Birth name | Danielle Kamela |
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Danielle Kamela Vanessa Borne |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Billed weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
Billed from | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Trained by |
Rikishi Gangrel WWE Performance Center |
Debut | December 30, 2015 |
Danielle Kamela is an American cheerleader, dancer, model and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she works in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Vanessa Borne.
Kamela was born to a Samoan mother and a Caucasian father. She graduated from Chaparral High School and attended Arizona State University. She worked as a presenter for Fox Sports Arizona, a Phoenix Suns dancer and Arizona Cardinals cheerleader prior to her wrestling career.
Kamela trained with Rikishi and Gangrel at Knokx Pro Entertainment. She made her debut in the ring under the ring name Danielle on March 26, 2016 during the KPA event, being defeated by Pedro where the KPA European Cruiserweight Champions was at stake.
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. She made her WWE NXT debut shortly after at a live event, under her real name.
Her television debut took place on the October 5, 2016, episode of NXT, working as a enhancement talent in a defeated by Peyton Royce. She made a further 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.