Sarah Rowe (

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Bridges; born September 10, 1993) is an American

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currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the

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under the

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Valhalla. From 2017 to 2019, she was a member of the stable The Riott Squad with

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 ...

and

Ruby Riott Dori Elizabeth Prange ( ; born January 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to orld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where she performs under the ring name Ruby Riot. Prange has also worked in World Wonder Ring Stardom (a ...

and performed under the name Sarah Logan.

Early life

Sarah Bridges was born in

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, United States on September 10, 1993. She attended

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2011–2016)

Bridges began her wrestling career in 2011, under the ring name Crazy Mary Dobson, with her first match being against

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for the IWA East Coast promotion. She also pinned Viper in a ten-person tag team match in her debut in the American Pro Wrestling Alliance. Dobson then wrestled for various independent wrestling organizations across the United States and Europe including

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, and

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(JCW). On February 21, 2015, at JCW's ''Take Me Home'' show, Dobson teamed with

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to defeat The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) to win the

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WWE

Early appearances (2014–2017)

Bridges made an appearance during a segment on the September 1, 2014, episode of '' Raw'' as the makeup artist for

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On November 17, Bridges made her

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debut at the

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Ticket Party, defeating Macey Estrella. On the January 11, 2017, episode of ''

'', Bridges made her first televised appearance under her real name, teaming with Macey Evans in a losing effort against The Iconic Duo (

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and

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) in a tag team match. Bridges returned on the June 7 episode of ''NXT'' under the ring name Sarah Logan, where she was defeated in singles competition by Royce. After being absent from NXT in-ring competition, Logan returned on the August 23 episode of ''NXT'', where she was again defeated by Royce. On the October 25 episode of ''NXT'', Logan participated in a battle royal to gain a spot at the fatal four-way match for the vacant NXT Women's Championship at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, in which she was unsuccessful, and turned out to be her last live broadcast appearance in NXT. On June 16, 2017, Logan was announced as one of the first four participants competing in the

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. On August 28, Logan was eliminated in the first round by

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. On September 11, despite being eliminated from the tournament, Logan teamed with other eliminated competitors in a six-women tag team among them

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and Marti Belle being defeated by

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and

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The Riott Squad (2017–2019)

On the November 21, 2017, episode of ''

'', Logan made her debut, along with

and

, by attacking both

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and

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. On the same night, they interrupted a match between

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and Natalya and attacked them both. The following week on ''SmackDown'', the trio, now called The Riott Squad, made their in-ring debuts for the brand, defeating Flair, Natalya, and Naomi in a six-woman tag team match. Over the following months, The Riott Squad continued to compete against Flair and Naomi. On the December 19 episode of ''SmackDown'', Logan and Riott lost to Flair and Naomi. On the January 16 episode of ''SmackDown'', The Riott Squad defeated Flair, Naomi, and Becky Lynch. Logan then participated in the first women's

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at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view as the third entrant, but was eliminated by Molly Holly. During the 2018 Superstar Shake-Up, The Riott Squad was drafted to Raw and caused the match between Bayley and

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to end in a no contest. During the July 16 episode of Raw, Sarah picked up her first singles victory in WWE with a win over

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. Logan also debuted a new Viking-inspired gimmick, wearing war paint and the commentary team making several references to her "discovering her Viking heritage". On February 17, 2019, Logan and Morgan competed in a six–team Elimination Chamber match for the inaugural

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, at the

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pay–per–view, where they were the third team eliminated by

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and

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but the eventual winners were

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. Logan competed at

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in a women's battle royal match to decide the winner of a trophy, but after assuming she had won, Carmella eliminated her at the last moment.

Singles competition (2019–2020)

On April 16, as part of the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, Liv Morgan was moved to

, effectively ending The Riott Squad. Logan would transition into a singles competitor, debuting a new look and entrance theme, while also beginning a feud with

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on ''

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'', where they traded wins with one another. At

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on November 24, Logan was part of Team Raw and competed in the triple threat women's elimination match against Team SmackDown and Team NXT, where she was eliminated by

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. On the January 6 episode of Raw, Logan began a feud with Charlotte Flair after she attacked her before their match and stepped on her robe. The following week, Logan was defeated by Flair while also declaring herself as an entrant in the Women's Royal Rumble match. At

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, she entered the

at number 22 but was eliminated in less than 30 seconds by Flair. On the February 10 episode of Raw, Logan lost to

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in a squash match. Logan would then be the guest referee during Liv Morgan’s match against Ruby Riott, where she helped Morgan win by fast counting Riott. After the match, Logan would attack Morgan. Logan was announced as part of the Elimination Chamber match against Morgan, Riott, Natalya,

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and half of the

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Asuka for a chance at Becky Lynch's

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at WrestleMania 36. At the

pay–per–view, she was the third entrant, but the first to be eliminated by Baszler, who was the eventual winner, earning a shot at the Raw women's title and setting a record by eliminating every other woman, in what was essentially a

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. On April 13, 2020 edition of ''Raw'', Logan once again lost to Baszler in a Women's Money in the Bank qualifying match by referee’s decision after Baszler stomped Logan’s arm. On April 15, 2020, Rowe was released from her WWE contract as a result of budget cuts due to the

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. On June 22, 2020, Rowe announced that she would be stepping away from professional wrestling "for the foreseeable future".

Valhalla (2022–present)

On January 29, 2022, Rowe made a surprise return to WWE at the

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, reprising her Sarah Logan character, entering the match at number 25, briefly reuniting with Morgan and lasting only 43 seconds until she was eliminated by

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(

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and

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). Later in November she made a full-time return, joining

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and adopting the new ring name of Valhalla. The character, a more viking inspired one, drew criticism since it was similar to the character portrayed by independent wrestler Max the Impaler.

Other media

Logan made her WWE video game debut as a playable character in ''

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''. She also appears in ''

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''.

Personal life

On March 29, 2011, Bridges was involved in a car accident after a CSX train struck her white Chevy coupe on Route 62 in

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. She was airlifted to the hospital in Louisville. During her time with WWE, Bridges began dating fellow wrestler Raymond Rowe (who wrestles under the ring name "Erik" as part of the tag team

). The pair were married on December 21, 2018, in a Viking themed wedding. On February 9, 2021, Bridges and Rowe welcomed a son named Raymond Cash Rowe.

Championships and accomplishments

* American Pro Wrestling Alliance ** APWA World Ladies Championship (1 time) *

(1 time) – with

* ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 33 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 100'' in 2018 *

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** RPW Women's Championship (1 time) ** Samuel J. Thompson Memorial Women's Tournament (2015)

References

External links

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