Maxxine Dupri

American professional wrestler (born 1997)

Maxxine Dupri

Dupri in April 2025

Birth name| Sydney Jeannine Zmrzel
Born|  (1997-05-19) May 19, 1997 (age 28)
Loomis, California, U.S.
Partner(s)| Anthony Luke; engaged
Professional wrestling career
Ring name| Maxxine Dupri[1]
Billed height| 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Billed weight| 134 lb (61 kg)
Billed from| Phoenix, Arizona
Trained by| WWE Performance Center
Debut| March 22, 2022

Sydney Jeannine Zmrzel[2] (born May 19, 1997) is an American professional wrestler, model, and dancer. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand with the ring name Maxxine Dupri and is a member of the Alpha Academy stable.

## Early life

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Zmrzel was born in Loomis, California. Before her tenure with WWE, she was a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams, and has also been a dancer for the Phoenix Suns.[3]

## Professional wrestling career

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### WWE (2021–present)

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#### Valet role (2021–2023)

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In August 2021, Zmrzel participated in a WWE tryout in Las Vegas, Nevada, and became one of the 14 attendees to earn a contract with the company.[4] Her first televised appearance was when she served as the poker dealer in the Poker Showdown segment between Duke Hudson and Cameron Grimes on NXT. Zmrzel first transitioned into professional wrestling in 2022 on NXT as a valet with Robert Stone for Von Wagner under the ring name Sofia Cromwell.[5]

On the July 22, 2022, episode of SmackDown, Dupri made her debut on the main roster as Maxxine Dupri, Max Dupri's (kayfabe) sister and the Director of Talent for his heel Maximum Male Models stable consisting of ma.çé and mån.sôör.[6] On the October 7 episode of SmackDown, Max would go on to leave the stable and re-establish himself as LA Knight, leaving her as the stable's manager.[7] In February 2023, Maximum Male Models were moved to the Raw brand.[8]

#### Alpha Academy (2023–present)

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Main article: Alpha Academy

Following the move to Raw, Dupri would begin a comedic storyline with Otis where she would attempt to recruit and encourage him to become a member of Maximum Male Models. This would later start a series of segments between Dupri and Chad Gable (Otis' tag team partner), where they both wanted Otis to be on their respective side.[9] She eventually left Maximum Male Models and joined Alpha Academy, turning babyface for the first time in her career.

On the June 12 episode of Raw, Dupri performed an arm drag on Valhalla of The Viking Raiders and began her first feud.[10] Otis and Gable trained Dupri in backstage segments to prepare for her in-ring debut. She debuted in a mixed tag team match between Alpha Academy and The Viking Raiders on the July 3 episode of Raw, where Alpha Academy won with Dupri pinning Valhalla.[11][12] On the July 10 episode of Raw, Alpha Academy held a graduation ceremony for Dupri with Gable presenting Dupri her own Alpha Academy letterman's jacket at the end of the ceremony. As Dupri was about to put on the jacket, The Viking Raiders appeared on the ramp to distract Alpha Academy. Valhalla then attacked Dupri from behind and stole her jacket.[13] In the following episode of Raw, Gable and Otis fought Erik and Ivar in a "Viking Rules" match. Despite dominating the match, Gable and Otis lost but Dupri managed to take her jacket back.[14] On the July 31 episode of Raw, Dupri defeated Valhalla with a Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex in her debut singles match.[15] On the November 6 episode of Raw, Dupri participated in the battle royal for a Women's World Championship match at Survivor Series but was eliminated by Nia Jax.[16] Two weeks later, Dupri teamed up with Diamond Mine's Ivy Nile in a fatal-four way tag team match for a WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match in a losing effort.[17] On December 5, Dupri had her first match in NXT where Gable, Otis and herself defeated The Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah and Lash Legend) in a six-person mixed tag team match.[18] On the December 11 episode of Raw, Dupri faced the Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley in a non-title match where she was conclusively defeated by submission in just over two minutes.[19] Dupri made her Royal Rumble match debut at the titular event on January 27, 2024, entering as the 18th entrant. She lasted over six minutes and was eliminated by eventual winner Bayley.[20] On the April 22 episode of Raw, Dupri competed in her first title match in a battle royal for the vacated Women's World Championship. She managed to eliminate Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell but was eliminated by Nia Jax and ultimately won by Becky Lynch.[21] Around the same time, Gable turned heel after failing to win the Intercontinental Championship multiple times, with Gable assigning blame that he had spent too much time training his "loser" stablemates and declaring that the stable's focus is to win Gable the Intercontinental Championship.[22] After weeks of mistreatment by Gable on the rest of the stable for not assisting him to win the title by cheating, Dupri, Otis and Akira Tozawa walked out on Gable on the June 17 episode of Raw. Gable subsequently formed the American Made stable with The Creed Brothers and Nile, who turned on Dupri.[23][24]

In March 2025, formed a tag team with Natalya, later called "The Dungeon Dolls".[25][26] The pair eventually teamed together on the April 11 episode of SmackDown, where they entered the tag team gauntlet match for a WWE Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 41 but were defeated by Bayley and Women's Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria.[27]

## Other media

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### Video games

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Maxxine Dupri in video games Year  | Title  | Notes  | Ref.

