Steffanie Rhiannon Newell is a Welsh professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE and appears on their NXT brand under the ring name Tegan Nox. Newell previously wrestled on the British independent circuit under the ring name Nixon Newell, most notably for promotions such as Attack! Pro Wrestling, Progress Wrestling and Fight Club: Pro.
Birth Name
Steffanie Rhiannon Newell
Nickname
Tegan Nox, Nixon Newell, The Girl with the Shiniest Wizard, Lady Kane, Captain Marvel of NXT
Profession
Professional Wrestler
Nationality
British
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Tegan Nox was born on the 15th of November 1994, in Bargoed, Rhymney Valley, Wales, United Kingdom.
Age
She’s currently 25 years old.
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Ethnicity
White
She is of Welsh descent.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Education
Tegan found a professional wrestling school in Port Talbot and began training under Dave Stewart and Wild Boar Mike Hitchman.
Family Details
- Father – Unknown
- Mother – Unknown
- Siblings – Unknown
Marital Status
Single
Boyfriend / Spouse
Tegan Nox has dated –
Tegan has largely opted to keep her personal life away from the public spotlight, which makes it difficult for us to say anything about her love life and dating history.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 5 feet 6 inches
- In centimeters – 168 cm
- In meters – 1.68 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 68 kg
- In Pounds – 141 lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 34-25-35
- Bust – 34 inches
- Waist – 25 inches
- Hip – 35 inches
- Bra Size – 32D
Body Build
Athletic
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Hair Color
Blue
Shoe Size
She wears a size 7.5 (US) shoe.
Dress Size
Her dress size is 4 (US).
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Nixon Newell was the first woman to wrestle at Wolverhampton based promotion, Fight Club: Pro in 2015 where she competed in a 4 way match in the infinity tournament against Chris Brookes, Dan Moloney and Eddie Dennis.
Wrestling Debut
In July 2014, Newell debuted for Attack! Pro Wrestling, competing three times on the same show. Firstly she defeated Lana Austin and later in the evening teamed with Austin to defeat Mark Andrews and Pete Dunne to win the Attack! 24/7 Championship for the second time in her career.
Newell debuted her Luchadora The Explorer character on 24 January 2015, teaming with Brookes in a loss to The Anti-Fun Police (Damian Dunne and Ryan Smile). She competed as Luchadora once again on 14 February, winning a special invitational scramble match. In January 2016, Newell aligned herself with Mark Andrews, forming the extremely popular team known as Bayside High.
Tegan Nox Favorites
- Favorites Wrestlers/Role Models – Molly Holly, Kane
- Favorites Character – Harry Potter
Tegan Nox Net worth
Tegan Nox has an estimated net worth of $8 million dollars as of 2020.
Social Media Profiles
- Facebook – Tegan Nox
- Instagram – tegannoxwwe
- Twitter – Tegan Nox
Some Lesser Known Facts About Tegan Nox
- As a youngster, Tegan was keenly involved in soccer and had given trials for both Cardiff City F.C. and the Welsh national team. However, she suffered a major knee injury when she was 13 years old which led to her withdrawal from the Welsh Under-16 squad. Apart from soccer, she was also enthusiastic about netball and tag rugby.
- She gave up soccer at the age of 16 owing to her knee injury and began training at a professional wrestling school in the Welsh town of Port Talbot.
- Her ring name, Tegan Nox, is a tribute to both her Welsh heritage and her love for the fictional fairytale world of Harry Potter. Tegan is the Welsh word for toy and Nox is the name of a spell from the realm of Harry Potter. One of her nicknames The Girl with the Shiniest Wizard is also a nod to Harry Potter.
- One of her nicknames, Lady Kane, is in tribute to the iconic WWE wrestler Glenn Jacobs aka Kane. She stated in an interview that as a child, she was simultaneously in awe of him, terrified of him and obsessed with his persona.
- She has also won the DDT Pro-Wrestling‘s Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship title twice and the Southside Wrestling Entertainment‘s Tag Team Championship once.
- In 2015, she became the first female wrestler to compete in the Wolverhampton-based Fight Club: Pro competition. After competing there for 2 years, and when it was announced that she would be joining WWE in mid-2017, the competition honored her with a special show titled First Female of Fight Club.
- In 2016, Newell turned into a villainess, abandoning Bayside High and aligning herself with Pete Dunne. In their first match together, Dunne and Newell (dressed as the Suicide Squad iterations of The Joker and Harley Quinn, respectively).
- In January 2017, Newell embarked on her first tour of Japan, competing with the all-female promotion Stardom. In her first match on the tour, she and Kay Lee Ray defeated Oedo Tai (Kris Wolf and Viper).
- In April 2017, it was reported that Newell had signed a contract with WWE.
