Amber Nova
Birth nameAmber Flora
Born (1991-11-02) November 2, 1991 (age 33)[1]
Hackettstown, New Jersey[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Amber Nova[3]
Nova Girl[3]
Amber Flora[3]
Billed height5 ft 4 in (162 cm)[3]
Billed weight106 lb (48 kg)[3]
Trained byLince Dorado[3]
Chasyn Rance[3]
Ivelisse Velez[3]
Aaron Epic[3]
DebutApril 1, 2016[3]

Amber Flora[4] (born November 2, 1991)[1] is an American professional wrestler better known by her ring name Amber Nova. She is currently working for SHINE Wrestling where she is a former Shine Nova Champion.

She has also made appearances for Impact Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling & NXT.

Early life

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Flora was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey on November 2, 1991 and grew up in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.[5] She auditioned for WWE Tough Enough in 2015 but wasn't selected as a contestant.[6]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2016-present)

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Nova made her in ring debut for Championship Wrestling Entertainment (CWE) at the CWE Rise Of A Queen Tournament where she faced Santana Garrett in a first round match but was defeated.[7] She made her debut for Shine Wrestling (SHINE) at SHINE 48 where she defeated Chelsea Durden.[8] On December 10, 2023 at the World Wrestling Network (WWN) First Annual Heath D. Schneider Memorial Battle For The Belts Nova defeated Ivelisse to win the Shine Nova Championship for the first time in her career.[9]

Impact Wrestling (2017–2018)

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Nova made her debut for Impact Wrestling as enhancement talent where she faced Allie in a losing effort.[10] She made her return on July 20, 2017 where she was squashed by Impact Knockouts Champion Sienna.[11] Her final match for Impact was on March 29, 2018 in another squash match against Su Yung.[12]

NXT (2018–2019)

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Nova made her debut for NXT on August 8, 2018 where she faced Nikki Cross but was defeated.[13] In her next appearance on January 23, 2019 she appeared as a Heel and teamed with Tanea Brooks and faced Io Shirai & Kairi Sane in a Tag team match and were defeated.[14]

All Elite Wrestling (2021–2022)

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Nova made her debut for AEW on the April 13, 2021 episode of AEW Dark where she teamed with Queen Aminata and faced the team of Red Velvet & Big Swole but were defeated.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

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Personal life

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Before becoming a professional wrestler Flora worked as an Emergency medical technician and studied at the Technical College of the Lowcountry.[17] Her father worked as a Mechanic and incorporated it into her gimmick using the number 73 on her custom Chevy Nova.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestledata". Saalbach, Axel. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Amber Nova Interview". Lorenz, Bernd. 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Amber Nova « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Kreikenbohm, Philip. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Amber Nova Real Radio Monsters". Hryciw, Andy. November 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Amber Nova Interview". Lorenz, Bernd. 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  6. ^ "WWE #ToughEnough - Amber Flora". WWE. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  7. ^ "CWE Rise Of A Queen Tournament « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. ^ "SHINE 48 « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ "WWN First Annual Heath D. Schneider Memorial Battle For The Belts « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Impact Wrestling: Results and Highlights for June 1". Daily DDT. June 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "GFW / IMPACT Wrestling 07 20 2017 | Online World of Wrestling".
  12. ^ "411MANIA". Csonka's Impact Wrestling Review 3.29.18.
  13. ^ "Nikki Cross def. Amber Nova". WWE.
  14. ^ "Kairi Sane & Io Shirai def. Amber Nova & Tanea Brooks". WWE.
  15. ^ "AEW Dark results: Alex Reynolds vs. Ryan Nemeth". F4W/WON. April 14, 2021.
  16. ^ "SHINE Nova Championship « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Amber Nova booking agency talent-roster/amber/nova". mn2s.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  18. ^ "10 Things To Know About Amber Nova, A Wrestler Who Appeared In Both AEW & WWE". Haverford, Joey. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.