Danielle Kamela

Danielle Kamela
Borne in 2019
Birth nameDanielle Sierra Kamela
Born (1988-03-18) March 18, 1988 (age 36)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materArizona State University
Websitedaniellekamela.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Danielle Kamela[1]
Vanessa Borne
Billed height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[2]
Billed weight120 lb (54 kg)[2]
Billed fromScottsdale, Arizona
Trained byRikishi[1]
Gangrel[1]
WWE Performance Center
DebutDecember 30, 2015

Danielle Sierra Kamela (born March 18, 1988) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She previously worked for WWE under the name Vanessa Borne.

Early life

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Kamela was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and is of Samoan, Polish, Chinese, German, and Irish descent.[3][4] A graduate of Chaparral High School and Arizona State University, Kamela worked as a Fox Sports Arizona presenter, Phoenix Suns dancer, and Arizona Cardinals cheerleader prior to her wrestling career.[5]

Professional wrestling career

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Knokx Pro Entertainment (2016)

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Kamela trained with Rikishi and Gangrel at Knokx Pro Entertainment.[1] She made her in-ring debut on March 26, 2016, using her real name Danielle. She was defeated by Pedro in the European Cruiserweight Championship Match.[6]

WWE (2016–2021)

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On April 12, 2016, it was announced that Kamela had signed with WWE, where she was assigned to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.[1] She made her WWE NXT debut shortly after at a live event, under her real name.[7] Her television debut took place on the October 5, 2016, episode of NXT, working as an enhancement talent, where she was defeated by Peyton Royce.[8] She made another appearance on the October 19 episode of NXT, where she was defeated by Nikki Cross, but the decision was later reversed because Cross continued to attack Kamela.[9] On June 28, 2017, Kamela returned to television under the new ring name Vanessa Borne, where she defeated Jayme Hachey in a Mae Young Classic qualifier match.[10] On July 13, she was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Serena Deeb.[11] Towards the rest of the year and the beginning of 2018, Borne continued to compete against various competitors such as Liv Morgan,[12] Nikki Cross,[13] Kairi Sane,[14] and Dakota Kai, however, she ended up on the losing side against all of them.[15][16]

On February 13, 2019, Borne started an alliance with Aliyah, after she helped her defeat Taynara Conti.[17] In their first match together, Borne and Aliyah defeated Conti and Xia Li.[18] On the November 27 episode of NXT, she faced Li in a losing effort after Li kayfabe injured Aliyah with a spin kick to her nose.[19][20] Borne was reportedly called up to the main roster in January 2020 upon re-signing her contract,[21] but after months of inactivity, she was released on May 19, 2021.[22]

All Elite Wrestling (2022)

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On the February 5, 2022 tapings of AEW Dark, Kamela made her debut in a losing effort against Marina Shafir. On the April 19, 2022 episode of AEW Dark, Kamela won her first AEW match by defeating Rache Chanel.[23] On April 20, Kamela appeared on AEW Dynamite, competing against Dr. Britt Baker, losing in a qualifying match for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.[24]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • KnokX Pro Entertainment
    • European Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[25]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Kingdom of Gladiators: The Tournament Kyla
2023 Game of Power Vanessa

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Foursome Waitress TV film

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "WWE Performance Center welcomes new class of recruits". WWE. April 12, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cruickshank, Jamie (September 28, 2017). "Vanessa Borne". gerweck.net. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Kamela, Danielle (December 11, 2019). "Irish + Chinese + Polish + German + Samoan". Twitter. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Simmons, Rich (February 26, 2021). "Art Is the Cure Meets Danielle Kamela". Art Is The Cure. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Walsh, Todd; Jackson, Jody (November 4, 2013). "Danielle Kamela: Fox Sports Arizona Girl". Phoenix People. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Borne Facts You Need To Know". PWPIX. March 25, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Danielle Kamela Makes Her NXT In-Ring Debut Against Bayley". PWPIX. August 7, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Taylor, Scott. "Peyton Royce def. Danielle Kamela". WWE. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Erik Beaston (October 19, 2016). "WWE NXT Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights for October 19". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  10. ^ Middleton, Marc (June 23, 2017). "Spoilers On New Superstars Qualified For The Mae Young Classic, New WWE NXT Ring Names Revealed". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Williams, JJ (July 13, 2017). "WWE Mae Young Classic taping spoilers: The tournament begins". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "WWE NXT Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from September 27". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  13. ^ Taylor, Scott. "Nikki Cross def. Vanessa Borne". WWE. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  14. ^ Clapp, John. "Kairi Sane def. Vanessa Borne". WWE. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  15. ^ "WWE NXT recap and reactions (May 2, 2018): Seeking Revenge". Cageside Seats. May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  16. ^ Clapp, John. "Dakota Kai def. Vanessa Borne". WWE. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  17. ^ Trionfo, Richard (February 13, 2019). "WWE NXT REPORT: COLE VERSUS RICOCHET, WHO WANTS TO MESS WITH SHAYNA?, WHO WANTS TO CHALLENGE THE WAR RAIDERS, AND MORE". PWInsider.
  18. ^ Trionfo, Richard (February 27, 2019). "WWE NXT REPORT: YIM VERSUS BASZLER, WWE WOMEN'S TAG CHAMPS SHOW UP, A TEAM IS REBORN, AND MORE". PWInsider.
  19. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (November 17, 2019). "Aliyah's Broken Nose on NXT Reportedly a Work". 411mania. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  20. ^ Moore, John (November 27, 2019). "11/27 NXT TV results: Moore's live review of Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly vs. Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic for the NXT Tag Titles, Lio Rush vs. Akira Tozawa for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Survivor Series and WarGames fallout". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  21. ^ Ross Sapp, Sean (July 17, 2020). "NXT Wrestler Was Called Up To Main Roster And Wasn't Used, More Details". Fightful. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  22. ^ "Nxt Releases Two Female Stars". PWInsider.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  23. ^ Cazer, Andrew (April 19, 2022). "Cazer's AEW Dark Review 4.19.22". 411mania. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  24. ^ Konuwa, Alfred (April 20, 2022). "AEW Dynamite Results: Winners On 4/20/2022". Forbes. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  25. ^ Burns, Sharon (March 13, 2023). "Brawl in Brawley brings out wrestlers, personalities, championship belts". Imperial Valley Press. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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