History Wrestling / SaraDelRey

** Die Brüderschaft des Kreuzes (BDK) (with Ares, Tursas, Claudio Castagnoli, Daizee Haze, Pinkie Sanchez, Tim Donst, Lince Dorado, [[Wrestling/HunterJohnston Delirious]], Derek Sabato, Jakob Hammermeier, and Dieter Von Steigerwalt [Hydra]).

* UrExample: Besides the SHIMMER and Remix Titles, Del Rey was also the first woman to hold a Pure Wrestling Association tag team title and was the first and only JAPW women's champion until The Chicks Using Nasty Tricks Kimber Lee and Annie Social battled it out to decide who would be her successor four years later. Del Rey successfully defended the belt for at least three years until training WWE superstars seemed to get in the way of title defenses.

* CurbstompBattle: In the winter of 2010, Sara Del Rey and Daizee Haze were demanding more competition from Ring Of Honor, who had been pitting them and the rest of the roster against OVW wrestlers. After being given another match with Taeler Hendrix, Del Rey scoffed and picked her apart, only relenting to let Hendrix get an open shot, which Del Rey {{no s|ell}}old. She then stretched and choked Hendrix until Hendrix couldn't even attempt to get a shoulder up.

** Originally Wrestling/DaizeeHaze in JAPW and Ring of Honor but then they teamed up and it became everyone in CHIKARA during their BDK run. Her last feud in CHIKARA was with the Batiri.

* TokenEvilTeammate: ''CHIKARA King of Trios 2010'', Night I, April 23, 2010 was supposed to have featured a match between Team Mexico (Skayde[=/=][=Turbo=][=/=]El Valiente) and the BDK team of Claudio Castagnoli, Ares and Tursas. Team Mexico didn't appear due to El Valiente getting double booked and wrestling on the Wrestling/{{CMLL}} show instead. Skayde apparently tried to hold up CHIKARA for more money, leading to the company cutting all ties with him. Names were drawn out of a hat for a replacement team. The first names were [[Characters/WWETagTeams Well Dunn]], but, sadly, Steve Dunn had passed away a year earlier. Then they drew [[Wrestling/TitoSantana Strike]] [[Wrestling/RickMartel Force]], who were not there. Then they drew CHIKARA regulars the Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian), who, of course, were there and came out to the cheers of the crowd. Then Sara's name was drawn, meaning the Portal was teamed with a BDK member against three BDK members. During the match, Sara broke up the Ophidian Death Grip on Claudio by [[GroinAttack kicking Ophidian low]]. [[LoopholeAbuse She couldn't be DQ'd because it was her own partner]]. The BDK won, of course, with Ophidian taking the Ragnarok for the pin.

* EvilForeigner: Of course American Angel did have a Mexican supporter in Chacala but not many beyond her. She lost Chacala's support after becoming a {{tecnic|o}}a though.

* PowerTrio: The Kings Of Wrestling with Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli. She's there most common third besides maybe Arik Cannon.

-->[[MemeticMutation "All hail the Queen of Wrestling!"]]

Sara Ann Amato (born November 13, 1980 in Martinez, UsefulNotes/{{California}}) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, manager and trainer who is better known as Sara Del Rey. She started as Nikki with All Pro Wrestling in Hayward in 2001, before going to work for the UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese [=ARSION=] promotion. She worked for various promotions in the U.S., UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} and in Japan, including appearing on the first ever Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}} show. Along with [=SHIMMER=], she is best known for her work in Wrestling/RingOfHonor and Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}. She has also competed for Wrestling/WrestlingSocietyX, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and did two house show (non-televised event) matches for Wrestling/{{TNA}}, one in 2009 and one in 2010. Among her in-ring achievements, she was an Impact Zone Wrestling Women's Champion, the first ever [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-s.html SHIMMER Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-t.html SHIMMER Tag Team Champion]] with Courtney Rush as the Queens of Winning, the only Canadian Wrestling Revolution Women's Champion, a Pure Wrestling Association Tag Team Champion with Juan Ortiz, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/world1/world1-wm.html Pro Wrestling SUN Champion]] and Remix Pro Wrestling's first Women's Champion. She is considered one of the best wrestlers in the world today ''regardless'' of gender. In 2012, she [[TheMentor became a trainer]] for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Del_Rey The Other Wiki]] has a page on her too.

!!! "Here's your chance to trope wrestling royalty!"

* {{Foreshadowing}}: At ''Cibernetico Increible'', October 18, 2009, she and Daizee Haze cut a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDAt_IOT_8 promo]] in which Daizee talked about how she didn't want "to be treated like a little lady" and how she and Sara were better than the guys, naming Wrestling/EddieKingston, Ophidian, Wrestling/BrodieLee and Green Ant. Sara said, "There's something going on that I think we might be perfect for." That "something" turned out to be the BDK, which formed at the end of the 2009 SeasonFinale ''Three-Fisted Tales'' on November 22nd, and they took part in the big riot that marked its formation, attacking whoever they could find.

