JoJo (wrestling)
| JoJo | |
|---|---|
 JoJo in 2016 | |
| Birth name | Joseann Alexie Offerman |
| Born | March 10, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Partner | Bray Wyatt (2017–2023; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | José Offerman (father) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | JoJo |
| Billed from | Toluca Lake, California |
| Trained by | Bill DeMott Natalya Neidhart Sara Del Rey WWE Performance Center[1] |
| Debut | June 26, 2013 |
Joseann Alexie Offerman (born March 10, 1994) is an American ring announcer, professional wrestler, and singer. She is best known for her tenure with WWE, under the ring name JoJo. She was part of the E! Network reality television show Total Divas during the first season, which aired in 2013.
Early life
[edit]Joseann Alexie Offerman was born in Los Angeles on March 10, 1994,[2] and is the daughter of Dominican professional star baseball player José Offerman, and was born in the city when her father was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.[3] She is also of Mexican descent.[4][non-primary source needed]
Professional wrestling career
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In May 2013, Offerman joined WWE and E! Network's reality show Total Divas, which shows behind the scenes footage of select WWE Divas and a look into their personal lives.[5][6]
At just 19 years old, Offerman made her main roster debut under the ring name "JoJo" on the June 26, 2013, episode of WWE Main Event, singing the entrance theme for Tons of Funk alongside The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi). Her version of the song was later released on iTunes. The following week on Raw, JoJo appeared in a backstage segment also involving The Bella Twins, Natalya, The Funkadactyls, and Eva Marie.[7] On the July 22 episode of Raw, JoJo along with the cast of Total Divas appeared on Miz TV, where she introduced herself to the crowd.[8] JoJo sang the United States national anthem at SummerSlam on August 18.
On the August 26 episode of Raw, JoJo served as the special guest ring announcer during a singles match between Natalya and Brie Bella. After the match, WWE Divas Champion, AJ Lee interrupted Brie Bella's victory celebration by cutting a worked shoot promo on the cast of Total Divas.[9] Following this, JoJo appeared at ringside to show support for her Total Divas co-stars during their matches. JoJo was booked in her first match on Raw on October 7, teaming with Natalya and Eva Marie in a winning effort against Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, and Aksana in a six diva tag-team match, however she was never tagged into the match.[10] The Total Divas defeated The True Divas (Fox, Aksana, Divas Champion AJ, Kaitlyn, Mendes, Tamina Snuka and Summer Rae) in an elimination tag-team match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view,[11][12] and the following night on Raw in a rematch, where she achieved her first in-ring victory after pinning and eliminating Tamina Snuka.[13]
JoJo later moved to WWE's developmental territory NXT in late 2013, after it was confirmed she would not be returning to Total Divas for its second season. She subsequently became the ring announcer for NXT. In April 2015, JoJo was promoted to the main roster and began serving as the regular ring announcer on Main Event, SmackDown, Raw and pay-per-views as well as a backstage interviewer.[14][15] She served as the RAW brand ring announcer from 2016 until 2018 and remained under contract until she quietly departed from the company in early 2021.[16]
Other media
[edit]Offerman was part of the main cast for the first season of the reality television show Total Divas produced by WWE and E!. The show began airing in July 2013.[17] Offerman was replaced by Summer Rae for the second season.[18][19]
Personal life
[edit]Offerman was in a relationship with WWE wrestler Windham Rotunda, better known as Bray Wyatt.[20] They had two children together.[21][22] Rotunda and Offerman became engaged on April 28, 2022;[23] however, Rotunda died of a heart attack on August 24, 2023.[24]
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Best Ring Announcer (2015)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) – with Brie Bella, Cameron, Eva Marie, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka at Survivor Series[25]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013, 2015–2019 |
Total Divas | Herself | Main cast (season 1) Guest (seasons 3–9): 29 episodes |
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Somebody Call My Momma"[26] | Non album single |
References
[edit]- ^ Pike, Ryan. "Total Divas TV report". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "JoJo profile". The Internet Wrestling Database.
- ^ Saxton, Byron (June 11, 2015). "NXT 10-Count: JoJo". WWE. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joseann Offerman". Twitter. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ "E! WWE to team up for launch of 'Total Divas' reality show". WWE. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ Neuenschwander, Andy (June 26, 2013). "Total Divas Sneak Peek, Bellas Body Slams and Big Egos". E!. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Richard, Trionfo (July 1, 2013). "WWE Raw Report: champions versus champion; rematches from SmackDown; the cast of Total Divas together; Daniel Bryan as a referee; those nutty McMahons; the family comes along to Baltimore; and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Benigno, Anthony (July 22, 2013). "Raw results: Daniel Bryan runs the gauntlet and "The Best" baits "The Beast"". WWE. p. 6. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Raw results: Bryan suffers corporate justice against Orton and The Shield". WWE.
- ^ James Caldwell (October 7, 2013). "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 10/7 (Hour 1): Battleground PPV fall-out, WWE Title match to continue at next PPV, one "firing," Bruno Sammartino, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ Mike, Johnson. "Complete WWE Survivor Series blog, or... Daniel Bryan is sorely missed in the main event picture". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ Zach, Linder. "Natalya, The Bellas, The Funkadactyls, JoJo & Eva Marie def. Divas Champion AJ Lee, Tamina Snuka, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, Aksana & Alicia Fox". WWE. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ Trionfo, Richard. "Live, ongoing, WWE Raw report: 14 Divas elimination match twice in two days". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ "Lilian Garcia undergoes knee surgery". WWE. April 17, 2015.
- ^ Caldwell, James (May 17, 2015). "CALDWELL'S PAYBACK PPV REPORT 5/17: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of four-way WWE World Title match, I Quit, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ "JoJo Offerman Let Go By WWE Several Months Ago". wrestletalk.com. WrestleTalk. August 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ Caldwell, James (July 12, 2013). "WWE News: WWE & E! announce "Total Divas" details, number of episodes, male cast members". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "New cast member for Total Divas". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Martin, Adam (January 27, 2014). "New cast member for new season of 'Total Divas'". WrestleView. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Daniels, Tim (March 27, 2019). "WWE Announcer Jojo Announces Pregnancy with Boyfriend Bray Wyatt". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Bray Wyatt and Jojo welcome their new son to the world". May 18, 2019.
- ^ "JoJo & Bray Wyatt welcome of their second child, a daughter, Hyrie Von Rotunda". Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Joseann Offerman on Instagram". www.instagram.com.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (August 24, 2023). "Bray Wyatt (Windham Rotunda) Cause Of Death Given". Fightful. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 32. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ^ "WWE: Somebody Call My Momma – Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
External links
[edit]
- JoJo on WWE.com
- Joseann Offerman on Twitter
- Joseann Offerman at IMDb
- JoJo's profile at Cagematch.net
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