Anna Bogomazova

Anna Bogomazova (7 April 1990) is a Russian kickboxer, martial artist, professional wrestler and valet. She is currently signed to WWE competing in their developmental territory NXT Wrestling, under the ring name Anya.

Early life
Bogomazova was born on 7 April 1990 in Voronezh, Russia. At the age of 5 she took up calisthenics, which she studied for seven years. Her parents insisted that she should quit because of her height. From 2003 till 2004, Anna was playing tennis. At the age of 14 she took up kickboxing. Her styles consist of kickboxing and taekwondo. She eventually earned her black belt in taekwondo.

She graduated from the Voronezh Cooperative Institute and Voronezh State University with the qualifications of a lawyer and a translator in the field of professional communications.

Kickboxing
Bogomazova began her career in competitive kickboxing in 2004 with Aleksei Dedov as her coach. She has placed second in the Kickboxing World Championship in 2006 and 2008. She has also placed first in the Kickboxing Russian Championship in 2008 and the Kickboxing World Cup in 2011.

Since November 2010, she has been training in the USA.

NXT Wrestling (2012–present)
In August 2012, Bogomazova signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to its developmental territory NXT Wrestling (NXT).

In wrestling

 * Nicknames
 * "The Russian Bruiser"