| Velvet in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephanie M. Cardona June 3, 1992 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Family | Prudencio Cardona (father) Ricardo Cardona (uncle) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chasity Cardona Red Velvett Red Velvet [1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) [1] |
| Billed from | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Trained by | Fighting Evolution Wrestling Bryan Danielson |
| Debut | March 24, 2016 [1] |
Stephanie M. Cardona (born June 3, 1992), better known by the ring name Red Velvet, is a Colombian-American professional wrestler and dancer. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a former and longest-reigning ROH Women's World Television Champion.
Velvet began training at Fighting Evolution Wrestling (FEW) under JB Cool, based in Miami, Fl, in 2015. She made her in-ring debut, under the ring name Red Velvett, on March 24, 2016, in a singles match against Rebel, in a losing effort. On August 19, 2016, Velvet won the FEW Women's Championship in a triple threat match against Jade and Rebel. [2] On January 21, 2017, Velvet lost the title to Lea Nox. [3] On November 2, 2018, she made her SHINE debut against Avery Taylor, which she was pinned.
On June 10, 2020, Velvet made her All Elite Wrestling debut on AEW Dark , facing Allie and Brandi Rhodes in a tag team match, which she lost. [4] On the June 24 episode of AEW Dynamite , Velvet made her Dynamite debut and faced Hikaru Shida which Velvet lost via pinfall. [5] On October 13, Velvet won her first match in AEW on AEW Dark against Elayna Black by pinning her. [6] On the December 9 episode of AEW Dynamite Jade Cargill attacked Velvet backstage. [7] On January 27, 2021, it was then announced that Velvet and Cody Rhodes will be taking on Jade Cargill and Shaquille O'Neal in a mixed tag team match on the March 3 episode of Dynamite titled The Crossroads. [8] The team of Cody Rhodes and Velvet lost to Jade Cargill and Shaquille O'Neal by Jade Cargill winning via pinfall. [9] On March 25, it was announced that Velvet signed a full-time contract with All Elite Wrestling. [10] On the May 19 episode of Dynamite, Velvet faced Serena Deeb for the NWA World Women's Championship which Velvet lost by submission. [11] On August 13 Velvet challenged Britt Baker for the AEW Women's World Championship on the debut show AEW Rampage which they were the main event of, Velvet lost by submission. [12] On November 5 episode of Rampage Velvet took part in the AEW women's TBS championship tournament where she faced The Bunny and won making her advance to the next round. [13] On the November 19 episode of Rampage Velvet competed in the second round of the tournament facing Jade Cargill which Velvet lost to. [14] On April 8, 2022, on Rampage, Velvet participated in the AEW Owen Hart Cup facing Willow Nightingale in the qualifying round where she won advancing to the next round. [15] On April 13, on Dynamite Velvet became a part of The Baddies stable which includes her, Kiera Hogan and Jade Cargill, establishing herself as a heel. [16] On May 20 on Rampage Velvet faced Kris Statlander in the quarter finals of the Owen Hart Cup where she lost. [17] On June 22 it was revealed on Dynamite that Velvet had sustained an injury. [18] Velvet made her return to AEW television on the November 23 episode of Dynamite. [19] During late 2023 Red Velvet made her ROH debut and wrestled on and off in matches in ROH ever since. [20] [21] [22]
On February 10, 2024 tapings of Ring of Honor Red Velvet entered the inaugural ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament where in the first round she defeated Sandra Moone. [23] On the February 24th, 2024 episode of Ring of Honor Red Velvet defeated Leyla Hirsch in the second round of the ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament to advance. [24] On the March 16, 2024 tapings of ROH during the semifinals of the tournament Red Velvet faced Queen Aminata but was not successful. [25] On April 13, 2024 Red Velvet faced Athena for the ROH Women's World Championship at AEW Battle of the Belts X but was not successful. [26] On July 26, 2024 Red Velvet won the ROH Women's World Television Championship against Billie Starkz at Death Before Dishonor. [27] On December 20 at Final Battle, Velvet successfully defended her title against Leyla Hirsch. [28] In July 2025, Velvet suffered an injury and would be unable to defend her title. As of result, an interim champion was crowned on July 11 at Death Before Dishonor. [29] On the November 19episode of Collision , Velvet was defeated by interim champion Mercedes Moné in a title unification match to deterimne the undisputed ROH Women's World Television Champion, ending her record-setting reign at 481 days. [30]
Cardona is of Colombian descent. [31] She is the daughter of world flyweight boxing champion Prudencio Cardona, and the niece of world super bantamweight boxing champion Ricardo Cardona. [32] Cardona was previously engaged to fellow professional wrestler Wes Brisco. As of July 2022, she is in a relationship with professional wrestler Chandler Hopkins. [33]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rhodes To The Top | Herself | |
| 2024 | Hey! (EW) | 1 episode |
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