Raquel (wrestler)

Raquel
Birth name Gabriela Castrovinci
Born (1986-01-10) January 10, 1986
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Raquel[1]
Gabi Castrovinci
Gabriela Rio
Billed height 5 ft. 4 in (1,62 m)
Billed weight 123 lb (56 kg)
Billed from Southington, Connecticut
Brazil
Trained by Billy Gunn
Booker T
Lita
WWE Performance Center
Afa Anoa'i
Debut 2015

Gabriela Castrovinci (born January 10, 1986) is a Brazilian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, businesswoman and fitness model best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Raquel.[2][3] Castrovinci previously appeared on the sixth season of WWE's television show WWE Tough Enough.

Early life

Castrovinci was born and raised in Brazil. She grew up practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a professional athlete for World Beauty Fitness & Fashion. She is an avid surfer and snowboarder. As a self-employed entrepreneur, Castrovinci runs an online business selling Brazilian leggings.

Professional wrestling career

WWE

Tough Enough (2015)

In 2015, Castrovinci appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the re-launched Tough Enough finishing in tenth place.[4]

Independent circuit (2015–present)

After her time in WWE Tough Enough, Castrovinci trained further with World Xtreme Wrestling and would later make her in-ring debut for them at the end of 2015. In the beginning of February, she talked with TMZ about "being assaulted" by an opponent during a match with her training company.[5][6]

On April 1, 2016, Castrovinci competed in a Rise of the Queen Tournament for the Championship Wrestling Entertainment promotion and proceeded to win the whole thing, defeating the likes of Layne Rosario/Cherry Layne, Rachael Ellering and Santana Garrett.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2016–2017)

In the year of 2016, Castrovinci signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[7] She appeared on January 9, 2016 tapings of Impact Wrestling, and on January 12 of Impact Wrestling in a vignette, revealing her name as Raquel. When she made her debut, she was involved in segments with Lashley; however, this angle was shortly nixed, and nothing came from her appearances with him.

Raquel made her in-ring debut through the company's One Night Only PPV's mainly on Knockouts Knockdown 4 in a match against Barbi Hayden in a losing effort. During April 23 tapings, Raquel acted as a manager for The BroMans. Raquel later made appearances on Xplosion, losing matches to Madison Rayne and Jade, while being repackaged as a villainess with a "selfie-obsessed" gimmick.

On January 6, 2017, Castrovinci revealed she was no longer with TNA.[8]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "TNA Signs Another Former WWE Tough Enough Contestant". Wrestling Inc.
  2. ↑ "TNA Signs Another Former WWE Tough Enough Contestant - WrestlingInc.com". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  3. ↑ "TNA Knockout Raquel (Gabi Castrovinci) Photos and News". PWPIX.net. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  4. ↑ https://www.wwetoughenough.com/competitors/Gabi
  5. ↑ Chiari, Mike. "TNA's Raquel Says She Was Assaulted During Match by opponent". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  6. ↑ "TNA Knockout And Former 'Tough Enough' Contestant Raquel Thrown Out of Locker Room". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Mike (January 14, 2016). "FORMER TOUGH ENOUGH COMPETITOR BECOMES TNA KNOCKOUT". PWInsider. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ Gabi Castrovinci [@GabrielaRio10] (January 7, 2017). "No 🎈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=3813
  10. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3027
  11. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2635
  12. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=164641
  13. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=174494


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