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Ana Stephanie Vaquer González (born March 29, 1993), is a Chilean professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand. She is a former one-time NXT Women's Champion and one-time NXT Women's North American Champion, and is the first and only woman to hold both titles simultaneously and to successfully defend both titles on the same night.

Vaquer became known for her time with the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where she is a former CMLL World Women's Champion and CMLL World Women's Tag Team Champion with Zeuxis; she was the first ''luchadora'' in CMLL history to have held both titles simultaneously and did so until her departure from CMLL in July 2024. She has also wrestled for American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) due to the two organizations' partnerships with CMLL. She is additionally known for her stints in major Japanese promotions such as World Wonder Ring Stardom, Ice Ribbon, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where she is a former NJPW Strong Women's Champion.

Vaquer is the first Chilean and South American woman to compete and win championships in CMLL, NJPW, and WWE, and the third Chilean to compete in WWE after Alejandro Saez and La Catalina.

Early life

Ana Stephanie Vaquer González was born in San Fernando on 29 March 1993, the daughter of Gladys González Soto and Héctor Vaquer Alvera. She attended Escuela Villa Centinela until fourth grade in 2004, when she moved to San Antonio with her parents. She completed her primary education there at Escuela Movilizadores Portuarios in 2006, and graduated from Instituto Comercial Marítimo Pacífico Sur in 2010.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2009–2018)

Vaquer began training in Chile for a career in professional wrestling under Paul Slandering and debuted at age 15 in February 2009. Her earliest documented matches occurred in August 2010 at small events in Chile, where she wrestled under the ring name Dark Angel.

At the age of 19, Vaquer moved to Veracruz, Mexico and received further training under Ricky Marvin, Último Guerrero, Gran Apache, and Villano IV. She made her in-ring debut in Mexico at a Chilanga Mask card on December 22, 2013, where she was defeated by Heroina. During a tour in Mérida, Vaquer suffered a triple nose fracture which forced her to stop wrestling for two years, during which she worked as a waitress at a restaurant.

In 2018, Vaquer made her debut in Japan, wrestling five matches for the women's promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom from July to August. Later that year, she was part of a try-out for the American promotion WWE, which was being held in her home country of Chile.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2019–2024)

Vaquer began wrestling in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico on August 9, 2019, becoming CMLL's first female South American wrestler. She was initially a seasonal guest for CMLL, as she alternated her time in Mexico with wrestling matches in Chile and Japan before joining the promotion full-time.

In February 2023, Vaquer formed a tag team with Zeuxis, defeating ''Las Chicas Indomables'' (La Jarochita and Lluvia) on March 21 to become the first Occidente Women's Tag Team Champions, marking Vaquer's first title in CMLL. On September 16, at the CMLL 90th Anniversary Show, Vaquer and Zeuxis defeated ''Las Chicas Indomables'' again, this time to become the first CMLL World Women's Tag Team Champions. On September 29, at Noche de Campeones, Vaquer defeated La Catalina to win the vacant CMLL World Women's Championship. On November 14, Vaquer had her first successful World Women's Championship defense, defeating Lluvia. On July 10, 2024, it was revealed that Vaquer was leaving CMLL after five years with the company, due to personal reasons, with both the CMLL World Women's Championship and CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championships being vacated in the process.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling / World Wonder Ring Stardom (2023–2024)

On April 27, 2023, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Vaquer would represent CMLL in a four-woman single-elimination tournament on May 21 at Resurgence to crown the inaugural Strong Women's Champion. At Resurgence, Vaquer lost to Mercedes Moné during the semi-finals of the tournament. On November 10, at Lonestar Shootout, Vaquer challenged Mayu Iwatani for the IWGP Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful.

On March 10, 2024, Vaquer wrestled on night 2 of the 2024 Cinderella Tournament hosted by NJPW's sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, defeating Giulia to capture the Strong Women's Championship, becoming a triple champion between CMLL and NJPW. After successfully defending the title against AZM on April 12 at Windy City Riot and Alex Windsor on May 11 at Resurgence, Vaquer lost the Strong Women's Championship to Moné on June 30 at Forbidden Door, ending her reign at 112 days.

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2024)

On May 17, 2024, Vaquer debuted for Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) on Fantastica Mania: UK show 1, defeating Kanji. On the second Fantastica Mania: UK show, Vaquer successfully defended her Strong Women's Championship against Rhio. She was scheduled to wrestle Dani Luna for the Undisputed British Women's Championship during an August RevPro event, but the match was cancelled after Vaquer signed with WWE.

