Theresa Serrano (born January 25, 1994) is an American

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. She is currently signed to

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, where she performs on the

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brand under the ring name Zoey Stark, and is a former

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2012–2020)

On June 8, 2013, Serrano made her debut at Vendetta Pro Wrestling, losing to Hudson Envy. On November 16, 2013, she entered under the ring name Lacey Ryan and won her first match against Larry Butabi. During this time she also won the UCW-Zero Ultra-X Championship. She was able to keep this until January 25, 2014, when she lost it to The Durango Kid. On March 22, she wrestled her last wrestling match for the time being. Ryan celebrated her comeback on August 16, 2018. She wrestled a match against

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, but this ended in a no contest. On May 23, 2019, she wrestled a match against Alex Gracia under the ring name Serrano, which she was able to win. On September 29, she won the FSW Women's Championship, defeating

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for the title. Ryan held the title until November 20, 2020, when she lost it to Mazzerati.

WWE (2021–present)

On January 20, 2021, it was announced that Serrano had signed a contract with

. On the January 29 episode of '' 205 Live'', Serrano, now renamed Zoey Stark, made her debut as

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's tag team partner in the Women's

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tournament, losing to

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and

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in the first round. On the February 17 episode of ''

'', she made her

debut, defeating Valentina Feroz. On the February 24 episode of ''

'', she lost to

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in a non-title match. After the match, Shirai embraced Stark, establishing Stark as a

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. At NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, Stark defeated

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. At

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, Stark and

defeated The Way (

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and

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 Cha ...

) to win the

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. They lost the titles to

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(

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and

Jacy Jayne Taylor Grado (born June 2, 1996) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Jacy Jayne as a member of Toxic Attraction. She is a former record-tying two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Cha ...

) at

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in a triple-threat tag team Scareway To Hell Ladder Match, involving

and

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. On the November 2 episode of ''

'', Stark was attacked backstage by Jayne and Dolin, where she suffered a legitimate torn MCL/Meniscus. On the July 19 2022 episode of ''NXT'', Stark made her return from injury in the 20-Woman

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for the Number One Contendership for the NXT Women's Championship in a winning effort. On the November 8 episode of ''NXT'', Stark and

Nikkita Lyons Faith Jefferies (born August 5, 1999) is an American professional wrestler, taekwondo practitioner, and musician. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on its NXT brand under the ring name Nikkita Lyons. Jefferies has also wrestled ...

failed to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship from

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and

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. After the match, Stark attacked Lyons, turning

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for the first time in her career. On January 28, 2023, Zoey Stark entered her first Royal Rumble match at #13 lasting 26:34, scoring no eliminations before being eliminated by Sonya Deville.

Championships and accomplishments

*Future Stars Of Wrestling **FSW Women's Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 86 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 *

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**NWA UCW-Zero Ultra X Championship (2 times) *

( 1 time) – with

References

External links

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