Jasmine Peyton

Jasmine Shaniece Peyton (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional wrestling ring announcer, model, and former writer currently signed to Elite Answers Wrestling, where she serves as ring announcer on the Empire brand.

Early Life
Peyton was born in Washington, D.C and raised in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. Her parents, Alvin Peyton and Julia Peyton (nee Garrison), are both retired civil servants who worked in Washington, D.C.; her father worked for the Department of Defense and her mother worked for the Department of Commerce. She is the second of four children, preceded in birth by an older brother and followed by a younger brother and younger sister. Peyton grew up in Alexandria's North Ridge neighborhood and attended T.C Williams High School, where she was a member of the drill team and drama club. As a member of the drama club, she wrote several skits and helped her advisor to modernize classic works like A Midsummer Night's Dream. After graduation, she enrolled at Towson University. She graduated in 2013, after having double-majored in secondary education and English. She then moved to Washington, D.C., accepting her first teaching job as an eighth grade English teacher at Hardy Middle School. Peyton resigned from the position in 2016.

Writer (2013 - 2015)
A lifelong wrestling fan, Peyton had frequented independent shows in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for years. She regularly attended shows put one local promotion in particular, Capitol Championship Wrestling (CCW). Originally, Peyton was brought into CCW was a ring announcer in January 2013 under the name Jasmine Jones; the arrangement was easy to accommodate since the shows took place on weekends and didn't interfere with school or her eventual teaching job. Citing her talent for writing, the promoter brought her on as a writer in June 2013. By the end of the year, she had a say in booking decisions for the promotion. She remained in CCW until December 2016, at which point she left to sign an EAW contract.

NEO (2017)
Peyton officially joined EAW in January 2017. Beginning the following month, she served as the ring announcer for NEO under her real name. She remained in developmental until the end of season ten.

Empire (2017 - present)
Peyton was called up at the start of season eleven, and was promoted to serve as ring announcer on the all-female Empire. She made her debut on the July 6 episode.

Personal Life
Peyton currently resides in Newark, New Jersey. A callback to her past acting in theater productions, she enjoys going to see plays and says she's "seen more musicals than she can count on two hands". She is fluent in ASL, which she learned growing up in order to communicate with her younger brother, who is deaf. Peyton is good friends with Gia Cervantes, Monica Mayhem, and Flannery McCoy.