Mandy Rose

Mandy Rose
Birth name Amanda Saccomanno
Born (1991-07-18) July 18, 1991
Westchester County, New York, United States[1]
Residence Orlando, Florida, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Mandy Rose[3][4]
Billed height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[5]
Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg)[5]
Billed from Yorktown Heights, New York[5]
Trained by Booker T[6]
Billy Gunn[6]
Lita[6]
WWE Performance Center[2]
Debut August 25, 2015[7]

Amanda Saccomanno (born July 18, 1991) is an American television personality, model, and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she competes in their developmental territory WWE NXT under the ring name Mandy Rose. In 2015, she placed second on the WWE competition WWE Tough Enough. That same year, she signed a contract with WWE and joined the reality television show Total Divas, which is produced by WWE and E!.[4]

Early life and modelling career

Saccomanno was born and raise in Westchester County, New York, and is the youngest of four children.[8] She is of Italian and Irish heritage.[8] Saccomanno attended Yorktown High School, where she participated in dance.[8] She later earned her bachelor's degree at Iona College, majoring in speech pathology.[9]

Saccomanno entered her first fitness competition in 2013, and took first place in the World Bodybuilding Fitness & Fashion Boston Show.[8] She was also crowned the 2014 World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Bikini Champion.[9]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

Tough Enough (2015)

Saccomanno was a contestant in the sixth season of the WWE competition WWE Tough Enough, which began airing in June 2015.[5][10][11] She was at risk of elimination on the July 28 episode, but was saved by judge The Miz.[12] During the season finale, Saccomanno adopted the ring name Mandy Rose and had a match with Alicia Fox. She placed second overall, after winners Sara Lee and Josh Bredl.[3][13]

Total Divas and NXT (2015–present)

In September 2015, it was announced that Naomi had been taken off the main cast of the WWE reality television series Total Divas, and had been replaced by Rose.[14][4] It was later revealed that she had signed a five-year contract with WWE.[15] Rose made her in-ring debut for WWE's developmental territory, WWE NXT, during a six-Diva tag team match at a live event in Venice, Florida on January 30, 2016.[16]

Other media

Saccomanno has been featured in multiple fitness publications including Fitness Gurls Magazine, Fit & Firm Magazine and FitFemme Magazine.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 WWE Tough Enough Herself Contestant (Season 6)
2016–present Total Divas Main Cast (Season 5)

Personal life

Saccomanno is a supporter of animal rights and adoption.[8] She participates in yoga, pilates and CrossFit.[17] Her childhood nickname was “Hamburgers”.[17] Saccamanno's family owns a delicatessen in Carmel, New York. She has a boyfriend named Michael, and their relationship is featured on Total Divas.[18][19]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Fitness modeling

References

  1. ↑ "Amanda Saccomanno". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Tough Enough competitors join new class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center". WWE. October 28, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "WWE TOUGH ENOUGH RECAP, AUGUST 25, 2015: AND THE WINNERS ARE...". WWE. August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Johnson, Mike (October 6, 2015). "NAME OF WWE'S NEWEST DIVA REVEALED, TOTAL DIVAS CAST CHANGES & MORE REVEALED". PWInsider. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Amanda Saccomanno | Tough Enough". wwetoughenough.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "MEET THE COMPETITORS AND CAST OF WWE TOUGH ENOUGH". WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Amanda Saccomanno". Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Mandy - Mandy Sacs". mandysacs.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Johnson, Mike (October 28, 2015). "WWE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES A NUMBER OF SIGNINGS INCLUDING TOUGH ENOUGH COMPETITORS & EVOLVE ALUMNI". PWInsider. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Meet WWE Tough Enough's 13 finalists | Tough Enough". wwetoughenough.com. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  11. 1 2 "Yorktown Heights’ Amanda Saccomanno Advances to Final Round of Acclaimed WWE Competition". prweb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "THE MIZ'S SAVE COSTS MADA: WWE TOUGH ENOUGH, JULY 28, 2015". WWE Tough Enough. July 28, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ Sapp, Sean Ross (August 25, 2015). "WWE Tough Enough Finale Recap: Winners Announced, Cesaro And Alicia Fox Work Matches With Cast". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 9, 2015). "WWE SIGNINGS UPDATE". PWInsider. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The “Total Divas” meet Mandy Rose: Total Divas Preview Clip, February 2, 2016". YouTube. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ Kiger, John (January 30, 2016). "1/30 NXT RESULTS FROM VENICE, FL". PWInsider. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "CHARACTER BIO: AMANDA SACCOMANNO". usanetwork.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ Hanstock, Bill (February 10, 2016). "'Total Divas' recap: Talk of the Town". Cagesideseats. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  19. ↑ Rosenfeld, Laura (January 19, 2016). "Who Is Mandy? The 'Total Divas' Star Is New To Pro Wrestling". Bustle. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Amanda locks horns with Alicia Fox: WWE Tough Enough: August 25, 2015 (2:50)". WWE.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

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