* TheComicallySerious: Sara Del Rey is so serious she at times loops back right around into comical. Even in atmospheres known for their stoicism such as Japanese ARSION and [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1 Zero 1]] and especially in SHIMMER against the likes of the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, Regeneration X and The Canadian Ninjas.
* TheHost: Of the weekly "Throwdown Lowdown" segment on CHIKARA's Website/YouTube channel, which were clips showcasing great moves from different CHIKARA shows. As a heel in the BDK, she also hosted their weekly segment, the "[=VDK=]".
* TheRival:
** Ashley Lane was the first Ohio Championship Wrestling Women's Champion. Sara Del Rey was the ''last'' OCW Women's Champion. Del Rey would also fight off some stranger named Madison Rayne in Jersey All Pro. Undaunted, Rayne would show up in Remix Pro calling herself "The Queen Of Wrestling"
** While Del Rey was the SHIMMER Champion, Amazing Kong was the Wrestling/{{N|ational Wrestling Alliance}}WA Women's World Champion and both tried unsuccessfully to take each other's belts. Belts they both lost to a certain screaming banshee...
** Sara finally got that elusive one on one victory over [=MsChif=] she had been trying to get for at least six years at Ring Of Honor's ninth anniversary, which was ironically the first time Del Rey [[BreakTheHaughty doubted she could do it]], but even then, her issues with [=MsChif=] were not quite finished.
** She and Josie indirectly in Remix Pro Wrestling, as they were the two most seen women in the company but rarely encountered each other up until it was time to crown a women's champion. Incidentally, the crowds didn't like either of them at first but warmed up to Sara Del Rey over time while Josie was [[TheCorrupter corrupted]] by the "[[PowerStable Anti Heroes]]". They also traded wins in OVW and Ring of Honor, Josie winning in the former and Del Rey in the latter.
* TheWorfEffect: One of the downsides to being recognized as the best. Wrestling/{{Kana|koUrai}}'s entry into SHIMMER was preceded by clips of Sara Del Rey (and Melissa) being blanked by her and Del Rey remained winless against Kana in SHIMMER (unlike Melissa), though outside of the promotion, Del Rey has prevailed against Kana in the overwhelming majority of their encounters.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Tsunami and American Angel started out as a ruda tag team before Tsunami took up the ways of a tecnica. Unmasked American Angel would eventually become a tecnica herself but Tsunami went back to being a ruda by then so they were still at odds.

* {{Cameo}}: A blink and you miss it one on Total Divas, of all things. Can be seen during the Wrestling/{{Bayley}}/Wrestling/SashaBanks match at ''Takeover: Respect'' (presenting flowers to Sasha) and at the Kairi Sane/Shayna Bayzler final match of the Mae Young Classic.

* RealSongThemeTune:
** (in Mexico): Lenny Kravitz' version of "American Woman"
** (in ROH):
*** Music/MachineHead's "[= Alcoholocaust=]"
*** [[Music/ThirtySecondsToMars 30 Seconds to Mars]]' "Oblivion"
*** Billy Talent's "Red Flag"
*** Music/RichardWagner's "Music/RideOfTheValkyries"
** (in CHIKARA[=/=]SHIMMER[=/=]Full Impact Pro[[note]]An ROH sister promotion in Florida[[/note]]): Music/{{Europe}}'s "The Final Countdown"

Sara Amato (b. 1980 in Martinez, UsefulNotes/{{California}}) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, manager and trainer who is better known as Sara Del Rey. She started as Nikki with All Pro Wrestling in Hayward in 2001, before going to work for the UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese [=ARSION=] promotion. She worked for various promotions in the U.S., UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} and in Japan, including appearing on the first ever Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}} show. Along with [=SHIMMER=], she is best known for her work in Wrestling/RingOfHonor and Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}. She has also competed for Wrestling/WrestlingSocietyX, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and did two house show (non-televised event) matches for Wrestling/{{TNA}}, one in 2009 and one in 2010. Among her in-ring achievements, she was an Impact Zone Wrestling Women's Champion, the first ever [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-s.html SHIMMER Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-t.html SHIMMER Tag Team Champion]] with Courtney Rush as the Queens of Winning, the only Canadian Wrestling Revolution Women's Champion, a Pure Wrestling Association Tag Team Champion with Juan Ortiz, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/world1/world1-wm.html Pro Wrestling SUN Champion]] and Remix Pro Wrestling's first Women's Champion. She is considered one of the best wrestlers in the world today ''regardless'' of gender. In 2012, she [[TheMentor became a trainer]] for Wrestling/{{WWE}}. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Del_Rey The Other Wiki]] has a page on her too.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: By way of the turns wrestlers tend to go through. She was especially on the dark side during Chikara, making lots of firsts for females in the organization despite being ([[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty or perhaps because of being]]) a ruda.

** Death Rey subjected [[UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts XFC]] cage doll dancer (and former queen of FCW) Wrestling/AngelaFong to an extended {{squash|match}} to prove models can't be wrestlers, at least not good wrestlers. Sara had no problems tagging with Santana Garret, "the model", before that incident but later became dismissive of her too, demanding [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] after pinning Garret at ''Evolve 14''.

*** Creator/RichardWagner's "Music/RideOfTheValkyries"

* {{Cameo}}: A blink and you miss it one on Total Divas, of all things.

** Death Rey subjected [[MixedMartialArts XFC]] cage doll dancer (and former queen of FCW) Wrestling/AngelaFong to an extended {{squash|match}} to prove models can't be wrestlers, at least not good wrestlers. Sara had no problems tagging with Santana Garret, "the model", before that incident but later became dismissive of her too, demanding [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] after pinning Garret at ''Evolve 14''.

** Death Rey subjected [[MixedMartialArts XFC]] cage doll dancer (and former queen of FCW) Angela Fong to an extended {{squash|match}} to prove models can't be wrestlers, at least not good wrestlers. Sara had no problems tagging with Santana Garret, "the model", before that incident but later became dismissive of her too, demanding [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] after pinning Garret at ''Evolve 14''.

Sara Amato (b. 1980 in Martinez, UsefulNotes/{{California}}) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, manager and trainer who is better known as Sara Del Rey. She started as Nikki with All Pro Wrestling in Hayward in 2001, before going to work for the UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese [=ARSION=] promotion. She worked for various promotions in the U.S., UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} and in Japan, including appearing on the first ever Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}} show. Along with [=SHIMMER=], she is best known for her work in Wrestling/RingOfHonor and Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}. She has also competed for Wrestling/WrestlingSocietyX, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and did two house show (non-televised event) matches for Wrestling/{{TNA}}, one in 2009 and one in 2010. Among her in-ring achievements, she was an Impact Zone Wrestling Women's Champion, the first ever [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-s.html SHIMMER Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-t.html SHIMMER Tag Team Champion]] with Courtney Rush as the Queens of Winning, the only Canadian Wrestling Revolution Women's Champion, a Pure Wrestling Association Tag Team Champion with Juan Ortiz, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/world1/world1-wm.html Pro Wrestling SUN Champion]] and Remix Pro Wrestling's first Women's Champion. She is considered one of the best wrestlers in the world today ''regardless'' of gender. In 2012, she [[TheMentor became a trainer]] for Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

'''Sara Amato''' (b. 1980 in Martinez, UsefulNotes/{{California}}) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, manager and trainer who is better known as '''Sara Del Rey'''. She started as '''Nikki''' with All Pro Wrestling in Hayward in 2001, before going to work for the UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese [=ARSION=] promotion. She worked for various promotions in the U.S., UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} and in Japan, including appearing on the first ever Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}} show. Along with [=SHIMMER=], she is best known for her work in Wrestling/RingOfHonor and Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}. She has also competed for Wrestling/WrestlingSocietyX, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and did two house show (non-televised event) matches for Wrestling/{{TNA}}, one in 2009 and one in 2010. Among her in-ring achievements, she was an Impact Zone Wrestling Women's Champion, the first ever [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-s.html SHIMMER Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-t.html SHIMMER Tag Team Champion]] with Courtney Rush as the Queens of Winning, the only Canadian Wrestling Revolution Women's Champion, a Pure Wrestling Association Tag Team Champion with Juan Ortiz, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/world1/world1-wm.html Pro Wrestling SUN Champion]] and Remix Pro Wrestling's first Women's Champion. She is considered one of the best wrestlers in the world today ''regardless'' of gender. In 2012, she [[TheMentor became a trainer]] for Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Del_Rey The Other Wiki]].

* ImprovisedWeapon: In ROH, the Kings Of Wrestling came up with a metal elbow pad to give Sara an edge over Amazing Kong.

** And this is why she, Kong (and Wesna) were doomed to split. She had no real interest in supporting anyone else as champion and lacked the drive for a prolonged chase after tag team champions [[Wrestling/MadisonRayne Ashley Lane]] and Nevaeh.

** For much of her JAPW Women's championship run. [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Commentators speculated that it had to do with a couple of canker sores.]] That wasn't the first time she went through such a phase though, an image of a frowning face has been incorporated into her ring gear. Also, her face paint often made her look this way, and which made it all the more off putting when she really scowled while wearing it. (the comments on her beauty come from WhenSheSmiles)
** In an ROH segment, she claimed to be happy when training for matches but angry about all other things related to wrestling.

