Alicia Atout ( ; born 1 June 1995) is a Canadian interviewer and

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. She is signed to

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(AEW) and additionally works for

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as a host on its

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channel. Best known for her work in the music and

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industries, Atout runs her own music-oriented blog ''A Music Blog, Yea?'' (''AMBY''), as well her own YouTube channel where she interviews music and wrestling personalities. Atout previously worked with the professional wrestling promotions

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, and

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(MLW) and was the MC for professional wrestler

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's 20 Years of Hell speaking tour. She has also served as the backstage interviewer for numerous independent wrestling promotions, most notably appearing at the 2018 All In

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event.

Career

''A Music Blog, Yea?''

The website ''A Music Blog, Yea?'' (''AMBY'') was founded by Atout in 2013 at the age of 17. She has since interviewed numerous musicians and bands for ''AMBY'' including

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, One Ok Rock, and

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. In its first year, ''AMBY'' won three music awards: the Canadian Weblog Awards for Best Media and Journalism Blog and Best Arts and Culture Blog, and the MiB Award for Best Canadian Art and Culture/Music Blog. With the rising popularity of ''AMBY'' videos on YouTube, Atout was able to expand her blog into covering other interests and soon began interviewing wrestling personalities such as

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, Paige,

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, and

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Professional wrestling career

Atout worked for

from 2018 until 2019. In Impact Wrestling, she served as a backstage interviewer on the promotion's flagship '' Impact!'' television series, and co-hosted the weekly ''Behind The Lights'' web series on Impact Wrestling's

channel alongside

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. In September 2018, Atout participated in the All In pay-per-view event, co-promoted by

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. In 2019, after completing her work with Impact Wrestling, she was contacted by Rhodes and offered a position as backstage correspondent for the new

(AEW) promotion. Atout debuted for the promotion (using the

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"Alicia A") at AEW's inaugural event

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. On 18 November, it was announced that Atout had signed with

(MLW), signaling her departure from AEW. On 21 January 2022, at MLW Blood & Thunder, Atout participated in an

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where she and

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attacked

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, thus turning

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for the first time in her wrestling career. On 21 March 2023, Atout announced her departure from MLW. On 5 June 2024, Atout announced her return to AEW, assuming a position on the promotion's broadcasting team.

Other ventures

Atout has participated on various committees for national music award shows in Canada and the United States, working as a jury member for

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, Prism Prize, and the

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. Atout also currently works for

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and

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, serving as the Chief Music Officer for the former and Music Influencer for the latter. In 2022, Atout began working for

's Twitch channel, hosting their ''Knotfest Daily Streams'' series. Atout creates content across multiple platforms with

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, who she first started working with at MLW, as "The Worsties".

Personal life

Atout is of

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descent. She is in a relationship with Jewish-American professional wrestler and actor

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Awards and accomplishments

Music

*Canadian Weblog Awards **Best Media and Journalism Blog (2013) **Best Arts and Culture Blog (2013) *Feedspot **''AMBY'' was included on the 2017 Feedspot Top 75 Canadian Music Blogs and Websites for Canadian Music Lovers list **''AMBY'' was included on the Feedspot 100 Relaxing Music Youtube Channels To Follow in 2020 list **''AMBY'' was included on the Feedspot 100 Relaxing Music Youtube Channels To Follow in 2022 list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 68 on the 2016 Feedspot Top 100 Music Blogs, Websites & Newsletters list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 3 on the 2017 Feedspot Top 50 Toronto Music Blogs list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 23 on the 2017 Feedspot Top 75 Canadian Music Blogs & Websites & Newsletters list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 5 on the 2020 Top 20 2020 Concert Photography Blogs And Websites list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 3 on the 2020 Feedspot Top 60 Toronto Music Blogs and Websites On The Web list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 14 on the 2020 Feedspot Top 70 Canadian Music Blogs & Websites list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 66 on the 2022 Feedspot Top 100 Music Blogs and Websites list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 3 on the 2022 Feedspot Top 50 Toronto Music Blogs and Websites list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 13 on the 2022 Feedspot Top 70 Canadian Music Blogs and Websites list **''AMBY'' ranked No. 5 on the 2022 Feedspot Top 15 Concert Photography Blogs and Websites list *FYI Music News **''AMBY'' was included on the 2017 FYI Canadian Music Blogs You Should Be Following list *MiB Awards **Best Canadian Art and Culture/Music Blog (2013) ** Best Canadian Arts and Entertainment Blog (2014)

References

External links

Official website of ''AMBY''
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