Dasha Gonzalez

Dasha Janis Kuret[5] (née González;[6] born April 17, 1988) is an American fitness model, professional wrestler, and ring announcer signed to All Elite Wrestling. She is also known for her time as a backstage interviewer and ring announcer in WWE under the ring name Dasha Fuentes.

Dasha Gonzalez
Gonzalez in April 2018
Birth nameDasha Janis González
Born (1988-04-17) April 17, 1988
Orlando, Florida,
United States[1]
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida (BS)
Spouse(s)
Gabe Kuret
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(m. 2014)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Dasha[2]
Dasha Fuentes[1]
Dasha Gonzalez
Dasha Kuret
Billed height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[3]
Billed fromOrlando, Florida[4]
Trained byWWE Performance Center[4]
DebutApril 2015

Early life and career

Gonzalez was born and raised in Orlando, Florida and later attended the University of Central Florida (UCF), where she studied health sciences, microbiology, and molecular biology, graduating in 2012.[7][8] She worked at LA Fitness and at the beauty retail store Ulta Beauty. Gonzalez also competed in the Miss America organization, winning several titles including Miss UCF and Miss Volusia County. Gonzalez was active in swimming, diving, and gymnastics until a knee injury sustained in the summer of 2014 forced her to be sidelined.[1][4]

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2014–2019)

Dasha signed a contract with WWE in 2014 and was assigned to their developmental territory NXT in May, where she was given the ring name Dasha Fuentes.[1] Fuentes debuted in a NXT live event in April 2015, teaming with Dana Brooke and Becky Lynch in a losing effort to Carmella, Alexa Bliss and Devin Taylor.[2] In mid 2015, Fuentes began appearing as a backstage interviewer on NXT.[1] Fuentes appeared at the NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable event on May 20, as part of Tyler Breeze's entrance.[9]

On April 9, 2019, Fuentes was released from WWE.[10]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

On August 31, 2019, Gonzalez was part of the Spanish announcers for AEW's inaugural All Out (2019) PPV. In October 2019, Gonzalez made her debut as a Spanish commentator for the All Elite Wrestling program AEW Dark.[11] On November 4, 2019, during AEW Dark, Gonzalez appeared alongside host Tony Schiavone and was later revealed to be joining the program as Schiavone's co-host.[12] On the November 29 episode of AEW Dynamite, Gonzalez took Justin Roberts' place as the event's ring announcer after Roberts was attacked earlier in the night.[13] On the August 10 episode of the AEW Women’s Tag Team tournament The Deadly Draw, she made her in-ring debut teaming with Rachael Ellering in a losing effort to Ivelisse and Diamanté.

Independent circuit (2019)

In 2019, Gonzalez competed in a singles match against Renee Michelle as part of Great Lakes Championship Wrestling's Blizzard Brawl Event, where she was victorious.[14]

Other media

In 2020, Gonzalez competed during the second season of the sports competition series The Titan Games.[15][16]

References
  1. Melok, Bobby (July 22, 2015). "Meet Dasha Fuentes, NXT's newest broadcaster". WWE. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. "Dasha: Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. "Dasha Kuret". Instagram. April 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2020. 5’3 and 1/4” lol can’t forget the 1/4th 😂🤣😂
  4. "Dasha Fuentes". WWE. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  5. "UCF student crowned Miss Florida Teen 2007". Orlando Sentinel. July 22, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. Bryson (May 13, 2014). "Fitness Model Dasha Kuret Signs With WWE". Model Fair. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  7. Dasha Fuentes Talks WWE, UCF & Orlando. University of Central Florida. March 30, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  8. Dasha Fuentes on her WWE release, acting robotic, AEW, getting back in the ring. Chris Van Vliet. May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  9. Johnson, Mike (May 20, 2015). "Former TNA Knockout appears on NXT show". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  10. Satin, Ryan (April 9, 2019). "Backstage Interviewer Dasha Fuentes Released By WWE". Pro Wrestling Sheet | Insider Wrestling News and Reports. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  11. "Wrestling News, Painmaker Chris Jericho, NJPW Press Conference, Taya Valkyrie, More | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com.
  12. "AEW DARK REPORT &#124". PWInsider.com.
  13. Renner, Ethan (November 27, 2019). "AEW DYNAMITE LIVE RESULTS: CHRIS JERICHO VS. SCORPIO SKY TITLE MATCH". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  14. "Dasha Kuret has made her indie match debut". October 29, 2019.
  15. Freedman, Adrianna (May 4, 2020). "Titan Games Season 2 Contestant Bios – Meet Cast of The Rock's Show". Men's Health. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  16. Powell, Jason (July 20, 2020). "AEW personality on The Rock's "Titan Games" tonight". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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