Brandi Lauren
| Ava Storie | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brandi Lauren Pawelek [1] |
| Born | September 26, 1996[1] Buffalo, New York, United States[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ava Storie[1] Brandi Lauren[1] Kayci Quinn[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Billed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Billed from | Buffalo, New York |
| Trained by | Jay Lethal[1] |
| Debut | March 25, 2016[1] |
Brandi Lauren Pawalek (born September 26, 1996) is an American model and professional wrestler also known by ring name Ava Storie. She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, and various promotions on the independent circuit, including Shine Wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Independent wrestling (2016–2017)
On February 18, 2017, under the name Brandi Lauren, she defeated Lacey Lane at FTPW Fight Club Round 3 to become the inaugural Full Throttle Pro Wrestling Ladies Champion. On March 30 at OCW/FTPW Downtown Throwdown, she lost the title in a gauntlet match as Lindsey Snow become the eventual winner and new champion.
Shine Wrestling (2016–2017)
Lauren made her debut in Shine Wrestling against Aria Blake for the ACW Women’s Championship in a losing effort.[2] At Shine 39 Lauren lost against Jessie Belle Smothers. She also suffered losses against Malia Hosaka at Shine 40 and Thea Trinidad at Shine 41.[3]
Impact Wrestling (2017–2018)
Lauren appeared at the Impact Wrestling tapings in March 2017. She wrestled against Brandi Rhodes on March 2 in a match that ended in a no contest. On the March 4 episode of Impact Wrestling, she wrestled in a gauntlet battle royal won by ODB for the number one contendership to the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship. Lauren also competed in the company's One Night Only pay-per-view, One Night Only: Victory Road – Knockouts Knockdown, wrestling a match against Angelina Love in a losing effort.[4][unreliable source]
Lauren appeared on the April 20, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling, under the new name of Ava Storie, challenging for the GFW Women's Championship but was defeated by champion Christina Von Eerie.[5] On April 21, she was defeated by Laurel Van Ness. On April 22 at One Night Only: Turning Point 2017, she lost a rematch against Van Ness. On October 1, Ava got her first victory in GFW against Amber Nova.[6]
On January 31, 2018, Storie's profile was officially moved to the alumni section of the official Impact Wrestling website, confirming her departure from the company.
WWE (2018-present)
Storie debuted during their NXT Tapings for May where she competed under the name of Brandi Lauren where she lost to Lacey Evans.[7]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Double underhook crossface[6] – 2017 – 2018
- Entrance themes
- "Punk It!" by Dale Oliver[8] (Impact Wrestling / GFW; April 20, 2017 – January 31, 2018)
Championships and accomplishments
- Full Throttle Pro Wrestling
- FTPW Ladies Championship (1 time)[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Brandi Lauren, Kayci Quinn". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=160547
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=164641
- ^ "Kayci Quinn made her debut". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Moore, John (April 28, 2017). "Ava Storie Debut against GFW Women's Champion Christina Von Eerie". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 19, 2017). "Ava Storie first win against Amber Nova". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "WWE NXT-Tapings". Cagematch. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ "Red (Full Release)". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "FTPW Ladies Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
External links
- Brandi Lauren on WWE.com
- Brandi Lauren's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database