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Amiee Sutton | |
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Sutton in August 2021 | |
Born | Amiee Louise Sutton 16 February 1990 (age 32) Frankston, Victoria, Australia |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation | Professional wrestler • singer • songwriter • model |
Years active | 2005–present (musician) 2009–present (model) 2015–present (wrestler) |
Spouse(s) | Casey Tanaka (m. 2017) |
Relatives | Lori Tanaka (mother-in-law) Teresa (aunt-in-law) Hiro Tanaka (grandfather-in- law) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Amiee Sutton Amy Sutton |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Billed weight | 124 lb (56 kg) |
Billed from | Melbourne, Australia |
Trained by | Akira Shibata Lori Tanaka WWE Performance Center |
Debut | 3 January 2015 |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop • teen pop • bubblegum pop • nu metal • metalcore • alternative metal |
Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Napalm • UNFD • Sony |
Associated acts | Strike the Blow |
Amiee Louise Tanaka (née Sutton; born 16 February 1990) is an Australian professional wrestler, singer, songwriter, and model. She is currently signed to WWE performing on the Raw brand under her real name.
Outside of wrestling, Sutton is best known in her native Australia as a pop singer, and since 2016, as the frontwoman of American heavy metal band Strike the Blow.
Early life[]
Amiee Louise Sutton was born on 16 February 1990 in Frankston, Victoria, an outer suburb of Melbourne.
Professional wrestling career[]
Action Zone Championship Wrestling (2015–2016)[]
(Under Construction)
WWE (2016–present)[]
NXT Women's Champion (2016–2018)[]
On 8 April 2016, it was announced that Sutton signed a contract with WWE, and reported to WWE's developmental territory NXT. She made her televised debut on the 14 December episode of NXT under her real name, where she defeated Nikki Cross in her first match.
(Under construction)
At the Evolution event, Sutton lost the championship to Travis in a Street Fight. Following the match, Travis continued to attack Sutton, leaving her unconscious in the ring and having to be carried out on a stretcher.
Sutton returned on the 13 March 2019 episode of NXT, viciously attacking Travis following her match against Mia Yim, continuing their feud. The following week, Sutton defeated Nikki Cross via pinfall, despite outside interference on Cross' behalf from Travis. After the match, Sutton and Travis brawled at ringside until they were seperated by the officials. Their feud culminated in a Last Woman Standing match at NXT TakeOver: New York on 5 April, which Sutton won.
Main roster debut and SmackDown Women's Champion (2019–2020)[]
After not being mentioned during the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, Sutton was confirmed to have been drafted to the SmackDown brand on the 7 May episode of SmackDown Live. She would make her main roster debut on the 4 June episode of SmackDown Live, defeating Zelina Vega, beginning a long undefeated streak, mostly against local jobbers. (Under Construction)
Move to Raw and Raw Women's Champion (2020-present)[]
(Under Construction)
Professional wrestling style and persona[]
(Under Construction)
Other media[]
From 2009 to 2016, Sutton appeared regularly in topless and nude photo spreads for mens magazines The Picture and People.
Sutton made her WWE video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K20, she is also a playable character in WWE 2K22.
Music career[]
(Under construction)
Discography[]
Solo Career[]
Studio Albums[]
- Girl Power (2005)
- Up All Nite (2007)
- Brazen Allure (2009)
- Spiteful (2011)
- Vindictive (2013)
With Strike the Blow[]
Studio Albums[]
- Broken Mirrors (2018)
- Antiheroine (2020)
Personal life[]
Sutton married fellow professional wrestler and Strike the Blow bandmate, Casey Tanaka, on 12 December 2017.
In addition to wrestling, Sutton played Australian rules football, basketball, and soccer in high school. She is an avid fan of the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League, and has cited Shane Crawford as her favourite AFL footballer.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- As Amiee Sutton
- Michinoku Driver II / Sutton Death
- Inverted Phoenix Splash / 8 Miles High (Imploding corkscrew 450 splash)
- As Amy Sutton
- (Under construction)
- As Amiee Sutton
- Signature moves
- Sliced Bread #2 (Springboard backflip three–quarter facelock diving reverse DDT)
- Impaler DDT
- (Under construction)
- Nicknames
- "Sexy Amy" (AZCW)
- "The Femme Fatale of Frankston" (WWE)
- Entrance themes
- Action Zone Championship Wrestling
- "Pictures" by Sneaky Sound System (3 January 2015 – 13 March 2016)
- WWE
- "Downfall" by World Beyond (14 December 2016 – 14 September 2020)
- "Thousand Golden People" by Ocean Grove (21 September 2020 – present)
- Action Zone Championship Wrestling
Championships and accomplishments[]
- WWE
- WWE Raw Women's Championship (1 time)
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (2 times)
- NXT Women's Championship (1 time)
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