Nicola Glencross (born 21 April 1989) is a Scottish

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currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw

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under the ring name Nikki Cross. She is a one-time WWE Raw Women's Champion, three-time

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and an 11-time and final WWE 24/7 Champion. Glencross began her wrestling career on the

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under the ring name Nikki Storm, most notably performing for

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, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and

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. In 2016, Glencross signed a contract with WWE, changing her ring name to Nikki Cross. During her first years with the company, she worked on the

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brand as part of the

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. Her first character gimmick was that of a psychopathic and unhinged woman who would suffer mood swings. In mid-2018, Sanity was drafted to

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without Cross, who stayed in NXT. Cross was promoted to the main roster in December 2018. In 2019, Cross was drafted to Raw and formed a

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with

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, winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice. From June 2021 to October 2022, Glencross' character became a faux-inspired superhero known as Nikki A. S. H. (standing for "Almost A Superhero"); in July 2021 as A. S. H., she won the Money in the Bank contract and successfully cashed it in the next day to become Raw Women's Champion, eventually reverting to the Cross name and persona.

Early life

Nicola Glencross was born and raised in

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, Scotland and graduated from the

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with a

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and

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in history. She is also a qualified fitness instructor and

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2008–2016)

In September 2008, Glencross made her professional wrestling debut with the Scottish Wrestling Alliance. She initially performed under the

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"Nikki Storm", a name given to her by then-SWA ring announcer Marty Michaels, inspired by the '' X Men'' character

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. In February 2010, she began working on the British

, and became a mainstay for promotions such as her debuting at the

(ICW), and Pro-Wrestling: EVE, where she held the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship three times. In 2013, Storm began touring in Japan with

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, and made some appearances for

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until the middle of the summer of 2015. In October 2013, Storm began wrestling for American all-female promotions

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and Women Superstars Uncensored. She has also wrestled for

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(GFW), Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), World Wide Wrestling League (W3L), Queens of Combat, and

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. Glencross competed in

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(TNA)'s '' British Boot Camp 2'', which began airing in October 2014, in which she was unsuccessful. During the show, she had a four-way match against Kasey Owens,

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and Leah Owens, which she was victorious.

WWE (2016–present)

Sanity (2016–2018)

Glencross received a tryout with WWE in

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during the autumn of 2015, and in April 2016, she was one of ten signees that had begun training at the

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. She debuted for

on 22 April during a

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. During a

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live video in August, she was introduced as Nikki Cross. She made her first televised appearance and in-ring debut on 17 August episode of ''

'' under the name Nikki Glencross, where she competed in a

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along with

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and

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, defeating Daria Berenato,

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, and

. On 12 October episode of ''NXT'', Nikki Cross returned as part of the debuting

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, along with Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young, and

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(who was later replaced by

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). Nikki Cross and Young accompanied Fulton and Wolfe for their winning effort against

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and Tye Dillinger in the first round of the

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. One week later, Nikki Cross scored her first televised singles victory over

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, however, the decision was reversed because Nikki Cross continued to attack Kamela after the match. On 11 January 2017 episode of ''NXT'', Nikki Cross came to the aid of

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Asuka, who was being attacked by The Iconic Duo (

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and

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), before turning on Asuka and attacking her as well. As a result, Cross, Royce, and Kay were placed in a

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at the TakeOver: San Antonio event on 28 January, which Cross failed to win. In May, Cross participated in a number one contender's battle royal for Asuka's NXT Women's Championship, where she, Ruby Riot, and

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were attacked by Asuka for being the last competitors left in the match and as a result, all four of them were placed into a four-way championship match at TakeOver: Chicago, which was later changed to a

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after Ember Moon suffered an injury. At the event, Cross failed to capture the title. In a rematch which was contested in a

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once again against both women, Riot was the first eliminated before the match ended in a

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as Cross and Asuka brawled backstage. This led to a last woman standing match (the first-ever in WWE history) between the two women for the NXT Women's Championship on 28 June episode of ''NXT'', in which Cross was once again defeated. Nikki Cross standing sleeper hold on Aliyah

Nikki Cross standing sleeper hold on Aliyah

On 19 August at TakeOver: Brooklyn III, Cross accompanied and helped Sanity to capture the

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from The Authors of Pain. On 20 September episode of ''NXT'', Sanity helped

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against

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, thus turning them

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in the process. In October, Cross earned herself a spot for the fatal four-way match for the vacant NXT Women's Championship at TakeOver: WarGames on 18 November, which was ultimately won by Ember Moon. During the 2018 Superstar Shake-up, her fellow stable partners Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, and Killian Dain were drafted to

, leaving Cross on NXT to work again as a singles competitor. In 2018, Cross began a short winning streak, defeating

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and

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. Throughout the summer, Cross started a feud with

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over the NXT Women's Championship, which led to a match between the two at TakeOver: Chicago II, in which Cross was once again unsuccessful and was defeated by technical submission. After a short hiatus, Cross returned in August and she was placed in the

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attack storyline where she was revealed to be a witness as she was on the roof of the building at the time he was attacked. In September, Cross also started a short feud with

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which led to a match between the two that ended in a double count-out. One month later on 17 October episode of ''NXT'', a rematch ended in a no contest after Aleister Black returned and interrupted it to ask Cross who his attacker was.

