Liv Morgan
| Liv Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gionna Jene Daddio |
| Born |
June 8, 1994 Paramus, New Jersey, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Gionna Daddio[1] Liv Morgan[2] Marley[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[4] |
| Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg)[5] |
| Billed from | Elmwood Park, New Jersey[4] |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center[6] |
| Debut | June 27, 2015[5] |
Gionna Jene Daddio (born June 8, 1994)[5] is an American professional wrestler and model currently signed to WWE under the ring name Liv Morgan, performing on their developmental territory NXT.
Early life
Daddio was born in Paramus, New Jersey.[5] She grew up in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. She has four older brothers and a younger sister, and following the death of her father, Daddio's mother was a single parent raising six children.[7] Daddio is a longtime fan of professional wrestling, and would participate in backyard wrestling with her siblings.[7] Daddio described the matches as core to start her foray into wrestling, saying:
"I would literally take pedigrees and powerbombs like it was my job. I always pretended to be Lita. All the Divas were so glamorous and girly, and I was such a tomboy and didn't have nice clothes. When I saw Lita come out in baggy pants and sneakers, wrestling the boys, I thought she was the coolest thing ever. I related to her."[7]
Daddio is a former competitive cheerleader,[4] and she previously worked and modeled for the restaurant chain Hooters.[6][8]
Professional wrestling career
WWE
NXT (2014–present)
After being discovered at Joe DeFranco's gym in Wyckoff, New Jersey,[7] Daddio signed a contract with WWE in 2014, and was assigned to their developmental territory, WWE NXT, in October.[6] She made her first televised appearance at the NXT TakeOver: Rival event on February 11, 2015, as a planted fan who jumped on Tyler Breeze during his ring entrance.[9] She later appeared at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable on May 20, again as part of Breeze's entrance.[10] In October, she briefly worked under the ring name Marley,[3] debuting on the November 4 episode of NXT, where she worked as a jobber losing to Eva Marie.[11]
Daddio would return a month later as Liv Morgan, on the December 2 episode of NXT, losing to Emma.[2] On the January 13, 2016 episode of NXT, Morgan competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender to Bayley's NXT Women's Championship, which was won by Carmella.[12] On the August 17 episode of NXT, she competed in a six-woman tag team match along with Carmella, and Nikki Glencross, in which they defeated Daria Berenato, Mandy Rose, and Alexa Bliss.[13] On the August 31 episode of NXT, Morgan picked up her first televised singles win, defeating Aliyah.[14] On the September 14 episode of NXT, Morgan defeated Rachel Fazio in singles competition via submission, and would issue a challenge to the NXT Women's Champion Asuka.[15] The following week, however, Morgan was submitted by Asuka in under a minute. Afterwards, she began a rivalry with Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, with both women confronting her following her match, and two weeks later, Kay defeated her after interference by Royce. She confronted the two on the October 26, 2016 episode, where she allowed Aliyah to beat Kay after a distraction, afterwards aligning with her.
Personal life
Daddio is in a relationship with WWE superstar Enzo Amore.[16] Daddio and NXT Superstar Aliyah are good friends.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Reverse roundhouse kick[14][17]
- Jumping DDT transitioned into a guillotine choke[2][11][18]
- Signature moves
- Back handspring tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown,[19][20] sometimes as a counter out of the corner[17]
- Belly to back suplex
- Drop toe-hold to an oncoming opponent[21]
- Leg-feed enzuigiri[11]
- Matrix evasion[11][13][19]
- Multiple pinning variations
- Monkey flip[19][20]
- Running two-handed bulldog,[19] sometimes followed by a kip-up[20][23]
- Single leg dropkick, sometimes done repeatedly in succession[2][11]
- Sitout hip toss[11]
- Entrance themes
References
- ↑ "Gionna Daddio: Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 James, Justin (December 2, 2015). "12/2 WWE NXT Results – Samoa Joe vs. Ciampa, James Storm". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- 1 2 Middleton, Marc (October 22, 2015). "** LIVE SPOILERS ** WWE NXT Tapings Airing In November". Wrestling, Inc. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Liv Morgan". WWE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Liv Morgan". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Johnson, Mike (October 27, 2014). "TOP NFL DRAFT PICK STARTS WWE CAREER TODAY, MORE WWE NXT NOTES". PWInsider. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Saxton, Byron (February 18, 2016). "Liv Morgan is livin' the dream in NXT". WWE. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Namako, Jason (October 27, 2015). "INFO ON NEW WWE SIGNINGS STARTING AT NXT TODAY". WrestleView. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ↑ Middleton, Marc (February 12, 2015). "Identity Of Woman Who Jumped On Breeze At Takeover, Former Star At Tonight's Tapings, More". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ↑ Johnson, Mike (May 20, 2015). "Former TNA Knockout appears on NXT show". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trionfo, Richard (November 4, 2015). "WWE NXT REPORT: BALOR VERSUS CREWS, ASUKA AND A TOTAL DIVA, BONJOUR EVA MARIE, TAG TITLE MATCH NEXT WEEK, TURMOIL AT THE END OF THE SHOW". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ↑ James, Justin (January 13, 2016). "1/13 WWE NXT – Women's #1 contender Battle Royal, NXT Title drama, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- 1 2 Richard, Trionfo (August 17, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH OPPONENTS IN THE SAME ROOM?, ITAMI IN ACTION, SIX WOMAN TAG MATCH WITH SOME DEBUTS, A LOOK AT TAKEOVER, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Namako, Jason (August 31, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 8/31/16 (Shinsuke Nakamura on NXT Title win, No Way Jose and Tye Dillinger in action)". Wrestleview. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
Aliyah certainly put forth a strong showing, but she could not keep up with Liv Morgan’s energetic attack, which culminated in a spinning kick for the pinfall.
- ↑ Staff, PWMania (September 14, 2016). "WWE NXT Results - September 14, 2016". PWMania. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.wrestlingforum.com/women-wrestling/1235105-current-wwe-divas-who-dating-wwe-superstars-real-life-4.html
- 1 2 Porter, Lovell (August 31, 2016). "WWE NXT Results (8/31): Update on Samoa Joe's Condition, Shinsuke Nakamura Returns!". WrestleZone. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
Morgan surprises Aliyah with a dropkick, followed by a bulldog. Morgan hits a spin kick for the win.
- ↑ Staff, PWMania (September 14, 2016). "WWE NXT Results - September 14, 2016". PW Mania. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Richard, Trionfo (April 13, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: NAKAMURA, BAYLEY, CIAMPA, GARGANO, AND CORBIN WRESTLE, COMMENTS FROM BAYLEY, TAG MATCH ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT WEEK, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Richard, Trionfo (August 10, 2016). "WWE NXT REPORT: NAKAMURA FANS THE FLAMES WITH SAMOA JOE, NEW MATCHES FOR TAKEOVER, AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Lovell (August 31, 2016). "WWE NXT Results (8/31): Update on Samoa Joe's Condition, Shinsuke Nakamura Returns!". WrestleZone. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ↑ Staff, PWMania (September 14, 2016). "WWE NXT Results - September 14, 2016". PW Mania. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Callicutt, Chris (August 31, 2016). "WWE NXT Results (8/31): Strong Style Era Begins, Dillinger Wins, Ciampa Attacked, And More". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ↑ "WWE: Livin' Large (Liv Morgan) - Single". iTunes. April 23, 2016.
External links
- Liv Morgan on WWE.com
- Liv Morgan on Twitter
