Dani Luna

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Dani Luna
Birth nameChloe Smith
Born (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)
Croydon, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) ChloChlo
Chloe Smith
Dani Luna [1] [2]
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [3] [2]
Billed weight139 lb (63 kg) [3]
Billed fromCroydon [1]
Trained byJustin Sysum
Luke Savory
Mike Hitchman
Debut3 December 2016

Chloe Smith (born 2 March 1999), known under the ring name Dani Luna, is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and is a current TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion with Jody Threat. She also wrestles in her native England for Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), where she is the current Undisputed British Women's Champion in her first reign.

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From 2019 to 2022, she was signed to WWE where she performed on the NXT UK brand.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2016–2020, 2017)

Smith made her wrestling debut on 3 December 2016, under her real name, and wrestled in the English promotion Evolution, where she was defeated by Lana Austin. Two months later, she reappeared in Evolution, losing a 2 on 1 handicap match to Mya Mae and Sierra Loxton. In 2017, she made her debut for British Empire Wrestling. After a few losses, she decided to appear in various other promotions such as Preston City Wrestling, Dragon Pro Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Pro Wrestling Chaos. During this time she was able to win three titles. [4]

Luna returned to the independent circuit after her WWE NXT UK release, working for Progress Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Chaos, Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum, One Pro Wrestling and numerous others. [5]

WWE (2019–2022)

Luna made her WWE debut on the 3 July 2019 episode of NXT UK , teaming with Mercedez Blaze in a 2 on 1 handicap loss to Jazzy Gabert. She appeared again on the 31 July episode, where she lost to Rhea Ripley. On the 25 September episode of NXT UK, Luna lost to Nina Samuels for a third time.

On 31 January 2020, Luna signed a contract with WWE. On the February 6 episode of NXT UK, she lost to Piper Niven. On the 12 March episode of NXT UK, she defeated Amale by disqualification when she was attacked by NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray. On the 19 March episode of NXT UK, she challenged Ray for the NXT UK Women's Championship but lost the match. In 2021, Luna formed a group with Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews called Subculture. On 18 August 2022, it was announced that Luna had been released from her WWE contract. [6]

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2022–present)

On 17 December at RevPro Uprising, Luna won the Southside Women's Championship after defeating Kanji. [7] [8] She lost the title to Skye Smitson on March 26, 2023, at Revolution Rumble. [9] [10] On December 16, at Uprising 2023, Luna won the Undisputed British Women's Championship, defeating Alex Windsor. [11]

Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023–present)

On the 12 May 2023 episode of Impact! , it was announced that Webster and Andrews (accompanied by Luna) will challenge the Impact World Tag Team Champions ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) at Under Siege marking Luna's first Impact Wrestling appearance. [12] On 1 June, Luna had her first match in Impact, where she lost to Jody Threat. [13]

On 21 December 2023, it was announced by the newly-renamed TNA Wrestling that Luna had signed with the promotion. [14]

On 8 March 2024 at Sacrifice, Luna and Jody Threat defeated MK Ultra (Killer Kelly and Masha Slamovich) to become the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, winning her first championship in TNA. [15]

Championships and accomplishments

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