A. Q. A.
{{Short description|American professional wrestler}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|birthname = Angela Quentina Arnold
|birth_place = Gilbertown, Alabama, United States
|ring_names = A. Q. A.
Angela
Zayda Ramier
|trainer = Booker T
|debut = February 17, 2018
|billed = Gilbertown, Alabama, United States
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|09|10}}
|retired = July 18, 2022
}}
Angela Quentina Arnold{{Cite web|title=AQA: Profile and Match listing|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/aqa-15161.html|website=Internet Wrestling Database}} (born September 10, 1996), better known by the ring name A. Q. A., is an American retired professional wrestler. She began to work with Booker T's Reality of Wrestling promotion in 2018. She also worked for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2022 and WWE in 2021 as Zayda Ramier.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Andrew |date=2022-01-22 |title=AQA (Zayda Ramier) details series of events that led to her WWE release |url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/01/22/aqa-details-series-of-events-that-led-to-wwe-release-wwe-believed-she-had-a-medical-issue/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=POST Wrestling {{!}} Podcasts, News, Reviews {{!}} WWE AEW NXT NJPW |language=en-US}}
Professional wrestling career
Arnold was trained by Booker T in his promotion Reality of Wrestling. During her years in the promotion, she won the women's title, ROW Diamonds Division Championship twice.{{Cite web|title=ROW Collision Course Results|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=201573|website=Cagematch}}{{Cite web|title=ROW TV Taping Results October 13 2018|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=216876|website=Cagematch}}{{Cite web|title=ROW TV taping March 9, 2019|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=231868|website=Cagematch}} On June 18, 2022, AQA challenged Athena for the Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship but lost.{{Cite web |title=Warrior Wrestling 23 Results (6/18): Athena, Will Ospreay, Swerve Strickland, More In Action {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/warrior-wrestling-23-results-618-athena-will-ospreay-swerve-strickland-more-action |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}
On March 31, 2021, Arnold, going by the ring name Zayda Ramier, made her WWE debut competing on NXT, in a tag team match facing The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell) teaming with Gigi Dolin which they lost.{{Cite web|title=WWE NXT #449 Results|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=306491|website=Cagematch}} On the April 27 episode of NXT, Ramier faced Toni Storm and won the match making this her first win in WWE.{{Cite web|title=WWE NXT #452 Results|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=307392|website=Cagematch}} In July Ramier was medically disqualified to wrestle for the company despite her debating to the WWE medics that the reason she felt she was going pass out was due to dehydration.{{Cite web |title=A.Q.A (Zayda Ramier) Reveals She Was Medically Disqualified From Competing In WWE {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aqa-zayda-ramier-reveals-she-was-medically-disqualified-competing-wwe |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}} On November 4 Ramier was released by WWE.{{Cite web |title=Zayda Ramier Released By WWE {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/zayda-ramier-released-wwe |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}
On February 9, 2022, AQA made her debut in All Elite Wrestling on Dynamite where she faced Jade Cargill for the AEW TBS championship which AQA lost.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=A. E. W. |date=2022-02-10 |title=AEW Dynamite Results for February 9, 2022 |url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-dynamite-results-for-february-9-2022 |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=All Elite Wrestling |language=en}} Two days later Tony Khan announced that she was signed to the company, but six months later, on July 18, AQA announced she is stepping away from professional wrestling "for the immediate future" as it has taken a mental and physical strain on her.{{Cite web |title=A.Q.A Signs With All Elite Wrestling {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aqa-signs-all-elite-wrestling |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Currier |first=Joseph |title=AEW's AQA stepping away from pro wrestling |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/aews-aqa-stepping-away-from-pro-wrestling |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results |date=18 July 2022 |language=en}}
on May 7th, 2025, it was announced on her social media that She would be Making her Return in Wrestling for the first time in three years in a Match In New Texas Pro Wrestling Promotion on June 1st, 2025. https://x.com/NewTexasPW/status/1919215052755697772
Championships and accomplishments
- Reality of Wrestling
- ROW Diamonds Division Championship (2 times)
References
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External links
- {{Professional wrestling profiles|cagematch=23597|wrestlingdata=37611|iwd=aqa-15161}}
- {{Twitter|AQAOfficial10|A. Q. A}}
- {{IMDb name|nm9385321|Angela Arnold}}
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Category:21st-century female professional wrestlers
Category:21st-century American professional wrestlers
Category:American female professional wrestlers
Category:African-American professional wrestlers
Category:Professional wrestlers from Alabama