Shotzi Blackheart

Ashley Louise Urbanski (born March 14, 1992), better known under the ring name Shotzi Blackheart, is a Filipino-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand.[5]

Shotzi Blackheart
Blackheart in August 2019
Birth nameAshley Louise Urbanski[1]
Born (1992-03-14) March 14, 1992[1]
Santa Clara County, California, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Missy Hyasshit
Pizza Cat
Shotzi Blackheart[2][3]
Billed height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Billed weight125 lb (57 kg)
Billed fromOakland, California
The Black Lagoon
Trained byStoner U[4]
WWE Performance Center
DebutMay 30, 2015

Professional wrestling career
Blackheart working on Shimmer

Early career & Hoodslam (2014-2016)

Blackheart began her career in Oakland, California at Hoodslam in 2014 as "Missy Highasshit", a cheerleader valet for the perennial Hoodslam stable Stoner U.[6][7]

Blackheart also frequently appeared on the California independent scene. Wrestling for promotions like All Pro Wrestling, Bar Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling. In June 2017, Blackheart would face future fellow NXT wrestlers Candice LeRae and Rachael Ellering at APW Cow Palace Royale '17.[8]

RISE Wrestling, SHIMMER Wrestling (2016-2019)

Blackheart made her debut for SHIMMER on November 11, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.[9]

At Evolve 137 on October 11, 2019, William Regal offered Blackheart a WWE contract during an unannounced appearance.[10][11]

During her final few months on the independent circuit, Shotzi made a post on Twitter stating that she would like to obtain a miniature toy tank to ride to the ring.[12] The Chicago band AWEFUL gifted her the tank as a thank you gift for guest starring in their music video, which is why she named it Pocket The Aweful tank.[13] Shotzi used the tank on two indie shows before signing to WWE. But on a late January episode of NXT, she drove the tank to the ring, and has used it in nearly every appearance since, including the Pay-Per-View NXT TakeOver: In Your House

WWE

Tough Enough (2015)

In 2015, Blackheart, under her real name, took part in the trials for the sixth season of WWE's competition Tough Enough. She was initially selected as one of 6 women who would take part in that season's competition, but had to withdraw from it before it began, due to a previously undiagnosed irregular heartbeat causing a failed medical. She would be replaced in the competition by Gabi Castrovinci, who ended up finishing in 10th place.

NXT (2019–present)

On October 15, 2019, it was reported that Blackheart had signed with WWE and would report to the WWE Performance Center.[14] Blackheart made her debut on a live NXT house show on December 5, 2019, losing to Chelsea Green.[15] She made her TV debut on NXT on December 18, 2019 against Bianca Belair.[16] On the January 15, 2020 episode of NXT, Blackheart entered a battle royal for a NXT Women's Championship opportunity at NXT TakeOver: Portland, where she eliminated Shayna Baszler.[17] This led to a match against Baszler on the following episode, where Blackheart was defeated.[18] At the Royal Rumble, Blackheart entered the women's Royal Rumble match at number 26 before being eliminated by Shayna Baszler, managing to last until the final seven in the match.[19] Additionally, she was attacked backstage by Deonna Purrazzo after the match, resulting in a match between the two on the January 29, 2020 episode, where Blackheart defeated Purrazzo by hitting the Senton Splash. On July 15,2020 episode of NXT, Blackheart lost against Indi Hartwell after interference from Aliyah and Robert Stone.[20]

Personal life

On August 11, 2020, Urbanski's car, a 2015 White Honda Civic, was stolen with her gear, boots, entrance jacket and helmet all in the trunk.[21][22] Two days later, on August 13, 2020, Urbanski's car was found by police along with all of her belongings.[23][24]

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. "Ashley Louise Urbanski, Born 03/14/1992 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. "Shotzi Blackheart". cagematch.net. Cagematch. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. "Shotzi Blackheart". wrestlingdata.com. Wrestlingdata. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. https://upload.latest.facebook.com/WWENXT/videos/441665886466346/
  5. "411MANIA". WWE News: Shotzi Blackheart Uses a Mini-Tank on NXT, The Rise of Becky Lynch on Playlist, Braun Strowman Rants About Classic Willy Wonka Movie. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. https://www.birdswillfall.com/smoklahoma-bowl-results/
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx_nHvagQlc
  8. http://www.profightdb.com/cards/apw/cow-palace-royale-3917-25960.html
  9. https://derailmentsofthought.com/2016/11/15/shimmer-weekend-november-2016-day-1-live-thoughts/
  10. https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/shotzi-blackheart-nxt-contract-william-regal
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NseXdmE0zc
  12. https://twitter.com/ShotziWWE/status/1168700140372320256
  13. https://youtube.com/watch?v=0wuxmqMOFQk
  14. "Shotzi Blackheart receives NXT contract from William Regal". WWE. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  15. "WWE News: Shotzi Blackheart makes her non-televised debut for NXT". www.sportskeeda.com. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  16. Moore, John (March 5, 2020). "12/25 NXT TV results: Keith Lee and Lio Rush vs. Damian Priest and Tony Nese headlines the Christmas edition". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  17. Powell, Jason (March 5, 2020). "1/15 NXT TV results: Powell's review of a Battle Royal for a shot at the NXT Women's Championship, Kushida and Alex Shelley vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake and Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  18. Moore, John (March 5, 2020). "1/22 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Roderick Strong vs. Keith Lee for the NXT North American Championship, Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm, the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament semifinal matches, final Worlds Collide hype". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  19. Powell, Jason (January 26, 2020). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan in a strap match for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  20. "WWE NXT results, Jan. 29, 2020: The BroserWeights win the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic". WWE. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  21. "My car was stolen outside my apartment last night in Orlando. 2015 WHITE HONDA CIVIC LYTP77 last tracked driving down chickasaw at 5am". Twitter.
  22. "Also my gear bag with all my gear, boots, entrance jacket and helmet were in the trunk. If you are wondering why I'm wrestling in street clothes and dont have my helmet that is why". Twitter.
  23. "I was super busy last night so I didnt have time to update yall on my car and helmet but here you go..." Twitter.
  24. "Shotzi Blackheart's Car And Helmet Located By Police". Pro Wrestling Sheet.
  25. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3419
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