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Adriana Rizzo
Birth nameAnna Jade Keefer[1]
Born (1998-12-26) December 26, 1998 (age 25)[2]
St. Michael Albertville, Minnesota, U.S.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Adriana Rizzo
Billed height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[4]
Billed weight120 lb (54 kg)[5]
Billed fromAlbertville, Minnesota
Trained byWWE Performance Center
DebutOctober 28, 2022[6]

Anna Jade Keefer (born December 26, 1998) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Adriana Rizzo.

Early life

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Anna Jade Keefer was born on December 26, 1998 in St. Michael Albertville, Minnesota. Keefer attended the University of North Carolina majoring in media productions and interdisciplinary studies. She also competed in Track and field as part of the UNC Track and Field team and was a 5 time NCAA All-American.[7]

Professional wrestling career

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On November 10, 2022, Keefer was announced as having signed with WWE as part of the WWE Performance Center Fall 2022 Rookie Class.[8] She made her in-ring debut by participating in a battle royal at an NXT live event on October 28.[9] After being sidelined for almost a year due to an achilles tendon rupture, she made her in-ring return at a live event on October 27, 2023, taking part in a battle royal.[10][11]

In November, Keefer began appearing alongside Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo as a member of The D'Angelo Family, an Italian-American mobster group. She was later assigned the ring name Adriana Rizzo and she made her televised in-ring debut in an NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won by Roxanne Perez.[12][13] The D'Angelo Family would feud with SCRYPTS, Bronco Nima, Lucien Price and Jaida Parker of OTM (Out The Mud), leading to a six person tag team match at NXT Vengeance Day which The D'Angelo Family won. On the February 13 episode of NXT, Rizzo was defeated by Parker in her first televised singles match, ending the feud.[14][15] On the August 20 edition of NXT, Rizzo competed in a six-woman gauntlet match to determine the number one contender for Roxanne Perez's NXT Women's Championship at No Mercy, where she would be eliminated by Sol Ruca.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Anna Keefer Profile". Go Heels. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Anna Keefer Profile". worldathletics. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Anna Keefer Profile". Go Heels. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Anna Keefer '17 Recruiting Profile". NCSA College Recruiting. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Anna Keefer '17 Recruiting Profile". NCSA College Recruiting. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Adriana Rizzo Cagematch". Cagematch. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "Anna Keefer Profile". Go Heels. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Meet the WWE Performance Center Fall 2022 Rookie Class". WWE.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "WWE NXT Live Results: October 28, 2022". Cagematch. October 28, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Adrianna Rizzo (August 28, 2023). "Back in Business. After tearing my Achilles over 5 months ago I am finally cleared! Excited to be back in the ring tomorrow 💪🏼". Instagram. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "WWE NXT Live Results: October 27, 2023". Cagematch. October 27, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "WWE NXT Results: November 14, 2023". WWE.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "WWE NXT Results: January 16, 2024". WWE.com. January 16, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "Full NXT Vengeance Day 2024 results". WWE.com. February 4, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "WWE NXT Results: February 13, 2024". WWE.com. February 13, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  16. ^ Lopez, Joshua (August 20, 2024). "WWE NXT Results 8/20/24". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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