Sonya Deville

Sonya Deville
Birth name Daria Rae Berenato
Born (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993
Shamong Township, New Jersey, United States[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Daria Berenato[2]
Sonya Deville
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Billed weight 130 lb (59 kg)[3]
Billed from Los Angeles, California[3]
Shamong, New Jersey[2]
Trained by Booker T[4]
Billy Gunn[4]
Lita[4]
WWE Performance Center[5]
Debut December 30, 2015

Daria Rae Berenato[6] (born September 24, 1993) is an American professional wrestler and former judoka and mixed martial artist currently signed to WWE, performing on their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Sonya Deville.[7]

Berenato was a contestant in the 2015 season of WWE Tough Enough, where she came in eleventh. In October, 2015, she signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

Early life

Berenato was born in Shamong Township, New Jersey and attended Seneca High School in Tabernacle, New Jersey.[1] At the age of 17, she began training and competing in mixed martial arts.[1]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

Tough Enough (2015)

In June 2015, Berenato was announced as one of the thirteen finalists for the sixth season of the WWE competition Tough Enough.[8] She was the third competitor eliminated from the competition.[9]

NXT (2015–present)

In October 28, 2015, it was announced that Berenato had signed a contract with WWE,[10] and was assigned to their developmental brand NXT to begin her training. She made her in-ring debut on December 30 during a live event against Nia Jax, which she lost. Berenato made her first televised appearance and in-ring debut on the August 17 episode of NXT, where she competed in a six-woman tag team match along with Mandy Rose, and Alexa Bliss, in which they were defeated by Carmella, Liv Morgan, and Nikki Glencross.[2] Berenato returned to television on the November 23 episode of NXT in another six-woman tag team match with Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, where they lost to Aliyah, Ember Moon and Liv Morgan.[11] On the December 21 episode of NXT, Berenato competed in her first televised singles match, where she was defeated by Billie Kay due to a distraction by Peyton Royce.[12]

Berenato returned on the May 3, 2017 episode of NXT under the ring name Sonya Deville, where she competed in a women's battle royal to determine number-one contender for the NXT Women's Championship, in which she was eliminated by Kay and Royce.[13] Two weeks later, Deville competed against Lacey Evans on NXT, where Deville was victorious.[14]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2–1 Jasmine Pouncy Decision (Unanimous) University of MMA: Fight Night 9 March 8, 2015 3 6:00 Los Angeles, California, United States [15]
Win 2–0 Jeselia Perez TKO (Punches) CFL HD 2: Bitter Rivals February 7, 2015 2 2:00 Victorville, California, United States [16]
Win 1–0 Allenita Perez Submission (Guillotine Choke) CFL HD 1: Mavericks, No Guts No Glory October 11, 2014 3 1:09 Adelanto, California, United States [17]

Other media

Berenato co-presented the YouTube show UFC AfterBuzz.[3]

Personal life

Berenato is friends with Maria Menounos. She is openly lesbian, becoming the company's first openly lesbian performer.[1]

In wrestling

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Koller, Brock (June 28, 2015). "NEW JERSEY'S DARIA BERENATO TAKING RISKS, MAKING HISTORY ON PATH TO WWE". ABC 6 Philadelphia. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Richard, Trionfo (August 17, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH OPPONENTS IN THE SAME ROOM?, ITAMI IN ACTION, SIX WOMAN TAG MATCH WITH SOME DEBUTS, A LOOK AT TAKEOVER, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Daria". WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Meet the Competitors and Cast of WWE Tough Enough". WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tough Enough competitors join new class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center". WWE. October 28, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Daria Berenato ("The Jersey Devil") - MMA Fighter Page - Tapology". Tapology.
  7. ↑ "WWE NXT TV SPOILERS FROM FULL SAIL LIVE - PWInsider.com". pwinsider.com.
  8. ↑ "Meet WWE Tough Enough's 13 Finalists". WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bibel, Sara (July 8, 2015). "Tuesday Cable Ratings: Shark Week Wins Night, 'The Haves and the Have Nots', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Chrisley Knows Best', 'Proof' & More". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Tough Enough competitors join new class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center". October 28, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Richard, Trionfo (November 23, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: MATCHES FROM TORONTO, COMMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS AT TAKEOVER, AND THE REMATCH HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED". PWInsider. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Richard, Trionfo (December 21, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR SAN ANTONIO IS DETERMINED, ASUKA IS CHALLENGED, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  13. ↑ James, Justin (May 3, 2017). "5/3 NXT TV review: Women’s Battle Royal with confusing finish, Hideo Itami in action, Heavy Machinery continue to impress". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sonya Deville def. Lacey Evans". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  15. ↑ https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/30789-university-of-mma-fight-night-9
  16. ↑ https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/29843-cfl-hd-2-bitter-rivals
  17. ↑ https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/27163-cfl-hd-1-mavericks-no-guts-no-glory
  18. ↑ http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-results/wwe-nxt-results-last-stop-takeover-235726
  19. ↑ http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-results/wwe-nxt-results-kassius-ohno-vs-aleister-black-237761
  20. ↑ http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-results/wwe-nxt-results-kyle-oreilly-makes-his-debut-240386
  21. ↑ "12/9 WWE NXT IN WINTER HAVEN, FL REPORT - PWInsider.com". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "WWE: Square Up (Daria Berenato) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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