WWE NXT's Arianna Grace: Age, Father, Finisher & More (2024)

Arianna Grace is a rising star in WWE’s developmental brand, with her stock in NXT growing a lot over the last several months. She hasn’t done much in the way of winning or throwing herself into title contention, but she is a constant presence on TV and someone who maximizes the time that she has on screen.

With her becoming more of a known wrestler in NXT, she is gaining more fans by the week, meaning that there is naturally more interest in her professional wrestling career and her life outside of WWE too, whether that be personal details, her younger life, or more.

Arianna Grace Did A Lot In Her Younger Years

She Won Beauty Pageants And Dance Competitions

• Grace’s strong acting work makes sense given her theater background
• She was involved in several competitions growing up
• She won Miss Teen Ontario-World

Arianna Grace is someone who has a lot of talent, and much of that came from her younger years where she took part in a variety of activities. She was involved in theater, improv, and beauty pageants (of which she was a winner of Miss Teen Ontario-World).

Additionally, Grace has trained in a wide array of MMA such as boxing, judo, and jiu jitsu, giving her a legit fighting background which she could use in WWE one day to influence her style.

Arianna Grace Is The Daughter Of Santino Marella

She Has Wrestling In Her Blood

• Marella is a former US, Intercontinental, and Tag Team Champion
• He is one of the best comedy wrestlers of all time
• Grace has taken on his natural charisma

Arianna Grace is one of many second and third generation talents in the professional wrestling world today, as she is the daughter of Santino Marella. Despite being mostly a comedic character, Marella has certainly carved out a career which will likely see him in the WWE Hall Of Fame due to memorable segments and multiple title reigns too.

Grace has proven to have great comedic timing, over the top acting, and more which feels like a direct influence from her father. It is clear that she has inherited much of what made him so special in WWE for many years.

Arianna Grace Competed In The NWA

She Began Her Career Away From WWE

• Grace started her career back in 2018
• She wrestled once in the NWA
• She signed with WWE in 2022

Given Grace’s family history and ties with WWE, and the fact that many of those in NXT right now are performance center recruits with no wrestling experience, it may come as a surprise that Grace debuted a whole two years before even making it to WWE.

Grace even wrestled in the NWA, though it was in a big multi-woman invitational so she didn’t get much of a chance to truly shine. She wrestled elsewhere on the independent scene too before finally being signed to WWE’s developmental system.

Arianna Grace Was Out Of Action For An Entire Year

She Suffered A Torn ACL

• After only a few months in NXT, she was ruled out
• It took nearly a year for her to return
• She came back to the ring in 2023

Arianna Grace may have made her debut all the way back in 2020, but she has still wrestled very few official matches. Much of this is due to the fact that she spent nearly a year away from WWE programming due to suffering an ACL tear. She offered updates along the way about her recovery process on Instagram.

Arianna Grace’s Finisher Is Called “Fall From Grace”

Her Finisher Is A Fireman’s Carry Slam

It is very important for wrestlers to have an impactful and noteworthy finishing move to make their victories look stylish and to look legit to fans. Arianna Grace hasn’t quite found the right finishing move yet. Her current finisher is the “Fall From Grace”, which is a Fireman’s Carry Slam - similar to The Wasteland finisher used by Wade Barrett.

Grace often wins her matches via a roll-up or via luck, so it isn’t too often that fans have even seen her use her finishing move.

Arianna Grace Isn’t As Young As Some Other NXT Wrestlers

She Is 27 Years Of Age

NXT is jam-packed full of several young and promising individuals, and whilst Arianna Grace still has plenty of years ahead of her, she is older than a fair few in the developmental system right now at 27 years of age.

For comparison, the likes of Bron Breakker and Tiffany Stratton are younger than her, and Rhea Ripley is the same age. Many wrestlers don’t reach their prime until their 30s these days though, so she has a lot of time to keep improving.

Arianna Grace Is In A Relationship With A Fellow NXT Wrestler

Grace’s Love Life Is Public

• She is in a relationship with Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo
• The pair are both currently in NXT
• This was confirmed in December 2023

There are a lot of relationships between professional wrestlers in WWE today, and particularly within NXT. Arianna Grace is in a relationship with NXT wrestler Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, who is a part of the D’Angelo Family.

Their relationship was confirmed in social media posts and loving comments in their pictures together. In a post last year, Grace revealed they'd met two years prior at an indie show.

Arianna Grace Stands At A Decent Height

She Is 5’7”

Arianna Grace is 5 foot and 7 inches in height, which makes her stand above several of those on the roster, and equal to others too. For comparison, she is the same height as Rhea Ripley.

Grace certainly has the look and stature to be a champion and star in the future.