In May 2010, Riggs was signed to a developmental contract withWWE.[7] On September 18, 2010, she made her debut at FCW house show under the name Vannah, sharing ring announcing with Matt Martlaro. The following month changed her name to Sonia. She then made her FCW in-ring debut as a heel on December 2, 2010 at a house show which she lost toAJ Lee. In mid-2011, Sonia teamed up withAudrey Marie against AJ andAksana in which they were defeated. On July 8, Sonia was defeated by Aksana in a triple-threat match for theFCW Divas Championship which also includedNaomi. On August 8, 2011, she was released from her developmental contract.[1]
Su Yung debuted forSHIMMER Women Athletes on October 1, 2011 in a dark match at Volume 41; teaming withKimberly Maddox andVeda Scott in a losing effort against Buggy Nova, Jessie Brooks, and She Nay Nay. In another dark match at Volume 43, Su was defeated by KC Spinelli. On October 27, 2012, Su was defeated by Sassy Stephie at Volume 50 and again by Miss Natural the following day at Volume 52.[1]
Su debuted forShine Wrestling as a babyface along with Tracy Taylor to form The West Coast Connection on July 20, 2012.[4] On that evening, the duo lost to Made In Sin (Allysin Kay and Taylor Made) at SHINE 1. A month later at SHINE 2, Su picked up her first Shine victory by defeating Kimberly and she and Tracy defeated Gabby Gilbert andLuscious Latasha at SHINE 3. Su's winning streak continued with victories over Rhia O'Reilly and Josie, but it came to an end at SHINE 6 on January 11, 2013 when she was defeated by Ivelisse.
At SHINE 7 on February 22, Su teamed up with Tracy and Mia Yim in a losing effort to Valkyrie members Made In Sin and April Hunter. A month later, Su defeated Brittney Savage via submission with her Yellow Fever finisher.
At SHINE 9, Su was defeated by Saraya Knight in a SHINE Championship Tournament qualifying match. In the tournament at SHINE 11 on July 12, Su was defeated by LuFisto in a four-way qualifying match that also included Nikki Roxx and Mercedes Martinez.
At SHINE 12 on August 23, Su again teamed with Tracy Taylor in a losing effort to Daffney's All-Star Squad members Nikki Roxx and Solo Darling. However, at SHINE 13, Su defeated La Rosa Negra, Taeler Hendrix, and the debuting Xandra Bale in a four-way match. Su competed against Solo Darling in back-to-back Shine events, losing at 14 and winning at 15. At SHINE 16 on January 24, 2014, Su was defeated by Mercedes Martinez.
At SHINE 17 on February 28, Su and Tracy Taylor teamed up in a losing effort to Made In Sin in the quarterfinals of theSHINE Tag Team Championship Tournament.[9]
On April 18, Su defeated Rhia O'Reilly via submission at SHINE 18 and was attacked by Saraya Knight after the match. Later in the event, Su turned into a villainess by aligning with Valkyrie and attacking Ivelisse in the ring, and later attacking her tag team partner, Tracy Taylor, ending The West Coast Connection in the process. At SHINE 21 on August 22, Su was defeated by Nevaeh in a #1 Contender's four-way match that also included Amazing Kong and Leah Von Dutch. At SHINE 22 on October 10, Su defeated Amanda Rodriguez via submission.[7]
Total Nonstop Action / Impact Wrestling (2018–2022)
Yung made her return to Impact Wrestling on the March 22 episode of the show, attackingAllie whileBraxton Sutter proposed to her, establishing herself as aheel.[10] That led to Sutter accompanying Yung through her matches. AtRedemption, Yung faced Allie for theImpact Knockouts Championship, but she was defeated. After Yung lost, Sutter proposed to her but was misted in the face, ending their relationship.[11] On the April 26 episode ofImpact!, Yung debuted her legion of undead bridesmaids and attacked Allie in an attempt to put her in a coffin, untilRosemary rescued her.[12] That incident started a rivalry between Rosemary and Yung, which led into a match between them on the May 3 episode ofImpact!, that ended up in a brawl. Allie tried to help Rosemary, but Yung's undead bridesmaids held her back and forced her to watch, as Yung attacked Rosemary and put her inside a coffin.[13]
On the May 17 episode ofImpact!, Yung and her undead bridesmaids held a funeral for Rosemary, misting her coffin and setting it on fire.[14] On May 31 (which was taped on April 24) atImpact! Under Pressure, Yung defeated Allie in aLast Rites match to win the Knockouts Championship for the first time in her career.[3] AtOne Night Only: Zero Fear on June 15, Yung made her first successful title defense againstKatarina.[15] AtSlammiversary XVI, Yung successfully retained her title againstMadison Rayne.[16] On August 12 (which aired ontape delay on August 30) atImpact! ReDefined, Yung lost the title toTessa Blanchard in athree-way match that also involved Allie, ending her reign at 110 days.[17] On the September 6 episode ofImpact!, she received her rematch against Blanchard for the Knockouts Championship, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title. After Yung lost, she attacked Blanchard and tried to put her inside a coffin, until Allie andKiera Hogan attacked Yung and rescued Blanchard.[18]
