| Karissa Marie Castagnoli | |
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Born |
May 29, 1983 (age 29) |
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Hometown |
Lucerne, Switzerland |
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Billed From |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Resides |
Miami, Florida |
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Trained by |
Florida Championship Wrestling |
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Debut |
August 17, 2012 |
Early Life
Karissa never thought she would want to have a career as a professional wrestler, but eventually, the want to become one grew and grew until she decided she wanted to become one.
Wrestling Career
Karissa made her debut on the August 17 edition of Smackdown where she faced off against Antonio Cesaro, with US Champion Hannah Polito on commentary, wherre Karissa lost. After the match, Antonio was looking like to attack Karissa further before Hannah climbed into the ring with a steel chair, sending Antonio out of the ring. Hannah then went to see if Karissa was alright.
At Summerslam, during the Hannah/Antonio match for the United States Championship, Karissa came down and knocked Aksana off of ringside where she was distracting Hannah, allowing Hannah to retain the US Championship.The next night on Raw, Karissa took part of a #1 Contendership Battle Royal for the Women's Championship where Karissa won the Battle Royal. Another battle royal also took place, but the winner would be the number one contender for the Divas Championship also took place where Karissa took part of the battle royal. She was a part of the final two left in the battle royal, but was eliminated by Danielle Eudy.
At Night of Champions, Karissa won the Womens title from Leah Johnson
Personal Life
Karissa is the younger sister of Antonio Cesaro. The two wasn't close growing up, and still isn't close till this day.
Karissa has a Scaffolding Piercing in her left ear and a Shooting Star with Notes tattoo on left wrist
Sibling: Antonio Cesaro (brother)
Ring Name(s)/Nickname(s)
- Karissa Angel (August 17, 2012 - present)
Finishing Move(s)
- Three-quarter facelock
- Straight jacket suplex
- Side Death Valley driver
Title Reign(s)/Accomplishment(s)
- 1 Time WWE Women's Champion (Current)
Theme Music
- Don't Give Up by Kevin Rudolf (Single Theme Song #1)
- Sick and Twisted Affair by My Darkest Days (Single Theme Song #2)
Twitter Account
Karissa's Twitter account is @KarissaAngelWWE. She mainly uses it to post updates.
Karissa's Twitter photo