Ashley Louise Urbanski (born March 14, 1992) is an American

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and singer. She is currently signed to

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, where she performs on the

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under the

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Shotzi (shortened from her previous ring name Shotzi Blackheart). She is also known for her time in NXT, where she is a former

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. Prior to joining WWE, she competed in various promotions on the

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, including major promotions such as

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, Evolve, and

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, where she won the

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Early life

Ashley Louise Urbanski was born in San Jose, California, on March 14, 1992. She is of

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and

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descent.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2014–2019)

Urbanski began her career at Hoodslam in

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in 2014 as Missy Highasshit, a cheerleader valet for the stable Stoner U. She also frequently appeared on the California

, wrestling for All Pro Wrestling, Bar Wrestling, and Big Time Wrestling, as well as

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promotion

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Shotzi Blackheart con su casco en 2018 (cropped)

Urbanski made her debut for

on November 11, 2016 in a loss to Melanie Cruise. She made her Evolve debut at Evolve 115 on November 9, 2018, challenging

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for the Shine Championship in a losing effort. Blackheart also competed for

, and at Shine 58 on May 10, 2019, Blackheart defeated Aja Perera to win the

. At Shine 59 on June 29, she retained the title in a triple threat match involving Perera and

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. Blackheart successfully defended the title against Natalia Markova on August 24 at Shine 60. At Evolve 137 on October 11, 2019, after defeating Perera,

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offered Urbanski a WWE contract during an unannounced appearance, and due to this, she had to vacate the Shine Nova Championship.

WWE

''Tough Enough'' (2015)

In 2015, Blackheart, under her real name, took part in the trials for the sixth season of

's competition '' Tough Enough''. She was initially selected as one of 6 women who would take part in that season's competition, but had to withdraw from it before it began, due to a previously undiagnosed irregular heartbeat causing a failed medical.

NXT (2019–2021)

On October 15, 2019, it was reported that Blackheart had signed with WWE and would report to the

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. Blackheart made her debut on a live NXT house show on December 5, 2019, losing to

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. She made her televised debut on the December 25 episode of '' NXT'' in a loss to

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. On the January 15, 2020 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart entered a

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for an

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opportunity at NXT TakeOver: Portland, eliminating

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until she was eliminated by Belair, the eventual winner. On the following episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart lost to Baszler. At the

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on January 26, 2020, Blackheart entered her first

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at #26 before being eliminated by Baszler. On the June 17 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart and Tegan Nox challenged Bayley and

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for the

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, which they were unsuccessful in winning. On the September 16 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart lost to

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in a non-title match. At NXT: Halloween Havoc on October 28, she served as the host during that episode, preventing Shirai during her match against

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from being attacked by a mysterious person wearing a Ghostface mask (later revealed as

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). She formed an alliance with

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, Shirai and

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to compete at the TakeOver: WarGames pay-per-view on December 6, where they faced off against LeRae,

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, Raquel González and

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in a WarGames match, which her team lost. At

on January 31, 2021, she entered at #5, but was eliminated by Baszler. Blackheart and Moon participated in the

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, defeating

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and

Zoey Stark Theresa Serrano (born January 25, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT brand under the ring name Zoey Stark, and is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Championship, ...

in the first round, The Way (

and

) in the semi-finals, but lost to Kai and González in the finals on February 14 at

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. On the March 10 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart and Moon defeated Kai and González to win the

NXT Women's Tag Team Championship The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling women's tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on the NXT brand division, the promotion's developmental territory. The current c ...

, her first title in NXT. On the second night of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver on April 8, they retained the titles against The Way. On the May 4 episode of ''NXT'', Blackheart and Moon lost the titles to The Way in a Street Fight, ending their reign at 55 days. Blackheart competed in her final match in ''NXT'' on June 29, where she and Moon lost a triple threat tag team match to determine the #1 contenders to the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship.

SmackDown (2021–present)

On the July 9 episode of ''

'', Blackheart, now under the shortened ring name Shotzi, debuted alongside Tegan Nox as Shotzi & Nox, but the team was disbanded when, as part of the 2021 Draft, Nox was drafted to the

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while Shotzi remained on the SmackDown brand. On the October 29 episode of ''SmackDown'', after losing to SmackDown Women's Champion

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in a championship contenders match, Shotzi attacked

who was at ringside, turning heel in the process. Shotzi participated in the 5 on 5 Survivor Series elimination match at

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on November 21, but was eliminated by

. She participated in the

at the namesake event on January 29, 2022, entering at #29 but was eliminated by the returning

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. On the June 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi competed in a six-pack challenge to determine the #1 contender to the SmackDown Women's Championship, which was won by Natalya. On the June 24 episode of ''SmackDown'', she defeated Tamina to qualify for the Money in the Bank

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on July 2, which she failed to win. On the August 5 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi competed in a

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to determine the #1 contender to

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's SmackDown Women's Championship, which was won by Shayna Baszler. The following week, she and

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participated in the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament for the vacant tag titles, but were eliminated by Raquel Rodriguez and

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in the first round. On the August 26 episode of ''SmackDown'', they competed in a "Last Chance" fatal four-way to be in the semifinals of the tournament later that night, which was won by Natalya and

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. On the September 16 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi saved Rodriguez from an attack by

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(

and

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), turning

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in the process. On the October 21 episode of ''SmackDown'', Shotzi and Rodriguez challenged Kai and Sky for the Women's Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful after Bayley distracted Shotzi. The next day, she served as the host for NXT Halloween Havoc alongside Quincy Elliot, attacking

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after she interrupted them. On the November 11 episode of ''SmackDown,'' Shotzi won a six-pack challenge, earning a SmackDown Women’s Championship match against Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series WarGames. At the event, Shotzi failed to win the title after interference from

Other media

In April 2021, Blackheart alongside

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were featured on fellow wrestler and singer Harley Cameron's music video "Indestructible". On October 14, 2022, the trio performed "

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" (as a tribute of the film ''

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'') in a music video which was released by

Championships and accomplishments

* Alternative Wrestling Show ** AWS Women's Championship (1 time) * East Bay Pro Wrestling ** EBPW Ladies Championship (1 time) * Gold Rush Pro Wrestling ** GRPW Lady Luck Championship (1 time) * Hoodslam ** Best Athlete in the East Bay Championship (1 time) ** Intergalactic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joey Ryan *

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** IWA Mid-South Women's Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 30 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 *

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** Phoenix of RISE Championship (1 time) * Sabotage Wrestling ** Sabotage War of the Genders Championship (2 times) *

( 1 time) *

( 1 time) – with

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(1 time) *** Breakout Star of the Year (2020)

References

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