On the October 4 episode ofImpact!, Yung defeated Kiera Hogan in a match and got into a brawl with Allie who was saved by Hogan, but was able to put the latter inside a coffin.[19] AtBound for Glory, Yung was attacked by Allie who entered the Undead Realm to rescue Hogan and dealt with a returning Rosemary as they escaped, with the former appearing to be possessed.[20] Following the next couple of months, Allie showed a darker and villainous version of herself, aligning with Yung and turning on her friend Hogan under possession, thus turning heel for the first time since 2016.[21] On the January 3, 2019, episode ofImpact!, the newly formed duo attacked Hogan after a match, and were interrupted byJordynne Grace who came to rescue her.[22] This led to a tag team match atHomecoming, which they won as Yung technically submitted Hogan, but were soon confronted by Rosemary.[23][24]
Yung continued her feud with Rosemary who wanted to get Allie back, and on the February 22 episode ofImpact!, she got involved in the "Dark War" concocted byFather James Mitchell, where both Allie and Rosemary's lives were at stake.[25] On the March 9 episode ofImpact!, Team Su Yung (Yung, Allie andThe Undead Maid of Honor) were defeated by Team Rosemary (Rosemary, Hogan and Grace), meaning that Allie belonged to Rosemary.[26] On March 29 atAgainst All Odds, Yung was confronted by Rosemary who came to the Undead Realm to retrieve Allie's soul, and she "killed" the latter instead.[27][28] After distracting her in a four-way match for the Knockouts Championship atUnited We Stand, their rivalry came to a head in aDemon Collar match on the May 17 episode ofImpact!, with Yung losing to Rosemary and being dragged by her afterwards.[29][30] On the June 7 episode ofImpact!, she was freed from her control by a returningHavok, now aligning herself with Father Mitchell.[31]
AtSlammiversary XVII, Yung competed for the Knockouts Championship in a four-wayMonster's Ball match against Rosemary, Havok and then-championTaya Valkyrie. As Valkyrie retained her title, Yung's alliance with Havok began to see fractures.[32] On the August 9 episode ofImpact!, Yung prevented Havok from winning the Knockouts Championship against Valkyrie, leading to a match between the both of them on the September 6 episode ofImpact!, where Yung disqualified herself after misting Havok in the face.[33][34] The two would meet again in ano disqualification match on the September 20 episode ofImpact!, with Yung losing to Havok after atombstone piledriver. They continued to brawl backstage, ending with Havok wrapping a noose around Yung's neck and hanging her over the staircase rail, presumably killing her.[35]
On the October 29 episode ofImpact!, Riggs made an appearance without her makeup, introducing herself as Susie.[36] Susie continued making appearances over the following months, having no recollection of her past but slowly regaining her memories after coming across Havok and Father Mitchell, being coerced to join them.[37][38][39] On the January 28, 2020, episode ofImpact!, Rosemary invited Susie to a "friendly competition" against her the next week, where they fought each other to a double count-out and continued to brawl backstage, ending with Rosemary wrapping a noose around Susie's neck and resurrecting Su Yung.[40][41] The next couple of weeks had her send both Father Mitchell and Havok to the Undead Realm.[42][43] On the March 24 episode ofImpact!, it led to a fight between Yung and Havok that saw both of them betrayed by Father Mitchell and sent to the Undead Wasteland, only for them to escape thanks to Rosemary and kill him.[44]
Riggs reverted to her Susie persona on the March 31 episode ofImpact!, fully aware that she terrified people as Su Yung and caused bad things to them.[45] On the May 26 episode ofImpact!, she aligned herself withKylie Rae after they were bullied and beaten up by Kiera Hogan andTasha Steelz, leading to a tag team match the next week, where they lost after Hogan pinned Susie with aswinging fisherman suplex.[46][47] On the June 23 episode ofImpact!, Susie was defeated by Taya Valkyrie in a singles match, and was continually insulted by her until Rae arrived to save Susie.[48] On the July 14 episode ofImpact!, she teamed with Rae, Havok,Nevaeh andAlisha Edwards in a 10 Knockout tag team match to defeat the team ofKimber Lee, Hogan, Steelz, Rosemary and Valkyrie.[49] AtSlammiversary, Susie competed in aGauntlet for the Gold match to determine the number one contender for the Knockouts Championship, which was won by Rae.[50]
On the July 28 episode ofImpact!, Susie joined a bunch of wrestlers in the reality showWrestle House.[51] The following week, she teamed with Alisha Edwards to defeatJohnny Swinger in amixed gender handicap match.[52][53] On the August 11 episode ofImpact!, Susie went on a date withCousin Jake that goes wrong when her Su Yung persona briefly returns and scares him off. She naively blamed Edwards for the bad dating advice she gave her, leading to a match between them that Susie won by using a roll-up.[54][55] On the September 1 episode ofImpact!, Susie confronted Cousin Jake during his brawl alongsideCody Deaner against XXXL (Acey Romero andLarry D), angry that she broke the truce between the two teams and unknowingly "winning" the match. She and the rest of theWrestle House cast returned to the Impact Zone during Knockouts ChampionDeonna Purrazzo's Black Tie Affair, preventing Kimber Lee from attacking Kylie Rae.[56]
On the September 15 episode ofImpact!, Susie teamed with Kylie Rae in a winning effort against Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee.[57] On October 3 atVictory Road, she unsuccessfully challenged Purrazzo for the Knockouts Championship after submitting to theVenus de Milo. After the match, Purrazzo destroyed Susie and broke her arm in an attempt to send a message to Rae.[58][59] AtBound for Glory, Susie returned under her Su Yung persona, replacing a no-show Rae in her match against Purrazzo for the Knockouts Championship, beating her to win the title for a second time.[60][61] On November 14 atTurning Point, shedropped the title back to Purrazzo in a no disqualification match, ending her reign at 21 days.[62] On the November 24 episode ofImpact!, Susie returned to tell Purrazzo and Lee that they hurt her friend and she apologized for what was going to happen to them, leading to Su Yung appearing alongside Susie for the first time and attacking both of them.[63] The following week, Yung confronted Purrazzo and Lee who were in the ring over her rematch for the Knockouts title, but was setup by Father Mitchell who agreed to help them, resulting in Purrazzo taking her out with theCosa Nostra piledriver and being carried out by the undead bridesmaids.[64][65]
On the January 5, 2021, episode ofImpact!, Riggs appeared under a new businesswoman persona, introducing herself as Susan.[66] Susan turned heel on the next week's episode ofImpact!, aligning with Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee by attacking Rosemary, causing a distraction that helped Lee defeat Taya Valkyrie.[67] On the January 19 episode ofImpact!, she teamed with Lee in a Knockouts tag team match against Jordynne Grace andJazz, with Susan pinning the latter after a distraction from Purrazzo.[68] Susan would lose to Grace in a one-on-one match on the February 2 episode ofImpact!.[69] AtNo Surrender, she teamed with Lee and Purrazzo for a six-Knockout tag team match against Grace, Jazz andODB, with the latter making Susan submit and lose for her team.[70] On the February 23 episode ofImpact!, Susan and Lee lost to Grace and Jazz in a number one contenders match for theKnockouts Tag Team Championship, and would lose to ODB in a singles bout two weeks later.[71][72] On April 10, atHardcore Justice, Susan was set to compete in aweapons match to determine the number one contender for the Knockouts Championship, but was taken out by Su Yung who took her place instead.[73]
On the April 22 episode ofImpact!, Susan lost a match againstTenille Dashwood.[74] Three days later, she teamed with Kimber Lee and fought Rosemary and Havok in a losing effort on theRebellion pre-show.[75] On the May 6 episode ofImpact!, Susan lost toTaylor Wilde.[76] AtUnder Siege, she and Lee lost a tag team bout against Dashwood and Wilde.[77] On June 12, atAgainst All Odds, Susan and Lee fought againstFire 'N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.[78] Five days later, she and Lee were told by Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo that they were no longer needed at her side.[79] After losing against Rosemary and Havok on the July 8 episode ofImpact!, Susan was taken by Lee to see Father Mitchell in order to change her back to Su Yung, but on the following week, she revealed that she knew about her and drags Lee into a room before slamming the door.[80][81]
Return of Su Yung and the Undead Bridesmaids (2021-2022)
On the July 29 episode ofImpact!, Yung returned and revealed a transformed Lee under her control.[82] The following weeks saw both Yung and Lee confrontBrandi Lauren and convert her into an undead zombie.[83][84] On part 2 ofIMPACT Wrestling Best of 2021, Yung attacked Lee and Lauren for failing to deliver her souls, before revealing that she's pregnant.[85][86]
She married fellow professional wrestlerRich Swann in March 2017.[5][87]
On December 10, 2017, Swann was arrested inGainesville, Florida on charges of battery and kidnapping/false imprisonment.[88][89] The victim was identified as his wife. According to the arrest report, Swann and Riggs had gotten into an argument over Swann critiquing Riggs' performance at a show that night. When Riggs tried to get away from Swann, witnesses state that he grabbed her in aheadlock and dragged her back into his car.[87][90] Swann was released from Alachua County Jail later that same day and told to get in contact with court services.[91] On January 25, 2018, all charges against Swann were dismissed, when a determination was made by prosecutors that there was "insufficient evidence" to move forward with the case.[92]
On December 30, 2021, Riggs announced on herTwitter account that she was pregnant with her and Swann's first child.[93] Their son was born in February 2022.[94]
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