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2023  | WWE SuperCard | Video game debut  | [28]
2024  | WWE 2K24 |  | [29]

## Personal life

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Zmrzel has her own clothing boutique, Jaunty, which was established in the winter of 2019 when she was 22 years old.[3] She stated that The Bella Twins and the reality show Total Divas inspired her to pursue a professional wrestling career.[30] Zmrzel's older brother, Wyatt, died in 2017, when a Lyft he was a passenger in crashed onto another vehicle.[31]

It was announced on Christmas Eve 2024 that Zmrzel was engaged to fellow professional wrestler, and NXT superstar, Anthony Luke.[32]

## Awards and accomplishments

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* Wrestling Observer Newsletter
* Worst Gimmick (2022) as part of Maximum Male Models[33][34]

## References

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1. ^ "Maxxine Dupri". WWE. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
2. ^ "Sydney Jeannine Zmrzel – Resume". Breakdown Express. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
3. ^ a b Montgomery, Elizabeth (March 8, 2021). "Phoenix Suns dancer Sydney Zmrzel launches 'edgy' fashion line Jaunty". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
4. ^ Markazi, Arash (August 20, 2021). "Inside WWE's search for the next great Superstar at the 2021 Las Vegas Tryout". WWE. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
5. ^ Rose, Bryan (July 22, 2022). "Sofia Cromwell revealed as Maxxine Dupri on WWE SmackDown". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
6. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (August 4, 2022). "Maxxine Dupri Is Excited To Work With Her Brother, Comments On Possibly Wrestling". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
7. ^ Powell, Jason (October 7, 2022). "10/07 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the season premiere, Gunther vs. Sheamus for the Intercontinental Championship, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Logan Paul meet face to face, Solo Sikoa vs. Ricochet". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
8. ^ Johnson, Mike (February 6, 2023). "TWO TAG TEAMS, FEMALE STAR SWITCH WWE BRANDS". PWInsider. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
9. ^ Terror, Jude (March 14, 2023). "WWE Raw: Did Otis Just Join the Maximum Male Models?". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
10. ^ Tessier, Colin (June 12, 2023). "Maxxine Dupri Trains With Alpha Academy, Does An Arm Drag On 6/12 WWE Raw". Fightful. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
11. ^ "Raw results, July 3, 2023: Finn Bálor's return allowed Seth "Freakin" Rollins to evade a Damian Priest Money in the Bank cash-in attempt!". WWE. July 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
12. ^ Powell, Jason (July 3, 2023). "WWE Raw results (7/3): Powell's live review of the MITB fallout show, Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya for the Women's World Championship, World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio, Damian Priest vs. Shinsuke Nakamura". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
13. ^ Powell, Jason (July 10, 2023). "WWE Raw results (7/10): Powell's live review of World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio, Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle vs. Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci, Becky Lynch vs. Zoey Stark, Logan Paul and Ricochet". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
14. ^ Powell, Jason (July 17, 2023). "WWE Raw results (7/17): Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar's appearance in Cody Rhodes country, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green for the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
15. ^ Carrier, Steve (August 1, 2023). "Maxxine Shines in Singles In-Ring Debut on Monday Night RAW". Ringside News. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
16. ^ Powell, Jason (November 6, 2023). "WWE Raw results (11/06): Powell's live review of Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn for the World Heavyweight Championship, Ricochet vs. Miz vs. Bronson Reed vs. Ivar for a shot at the Intercontinental Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
17. ^ Nash, Anthony (November 20, 2023). "Tegan Nox And Natalya Earn Tag Title Shot On WWE RAW". Wrestlezone. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
18. ^ Pulido, Luis (December 5, 2023). "WWE NXT (12/5/2023) Results: Last Chance Iron Survivor Qualifiers, Meta Four vs Alpha Academy, More | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
19. ^ "Raw results: Dec. 11, 2023 | WWE". WWE. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
20. ^ "Royal Rumble Match stats 2024". WWE. January 28, 2024. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
21. ^ "Raw results: April 22, 2024 | WWE". WWE. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
22. ^ Nash, Anthony (April 23, 2024). "Chad Gable Explains Why He Attacked Sami Zayn On WWE RAW". WrestleZone via Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
23. ^ Powell, Jason (August 5, 2024). "WWE Raw results (8/5): Powell's live review of Gunther's first appearance as World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre, Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
24. ^ Powell, Jason (August 12, 2024). "WWE Raw results (8/12): Powell's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn in a best of three falls match for the Intercontinental Title, Damage CTRL vs. Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark for a shot at the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
25. ^ Aftab, Manik (June 17, 2025). "Natalya and Maxxine Dupri's New Team Name Revealed". Retrieved July 9, 2025.
26. ^ Jay, Ella (March 19, 2025). "Natalya Dodges Maxxine Dupri's Request To Train At The Dungeon". Wrestlezone. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
27. ^ Powell, Jason (April 11, 2025). "WWE Smackdown results (4/11): Powell's live review of WWE Champion Cody Rhodes' appearance, a gauntlet match for a shot at the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 41, Rey Fenix vs. Berto". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
28. ^ Kickoff Show Guy SuperCard (August 18, 2023). "WWE SuperCard Maxxine Dupri SummerSlam '23 Tier Image" - via YouTube.
29. ^ Woodrow, Ryan (February 20, 2024). "WWE 2K24 roster: every wrestler confirmed to be in the game". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
30. ^ "Maxxine Dupri on Maximum Male Models, Alpha Academy, Total Divas influence & more – Out of Character". May 31, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via YouTube.
31. ^ Garrison, Ellen. "He relied on rideshare because of his rare disorder. His last trip ended his life". Sacramento Bee.
32. ^ "Maxxine Dupri announces her engagement to WWE NXT wrestler". December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
33. ^ Jaymond P (February 24, 2023). "2022 Wrestling Observer Awards Results". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
34. ^ Meltzer, Dave (February 2023). "February 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Results of the 2022 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

