Dani Palmer

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Dani Palmer
Birth nameAlexsis Amrhein [1]
Born (1998-04-30) April 30, 1998 (age 26)
Scottsburg, Indiana, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Dani Palmer
Billed from Louisville, Kentucky
Trained by WWE Performance Center
Debut2022

Alexsis 'AJ' Amrhein (born April 30, 1998) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Dani Palmer.

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Professional wrestling career

WWE (2022–present)

Amrhein signed with the WWE in 2022 and trained at the WWE Performance Center [2] until her debut in the same year, where she debuted on NXT Level Up under the name Dani Palmer in September 2022. [3] After appearing in live events and several episodes of NXT Level Up Palmer made her WWE NXT debut in a 20-woman battle royal for the NXT Women's Championship, where both Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne won. [4]

Personal life

Alexsis Amrhein was born in Scottsburg, Indiana and attended Scottsburg High School. [5] She attended Baylor University and competed in Acrobatics and Tumbling where she was a three time NCAA National Champion and 2020 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. [6] Amrhein also worked as a fitness instructor prior to her wrestling career. [7]

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