Mandy Rose

Mandy Rose
Rose in April 2018
Birth name Amanda Rose Saccomanno[1][2]
Born (1991-07-18) July 18, 1991
Westchester County, New York, United States[3]
Residence Orlando, Florida, United States[4]
Alma mater Iona College
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Mandy Rose[5]
Billed height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[6][5]
Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg)[6]
Billed from Yorktown Heights, New York[5]
Trained by Booker T[7]
Billy Gunn[7]
Lita[7]
Sara Del Rey[4]
Debut August 25, 2015[8]

Amanda Rose Saccomanno (born July 18, 1991) is an American professional wrestler, television personality and former fitness and figure competitor. She signed to WWE under the ring name Mandy Rose and performs on the SmackDown brand.

In 2015, she placed second on the WWE competition WWE Tough Enough. That same year, she signed a contract with WWE and joined the reality television show Total Divas, which is produced by WWE and E!.

Early life and fitness career

Amanda Saccomanno was born and raised in an Italian-American family in Westchester County, New York, and is the youngest of four children.[9] She is of Italian and Irish heritage.[9] She attended Yorktown High School, where she participated in dance. She later earned her bachelor's degree at Iona College, majoring in speech pathology.[9][10]

Saccomanno entered her first fitness competition in 2013, and took first place in the World Bodybuilding Fitness & Fashion Boston Show. She was also crowned the 2014 World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Bikini Champion.[10]

Professional wrestling career

Tough Enough and NXT (2015–2017)

Saccomanno was a contestant in the sixth season of the WWE competition WWE Tough Enough, which began airing in June 2015.[6][11][12] She was at risk of elimination on the July 28 episode, but was saved by judge The Miz.[13] During the season finale, she adopted the ring name Mandy Rose, lost a match against Alicia Fox, and placed second overall, after winners Sara Lee and Josh Bredl.[14][15]

Rose during an NXT event in April 2016

After the Tough Enough season finale, it was revealed that Rose had signed a five-year contract with the company.[16][17] Rose made her in-ring debut for WWE's developmental territory, NXT, during a six-woman tag team match at a live event in Venice, Florida on January 30, 2016.[18] On the August 17 episode of NXT, Rose debuted in a six-woman tag team match along with Daria Berenato and Alexa Bliss, in which they were defeated by Carmella, Liv Morgan, and Nikki Glencross.[19] On the September 28 episode of NXT, Rose lost her first televised singles match to Ember Moon.[20]

Alliance with Sonya Deville (2017–present)

Rose (left) and Sonya Deville at WrestleMania 34 in April 2018

On the November 20, 2017, episode of Raw, Rose joined Sonya Deville and Paige as they attacked Sasha Banks, Bayley, Mickie James, and Alexa Bliss.[21] A week later, the trio's name was revealed as Absolution.[22] On the December 11 episode of Raw, Mandy and Paige defeated Mickie James and Bayley with Mandy picking up the pin on Mickie James. Rose entered the first women's Royal Rumble match at the 2018 Royal Rumble at #4. She became the first woman to be eliminated from a women's Royal Rumble match when she was eliminated by Lita.[23] On January 28, it was announced that Rose had replaced the injured Alicia Fox in the Mixed Match Challenge teaming with Goldust; Rose and Goldust lost in the first round to Jimmy Uso and Naomi.[24][25] Rose was a participant in the Elimination Chamber match at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Just like the Royal Rumble match in January, Rose was the first woman eliminated in the chamber, after submitting to Sasha Banks.[26]

In April, Paige retired as an active wrestler and became the on-screen general manager for the SmackDown brand.[27][28] During the 2018 Superstar Shake-up, Rose and Deville were drafted to SmackDown as well, but Paige declared they would not receive special treatment.[29] On the May 8th 2018 episode of Smackdown, Mandy Rose achieved her first victory on Smackdown Live when she defeated Becky Lynch.

Other media

Rose has been featured in multiple fitness publications including Fitness Gurls, Fit & Firm, and FitFemme.[10]

Rose appeared as part of the main cast for the fifth season of the WWE reality television series Total Divas, which began airing in January 2016.[30][31][32]

Rose made her WWE video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K19.[33]

Personal life

She participates in yoga, pilates, and CrossFit.[5][34] Her childhood nickname was "Hamburgers".[34]

In April 2018, during an interview with former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia, Saccomanno revealed that she was dating fellow wrestler Sabatino Piscitelli (Tino Sabbatelli).[35]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 WWE Tough Enough Herself Contestant; runner-up (season 6)
2016 Total Divas Main cast (season 5): 10 episodes

