rae Berenato (born September 24, 1993) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sonya Deville. She is also a former on-scre ...

. On the September 16 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi saved Rodriguez from an attack by

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(

and

Iyo Sky is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Iyo Sky (stylized in all caps). She is a member of Damage CTRL and former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with fellow stable ...

), turning

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in the process. On the October 21 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi and Rodriguez challenged Kai and Sky for the Women's Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful after Bayley distracted Shotzi. The next day, she served as the host for NXT Halloween Havoc alongside Quincy Elliot, attacking

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after she interrupted them. On the November 11 episode of ''SmackDown,'' Shotzi won a six-pack challenge, earning a SmackDown Women’s Championship match against Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series WarGames. At the event, Shotzi failed to win the title after interference from

Other media

In April 2021, Blackheart alongside

Scarlett Bordeaux Elizabeth Chihaia (born May 13, 1991) is an American professional wrestler, model, singer and ring announcer better known by the ring name Scarlett Bordeaux. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the rin ...

were featured on fellow wrestler and singer Harley Cameron's music video "Indestructible". On October 14, 2022, the trio performed "

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" (as a tribute of the film '' Hocus Pocus'') in a music video which was released by

Championships and accomplishments

* Alternative Wrestling Show ** AWS Women's Championship (1 time) * East Bay Pro Wrestling ** EBPW Ladies Championship (1 time) * Gold Rush Pro Wrestling ** GRPW Lady Luck Championship (1 time) *

** Best Athlete in the East Bay Championship (1 time) ** Intergalactic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joey Ryan *

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(1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 30 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 *

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** Phoenix of RISE Championship (1 time) * Sabotage Wrestling ** Sabotage War of the Genders Championship (2 times) *

( 1 time) *

( 1 time) – with

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(1 time) *** Breakout Star of the Year (2020)

References

External links

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