Priscilla Zuniga (born July 14, 1991), better known by her

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Diamante, is an American

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signed to

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(AEW) and its sister promotion,

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(ROH). She is also known for her time with

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and on the

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2008–present)

Zuniga wrestled on the

under the ring name Angel Rose, primarily working for Independent Championship Wrestling in Florida, where she is a four-time ICW Women's Champion as well as a winner of the ICW Hard Knocks Championship and the ICW Championship. She also worked for various other Florida-based promotions such as IGNITE Wrestling, RONIN Pro Wrestling, and

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. Zuniga made an appearance on the March 22, 2017, episode of '' NXT'', working under her real name as an enhancement talent in a quick loss to Asuka. Zuniga joined

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(WOW) in July 2019 where she performed under the ring name Adrenaline. Adrenaline teamed with

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in the tag team tournament for the vacant

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in which they won in the second-season finale on

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on May 16, which aired on tape delay on November 23. On September 5, 2019, Diamante made her debut for Empower Wrestling and defeated Gemma Cross in first round to determine Empower Wrestling's first champion. However, she was defeated by Nicole Savoy on September 26, 2019, and was eliminated in the semi-final of the tournament.

Impact Wrestling (2017–2019)

Zuniga joined

as part of

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in March 2017, and made her debut along with the rest of the group on the March 23 episode of ''

'' under the ring name Diamante. On the April 6 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Diamante made her in-ring debut, participating in a gauntlet match to become number one contender for the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship, but was eliminated by

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. During their feud with

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, she and

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beat his brother

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on July 20. In July 2017, Diamante suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery to repair her left ACL and was out of action for the rest of the year. She returned to Impact on the August 25, 2018, episode of ''

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'' in a match against

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, but then was released on January 28, 2019. In the spring of 2019, Diamante fully recovered from her injury and began wrestling on the American independent scene again.

All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)

Diamante made her

(AEW) in-ring debut on the January 15, 2020 of ''

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''. The event, on the campus of the

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, was a singles match between herself and

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, which she lost. Diamante made her ''

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'' debut on July 22, with a win over Ivelisse. This victory would earn her a non-title match against the AEW Women's Champion

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; however, Diamante was unsuccessful. Diamante would begin teaming with Ivelisse in the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament after they were paired together in The Deadly Draw. The team would advance to the finals after defeating

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and

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in the first round, and

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and

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in the semi-finals. They would ultimately win the tournament defeating The Nightmare Sisters (

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and

) in the finals. Diamante and Ivelisse would again team up on the November 24, 2020, episode of ''Dark'', defeating Lady Frost and "Bionic Beast" Jenna. In July 2023, it was reported that Diamante signed a full-time deal with AEW.

Ring of Honor (2023–present)

Diamante made her

(ROH) debut, AEW's sister promotion, on the April 27, 2023, episode of ''

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'', in a losing effort against

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. Following her debut, Diamante was on a start of a winning streak, defeating different competitors such as

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and Trish Adora. However, on the June 22 episode of ROH, Diamante lost to Leila Grey, after Grey's manager

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distracted Diamante. The following week, Diamante defeated Grey in a rematch. On August 1, 2023, it was announced that Diamante will be taking on

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for the ROH Women's World Championship. During this match, Diamante was not successful. On February 14, 2024, Diamante entered the inaugural

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tournament where she defeated

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in the first round. During the second round of the ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament Diamante lost to Billie Starkz.

Other media

Zuniga played the part of Ava Hernandez in Len Kabasinski's 2022 film ''Pact of Vengeance'', which also stars

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Personal life

Zuniga is of Cuban descent. On July 20, 2019, it was announced that Zuniga is in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler

. Zuniga's younger brother is also a professional wrestler, who currently performs in

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(TNA) under the ring name

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Championships and accomplishments

** AEW Women's Tag Team Cup (2020) – with Ivelisse * Independent Championship Wrestling ** ICW Championship (1 time) ** ICW Hard Knocks Championship (1 time) ** ICW Women's Championship (4 times) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 133 of the top 150 women's wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 *Queens of Combat **QOC Championship (1 time) *

(1 time) – with

** WOW Tag Team Championship Tournament (2019) – with Fire

References

External links

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