## External links

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* Maxxine Dupri's profile at WWE.com , Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database

* v
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WWE personnel

Raw|

| Men's division|

* AJ Styles
* Akira Tozawa
* Austin Theory
* Bron Breakker
* Bronson Reed
* Brutus Creed
* Chad Gable
* CM Punk
* Cruz Del Toro
* Dominik Mysterio
* Dragon Lee
* Erik
* Finn Bálor
* Grayson Waller
* Gunther
* Ilja Dragunov
* Ivar
* JD McDonagh
* Jey Uso
* Joaquin Wilde
* Julius Creed
* Kofi Kingston
* Logan Paul
* Ludwig Kaiser
* Otis
* Penta
* Pete Dunne
* Rey Mysterio
* Rusev
* Sami Zayn
* Seth Rollins
* Sheamus
* Tyler Bate
* Xavier Woods

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Women's division|

* Asuka
* Bayley
* Becky Lynch
* Ivy Nile
* Iyo Sky
* Kairi Sane
* Liv Morgan
* Lyra Valkyria
* Maxxine Dupri
* Naomi
* Natalya
* Nikki Bella
* Raquel Rodriguez
* Rhea Ripley
* Roxanne Perez
* Stephanie Vaquer
* Zoey Stark

Stables and
tag teams|

* Alpha Academy
* American Made (Creed Brothers)
* The Judgment Day (Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez)
* The Kabuki Warriors
* Latino World Order
* New Catch Republic
* The New Day
* The Vision
* The War Raiders

Other on-air talent|

* Adam Pearce
* Paul Heyman

Referees|

* Dan Engler
* Daphanie LaShaunn
* John Cone

SmackDown|

| Men's division|

* Aleister Black
* Alex Shelley
* Andrade
* Angel
* Angelo Dawkins
* Apollo Crews
* Axiom
* Berto
* Brock Lesnar
* Carmelo Hayes
* Chris Sabin
* Cody Rhodes
* Damian Priest
* Dexter Lumis
* Drew McIntyre
* Elton Prince
* Erick Rowan
* Jacob Fatu
* JC Mateo
* Jimmy Uso
* Joe Gacy
* John Cena
* Johnny Gargano
* Kevin Owens
* Kit Wilson
* LA Knight
* The Miz
* Montez Ford
* Nathan Frazer
* R-Truth
* Randy Orton
* Rey Fénix
* Roman Reigns
* Santos Escobar
* Shinsuke Nakamura
* Solo Sikoa
* Tala Tonga
* Tama Tonga
* Tommaso Ciampa
* Tonga Loa
* Uncle Howdy

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Women's division|

* Alba Fyre
* Alexa Bliss
* B-Fab
* Bianca Belair
* Candice LeRae
* Charlotte Flair
* Chelsea Green
* Giulia
* Jade Cargill
* Kiana James
* Michin
* Nia Jax
* Nikki Cross
* Piper Niven
* Tiffany Stratton
* Zelina Vega