Championships and accomplishments

Fitness modeling

  • World Bodybuilding Fitness & Fashion
    • 2014 WBFF Boston – (first place)
    • 2014 WBFF Diva Bikini Pro World Championship – (first place)

References

  1. ↑ "RETURN AND TWO DEBUTS ON RAW - PWInsider.com". pwinsider.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Conoce a la #Diosagram del día: Amanda Rose Saccomanno - www.lacuarta.com".
  3. ↑ "Amanda Saccomanno". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Tough Enough competitors join new class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center". WWE. September 29, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Mandy Rose". WWE. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Amanda Saccomanno | Tough Enough". WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "MEET THE COMPETITORS AND CAST OF WWE TOUGH ENOUGH". WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Amanda Saccomanno". Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Byron, Saxton (October 14, 2016). "Meet Mandy Rose, NXT's "Golden Goddess"". WWE. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 Johnson, Mike (October 28, 2015). "WWE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES A NUMBER OF SIGNINGS INCLUDING TOUGH ENOUGH COMPETITORS & EVOLVE ALUMNI". PWInsider. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Meet WWE Tough Enough's 13 finalists | Tough Enough". WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Yorktown Heights' Amanda Saccomanno Advances to Final Round of Acclaimed WWE Competition". prweb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "THE MIZ'S SAVE COSTS MADA: WWE TOUGH ENOUGH, JULY 28, 2015". WWE Tough Enough. July 28, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (August 25, 2015). "TOUGH ENOUGH FINALE REPORT: WHO ARE THE TWO NEWEST WWE SUPERSTARS?". PWInsider. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  15. ↑ "WWE Tough Enough recap, August 25, 2015: And the winners are..." WWE Tough Enough. August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  16. ↑ "WWE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES A NUMBER OF SIGNINGS INCLUDING TOUGH ENOUGH COMPETITORS & EVOLVE ALUMNI - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ "The 'Total Divas' meet Mandy Rose: Total Divas Preview Clip, February 2, 2016". WWE. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  18. ↑ Kiger, John (January 30, 2016). "1/30 NXT RESULTS FROM VENICE, FL". PWInsider. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (August 17, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH OPPONENTS IN THE SAME ROOM?, ITAMI IN ACTION, SIX WOMAN TAG MATCH WITH SOME DEBUTS, A LOOK AT TAKEOVER, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  20. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (September 28, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: ASUKA FACES LIV MORGAN, THE DUSTY CLASSIC STARTS NEXT WEEK, ITAMI VERSUS DORADO, EMBER MOON VERSUS MANDY ROSE, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  21. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (November 20, 2017). "WWE RAW REPORT: INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH, NEW FACES IN THE WOMEN'S DIVISION, THAT YOUNGSTER KANE CONTINUES HIS PATH OF TERROR, JOE VERSUS BALOR, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  22. ↑ Richard, Trionfo (November 27, 2017). "WWE RAW REPORT: THEY HAVE A NAME, WAS THIS ELIAS' NIGHT?, DANA FOUND A WEAKNESS, FATAL FOUR WAY MATCH, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  23. ↑ "WWE Royal Rumble 2018 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Kane for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a handicap match for the WWE Championship – Pro Wrestling Dot Net". January 28, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  24. ↑ Currier, Hoseph (January 31, 2018). "Mandy Rose replacng Alicia Fox in WWE Mixed Match Challenge". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  25. ↑ Powell, John (February 7, 2018). "205 Live / Mixed Match Challenge: Strong matches and Strong wins". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  26. ↑ Keller, Wade (February 25, 2018). "Keller's WWE Elimination Chamber PPV report 2/25: First-ever women's Chamber match, Ronda Rousey signing, Asuka vs. Jax, Men's Chamber, Raw Tag Title match, more". PW Torch. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  27. ↑ "WWE star Paige retires after neck injury". BBC. April 10, 2018.
  28. ↑ Shane McMahon names Paige the new GM of SmackDown: SmackDown LIVE, April 10, 2018, retrieved April 11, 2018
  29. ↑ Howell, Nolan (May 1, 2018). "SmackDown: Flair, Asuka, and Lynch outlast Carmella and the IIconics". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  30. ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 9, 2015). "WWE SIGNINGS UPDATE". PWInsider. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  31. ↑ Johnson, Mike (October 6, 2015). "NAME OF WWE'S NEWEST DIVA REVEALED, TOTAL DIVAS CAST CHANGES & MORE REVEALED". PWInsider. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  32. ↑ "'Total Bellas' coming to E!, new 'Total Divas' cast announced". WWE. April 26, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  33. ↑ "YouTube". Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  34. 1 2 "CHARACTER BIO: AMANDA SACCOMANNO". usanetwork.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Lilian is Live from Wrestlemania 34!". PodcastOne. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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