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was eventually revealed as the attacker and her involvement in the storyline sparked a match between Cross and Gargano's wife

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, whom she was able to defeat in a singles match at TakeOver: WarGames. Cross wrestled her final NXT match on 9 January 2019 episode of ''NXT'', where she lost to Bianca Belair, officially ending the feud between the two as well. On 6 November 2018 episode of ''

'' from

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, England, Cross made her surprise main roster debut on

by answering an open challenge from WWE SmackDown Women's Champion

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, who defeated her in a non-title match. On 17 December 2018 episode of '' Raw'', Cross was advertised as one of the six NXT wrestlers about to be moved up to the main roster. On 14 January 2019 episode of ''Raw'', Cross made her Raw debut, teaming with Bayley and

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in a winning effort against The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, and

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). At the

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, Cross entered her first

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at number 8, lasting nine minutes before being eliminated by The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce). On 4 February episode of ''Raw'', Cross and

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were defeated by The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (

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) in a match to determine the final Raw entrants in the

Elimination Chamber match to determine the inaugural

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at the Elimination Chamber event. On 8 April (

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24 April) at Worlds Collide, she took part in a triple threat match for the

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, which was won by defending champion

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Teaming with Alexa Bliss (2019–2020)

After not being mentioned during the

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, Cross was confirmed to have been drafted to the Raw brand on 8 May taping of ''

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'' (aired on 11 May). She began to work with Alexa Bliss and, during the following weeks, they would have matches for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. On 5 August 2019 episode of Raw, Bliss and Cross captured the

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, marking Nikki Cross's first championship in WWE. They would defend the title at

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and at

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but lost it at

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to Asuka and

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. Although drafted separately instead of as a team during the

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, they remained on Raw, but the team was then traded to SmackDown. At WrestleMania 36, Cross and Bliss won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for a second time by defeating Asuka and

, but they lost it on 5 June 2020 episode of

"Almost a Super Hero" (2021–2022)

On 21 June 2021 episode of ''Raw'', Nikki Cross debuted an inspired faux-superhero gimmick with her ring name changing to Nikki A. S. H., with A. S. H. standing for "Almost a Super Hero". At Money in the Bank, She won the women's Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in her Money in the Bank contract the following night on Raw, defeating

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to win the

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for the first time in her career.. However, she lost the title back to Flair at

. On 20 September episode of ''Raw'', she would win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship for a third time with

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by defeating

and

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. They lost it on 22 November episode of ''Raw'' to Queen Zelina and

, ending their reign at 63 days. On 10 January 2022 episode of ''Raw'', she turned

by attacking Ripley. She participated in the

at the namesake event and entered at #22, eliminating fellow superheroine Mighty Molly due to being jealous of her, before she was eliminated by eventual winner

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. At Elimination Chamber, she entered the Elimination Chamber match for a Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 38, but was eliminated by Ripley. On the 2 May episode of ''Raw'', she would win the

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from

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, only to lose it to Brooke on the same episode. In May 2022, she began to work with

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as a tag team. After the Women's Tag Team Championship was vacated in May, A. S. H. and Doudrop entered a tournament to crown new champions which began in August. They lost in the first round to

and Asuka. On the 30 August episode of '' NXT 2.0'', A. S. H. and Doudrop made a surprise appearance as they challenged the NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Katana Chance and

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for their titles at Worlds Collide, but lost the match. By doing so, A. S. H. became the first woman in WWE to challenge for all currently active women's championships in WWE.

Return of Nikki Cross (2022–present)

On the 24 October 2022 episode of '' Raw'', Cross interfered in a match between Bayley and

, attacking both women, and reverting to her "unhinged" gimmick and her "Nikki Cross" name. On the 7 November episode of ''Raw'', Nikki joined Damage CTRL (Bayley,

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, and

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) in a brawl against Bianca Belair, Asuka, and

. It was announced later that Nikki would team with Damage CTRL to take on Belair, Asuka, and Bliss in a

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on 26 November 2022. Later in the night, Nikki defeated

to win her

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24/7 Championship, but later discarded the title belt backstage; the title was deactivated shortly thereafter.

Other media

Cross is playable in ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' WWE 2K22'' as both her original and "Almost A Superhero" personas.

Personal life

In 2019, Glencross married her long-time boyfriend and former

stablemate, Damian Mackle, better known as

Championships and accomplishments

* Pro-Wrestling: EVE ** Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship ( 3 times) ** Queen of the Ring (2012) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 18 of the top 100 female singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2019 ** Ranked No. 22 of the top 50 tag teams in the '' PWI Tag Team 50'' in 2020 – * World Wide Wrestling League ** W3L Women's Championship (1 time) * WWE **

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( 1 time) **

( 3 times) – with

(2) and

(1) **

( 11 times, final) ** Money in the Bank ( Women's 2021)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, Nikki 1989 births 21st-century professional wrestlers Alumni of the University of Glasgow Expatriate professional wrestlers Living people Professional wrestling managers and valets Scottish female professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Glasgow People educated at St Mungo's Academy WWE 24/7 Champions WWE Raw Women's Champions WWE Women's Tag Team Champions