* PowerTrio: The Kings Of Wrestling with Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli.

** Death Rey subjected [[MixedMartialArts XFC]] cage doll dancer (and former queen of FCW) Angela Fong to an extended {{squash|match}} to prove models can't be wrestlers, at least not good ones. Sara had no problems tagging with Santana Garret, "the model", before that incident but later became dismissive of her too, demanding [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] after pinning Garret at Evolve 14.

* ShoutOut: Besides Bryan Danielson's, The Kings Of Wrestling and BDK themes, she's also came out to "Boss Of The World" (Bull Nakano's Theme)
* SignatureMove: Used to be a power bomb, which was considered an outdated move when she started. She later became known for mixing various holds and chokes with a gory special as well as a bridging fall away slam. Then she came up with a delayed northern lights brain buster during a match with Yuki Ohna.

* UrExample: Besides the SHIMMER and Remix Titles, Del Rey was also the first woman to hold a Pure Wrestling Association tag team title and was the first and only JAPW women's champion, successfully defending the belt for at least three years until training WWE superstars seemed to get in the way of title defenses.
* VillainBall: She had Larry Sweeney cancel her match with Serena Deeb on SHIMMER Volume 22 and set up a SHIMMER title shot at ''ROH Rising Above''. Del Rey couldn't resist attacking [=MsChif=] after her match with Ariel though, Deeb came to fight Del Rey off, a referee emerged to restore order, then realized the match could happen anyway and had the bell rung.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Tsunami and American Angel started out as a ruda tag team before Tsunami took up the ways of a technica. Unmasked American Angel would eventually become a technica herself but Tsunami went back to being a ruda by then so they were still at odds.

* {{Badass}}: '''Trained''' by Wrestling/BryanDanielson, '''defeated''' Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli and and beat the crap out of Jakob Hammermeier. She pinned Tim Donst to win the 2011 Torneo [=Cibernetico=], making her the first and so far only woman to do so. Earlier in the same match, she pinned the BDK's monster Tursas. Past opponents such as Chuck Taylor, who she also defeated, have put her over on commentary for being this.

* TheWorfEffect: One of the downsides to being recognized as the best. Kana's entry into SHIMMER was preceded by clips of Sara Del Rey(and Melissa) being blanked by her and Del Rey remained win less against Kana in SHIMMER(unlike Melissa), though outside of the promotion, Del Rey has prevailed against Kana in the overwhelming majority of their encounters.

'''Sara Amato''' (b. 1980 in Martinez, UsefulNotes/{{California}}) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, manager and trainer who is better known as '''Sara Del Rey'''. She started as '''Nikki''' with All Pro Wrestling in Hayward in 2001, before going to work for the UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese [=ARSION=] promotion. She worked for various promotions in the U.S., UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} and in Japan, including appearing on the first ever Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}} show. Along with [=SHIMMER=], she is best known for her work in Wrestling/RingOfHonor and Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}. She has also competed for Wrestling/WrestlingSocietyX, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and did two house show (non-televised event) matches for Wrestling/{{TNA}}, one in 2009 and one in 2010. Among her in-ring achievements, she was an Impact Zone Wrestling Women's Champion, the first ever [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-s.html SHIMMER Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/shimmer/shimmer-t.html SHIMMER Tag Team Champion]] with Courtney Rush as the Queens of Winning, the only Canadian Wrestling Revolution Women's Champion, a Pure Wrestling Association Tag Team Champion with Juan Ortiz, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/world1/world1-wm.html Pro Wrestling SUN Champion]] and Remix Pro Wrestling's first Women's Champion. She is considered one of the best wrestlers in the world today ''regardless'' of gender. In 2012, she [[DemotedToExtra became a trainer]] for Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

-->"I just noticed I’m not a part of the ROH roster anymore…boo!"

* FinishingMove: Royal Butterfly, Piledriver, Omoplata (AKA, Lebell Lock, AKA [[BuffySpeak Key Locked Arm Submission]])

* DefeatByModesty: She and Eddie Edwards faced Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis at ''[=ROH=] Boiling Point'' on August 11, 2012. Edwards scored the win for his team by forcing Bennett to submit. Meanwhile, Sara had chased Maria under the mat and emerged with Maria's clothes.

* EvilForeigner: Of course American Angel did have a Mexican supporter in Chacala but not many beyond her. She lost Chacala's support after becoming a {{technic|o}}a though.

* NoNonsenseNemesis: Usually, there are exceptions such as was when she admitted to being a fan of April Hunter though that was probably when they were not directly opposed, Ai Fujita being Del Rey's primary concern in ARSION. Later confrontations would show Del Rey had abandoned her fan girl ways, probably having something to do with T&A ganging up on her in LLF.