Liv Morgan

Liv Morgan

Morgan in April 2017
Birth name Gionna Jene Daddio
Born (1994-06-08) June 8, 1994
Paramus, New Jersey,
United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Gionna Daddio[1]
Liv Morgan[2]
Marley[3]
Billed height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[4]
Billed weight 116 lb (53 kg)[5]
Billed from Elmwood Park, New Jersey[4]
Trained by WWE Performance Center[6]
Debut June 27, 2015[5]

Gionna Jene Daddio (born June 8, 1994)[5] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Liv Morgan, performing on their developmental territory NXT.

Early life

Daddio was born in Paramus, New Jersey.[5] She grew up in Elmwood Park, New Jersey and attended Henry P. Becton Regional High School. She has four older brothers and a younger sister, and following the death of her father, Daddio's mother was a single parent raising six children.[7] Daddio is a longtime fan of professional wrestling, and would participate in backyard wrestling with her siblings.[7] Daddio described the matches as core to start her foray into wrestling, saying:

"I would literally take pedigrees and powerbombs like it was my job. I always pretended to be Lita. All the Divas were so glamorous and girly, and I was such a tomboy and didn't have nice clothes. When I saw Lita come out in baggy pants and sneakers, wrestling the boys, I thought she was the coolest thing ever. I related to her."[7]

Daddio is a former competitive cheerleader,[4] and she previously worked and modeled for the restaurant chain Hooters.[6][8]

Professional wrestling career

WWE

NXT (2014–present)

After being discovered at Joe DeFranco's gym in Wyckoff, New Jersey,[7] Daddio signed a contract with WWE in 2014, and was assigned to their developmental territory, WWE NXT, in October.[6] She made her first televised appearance at the NXT TakeOver: Rival event on February 11, 2015, as a planted fan who jumped on Tyler Breeze during his ring entrance.[9] She later appeared at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable on May 20, again as part of Breeze's entrance.[10] In October, she briefly worked under the ring name Marley,[3] debuting on the November 4 episode of NXT, where she worked as a jobber losing to Eva Marie.[11]

Daddio would return a month later as Liv Morgan, on the December 2 episode of NXT, losing to Emma.[2] On the January 13, 2016 episode of NXT, Morgan competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender to Bayley's NXT Women's Championship, which was won by Carmella.[12] On the August 17 episode of NXT, she competed in a six-woman tag team match along with Carmella, and Nikki Glencross, in which they defeated Daria Berenato, Mandy Rose, and Alexa Bliss.[13]

On the August 31 episode of NXT, Morgan picked up her first televised singles win, defeating Aliyah.[14] On the September 14 episode of NXT, Morgan defeated Rachel Fazio in singles competition via submission, and would issue a challenge to the NXT Women's Champion Asuka.[15] The following week, however, Morgan was submitted by Asuka in under a minute, and would afterwards begin a rivalry with Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, with both women confronting her following her match, leading to match between Morgan and Kay two weeks later, with Kay picking up the victory after interference by Royce.[16] On the October 26 episode of NXT, she interrupted a match between Billie Kay and Aliyah by attacking Peyton Royce, causing a distraction allowing Aliyah to beat Kay, but would afterwards be attacked by Kay and Royce alongside Aliyah.[17] Morgan would then compete against Peyton Royce on the November 16 episode of NXT, but ended in a disqualification due to Billie Kay interfering and attacking Morgan and Aliyah again until Ember Moon made the save.[18] The three would face off in a 6-man tag team match against Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, and Daria Berenato the following week on the November 23 episode of NXT, with Morgan's team coming out victorious.[19]

In wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Gionna Daddio: Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 James, Justin (December 2, 2015). "12/2 WWE NXT Results – Samoa Joe vs. Ciampa, James Storm". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Middleton, Marc (October 22, 2015). "** LIVE SPOILERS ** WWE NXT Tapings Airing In November". Wrestling, Inc. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Liv Morgan". WWE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Liv Morgan". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Johnson, Mike (October 27, 2014). "TOP NFL DRAFT PICK STARTS WWE CAREER TODAY, MORE WWE NXT NOTES". PWInsider. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Saxton, Byron (February 18, 2016). "Liv Morgan is livin' the dream in NXT". WWE. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ Namako, Jason (October 27, 2015). "INFO ON NEW WWE SIGNINGS STARTING AT NXT TODAY". WrestleView. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ Middleton, Marc (February 12, 2015). "Identity Of Woman Who Jumped On Breeze At Takeover, Former Star At Tonight's Tapings, More". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 20, 2015). "Former TNA Knockout appears on NXT show". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trionfo, Richard (November 4, 2015). "WWE NXT REPORT: BALOR VERSUS CREWS, ASUKA AND A TOTAL DIVA, BONJOUR EVA MARIE, TAG TITLE MATCH NEXT WEEK, TURMOIL AT THE END OF THE SHOW". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ James, Justin (January 13, 2016). "1/13 WWE NXT – Women's #1 contender Battle Royal, NXT Title drama, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  13. 1 2 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.
  14. 1 2 Namako, Jason (August 31, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 8/31/16 (Shinsuke Nakamura on NXT Title win, No Way Jose and Tye Dillinger in action)". Wrestleview. Retrieved September 1, 2016. Aliyah certainly put forth a strong showing, but she could not keep up with Liv Morgan’s energetic attack, which culminated in a spinning kick for the pinfall.
  15. ↑ Staff, PWMania (September 14, 2016). "WWE NXT Results - September 14, 2016". PWMania. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  16. ↑ Namako, James (October 12, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 10/12/16 (SAnitY debuts with a returning Eric Young, Nakamura gets revenge on Samoa Joe)". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  17. ↑ Namako, James (October 26, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 10/26/16 (The Dusty Tag Classic continues, Mickie James sends a message to Asuka)". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  18. ↑ Namako, Jason (November 16, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 11/16/16 (TakeOver: Toronto preview, Andrade Cien Almas vs. Cedric Alexander)". Wrestleview. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  19. ↑ Martin, Adam (November 23, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 11/23/16 (Six women’s tag team main event match, SAnitY goes after No Way Jose)". Wrestleview. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  20. ↑ Staff, PWMania (September 14, 2016). "WWE NXT Results - September 14, 2016". PW Mania. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  21. 1 2 Porter, Lovell (August 31, 2016). "WWE NXT Results (8/31): Update on Samoa Joe’s Condition, Shinsuke Nakamura Returns!". WrestleZone. Retrieved August 31, 2016. Morgan surprises Aliyah with a dropkick, followed by a bulldog. Morgan hits a spin kick for the win.
  22. 1 2 3 4 Richard, Trionfo (April 13, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: NAKAMURA, BAYLEY, CIAMPA, GARGANO, AND CORBIN WRESTLE, COMMENTS FROM BAYLEY, TAG MATCH ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT WEEK, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 Richard, Trionfo (August 10, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: NAKAMURA FANS THE FLAMES WITH SAMOA JOE, NEW MATCHES FOR TAKEOVER, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  24. ↑ Porter, Lovell (August 31, 2016). "WWE NXT Results (8/31): Update on Samoa Joe’s Condition, Shinsuke Nakamura Returns!". WrestleZone. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  25. ↑ "12/17 NXT RESULTS FROM LAS VEGAS, NV - PWInsider.com". Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  26. 1 2 "411MANIA - 411’s WWE NXT Report 11.16.16". Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  27. ↑ "WWE: Livin' Large (Liv Morgan) - Single". iTunes. April 23, 2016.
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