Sonya Deville | |
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Birth name | Daria Rae Berenato |
Born | Shamong Township, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | September 24, 1993
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Daria Berenato[2] Sonya Deville[3] |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 130 lb (59 kg)[4] |
Billed from | Los Angeles, California[4] Shamong, New Jersey[3] |
Trained by | Brian Kendrick[5] Booker T[6] Billy Gunn[6] Lita[6] WWE Performance Center[7] |
Debut | December 3, 2015 |
Daria Rae Berenato[8] (born September 24, 1993)[9] is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. She works for the WWE under the ring name Sonya Deville. She is a former Women's Tag Team Champion and also acted as an on-screen authority figure. Berenato was a competitor on the sixth sesson of Tough Enough in 2015.
Berenato was born in Shamong Township, New Jersey to Italian parents.[10] She went to Seneca High School in Tabernacle, New Jersey.[1] At the age of 16, Berenato began training and competing in mixed martial arts.[1]
Berenato the first openly gay female wrestler in WWE.[11][12] She described coming out as a lesbian during the Tough Enough.[13]
On August 16, 2020, a South Carolina man was arrested and charged with stalking, armed burglary of a dwelling, attempted armed kidnapping, and criminal mischief for breaking into Berenato's home in Lutz, Florida.[14][8] Berenato was later given an injunction against "stalking violence".[15]
Daria Rae Berenato | |
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Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Division | Flyweight |
Years active | 2014–2015 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 3 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Losses | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 2–1 | Jasmine Pouncy | Decision (unanimous) | University of MMA: Fight Night 9 | March 8, 2015 | 3 | 6:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | [16] |
Win | 2–0 | Jeselia Perez | TKO (punches) | CFL HD 2: Bitter Rivals | February 7, 2015 | 2 | 2:00 | Victorville, California, United States | [17] |
Win | 1–0 | Allenita Perez | Submission (guillotine choke) | CFL HD 1: Mavericks, No Guts No Glory | October 11, 2014 | 3 | 1:09 | Adelanto, California, United States | [18] |