Sonya Deville

Daria Rae Berenato[9] (born September 24, 1993)[10] is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. She is signed to WWE under the ring name Sonya Deville. She currently appears on both the Raw and SmackDown brands as an on-screen authority figure alongside Adam Pearce.

Deville rose to prominence as a contestant in the 2015 season of WWE Tough Enough, where she finished in eleventh place. Following her elimination, she signed a contract with WWE and was sent to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. She then performed in WWE’s developmental territory at the time, NXT, before moving up to the main roster. She was assigned to the Raw brand in November 2017 in a team with Mandy Rose and Paige called Absolution. Deville and Rose were later drafted to SmackDown and became Fire and Desire before eventually splitting. After taking time off in mid-2020, she returned in January 2021 in a non-wrestling role as an on-screen authority figure.

In mixed martial arts, she has competed in three fights, holding a record of 2–1.

In June 2015, Berenato was one of the thirteen finalists for the sixth season of the WWE competition Tough Enough.[12] She was the third competitor eliminated from the competition.[13]

In October 2015, Berenato signed a contract with WWE,[8] and was assigned to their developmental brand NXT to begin her training. She made her in-ring debut on December 3 during a live event against Nia Jax, which she lost.[14] Berenato made her first televised appearance and in-ring debut under her real name on the August 17 episode of NXT, where she competed in a six-woman tag team match along with Mandy Rose, and Alexa Bliss, in which they were defeated by Carmella, Liv Morgan, and Nikki Cross.[3] Berenato returned to television on the November 23 episode of NXT in another six-woman tag team match with The Iconic Duo (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), where they lost to Aliyah, Ember Moon and Liv Morgan.[15] On the December 21 episode of NXT, Berenato competed in her first televised singles match, where she was defeated by Billie Kay due to a distraction by Peyton Royce.[16]

Berenato returned on the May 3, 2017, episode of NXT under the new ring name Sonya Deville, participating in a number one contender’s battle royal for Asuka’s NXT Women’s Championship, where she was eliminated by Peyton Royce and Billie Kay.[17] Following this, Deville began a winning streak, defeating Lacey Evans,[18] Rachel Evers,[19] Jenna Van Bemel,[20] and Zeda.[21] Following another short hiatus, Deville returned on the October 18 episode of NXT, where she participated in a triple threat match against Ember Moon and Ruby Riott to gain an spot on the fatal four-way match for the vacant NXT Women’s Championship at NXT TakeOver: WarGames on November 18, which was won by Moon.[22] On the November 22 episode of NXT, Deville was defeated by Ruby Riott.[23] A rematch took place on the December 6 episode of NXT, where they faced off in a no holds barred match which Deville won. Deville then unsuccessfully challenged Ember Moon for the title on the December 27 episode of NXT.[24]