Kylie Rae

Brianna Rae Sparrey (August 25, 1992), better known by the ring name Kylie Rae, is a retired American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in All Elite Wrestling and Impact Wrestling.[6]

Not to be confused with Kay Lee Ray, another professional wrestler.
Kylie Rae
Rae in December 2019
Birth nameBrianna Rae Sparrey[1]
Born (1992-08-25) August 25, 1992
Oak Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materLewis University
Governors State University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kylie Rae
Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[2]
Billed weight138 lb (63 kg)[3]
Billed fromChicago, Illinois
Trained byBryce Benjamin
Booker T[4][5]
DebutMarch 19, 2016
RetiredNovember 2, 2020

During her 4 year career, Rae became known when was announced as one of the first women to sign with the newly created promotion All Elite Wrestling in 2019. After a match at Double or Nothing, she would leave the promotion. Soon after, she would compete with Impact Wrestling, where she had a high-profile feud against Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo leading to a match at Bound for Glory 2020, Impact's biggest event. However, she didn't appear on the show and, days later, she announced she was no longer a pro wrestler.

Early life

Sparrey graduated from Oak Forest High School in 2010 where she played softball.[7]

Before becoming a full-time professional wrestler, Sparrey also worked as a stuntwoman, performing stunts for the film Divergent[8] and the TV series Shameless.[9]

Professional wrestling career

Independent wrestling (2016–2020)

Rae made her professional wrestling debut at a March 19, 2016 Reality of Wrestling TV taping, defeating Ivory Robin to win the ROW Diamonds Championship.[10] Rae received a tryout with WWE in February 2018.[11]

On January 5, 2019, at Warrior Wrestling 3, Rae challenged Jordynne Grace for the Progress World Women's Championship but was defeated.[12]

On September 21, 2019, Rae made her return to Freelance Wrestling, defeating Isaias Velazquez.[13][14] On September 12, 2020, Rae defeated Tessa Blanchard to win the Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship.[15]

All Elite Wrestling (2019)

In early 2019, Rae became part of the women's roster at All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She debuted in the promotion's inaugural event, Double or Nothing, in a match with Britt Baker, Awesome Kong, and Nyla Rose in a losing effort.[16] Rae was advertised to compete against Leva Bates at Fyter Fest, however she was replaced by Allie.[17] During a media scrum after All Out, Tony Khan announced that Rae had requested her release which was subsequently granted, and that the split was "very amicable".[18]

Impact Wrestling (2019–2020)

On October 20, 2019, Rae made a surprise appearance at Impact Wrestling's Bound For Glory pay-per-view. She entered #17 in the "Call Your Shot" Gauntlet Match and was eliminated by Mahabali Shera.[19] On March 6, 2020, Rae defeated Cassandra Golden as part of Impact Wrestling's TV tapings in Atlanta.[20] On the March 31 episode of Impact!, it was announced that Rae had signed a long-term deal with Impact Wrestling.[21] Rae defeated Kiera Hogan during Night 1 of Rebellion on April 21.[22] On the May 26 episode of Impact!, she aligned herself with Susie after they were bullied and beaten up by Hogan and Tasha Steelz, leading to a tag team match the next week, where they lost after Hogan pinned Susie with a swinging fisherman suplex.[23][24]

On July 18 at Slammiversary, Rae won a Gauntlet for the Gold match to become #1 contender to the Knockouts Championship.[25] On the July 28 episode of Impact!, she joined a bunch of wrestlers in the reality show Wrestle House.[26] During that time, Rae got into a feud with Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie, beating them in singles matches on the August 4 episode of Impact! and Night 1 of Emergence on August 18 respectively.[27][28] On the September 1 episode of Impact!, she and the rest of the Wrestle House cast returned to the Impact Zone during Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo's Black Tie Affair, attacking Kimber Lee who was stopped by Susie.[29] During the following weeks, Rae feuded with the Knockout Champion Deonna Purrazzo leading to their scheduled match at Bound for Glory. However, Rae didn't appear at the event and was replaced by Su Yung.[30] Two weeks later, she announced her retirement from pro wrestling.[31][32]

Personal life

Sparrey is engaged to fellow professional wrestler Isaias Velazquez.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

References
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