Stables and
tag teams|

* The Bloodline
* DIY
* Fraxiom
* The Green Regime
* Legado Del Fantasma
* The Motor City Machine Guns
* Pretty Deadly
* The Street Profits
* The Wyatt Sicks

Other on-air talent|

* Nick Aldis

Referees|

* Charles Robinson
* Jason Ayers
* Jessika Carr

Nonexclusive|

| Men's division|

* Omos

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Women's division|

* Tamina

NXT|

| Men's division|

* Andre Chase
* Brooks Jensen
* Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
* Charlie Dempsey
* Dante Chen
* Dion Lennox
* Ethan Page
* Hank Walker
* Jasper Troy
* Je'Von Evans
* Josh Briggs
* Lexis King
* Luca Crusifino
* Malik Blade
* Myles Borne
* Niko Vance
* Noam Dar
* Oba Femi
* Ricky Saints
* Ridge Holland
* Shawn Spears
* Tank Ledger
* Tavion Heights
* Tony D'Angelo
* Trick Williams
* Tyson Dupont
* Uriah Connors
* Wes Lee
* Yoshiki Inamura

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Women's division|

* Adriana Rizzo
* Arianna Grace
* Blake Monroe
* Brinley Reece
* Carlee Bright
* Fallon Henley
* Izzi Dame
* Jacy Jayne
* Jaida Parker
* Jazmyn Nyx
* Jordynne Grace
* Karmen Petrovic
* Kelani Jordan
* Kendal Grey
* Lash Legend
* Lola Vice
* Nikkita Lyons
* Sol Ruca
* Tatum Paxley
* Thea Hail
* Tyra Mae Steele
* Wendy Choo
* Wren Sinclair
* Zaria

Stables and
tag teams|

* Chase University
* Fatal Influence
* No Quarter Catch Crew

Other on-air talent|

* Ava
* Robert Stone
* Stevie Turner
* William Regal

Evolve|

| Men's division|

* Aaron Fara
* Anthony Luke
* Brad Baylor
* Bryce Donovan
* Elijah Holyfield
* Francois Prinsloo
* Jackson Drake
* Lance Anoa'i
* Sean Legacy
* Shady Elnahas
* Shiloh Hill
* Trill London

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Women's division|

* Kali Armstrong
* Kalyx
* Kylie Rae
* Zayda Steel

Performance Center
coaches|

* Alexander James
* Fit Finlay
* Lince Dorado
* Matt Bloom
* Norman Smiley
* Oney Lorcan
* Robbie Brookside
* Sara Amato
* Steve Corino
* Terry Taylor
* Timothy Thatcher
* Tyler Breeze

Broadcast
team|

* Alicia Taylor
* Big E
* Booker T
* Byron Saxton
* Cathy Kelley
* Corey Graves
* Funaki
* Jackie Redmond
* Jerry Soto
* Jesse Ventura
* Jimena Sánchez
* Joe Tessitore
* Lilian Garcia
* Marcelo Rodríguez
* Michael Cole
* Mike Rome
* Moein Al Bastaki
* Pat McAfee
* Peter Rosenberg
* Sam Roberts
* Vic Joseph
* Wade Barrett

Ambassadors|

* Armando Estrada
* Ax
* Bob Backlund
* The Boogeyman
* Bubba Ray Dudley
* D-Von Dudley
* Diamond Dallas Page
* Eve Torres
* The Godfather
* Hornswoggle
* Jacqueline
* Jerry Lawler
* Jimmy Hart
* Jim Duggan
* John "Bradshaw" Layfield
* Kelly Kelly
* Ken Shamrock
* Kevin Nash
* Kurt Angle
* Lana
* Lex Luger
* Maria Menounos
* Maryse
* Michelle McCool
* Mick Foley
* Mosh
* Rick Steiner
* Ricky Steamboat
* Rob Van Dam
* Scott Steiner
* Sean Waltman
* Sgt. Slaughter
* Smash
* Tatanka
* Tatsumi Fujinami
* Ted DiBiase
* The Undertaker
* Thrasher
* Titus O'Neil
* Typhoon
* Victoria

Producers
and writers|

* Billy Kidman
* Chris Parks
* Drake Maverick
* Gabe Sapolsky
* Jamie Noble
* Jason Jordan
* Jeremy Borash
* Kenny Dykstra
* Michael Hayes
* Molly Holly
* Petey Williams
* Robert Roode
* Ryan Katz
* Shane Helms
* Shawn Daivari
* TJ Wilson

Executive
personnel|

* Ari Emanuel
* Bruce Prichard
* Dwayne Johnson
* Jim Smallman
* Road Dogg
* Nick Khan
* Shawn Michaels
* Triple H

See also|

* Women in WWE
* Former personnel

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