All Elite Wrestling (2024)

On the May 29, 2024 episode of ''Dynamite'', Vaquer made her All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut, confronting AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Moné. Vaquer made her AEW in-ring debut on the June 29 show of ''Collision'', defeating Lady Frost. On June 30, at Forbidden Door, Vaquer failed to win the TBS Championship from Moné in a Winner Takes All match and also lost her Strong Women's Championship in the process.

WWE

NXT (2024–2025)

On July 10, 2024, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels announced that Vaquer had officially signed with the company and was assigned to the NXT brand, making her the second Chilean woman, and the third Chilean overall to sign with WWE. She made her WWE in-ring debut at a live event in Mexico City on July 13, where she defeated Isla Dawn. Vaquer made her on-screen debut appearance via satellite on the September 24 episode of '' NXT'' during the in-ring press conference between NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez and Giulia. Vaquer made her televised in-ring debut on the October 15 episode of ''NXT'', defeating Wren Sinclair. After the match, she was attacked by Perez and Cora Jade until Giulia came to make the save, leading to a tag team match at NXT Halloween Havoc on October 27, which they won after Vaquer pinned Perez. Vaquer competed in the women's Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline on December 7, which was won by Giulia.

At ''NXT'': New Year's Evil on January 7, 2025, Vaquer won a fatal four-way match to become the number one contender to the NXT Women's North American Championship. On February 1, 2025, at Royal Rumble, Vaquer entered her first women's Royal Rumble match at number 24, but was eliminated by Nia Jax. At NXT Vengeance Day on February 15, Vaquer defeated Fallon Henley to win the NXT Women's North American Championship, marking her first WWE championship win and becoming the first Chilean and South American woman to win a championship in WWE. Vaquer made her first successful title defense on the February 25 episode of ''NXT'' against Karmen Petrovic. After the match, she was confronted by NXT Women's Champion Giulia, who claimed that she was the greatest champion in NXT, to which Vaquer declared that it must be decided in a Winner Takes All match, which was made official for ''NXT'': Roadblock.

At the event on March 11, Vaquer defeated Giulia to win the NXT Women's Championship, becoming the first female double champion in NXT history. On the March 25 episode of ''NXT'', Vaquer defeated Jaida Parker to retain the NXT Women's Championship in her first defense and Fallon Henley in a rematch in the main event to retain the NXT Women's North American Championship, becoming the first double champion in WWE history to successfully defend both titles on the same night. On the April 1 episode of ''NXT'', Vaquer relinquished the NXT Women’s North American Championship, ending her reign at 45 days. At Stand and Deliver on April 19, Vaquer defeated Giulia, Parker and Jordynne Grace in a fatal four-way match to retain the NXT Women's Championship. She made another successful title defense on the April 22 episode of ''NXT'' against Roxanne Perez. At Battleground on May 25, Vaquer successfully defended the NXT Women's Championship against Grace. Two nights later on ''NXT'', Vaquer lost the title to Jacy Jayne after interference from Jayne's Fatal Influence stablemates Henley and Jazmyn Nyx, ending her reign at 77 days in what would be her final NXT match.

Raw (2025–present)

Vaquer made her first main roster appearance on the '' Raw'' after WrestleMania 41, facing Women's World Champion Iyo Sky in a match that ended in a no contest after interference from Giulia and Perez. On May 30, 2025, Raw general manager Adam Pearce announced that Vaquer had joined the brand. On the June 2 episode of ''Raw'', Vaquer defeated Ivy Nile and Liv Morgan in a triple threat match to qualify for the Money in the Bank (2025), Money in the Bank Money in the Bank ladder match, ladder match. At Worlds Collide (2025), Worlds Collide on June 7, Vaquer and Lola Vice defeated Chik Tormenta and Dalys la Caribeña, Dalys, the latter of whom Vaquer started a mini feud with in NXT. Hours later at Money in the Bank (2025), Money in the Bank, she failed to win the namesake ladder match. At WWE Evolution (2025), Evolution on July 13, Vaquer won the 20-woman Battle royal (professional wrestling), battle royal for a women's world championship match at Clash in Paris.

Personal life

In an interview on ''Celtic Warrior Workouts'' with fellow WWE wrestler Sheamus, Vaquer revealed that she lived between Mexico and Japan in 3-month stints, and lived in Mexico for a total of 11 years (as of 2025).

On March 4, 2023, Vaquer filed a criminal complaint against fellow wrestler El Cuatrero, Rogelio Reyes, whom she had started dating when they both worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, CMLL. According to the complaint, he choked her and threw her against a wall. On March 9, CMLL released a statement stating that they "energetically condemn any form of violence against women and reiterate our commitment to promote a life free of violence and harassment in our staff and attendees to our arenas".Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre