Willow Nightingale Trainer

Willow Nightingale (original name: Danielle Paultre) is an American female professional grappler. The AEW star from the women's division is likewise performing in several other wrestling promotions such as Ring of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). Nightingale came out on top for the first-ever Strong Women's Title after her win at the Strong Women's Championship Tournament. Willow Nightingale is known for her career with Chikara and Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling alongside her work in NJPW and AEW.

She won Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas while performing there. Nightingale, the former Women's Owen Hart Cup winner has likewise worked for the Shimmer Women Athletes, Queens of Combat, New York Wrestling Connection, and Women's Wrestling Revolution. She has shown up in 439 pro-level matches and won 258 matches out of them with a winning rate of 58.8%. Willow Nightingale was placed twice on the list of Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) in consecutive years, 2022 and 2023.

Who are Willow Nightingale’s Trainers?

Willow Nightingale took training under the tutelage of Bull Dempsey (birth name: James Smith) and Mike Mondo (birth name: Michael Brendli). Bull Dempsey and Mike Mondo both are professional wrestlers from America. Nightingale met both of her trainers at the training academy of New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC). After six months of Training Nightingale became an experienced match referee. She debuted one year later after her training in 2015 in NYWC.

Bull Dempsey

Bull Dempsey is currently performing under the name Bull James in the independent wrestling circuits. He started his professional career in 2005 and performed for WWE from 2013 to 2019. The 36-year-old performed on the NXT brand but wasn't able to win a title. Bull Dempsey worked for various independent promotions such as Atomic Wrestling Revolution, Independent Wrestling Federation, etc. He holds a few championships like NYWC Heavyweight Title, NYWC Fusion Title, NYWC Tag Team Title, etc. Bull Dempsey is additionally popular by her other ring names like Baby Hughie, Bull Dempsey, Bull James, Donnie Johnson, Hugh Smith, and Smith James.

Mike Mondo

Mike Mondo is popular as a member of The Spirit Squad, which performed in WWE during 2005-2006. He started performing for WWE after her early career. Apart from WWE, Mondo performed for Major League Wrestling (MLW), Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and Ring of Honor (ROH). Besides his career and success at NYWC, Mike Mondo also won various titles at OVW, WWE, and Preston City Wrestling (PCW).

Mondo has the OVW Heavyweight Title, OVW Southern Tag Team Title, and OVW Television Title to his name. These titles made him the 6th triple crown at OVW. The WWE World Tag Team Title is the most important in Mike Mondo's career. He is also known by his other ring names like El Mondo, Livewyre, and Mikey.

Willow Nightingale’s Career Titles and Achievements