Dana Brooke | |
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Brooke in December 2014
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Birth name | Ashley Mae Sebera |
Born |
Seven Hills, Ohio, United States |
November 29, 1988
Residence |
Orlando, Florida, United States |
Alma mater | Kent State University |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dana Brooke |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Billed from | Cleveland, Ohio |
Trained by |
Norman Smiley WWE Performance Center |
Debut | September 18, 2014 |
Ashley Mae Sebera (born November 29, 1988) is an American bodybuilder, fitness competitor,model and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Dana Brooke, performing on the Raw brand.
As well as a short tenure as a diver, Sebera participated in gymnastics for 18 years. After sustaining numerous injuries, including breaking both of her ankles, Sebera gave up gymnastics and instead took up fitness competition and bodybuilder. Between 2011 and 2012, Sebera held several championships within the National Physique Committee (NPC), before earning an International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) pro card in 2012. She placed 12th at the 2013 European Arnold Classic, and placed 13th at the 2015 edition of the Arnold Sports Festival held in Columbus, Ohio. On December 20, 2016, it was announced that Sebera would compete at the 2017 Arnold Classic event in their international category. She placed 5th in that year's Fitness competition.
Sebera was signed by WWE in June 2013 and was assigned to their developmental territory NXT, where she was given the ring name Dana Brooke. Brooke made her first television appearance at the NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way event on September 11, 2014 in a backstage segment with Tyler Breeze, while a week later on September 18, she made her in-ring debut at an NXT live event, teaming with Bayley in a loss to Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks.