Mandy Rose had never been seen on Raw before and has been learning her craft down in NXT over the past year, becoming quite a popular addition to many NXT Live events. Mandy burst onto the WWE scene back in 2015 but it seems that this is the first time she has really been able to make an impact in a WWE ring.
Mandy has only appeared on NXT once in her career, which means that she has pretty much skipped that step on her way to the main roster so many of the WWE Universe won’t know a lot about the newest blonde addition to Monday Night Raw.
#6. Tough Enough Finalist
WWE decided to reboot their popular recruitment show called Tough Enough exclusively on the WWE Network back in 2015, which is where Mandy Rose was first brought to the attention of the WWE Universe.
Even though Mandy didn’t win the competition, she came second to winner Sara Lee. She is currently the only member of Tough Enough 2015 who still has a WWE contract after Josh Bredl was released a few weeks ago more than a year after Sara Lee became the first winner released when her year-long developmental contract ran out.
Mandy wrestled Alicia Fox as part of the final and lost her first match to the former Divas Champion, two years later and she was one of the women who attacked Alicia, Sasha Banks, Mickie James and Bayley last night on Raw.
#5. Total Divas Star
After the popularity that came with her appearance on WWE Tough Enough, Mandy was added to the cast of Total Divas back in January 2016 replacing former SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi.
Mandy was able to share a lot of personal information about herself throughout her appearances on the show which mainly focused on her relationship with her boyfriend Michael as well as her family.
Mandy didn’t return to Total Divas for the sixth season and was instead replaced by Renee Young, who was bumped up to the main character after being seen as a regular character for a few seasons. Rosa Mendes was also removed from the show after that season and replaced by Maryse.
Mandy has since been able to begin her training as a WWE star and avoid the spotlight, something that Eva Marie should have opted to do to avoid some of the negative attention that was aimed at her throughout her training.
#4. She has a degree in speech pathology
Mandy came to WWE with a background in bodybuilding and fitness, which could be why she was able to progress through the Tough Enough training so easily. It seems that Mandy has quite an envious educational background as well.
Unlike many other women in WWE currently, Mandy was able to go to college and earn a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology, when she attended Iona college back in 2013. Speech Pathology is a profession that has seen a rise in popularity over the past few years and plays an integral role in the diagnosis of conditions like Autism. It seems that Mandy definitely isn’t just a pretty face.
#3. She signed a five-year contract with WWE
When Sara Lee won the Tough Enough final back in 2015, she signed a one-year developmental deal with WWE that allowed her to train with WWE until her release back in the autumn of 2016.
Despite not winning the competition, WWE offered Mandy Rose a five-year deal which she signed back in 2015. Mandy has since been training at WWE’s Performance Centre and has made a number of appearances at NXT Live events before she made her official NXT debut back in September in a losing effort against current NXT Women’s Champion Ember Moon.
This was both Mandy’s first and last appearance on NXT since she failed to return to the show ahead of her debut on Raw last night.
#2. She was crowned 2014 World Beauty Fitness and Fashion Bikini Champion
Mandy seemingly slotted in quite well with the WWE locker room and many of the women on the roster, because she comes from the same kind of background as many of her peers.
Mandy entered a number of bodybuilding competitions before she came to WWE, much like Dana Brooke and Alexa Bliss which has probably allowed the three women to bond over their mutual paths into the business.
As well as this, Mandy was crowned as the 2014 World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Bikini Champion, which might be why she has a lot of photos of her in bikinis on her Instagram page and always looks comfortable in swimwear. Of course, the male demographic of the WWE Universe are definitely not complaining about this, or WWE selecting her to be part of Paige’s stable, to begin with.
#1 Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville are best friends
Many of the WWE Universe were confused by the fact that Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville were the two women chosen to spearhead this invasion of the main roster along with Paige, but it makes a little more sense when you add the fact that Mandy and Sonya are best friends.
The duo has been inseparable during their time on NXT together and consistently update images together on Instagram. They have even been able to wrestle each other a number of times, in matches that were seemingly good quality. It seems that WWE is hoping that their chemistry helps the group to be able to make a statement on the main roster over the next few weeks.
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