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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samantha Allen (1988-10-17)17 October 1988 (age 37) Aldershot, England |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Nina Samuels |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Billed from | Aldershot, England' |
| Trained by | London School of Lucha Libre |
| Debut | 15 June 2014 |
Samantha Allen (born 17 October 1988), better known by herring nameNina Samuelsis an Englishprofessional wrestler. She is performing on theBritish independent circuit. She is best known for her time inWWE, where she performed on theNXT UKbrand.[1]
Samuels began wrestling for British Empire Wrestling (BEW) in 2014. On 19 September at BEW/RCW Britain's Rising 2, Samuels teamed with Kirsty Love in a tag match against to Dragonita andShanna. She returned at BEW Britain's Rising IV in a match against the then-champion Leah Owens for the Revolution Championship. Samuels competed on 3 June 2017, at the International Grand Prix Triple Threat match against Christi Jaynes andShotzi Blackheart. Samuels debuted on the 18 February inPro-Wrestling: EVE atEVE: A Day at the Resistance, where she teamed withMeiko Satomura and Shanna in a tag match losing toEmi Sakura,Erin Angel andNixon Newell. She won the Wildcard Ladder Match at the1st Wrestle Queendom on 5 May 2018. She cashed in her contract on 11 November 2018 during a match betweenCharlie Morgan andKay Lee Ray, which she pinned Morgan to win thePro-Wrestling: Eve Championship.
On 25 August 2018, Samuels competed on the First RoundNXT UK Women's Championship Tournament, where she was defeated byDakota Kai. On 23 January 2019, Samuels faced Lana Austin, where Samuels was victorious. Samuels facedToni Storm for the NXT UK Women's Championship on the 19 April episode ofNXT UK. She competed in the Battle Royal to decide the number one contender for the NXT UK Women's Championship on the 14 June episode, where Kay Lee Ray was victorious. On 12 November 2020, Samuels went up againstXia Brookside. In the match, Samuels attempted to fake a knee injury but was backfired when Brookside rolled her up for the quick win. After the match, however, Samuels still gained the upper hand by assaulting Brookside at ringside. The feud between Samuels and Brookside would continue weeks to weeks. Notably, Samuels cost Brookside a match againstIsla Dawn on 10 December 2020. Eventually, the two faced again on the 4 February 2021 episode ofNXT UK, where Samuels was victorious after hitting Brookside with herhandbag. Brookside demanded a rematch where the loser becomes the winner'spersonal assistant for a whole month. And on the 25 February episode, Brookside defeated Samuels in that match. Throughout in March, Samuels would be forced to work as Brookside's assistant. On 18 August 2022, Samuels was the one of several NXT UK employees released from their contracts with the announcement of NXT UK was going into hiatus and the upcoming launch of the new brand,NXT Europe.[2]