Sara Del Rey

Sara Amato (born November 13 1980), better known by her ring name, Sara Del Rey, is an American wrestler. She is a mainstay for SHIMMER Women Athletes, as well as Mexico's Lucha Libre Femenil, and has appeared for many independent promotions in the United States, including IWA Mid-South, Ring of Honor, All Pro Wrestling, and CHIKARA. Sara Del Rey has also taped several matches, competing under a mask and using the name Nic Grimes, for the MTV promotion Wrestling Society X. Also used the name American Angel in Mexico's Lucha Libre Femenil,.

Early life
As a child, Del Rey considered herself a fan of wrestling, and after she stopped watching it for a few years, she got back into it. After high school, she trained with All Pro Wrestling's boot camp. In the beginning, Del Rey had to spend hours training, as wrestling did not come naturally to her.

Professional wrestling career
In 2002, she tried out for Arsion, and she considers it a highlight of her career.

In early 2005, she won Impact Zone Wrestling's Women's Championship by defeating Adrenelyn on February 15. Later in 2005, she toured Japan and released a video that depicts six of those battles entitled "Sara Del Ray Japan Tour 2005."

Del Rey and Mercedes Martinez battled to an almost thirty minute time-limit draw, which received a standing ovation for SHIMMER on November 6, 2005.

Also in 2005, she lost her mask in a match in Mexico's Lucha Libre Femenil on December 16. She later donned a mask once again as Nic Grimes, the "sister" of Vic Grimes for Wrestling Society X.

Along with Allison Danger, she makes up the team known as "Dangerous Angels". The two compete as a team in both SHIMMER and ROH. In 2006, Del Rey feuded]with Daizee Haze, whom she defeated on June 3 2006 on a Ring of Honor show.

On June 2 2007, Del Rey defeated Lacey in the tournament finals to determine the first SHIMMER Women's Champion. Since winning the tournament, she has retained the championship against Lacey, Amazing Kong (by count-out), Sarah Stock, and Daizee Haze. On April 26 she lost the title to MsChif.

Ring of Honor
One of the few female mainstays of Ring of Honor, Del Rey is a member of Sweet & Sour Inc., a stable of wrestlers managed by Larry Sweeney. During her time in the faction, she was paired with Chris Hero by Sweeney and dubbed the "Intergender Heavyweight Tag Team Champions", though in reality the "titles" were never recognized by ROH. She walked out of the faction after Sweeney interrupted a match between her and Daizee Haze, on the April 11 Ring of Honor show, and berated her. On the next Ring of Honor show which took place the very next day, Sweeney claimed that he was (kayfabe) "grooming" Del Rey for the WWE, and she responded by saying she was a wrestler and not a diva. She returned as a "proud member" of Sweet & Sour Inc. at the May 9 Ring of Honor show, sporting a new look.

Wrestling facts

 * Finishing and signature moves
 * Royal Butterfly


 * Tag teams and stables
 * Dangerous Angels - with Allison Danger
 * Sweet 'n' Sour Inc.


 * Wrestlers managed
 * Robert Thompson (APW)


 * Theme music
 * "Break Ya Neck" by Busta Rhymes (As Nikki in APW)
 * "American Woman" by[Lenny Kravitz (Pro Wrestling IRON)
 * "The Final Countdown" by Europe (A to Z, SHIMMER, APW, & Chikara)
 * "Alcoholocaust" by Machine Head (ROH)
 * "Oblivion" by 30 Seconds to Mars (ROH)
 * "Red Flag" by Billy Talent (ROH)
 * "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner (ROH)

Championships and accomplishments

 * Canadian Wrestling Revolution
 * CWR Women's Champion (1 time), current; First ever champion)


 * Impact Zone Wrestling
 * IZW Women's Champion (1 time)


 * SHIMMER Women Athletes
 * SHIMMER Champion (1 time) (First)


 * Other titles
 * Intergender Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Chris Hero

External links and references

 * Sara Del Rey Myspace
 * Sara Del Rey profile at SHIMMER
 * Sara Del Rey profile at CAGEMATCH.net
 * Sara Del Rey profile at OnlineWorldofWrestling.com
 * Sara Del Rey profile at G.L.O.R.Y.