Karmen Petrovic | |
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Birth name | Monika Klisara |
Born | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 October 1995
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Karmen Petrovic Monika Klisara |
Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center Sara Amato |
Debut | 11 March 2023 |
Monika Klisara (born 29 October 1995) is a Bosnian-Canadian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE where she performs in the NXT brand under the ring name Karmen Petrovic. [1]
Klisara was born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. With her parents she moved to Toronto, Canada in the mid-1990s to escape the Bosnian War. [2] She is of Croatian and Bosnian descent. [3]
Klisara is a former champion Karate competitor. At age 17, she was a member of the Canadian National and the Ontario Provincial Karate teams. She won gold medals at the Fonseca Cup competition, the Ontario Provincial competition and the Ontario Summer Olympic Games. [4]
Petrovic made her first WWE appearance on NXT in November 2022 under her real name. In 2023, she had her debut match on the 28 July episode of NXT Level Up, now as Karmen Petrovic, in a losing effort to Ivy Nile. [5] On the 17 October episode of NXT, Petrovic won her first televised singles victory when she competed in the 2023 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, during which she eliminated Jaida Parker in the first round. [6] During the following week on the 24 October episode of NXT, Petrovic was eliminated in the semi-final round by Lola Vice. [7]
It was reported on 10 November 2023, Klisara was in a relationship with Brazilian professional basketball player Bruno Caboclo. [8]
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