Athena (wrestler)

Adrienne Palmer (née Reese; born August 31, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and also competes in their sister company Ring of Honor (ROH). She competes under the ring name Athena and is the current and longest-reigning ROH Women's World Champion.

Athena
Palmer as Ember Moon in February 2017
Birth name	Adrienne Reese[1]
Born	(1988-08-31) August 31, 1988 (age 36)[2] Garland, Texas, United States
Spouse(s)	Matthew Palmer ​ (m. 2018)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Adrienne Adrienne Reese Athena[3] Ember Moon[4]
Billed height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[4]
Billed weight	120 lb (54 kg)[5]
Billed from	Dallas, Texas[4][5] Chicago, Illinois[5] St. Louis, Missouri[5]
Trained by	WWE Performance Center Lance Archer[5] Booker T[1][6] Skandor Akbar[1][5] Rodney Mack[6]
Debut	2007[7]

She is also known for her time in WWE where she competed under the ring name Ember Moon.^[8] There she was a one-time NXT Women's Champion and a one-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.

Early life

Reese was born and raised in Garland, Texas. She was born on August 31, 1988. She went to Lakeview Centennial High School.^[9]

Her wrestling career began when she was young. Her grandfather taught her during her visits to his house in the summer watching WWF's Raw is War and SmackDown.^[10]

Championships and accomplishments

Ember Moon as NXT Women's Champion

• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Women's Championship (2 times)^[7]
  • ACW American Joshi Championship (3 times)^[7]
  • ACW Televised Championship (1 time)^[11]
  • ACW Queen of Queens Tournament (2012)^[7]
• Pro Wrestling Alliance
  • PWA Women's Championship (1 time)^[5]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 18 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2017^[12]
  • Ranked No. 6 of the top 250 women's wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023^[13]
• Women Superstars Uncensored / Combat Zone Wrestling
  • Queen and King of the Ring (2013) – with A. R. Fox^[14]
• Ring of Honor
  • ROH Women's World Championship (1 time, current)^[15]
• WWE
  • NXT Women's Championship (1 time)^[16]
  • NXT Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shotzi Blackheart^[17]
• Warrior Wrestling
  • Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship (1 time)^[18][19]