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5 things you need to know about Paige's new stablemates: Sonya Deville

Sonya has already had quite the career in the spotlight
Sonya has already had quite the career in the spotlight

When former Divas Champion Paige made her long-awaited WWE return last night on Raw, she made sure that she didn't return alone. Paige was drafted to the Raw roster in the summer of 2016 but has never actually appeared on the brand.

When she made her first appearance last night, shockingly, NXT stars Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville were in tow. There are still a number of members of the WWE Universe who don't watch NXT on a regular basis so they are unaware of who these women are, so here is everything you need to know about NXT's resident striker Sonya Deville.


#5. Former MMA star

Sonya made her MMA debut back in 2014
Sonya made her MMA debut back in 2014

Sonya Deville started training as a Mixed Martial Artist when she was just 17-years-old. She went on to compete in three sanctioned matches, her first match back in 2014 lasted just over one minute as she forced fellow flyweight Allenita Perez to submit to a guillotine choke in fantastic debut match.

She then went on to compete in just two more matches, her second was won by TKO after just two minutes in a match against Jeselia Perez her final match was a loss to Jasmine Pouncy at the University of MMA Fight Night 9 back in 2015 after six minutes. This was the last time she competed in a Mixed Martial Arts match.

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