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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1992-02-26)February 26, 1992 (age 33) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Spouse | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Ivy Nile |
| Billed height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 126 lb (57 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Glenn Jacobs Tom Prichard WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | February 21, 2020 |
Emily Andzulis (born February 26, 1992) is an Americanprofessional wrestler. She is signed toWWE, where she performs under thering nameIvy Nile on theRawbrand and is a member ofAmerican Made.
Andzulis earned national recognition from her time on NBC's sports game showTitan Games hosted byDwayne Johnson.[2]
She also competed in MMA in the Women's Flyweight division.[3] She is ofLithuanian descent.
Andzulis was offered a WWE tryout in April 2019. She went on to train at the Jacobs-Prichard Wrestling Academy underGlenn "Kane" Jacobs andTom Prichard inKnoxville, Tennessee. Her graduating class was held in Grimsley, TN at 127 Pro Wrestling.[4] On January 14, 2020, it was reported thatWWE had signed Andzulis to a developmental contract.
Andzulis made her in-ring debut on an NXT house show, teaming with Catalina Garcia & Rita Reis in a losing effort toDeonna Purrazzo,Indi Hartwell &MJ Jenkins. Andzulis made her televised debut on the September 23 episode ofNXT during which she competed in a Number One Contender Battle Royal which was won byCandice LeRae. After a prolonged absence from the ring, Andzulis returned the following year under the ring name "Ivy Nile" as a member ofDiamond Mine faction alongsideRoderick Strong, theCreed Brothers,Hachiman andMalcolm Bivens on the October 12, 2021 episode ofNXT, during which she defeated Valentina Feroz.[5]
In February 2022, Nile began teaming withTatum Paxley, with their first match as a team defeatingFallon Henley andKayla Inlay onNXT Level Up.[6] On the February 22 episode ofNXT, Paxley and Nile participated in the first round of the women'sDusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, facingKacy Catanzaro andKayden Carter, in which they were defeated.[7] Nile and Paxley participated in a fatal four-way tag team match against Katana Chance and Carter, Valentina Feroz andYulisa Leon, andToxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin andJacy Jayne) on the August 2 episode ofNXT for the vacantNXT Women's Tag Team Championship, which they failed to win. After feeling morally abandoned by Nile, on the March 14, 2023, episode ofNXT, Paxley turnedheel and abandoned her during a three-way tag team match, attacking her and causing her to suffer the pinfall at the hands ofAlba Fyre andIsla Dawn. On April 4 episode ofNXT, Nile defeated Paxley to end the feud.[8][9][10]
On the November 6 show ofRaw, the Creed Brothers and Nile officially signed for theRawbrand.[11] Nile participated in abattle royal for aWomen's World Championship match atSurvivor Series. Nile eliminatedKayden Carter,Katana Chance andNatalya and survived as the final 4 participants but was eliminated by an already eliminatedNia Jax.[12] On the November 20 show ofRaw, Nile teamed up withAlpha Academy'sMaxxine Dupri in afatal four-way tag team match for aWWE Women's Tag Team Championship match in a losing effort.[13] On the December 11 show ofRaw, Nile accompanied Dupri in a non-title match against Women's World ChampionRhea Ripley. Ripley won by submission and did not release the hold until Nile entered the ring and both women stared each other down. Ripley vowed to make an example out of Nile, agreeing to put the Women's World Championship on the line against Nile atRaw: Day 1 but Nile lost to Ripley for the title in her main roster debut match.[14] Nile debuted in theRoyal Rumble match in thetitular event, entering as the number 8 and was eliminated byNia Jax.[15]
At Night 2 of the2024 WWE Draft, Nile and The Creed Brothers were drafted to theRaw brand in the bonus draft.[16] Back in April 2024 atNXT Stand & Deliver, NXT general managerAva revealed the newly createdNXT Women's North American Championship,[17] and Nile went through as one of the top 12 participants from the preliminary combine to compete for a spot in the six-woman ladder match to crown the inaugural champion atNXT Battleground.[18] On the May 14 episode ofNXT,The Meta-Four'sLash Legend defeated Nile to qualify for a spot at NXT Battleground.[19] On the August 12 episode ofRaw, Nile attacked Dupri to officially joinAmerican Made, turning heel for the first time since 2022.[20] In May 2025, Nile participated and won theWomen's Speed Championship #1 Contender's Tournament, but she failed to win the championship fromSol Ruca.[21][22]
Ivy Nile made hervideo game debut inWWE 2K23 as adownloadable character as part of the Race To NXT Pack and appeared on the main game ofWWE 2K24.
In 2022, Andzulis married fitness instructor Ari Levy.[23]
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