Dana Brooke

Ashley Mae Sebera (born November 29, 1988) is an American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, gymnast, fitness competitor, and model, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), under the ring name Ash by Elegance.

Ashley Mae Sebera was born on November 29, 1988, in the Cleveland suburb of Seven Hills, Ohio.

Sebera started working as a diver and gymnast that transitioned into bodybuilding and fitness competition for 18 years until she discontinued after severely injuring both her ankles.

In early 2011, Sebera graduated from Kent State University (KSU), earning a major degree of fashion, merchandising and design, and a minor degree of business administration.

She used her fashion qualification to open her own boutique.

After she held several championships in the National Physique Committee (NPC), and earned a pro card at the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) between 2011 and 2012, Sebera competed at the Arnold Classic, including finishing on the twelfth in 2013, finishing on the thirteenth in 2015, and finishing on the fourteenth in 2016.

She is best known for her time in WWE from 2013 to 2023, where she performed under the ring name Dana Brooke and was a 15-time WWE 24/7 Champion.

In July 2013, Sebera signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center and the developmental brand NXT in Orlando, Florida.

Sebera signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to WWE Performance Center and developmental brand NXT in Orlando, Florida, where she adopted her ring name Dana Brooke, in July 2013.

At NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, Brooke made her first appearance for the brand in a backstage segment with Tyler Breeze.

A week later, Brooke made her professional wrestling in–ring debut, where she was teaming with Sasha Banks in a losing effort against Alexa Bliss and Bayley in a tag-team match at an NXT live event.

Brooke made her first televised in-ring debut and defeated Blue Pants on the April 15, 2015 episode of NXT.

Brooke was given the entrance theme music titled "Respectful" by CFO$.

In the midst of this ongoing feud between Bayley and Emma, Brooke defeated Bayley with a help from Emma on the April 29 episode of NXT, prompting Brooke to form this alliance with Emma.

At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Brooke and Emma lost to Bayley and Charlotte after Charlotte pinned Emma.

Brooke competed in a fatal–four way match on the August 22 taping of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn (aired on the August 26 episode of NXT), where Brooke lost after Emma picked up the victory by pinning Becky Lynch.

Since September 23 episode of NXT, Brooke, alongside Emma, had been feuding with Asuka with Brooke losing to Asuka in Asuka's first singles match for the brand at NXT TakeOver: Respect, and Emma losing to Asuka at NXT TakeOver: London.

She allied herself with Emma before being promoted to the main roster on Raw in 2016, where she began allying herself with Charlotte Flair and then with Titus Worldwide alongside Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil.

On the March 23, 2016 episode of NXT, Brooke was in the corner for Emma, while Emma faced Asuka in their NXT TakeOver: London rematch and lost, and this would be Brooke's final appearance for the brand until June 2023.

Brooke made her main roster debut on the May 9, 2016 episode of Raw, where she assisted Emma to attack Becky Lynch backstage and then three days later, on SmackDown, Brooke defeated Lynch with a help from Emma in Brooke's first singles match on the main roster.

Just a few days later, Brooke's association with Emma ended abruptly after Emma suffered a legit back injury during at the WWE's live event.

At Extreme Rules on May 22, Brooke interfered in the Women's Championship match between Charlotte and Natalya, costing Natalya's chance to regain the title.

The next night on Raw, Brooke aligned herself with Charlotte, whom on this night has turned on her father Ric Flair.

Brooke and Charlotte began feuding with Banks.

As part of the WWE draft on July 19, 2016, Brooke was drafted to Raw The next night on Raw after SummerSlam, Brooke and Charlotte began feuding with Bayley, but continued feuding with Banks.

In October 2016, Brooke started her own feud with Bayley after the two had a backstage confrontation, whom she defeated by using the ropes for leverage on the October 17 episode of Raw, until the rematch between the two features Brooke losing to Bayley at Hell in a Cell on October 30.

On the March 13, 2017 episode of Raw, Brooke lost to Banks and then was being berated by multiple insults by Charlotte, Brooke turned face for the first time in her career, when she attacked Charlotte and ended her association with Charlotte.

However, a week later, Brooke lost to Charlottw.

Brooke's feud with Charlotte ended after Charlotte was drafted to SmackDown during the 2017's Superstar Shake-up.

Towards the end of 2017, Brooke aligned herself with the faction, called "Titus Worldwide" alongside Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil.

At 2018's Royal Rumble pay-per view, Brooke competed in the first ever 30–women Royal Rumble match, entering at number 8 and eliminating NXT's Kairi Sane, only to be eliminated by Torrie Wilson, lasting over 2:59.

At WrestleMania 34's kickoff show, Brooke made her WrestleMania debut, competing in the inaugural WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal, where she was eliminated by Mandy Rose.

On the September 3 episode of Raw, Brooke was teaming with Ember Moon to take on against Banks and Bayley in a tag-team match, and she and her partner lost when a distraction from Crews and O'Neil causes Brooke to get pinned by Banks, in which led to Brooke ending her association with Crews and O'Neil.

After disbanding with the group by the early September of 2018, Brooke took part at the first-ever all women's pay–per–view, called Evolution, competing in the battle royal for a future women's championship match, where she lost after being eliminated by Moon.

She began appearing more frequently following her move to SmackDown in 2019 where she was placed in a program alongside Lacey Evans, feuding with Bayley and Sasha Banks.

That same year, she re-signed with WWE for an additional five years.

At 2019's Royal Rumble pay-per view, Brooke competed in the second women's Royal Rumble match, where she entered at number 22 and lasted 7:17, but was eliminated by NXT UK's Rhea Ripley.

On the March 11 episode of Raw, Brooke confronted the-then Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey for disrespecting wrestling and challenging her to a title match until Rousey accepts by attacking Brooke.

In 2020, she returned to the Raw brand and formed a tag team with Mandy Rose until Rose was sent back to NXT.

In June 2023, she began appearing in NXT again until she was released from her WWE contract in September.