Dani Luna

Chloe Smith (born 2 March 1999), known under the ring name Dani Luna, is an English professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer. From 2019 to 2022, she was signed to WWE where she performed on the NXT UK brand.

Dani Luna
Born (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999
Croydon, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)ChloChlo
Chloe Smith
Dani Luna
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Billed weight139 lb (63 kg)[1]
Trained byJustin Sysum
Luke Savory
Debut3 December 2016

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2016–2020)

Smith made her wrestling debut on 3 December 2016, under her real name, and wrestled in the English promotion Evolution, where she was defeated by Lana Austin. Two months later, she reappeared in Evolution, losing a 2 on 1 handicap match to Mya Mae and Sierra Loxton. In 2017, she made her debut for British Empire Wrestling. After a few losses, she decided to appear in various other promotions such as Preston City Wrestling, Dragon Pro Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Pro Wrestling Chaos. During this time she was able to win three titles.[2]

WWE (2019–2022)

Luna made her WWE debut on the 3 July 2019 episode of NXT UK, teaming with Mercedez Blaze in a 2 on 1 handicap loss to Jazzy Gabert. She appeared again on the 31 July episode, where she lost to Rhea Ripley. On the 25 September episode of NXT UK, Luna lost to Nina Samuels for a third time.

On 31 January 2020, Luna signed a contract with WWE. On the February 6 episode of NXT UK, she lost to Piper Niven. On the 12 March episode of NXT UK, she defeated Amale by disqualification when she was attacked by NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray. On the 19 March episode of NXT UK, she challenged Ray for the NXT UK Women's Championship but lost the match. On the 2 April episode of NXT UK, Dani and Niven lost to Jinny and Ray.[3] On 18 August 2022, it was announced that Luna had been released from her WWE contract.[4]

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2022–present)

On 17 December at RevPro Uprising, Luna won the Southside Women's Championship after defeating Kanji.[5][6] She lost the title to Skye Smitson on March 26, 2023, at Revolution Rumble.[7][8]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Dragon Pro Wrestling
    • Celtic Crown Women's Championship (1 time)
  • New Wave Wrestling
    • All Wales Championship (1 time, current)[9]
  • Pro Wrestling Chaos
    • Maiden Of Chaos Championship (1 time)
  • Pro Wrestling SOUL
    • SOUL Women's Championship (1 time)
  • Revolution Pro Wrestling
    • Southside Women's Championship (1 time)[10]

References
  1. "Dani Luna". CageMatch.
  2. "Dani Luna-Titles". CageMatch.
  3. "Dani Luna refuses to be put down by Jinny: NXT UK Exclusive, March 19, 2020". youtube.com. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. Powell, Jason (18 August 2022). "WWE conducting NXT UK talent cuts". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. Lambert, Jeremy (17 December 2022). "RevPro Uprising Results (12/17): Great-O-Khan Wins Undisputed British Heavyweight Title". Fightful. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  6. Lee, Joseph (17 December 2022). "RevPro Uprising Results: Great-O-Khan Is The Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion". Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. Tessier, Colin (26 March 2023). "RevPro Revolution Rumble Results (3/26): Michael Oku Competes, Lio Rush Makes Surprise Appearance". Fightful. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023.
  8. Brennan, Corey (27 March 2023). "LIVE EVENT RESULTS & RECAPS RevPro Revolution Rumble Results (3/26/23)". bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. "All Wales Championship2 « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. "RevPro Uprising 2022 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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