| Skylar Stone | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Santana Michelle York |
| Born | January 20th, 1996 (age 21) Durban, South Africa |
| Resides | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Santana Strong Skylar Stone |
| Billed height | 5 ft. 5 in. (1.65 m) |
| Billed weight | 141 lbs. (64 kg) |
| Billed from | Durban, South Africa |
| Trained by | EAW Developmental Staff Rachael Frost |
| Debut | 2013 |
Santana Michelle York (born January 20th, 1996) is a South African professional wrestler, who is best known for her work in Elite Answers Wrestling under the ring name Skylar Stone. Stone, as part of her developmental contract, is also currently wrestling for New Kingdom Championship Wrestling (NKCW) that is linked to the company: International Wrestling Alliance (IWA).
Her professional wrestling career began in mid-2013 at the age of 17. York has wrestled all over the world including, Mexico, Japan, and most notably Austrailia. She is best known in the business as a "Jill Of All Trades", known for her unique blended style of wrestling consisting of Lucha, Technical, and Strong Style.
Early Life[]
York was born in Durban, South Africa. She is the first of two children born to Allen and Shea York. York participated in Soccer all throughout High School but decided to pursue a career in wrestling after the death of her twin sister Shannon.
Professional Wrestling Career[]
Early Career (2013-2016)[]
After the sudden death of her, twin sister Shannon, who was training to become a wrestler, York decided to pursue wrestling in her honor. York would be known under the name Santana Strong in the independent circuit. York would travel to Mexico to become a Luchador. She would spend two years in Mexico, adapting fast, building her credentials. After spending time in Mexico, she wanted to learn the hard striking style of wrestling in Japan. She worked several Joshi Extreme Takeover events for a little over a year adapting to the style of wrestling and would also transition to wrestling in the United Kingdom wrestling scene and signed with New Kingdom Championship Wrestling. York would establish a tag-team with fellow wrestler Sidney Knight and she would then be invited to come wrestle and train at an Austrailian wrestling school, Brisbane Pro Wrestling Academy opened by well-known Australian veteran, Keelan Cetinich. She would train there for almost four years as Santana Strong until she was given a tryout by Elite Answers Wrestling, the company Cetinich was signed to. She would participate in the tryout at Cetinich's school and offered a contract to EAW Developmental.
International Wrestling Alliance (2015-Present)[]
In early 2015 while working as a freelance wrestler in Japan, York signed a contract with IWA to work for their sub-promotion, New Kingdom Championship Wrestling. While working there, York met, Sidney Knight and the duo are known as the female tag-team "The Loud Brash Misfits"
Elite Answers Wrestling (2016-Present)[]
On April 19th, 2016, York was given her new name in EAW, Skylar Stone. She would debut in EAW Development as a major babyface and given the nickname "The South African Spitfire", while also using "The Loud Brash Misfit".
Personal Life[]
York was born 8 minutes earlier than her twin sister, Shannon. York is the cousin of the fellow professional wrestler, Harvey Yorke. She has been friends with fellow wrestler, Keelan Cetinich since graduating from his school and considers him a mentor. In 2014 York came out, identifying herself as Bisexual. York admitted "If I see a hot girl, it's just like seeing any hot guy. If I want her, she's gonna be mine." Outside of the ring, York is best friends with Sidney Knight and they are known in the UK independent wrestling scene as 'The Loud Brash Misfits'.
In Wrestling[]
- Finishing Moves
- Stepping Stone (Clothesline followed by multiple stomps to opponent followed by Shooting star press)
- Double-S-Express (Modified inverted surfboard with double wrist lock)
- Signature Moves
- Durban Poison (Cartwheel into an over the top rope corkscrew suicide senton or suicide plancha)
- Dragonrana
- Discus clothesline, sometimes to an oncoming opponent
- Muta Lock
- Springboard 450° splash
- Cradle suplex
- Diving Legdrop
- Corkscrew senton bomb
- Reverse huracanrana
- Superkick
- Lucha Armdrag
- Frog Splash
- Double hammerlock bridging German suplex
- Samoan Drop
- Superplex
- Cradle piledriver
- Reverse figure-four leglock
- Swinging fisherman suplex
- No-handed springboard somersault plancha
- Avalanche bodyscissors back flip into a back-to-back kneeling piledriver
- Cut-throat scoop brainbuster
- Spinning heel kick
- Handspring corner clothesline
- Diving crossbody
- Diving European Uppercut
- Diving Headbutt
- Nicknames
- "Strong As Stone"
- "South African Spitfire"
- "The Sensational South African"
- "The Strength Of The Women's Division"
- "Jill Of All Trades"
- "The Loud Brash Misfit"
- Managers
- Sidney Knight (NKCW)
- Wrestlers managed
- Sidney Knight (NKCW)
- Entrance Themes
- "I Wanna Live" by The Ramones
Championships and Accomplishments[]
- Elite Answers Wrestling
- Coming Soon