Throughout her time in NXT, Wendy Choo has undergone many different gimmick changes. Initally she was Mei Ying. Then, fans saw her debut the Wendy Choo character. Early on, she would wrestle in pajamas and sleep during matches. However, after being gone for some time, Choo returned with a brand alteration to the persona. It was a much darker, nightmarish one.
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That is where Choo is today in NXT. However, she has been steadily rising through the ranks of WWE‘s developmental promotion. Let’s learn more about Choo’s life in and out of the ring.
Wendy Choo Is 32 Years Old
She Was Born On January 18
While age is just a number for some, it does matter in wrestling. Especially in developmental brands like NXT, where the majority of the talents are pretty young. Wendy Choo is currently 32 years old, and while she’s not that old compared to some of the other wrestlers, she’s a bit older as per the current NXT standards.
Choo Is On The Shorter Side
She Is 5’2″
Wendy is roughly 5’2″ tall, and it’s a short height, even for a female wrestler. While wrestlers have become successful despite their short stature, height does play a role sometimes. However, she is around the same height as Roxanne Perez and Stephanie Vaquer.
She Is Married To Another Wrestler
Choo Is With Bison XL
Wendy Choo has been in a relationship with another pro wrestler who goes by Bison XL. They have been together for a few years now and got engaged in August 2020. They then went on to get married the next year.
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Choo Attended Queens College
She Got A Bachelor’s Degree
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Before WWE and professional wrestling, Choo pursued two college degrees. She first attended Queens College in New York and got a Bachelor’s Degree in physical education. Then, she attended Lehman College and got a Master’s degree in education.
She Used To Work In Education
Choo Taught At Her Old School
After attending school, Choo decided to give back to the high school that she went to. After obtaining her degrees, Choo was briefly a physical education teacher at two different schools. She worked at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and Benjamin N. Cardozo High School.
The Mei Ying Gimmick
It Was Her Earliest NXT Character
Supernatural gimmicks don’t often work out in wrestling, especially in today’s time. In WWE history, there were only a handful of such gimmicks that worked in the long run. The Undertaker and Kane are the biggest examples of this. NXTalso had a supernatural gimmick in Mei Ying. The character had ancient supernatural powers and she was the leader of Tian Sha — a tag team that consisted of Xia Li and Boa. This was an interesting gimmick, and it had the potential to become a big hit in the future. But the gimmick was scrapped once Xia Li moved to the main roster.
She Worked For Ring Of Honor
She Wrestled Under The Name Karen Q
Before WWE, Wendy Choo was best known for her work in Ring of Honor. In November 2018, she qualified to challenge for the ROH Women Of Honor World Title, but she couldn’t win in the Four Corner Survival match against Sumie Sakai, Kelly Klein, and Madison Rayne.
She Appeared In The Mae Young Classic
She Did Not Make It Too Far
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Wendy Choo’s first WWE appearance occurred during the Mae Young Classic tournament in 2018. At that time, she worked as Karen Q. However, she was eliminated by her future stablemate, Xia Li.
Shawn Michaels & Triple H Were Huge Fans Of Tian Sha
It Ended Before It Could Pick Up
According to a report, the Tian Sha program was a personal favorite of both Triple H and Shawn Michaels. However, after Triple H suffered a serious cardiac event, WWE made several changes to the NXTbrand. This also included nixing the Mei Ying character. The wrestler was later repackaged as Wendy Choo in December 2021. There were no explanations for this character change.
Her Ranking In The PWI Top 100 Females (2018)
It Is The Only Time She Has Ranked
Since 2018, Pro Wrestling Illustrated has been doing an annual rankingfor the top female wrestlers in the world. The first such listwas released back in 2018. That year, Ronda Rousey topped the list, which made sense because of her debut and storyline with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
On the bottom end of the list, there was Wendy Choo (as Karen Q). She spent the majority of that year working for Ring of Honor and many other independent wrestling promotions. But since then, Wendy hasn’t made it to a PWI Top Females list.
She Suffered A Broken Ankle In 2019
It Was One Of Her Most Serious Injuries
Back in July 2019, Wendy Choo reported that she suffered a leg injury during an NXT live event in Atlanta, GA, where she teamed up with Bianca Belair to take on Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez. During the match, she fractured her lateral malleolus (ankle bones). Some days later, Wendy underwent surgery.
Her recovery process wasn’t so smooth, and she faced a few complications and had to go under the knife for the second time in February 2020. She recovered in six months and returned to the ring in August.
She Was Trained By Johnny Rodz & Damian Adams
Choo Got Her Start At Gleason’s Gym
Wendy Choo was first trained by Johnny Rodz at his Gleason’s Gym. For those who don’t know, he worked for WWE from 1965 to 1985. Rodz has trained wrestlers like Big Bill, Tazz, The Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer, and many more.
She then joined Team Adams Pro Wrestling Academy and received her training from Damian Adams. She made her in-ring debut in 2014 with Victory Pro Wrestling in New York.
She Lost In The Women’s Dusty Cup Finals
Choo Teamed With Dakota Kai
Wendy Choo found a tag team partner in Dakota Kai for the Women’s Dusty Cup this year. They defeated Cora Jade and Raquel Rodriguez in the semi-finals and faced IYO SKY and Alba Fyre in the finals, where they lost.
It Was Her Best Rivalry To Date
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Choo has been in NXT for quite a while. During that time, she has been involved in quite a few rivalries. However, her best to date has been against current Women’s Money in the Bank holder, Tiffany Stratton. The two battled in a Light Outs match that was praised by many fans.
While Stratton has moved on to the main roster, Choo is still in NXT. But, she has shown that she has the potential for great things.
She Has A Dog Named Mochi
Choo Often Posts Her Pet
Those who follow Wendy Choo on her social media platforms already know that she has a Shih Tzu Mix breed dog named Mochi. She uploads pictures of Mochi quite often on social media. Wendy has set up a separate Instagram account for her dog, and it already has over 300 posts at the moment.
