Women of the WWE In Real Life, How They Look and What They Do Outside the Ring

Tamina

Daughter of hall of famer Jimmy Snuka, Tamina began training in Florida after receiving the Lia Maivia Scholarship. She premiered in 2010 on Raw playing a villain. In 2011 she was drafted to SmackDown. She was forced to take a break after sustaining a back injury during a match but returned as AJ Lee’s bodyguard in 2013. She returned to wrestling and then injured her ACL severely.

She underwent surgery and took a long break before returning to Raw. She participated in the Women’s Royal Rumble and placed 7th. She was again injured and underwent another surgery. Outside of the ring she is a mother of two and an actress. She voiced a character in the Disney movie Hercules.

Sonya Deville

Sonya is from New Jersey and began to train at age 17 to participate in MMA events. In 2015 she competed in the sixth season of Tough Enough but was the third person to be eliminated. In October 2015 she signed a contract with the WWE and began to perform in NXT events.

She then became part of the trio “Absolution” and fought on Raw. In 2018 she was drafted to SmackDown. Outside of the ring, she co-hosts on AfterBuzz which is a YouTube show covering UFC matches. She is also the WWE’s first open lesbian performer.