Shaul Marie Guerrero (born October 14, 1990) is an American
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
,
ring announcer
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In boxing and mixed martial arts bouts, ...
and
burlesque performer. She is best known for her time with
World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE), where she performed under the
ring name
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Raquel Diaz. She is also a
burlesque dancer under the
stage name
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Miss Nyxon.
In October 2010, Guerrero signed a developmental contract with WWE, and was assigned to
Florida Championship Wrestling
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(FCW), WWE's
developmental territory
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. In November 2011, Guerrero became the
Queen of FCW
The Queen of FCW title was a women's professional wrestling title in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW, since re-branded to NXT); it was contested in their Divas division. Title holders would wear a crown rather than a championship belt
A ...
, a title she held for 119 days, until it was deactivated. In December 2011, Guerrero won the
FCW Divas Championship for the first time, and became the longest reigning FCW Divas Champion. In July 2012, Guerrero debuted in WWE's
re-branded developmental territory,
NXT, before leaving the company in April 2014.
Early life
Guerrero was born in
El Paso, Texas
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, and is the eldest daughter of
Vickie Guerrero
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and the late
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. He was a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero is ...
.
Guerrero has a younger sister named Sherilyn Amber Guerrero, and a half-sister named Kaylie Marie Guerrero. Prior to joining WWE, Guerrero was a singer and a model while attending
New Mexico State University
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.
She has sung
the national anthem at
Florida Championship Wrestling
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events.
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2010–2012)
In October 26, 2010,
World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE) signed Guerrero to a developmental contract, and she was assigned to
Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling promotion based on the former National Wrestling Alliance member promotion, Championship Wrestling from Florida, which operated from 1961 until 1987. From October 2007 to August ...
(FCW), WWE's
developmental territory
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, based in
Tampa, Florida
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.
She made her debut in December 2010, appearing at ringside for a
FCW Divas Championship match between
AJ Lee
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and
Naomi Knight. She made her in-ring debut at the February 11, 2011, television tapings under the ring name Raquel Diaz, where she and
Naomi lost a
tag team match
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to
AJ and
Aksana.
She briefly acted as the
manager
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Management includes the activities ...
for
Alexander Rusev, before joining
The Ascension
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* Ascension of Jesus
* Feast of the Ascension (Asce ...
faction, with
Conor O'Brian
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,
Kenneth Cameron, and
Tito Colon, all of whom she began managing.
On the November 17 episode of ''FCW TV'', Diaz defeated Aksana to become the new
Queen of FCW
The Queen of FCW title was a women's professional wrestling title in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW, since re-branded to NXT); it was contested in their Divas division. Title holders would wear a crown rather than a championship belt
A ...
. A month later, on the December 15 episode of ''FCW TV'', Diaz defeated
Audrey Marie to win the
FCW Divas Championship, holding both the championship and the crown simultaneously.
She retained the championship against Marie and
Sofia Cortez, before FCW General Manager
Summer Rae deactivated the Queen of FCW crown, leaving Diaz as the last champion, with her reign ending at 119 days.
Diaz again defeated Audrey Marie to retain the championship in April.
After losing a
triple threat match
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to
Paige in May, Diaz defended and successfully retained the championship against Paige by
disqualification.
[ ] Diaz lost the FCW Divas Championship on June 29 during a
live event
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to
Caylee Turner
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, ending her reign at 197 days.
[ ]
NXT (2012–2014)
WWE went on to
re-brand FCW into
NXT, taped at
Full Sail University
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in
Orlando, Florida.
Diaz's NXT television debut took place on the July 18, 2012, episode of ''NXT'' under the
character
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* ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk
* ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...
of an "ultra
diva
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" on an "exfoliating ugliness tour", and defeated Paige in a singles match. As part of her new character, she began drawing "L"s on the foreheads of other Divas after defeating them.
[ ] On September 27, 2012, it was reported that Guerrero had requested and been granted a release from her developmental contract. Guerrero confirmed her departure from WWE three days later.
In September 2013, Guerrero returned to WWE's developmental territory. At this time, it was reported that she was never officially released, but was given a leave of absence to attend school. On April 30, 2014, it was reported that WWE had released Guerrero, with her failing to appear on television during her second run with the company. In August 2014, Guerrero stated that she left WWE due to an ongoing
eating disorder
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.
Independent circuit (2018; 2020–present)
On February 17, 2018, Guerrero made her return to professional wrestling as a commentator at the
Reality of Wrestling
Reality of Wrestling (ROW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Houston, Texas. It was established as Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) in 2005 by Booker T.
History
Pro Wrestling Alliance
The Pro Wrestling Alliance's first show ...
event, ''Ladies Night Out''. In September, Guerrero signed a contract with
Women of Wrestling to work as a ring announcer. She also appeared on
Lucha Underground
Lucha Underground was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists Media Group. Partly owned by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), ''Lucha Underground'' also refers to its weekly television program, which featured c ...
as the ring announcer during the season finale,
Ultima Lucha Cuatro
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. On December 4, 2020, Guerrero made her independent wrestling in ring debut when she competed in a tournament to crown the first ever GCW Women's Champion. She defeated Renee Michelle in the first round, but lost to Queen Aminata in the second round.
All Elite Wrestling (2020)
On August 3, 2020, Guerrero served as ring announcer for
All Elite Wrestling
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AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and his son Tony, ...
's
AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament.
Other media
In 2018, Guerrero started performing
burlesque
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Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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area under the stage name Miss Nyxon.
That same year, she appeared in the annual
Maxim
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*Maxim (magazine), ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine
** Maxim (Australia), ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition
** Maxim (India), ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition
*Maxim ...
Cover Girl
social media
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contest, finishing third in the Southwest Group Twelve.
Personal life
In December 2014, Guerrero got engaged to professional wrestler Matt Rehwoldt, who was once known by the ring name
Aiden English
Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American color commentator and retired professional wrestler who currently appears in Impact Wrestling where he performs under his real name. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he p ...
. They were married on January 3, 2016.
Championships and accomplishments
*Defiant Pro Wrestling
**DPW Women's Championship (1 time)
*
Florida Championship Wrestling
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**
FCW Divas Championship (
1 time)
**
Queen of FCW
The Queen of FCW title was a women's professional wrestling title in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW, since re-branded to NXT); it was contested in their Divas division. Title holders would wear a crown rather than a championship belt
A ...
(
1 time)
References
External links
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1990 births
American female professional wrestlers
American musicians of Mexican descent
American professional wrestlers of Mexican descent
Female models from Texas
Living people
Los Guerreros
People from El Paso, Texas
Professional wrestlers from Texas
Professional wrestling managers and valets
Twitch (service) streamers
FCW Divas Champions
Queen of FCW