Julia Ho (born July 1, 1987) is an American

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and former

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, better known by her

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Zeda Zhang. In the past she was signed with

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and

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(MLW), where she was the first female wrestler signed to the promotion. She previously was signed to

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, where she appeared on the

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brand under the ring name Zeda. She competed in the first

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in 2017 during her time with WWE.

Mixed martial arts career

Ho made her

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(MMA) debut on July 2, 2011, defeating Betty Huck via

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. Ho fought her second and final MMA fight on October 27, 2012, defeating Evie Johnson in the second round via submission by

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Professional wrestling career

WWE (2017–2018)

Ho made her debut for

on the

brand on May 13, 2017, as part of a battle royal at a

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, wrestling under her real name. In July, Ho competed in the first

under the ring name Zeda. She lost in the first round of the tournament to eventual runner-up

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. She wrestled on house shows and occasionally on the brand's television program, ''

'', until her release on June 2, 2018.

Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (2018–2019)

After she was released from WWE, Zeda began working with Oriental Wrestling Entertainment, where she began training with Cima.

Major League Wrestling (2019)

On October 2, 2019, it was announced that Ho had signed a multi-year deal with

(MLW) under the ring name Zeda Zhang, becoming the promotion's first member of their new women's division. Zeda Zhang would make her MLW debut defeating The Spider Lady, who would later be revealed as

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, by DQ on MLW Fusion 85.

All Elite Wrestling (2021–2022)

On August 10, 2021, Zeda Zhang made her

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(AEW) debut against

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in a losing effort. On March 6, 2022, she wrestled for

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again, this time against

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in a losing effort.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Zeda 1987 births 21st-century American women 21st-century professional wrestlers American female professional wrestlers Living people Entertainers from Virginia American female mixed martial artists American people of Chinese descent American professional wrestlers of Asian descent