Dasha Gonzalez
Birth nameDasha Janis González
Birth dateApril 17, 1988 (age 38)
Birth placeOrlando, Florida,
U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 3 in[2]
SpouseGabe Kuret (m. 2014)
NamesDasha[3]
Dasha Fuentes[1]
Dasha Gonzalez
Dasha Kuret
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida (BS)
BilledOrlando, Florida[4]
TrainerWWE Performance Center[4]
DebutApril 2015

Dasha Janis Kuret[5] (née González;[6] born April 17, 1988) is an American fitness model, professional wrestler, and ring announcer. She is also known for her time as a backstage interviewer and ring announcer in WWE under the ring name Dasha Fuentes and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Dasha Gonzalez.

Early life and career

Gonzalez was born and raised in Orlando, Florida and later attended the University of Central Florida (UCF), where she studied health sciences, microbiology, and molecular biology, graduating in 2012.[7][8] She worked at LA Fitness and at the beauty retail store Ulta Beauty. Gonzalez also competed in the Miss America organization, winning several titles including Miss UCF and Miss Volusia County. Gonzalez was active in swimming, diving, and gymnastics until a knee injury sustained in the summer of 2014 forced her to be sidelined.[1][4]

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2014–2019)

Dasha signed a contract with WWE in 2014 and was assigned to their developmental territory NXT in May, where she was given the ring name Dasha Fuentes.[1] Fuentes debuted in a NXT live event in April 2015, teaming with Dana Brooke and Becky Lynch in a losing effort to Carmella, Alexa Bliss and Devin Taylor.[3] In mid 2015, Dasha began appearing as a backstage interviewer on NXT.[1] Fuentes appeared at the NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable event on May 20, as part of Tyler Breeze's entrance.[9] On April 9, 2019, Fuentes was released from WWE.[10]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–2024)

In October 2019, Gonzalez competed in a singles match against Renee Michelle as part of Great Lakes Championship Wrestling's Blizzard Brawl Event, where she was victorious.[11] On August 31, 2019, Gonzalez was part of the Spanish announcers for All Elite Wrestling's inaugural All Out (2019) PPV. In October 2019, Gonzalez made her debut as a Spanish commentator for the AEW program Dark.[12] On November 4, 2019, during AEW Dark, Gonzalez appeared alongside host Tony Schiavone and was later revealed to be joining the program as Schiavone's co-host.[13] On the November 27 episode of AEW Dynamite, Gonzalez took Justin Roberts' place as the event's ring announcer after Roberts was (kayfabe) attacked earlier in the night.[14] On the August 10, 2020, episode of the AEW Women’s Tag Team tournament, she made her in-ring debut teaming with Rachael Ellering in a losing effort to Ivelisse and Diamanté. On April 1, 2024, Dasha Kuret was released from AEW.[15]

Other media

In 2020, Gonzalez competed during the second season of the sports competition series The Titan Games.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ Melok, Bobby (July 22, 2015). "Meet Dasha Fuentes, NXT's newest broadcaster". WWE. Archived March 20, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dasha Kuret". Instagram. April 7, 2018. Archived December 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 8, 2020. 5’3 and 1/4” lol can’t forget the 1/4th 😂🤣😂
  3. ^ "Dasha: Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived September 24, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dasha Fuentes". WWE. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "UCF student crowned Miss Florida Teen 2007". Orlando Sentinel. July 22, 2007. Archived April 4, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Bryson (May 13, 2014). "Fitness Model Dasha Kuret Signs With WWE". Model Fair. Archived October 26, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Dasha Fuentes Talks WWE, UCF & Orlando. University of Central Florida. March 30, 2017. Archived October 23, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Dasha Fuentes on her WWE release, acting robotic, AEW, getting back in the ring. Chris Van Vliet. May 18, 2019. pp. 14:37–14:47. Archived March 1, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Johnson, Mike (May 20, 2015). "Former TNA Knockout appears on NXT show". Pro Wrestling Insider. Archived September 27, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  10. ^ Satin, Ryan (April 9, 2019). "Backstage Interviewer Dasha Fuentes Released By WWE". Pro Wrestling Sheet | Insider Wrestling News and Reports. Archived April 12, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  11. ^ "Dasha Kuret has made her indie match debut". October 29, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Wrestling News, Painmaker Chris Jericho, NJPW Press Conference, Taya Valkyrie, More | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. October 14, 2019. Archived November 7, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "AEW DARK REPORT &#124". PWInsider.com. Archived November 7, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  14. ^ Renner, Ethan (November 27, 2019). "AEW DYNAMITE LIVE RESULTS: CHRIS JERICHO VS. SCORPIO SKY TITLE MATCH". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived January 23, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. ^ Rose, Bryan (April 1, 2024). "Stu Grayson, Parker Boudreaux among several AEW releases". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived April 2, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  16. ^ Freedman, Adrianna (May 4, 2020). "Titan Games Season 2 Contestant Bios – Meet Cast of The Rock's Show". Men's Health. Archived September 30, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  17. ^ Powell, Jason (July 20, 2020). "AEW personality on The Rock's "Titan Games" tonight". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived November 8, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2020.