Raquel (wrestler)

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Raquel
Birth nameGabriela Castrovinci
Born (1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 38)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Gabi Castrovinci
Gabriela Rio
Raquel [1]
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1,62 m)
Billed weight123 lb (56 kg)
Billed from Southington, Connecticut
Brazil
Trained by Billy Gunn
Booker T
Lita
WWE Performance Center
Afa Anoa'i
Debut2015

Gabriela Castrovinci (born January 10, 1986) is a Brazilian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, businesswoman and fitness model [2] best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Raquel. [3] [4] Castrovinci previously appeared on the sixth season of WWE's television show WWE Tough Enough .

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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. [2]

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2015)

In 2015, Castrovinci appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the re-launched Tough Enough finishing in tenth place. [5] 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. [6] [7]

TNA Impact Wrestling (2016–2017)

In the year of 2016, Castrovinci signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). [8] 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. [9]

Championships and accomplishments

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