Karissa Rivera is an American female professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Elektra Lopez.
Early life[]
Rivera holds a bachelor's degree in Global Business. She is a second-generation wrestler as the daughter of Steve King who previously worked under the WWF brand.
Professional wrestling career[]
Rivera trained under New Jersey pro wrestler Damian Adams, known for training female wrestlers Tasha Steelz and Deonna.
World Wrestling Entertainment[]
NXT (2018)[]
Rivera made her debut in 2018 during the November 14 episode of NXT, losing to Lacey Evans.
Main roster (2019)[]
Rivera returned the following year in 2019 during the April 9 episode of Smackdown Live. During the program she was simply acknowledged as Karissa, competing as one-half of a local tag team combination with Kris Statlander (simply referred to as Kris) as team The Brooklyn Belles. They lost a tag title match against the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions team IIconics. Rivera also appeared as Bobby Lashley's "ex-wife" during an episode of WWE Monday Night RAW.
Ring of Honor[]
Karissa has made several appearances for Ring Of Honor including the upset of former women's champion Sumie Sakai.
Independent circuit[]
Rivera is a regular on the northeast indie scene making appearances for Legendary Action Wrestling (LAW), World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW), Northeast Wrestling, Women's Wrestling Revolution, Outlaw Wrestling NY and others, capturing the WXW-C4 title and the LAW Women's title.
Return to WWE[]
NXT (2021-2024)[]
It was reported on June 22, 2021 Rivera signed with WWE. She made her NXT debut on the June 22 episode of NXT under the name Elektra Lopez in a match against Franky Monet. She went on to win her next two singles matches during the September episodes of NXT, defeating Anna Scheer and B-FAB, the latter who she defeated in a No Disqualification match.
In wrestling[]
- Finishers and signature moves
- Nicknames
- "The Cherokee Warrior"
- "La Madrina"
- Tag teams and stables
- Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice
- The Brooklyn Belles - with Kris Statlander
- Legado Del Fantasma
- The D'Angelo Family
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Legendary Action Wrestling
- LAW Women's Champion (1 time)
- Wrestling Superstar
- WS Women's Championship (1 time)