Dana Brooke is a professional wrestler who signed with WWE development system NXT in 2013. She made her television debut in an episode of NXT in April 2015, and later she went on to sign with WWE to perform under the Raw brand.
She was born on 29 November 1988 in Seven Hills, Ohio, USA, as Ashley Mae Sebera. She practiced gymnastics for 18 years and also had a short stint as a diver. She stopped practicing gymnastics after suffering various injuries, including breaks in both her ankles, which initiated her work in bodybuilding and fitness competition.
Recently, several tabloids have been published announcing Dana Brooke’s engagement. Learn more about her here!
Who Is Dana Brooke Engaged To?
The WWE Raw star announced on Instagram that she is engaged.
She wrote, “My LIFE, My LOVE, My FOREVER… There is no LOVE that feels like yours… I would say YESSSS over & over again!! I love you today, tomorrow & forever!! I AM ENGAGED.”
Her fiancé is a professional boxer out of Miami named Ulysses Diaz. Brooke also posted a short clip of the proposal from Diaz, along with photos.
Diaz also posted the same proposal clip to his Instagram account in which Brooke stated that the gesture caught her off guard in her comment: “Forreeevvveerrrr !! That is what we will be !!! I was caught off guard and was the best moment of my entire life !!! I LOVE YOU FOREVER”
As they have locked on their plan to get married, the pair have still yet to announce the event of their wedding day.
All About Dana Brooke’s Relationship
Dana Brooke has recently been engaged to boxer Ulysses Diaz and is on the list of popular couples who will be getting married soon.
Diaz is 39 years old and has competed as a heavyweight in boxing, MMA, and now Bare Knuckle fighting. He has 11 knockouts in professional boxing, with a 21-1 record, one knockout win in mixed martial arts in the Titan MMA competition, and now has two first-round knockouts in fights in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
Dana Brooke with her soon to be husband Ulysses Diaz (©:Instagram/Dana Brooke)
Dana first posted pictures with Ulysses Diaz to her Instagram profile in February of 2020. Before Diaz, Brooke exchanged some flirty tweets with Dave Bautista for their combined 2 million followers on Twitter. The two flirted online for a few weeks, with the exchanges being used in storylines with WWE on Fox YouTube channel making a compilation video.
Though it caused some stir among the fans, Dana and Bautista never dated seriously but remained good friends as their busy schedules got in their way to make their relationship work out.
Even before her short stint with Bautista, Dana was in a relationship with fellow American bodybuilder Dallas McCarver until his death on 22 August 2017. Brooke spoke to TMZ Sports about McCarver’s death, saying a friend found his body at his home in Florida. She said it’s not believed McCarver harmed himself, nor is foul play suspected.
A few hours later, after learning about the death of her boyfriend, Dana immediately took off social media to pay tribute to him. In a heartfelt message, Brooke called McCarver “the best individual I have ever met.” As she concluded adding, “you were my life, you are my life, I still smell u and feel ur presence, NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE – like I have always asked; and u said NO NEVER Mrs. McCarver – I had your back and I knew you had mine!!”
The wrestler later moved on to date quite the cute guy Enes Kanter. They apparently hit it off over the summer when the WWE held an event at Madison Square Garden back in later 2018. Dana also stated later that her relationship with her new boyfriend helped her recover from McCarver’s death. He even encouraged her to continue her wrestling career after she considered quitting in the wake of the defeat to Rousey. But they eventually split along the line.
Dana was also reported to have a steady relationship with fellow WWE star Dolph Ziggler until they got over it and had some banter on Twitter with the Funko Pop page that came up and asked the WWE female star to do something special for them. This set off a flurry of exchanges between Pop, Brooke, and Ziggler. The Showoff even claimed that he cries himself to sleep.
However, Brooke wasn’t done with her former boyfriend. She claimed that Ziggler was crying because she broke up with him or possibly because Mandy Rose did the same too. Brooke dated Ziggler between the years 2015 and 2017.
Dana also took to Instagram to tell Mandy Rose that Ziggler “recycles that on everyone,” and she is “just as dumb for falling for it” as a reaction to Ziggler’s reassurance to Rose in a backstage segment ahead of his match with Otis.
Net Worth Of Dana Brooke
Dana Brooke has been earning quite the cash from her professional career as a wrestler from WWE. Brooke also went on to re-sign her contract with the WWE for an additional five years in 2019.
She is earning $200 thousand annually from WWE, but as reported by Screenrant, Brooke seems to be an overpaid wrestler. Dana has done very little to impress anyone since transitioning to the main roster, which is, in fact, pretty embarrassing given the caliber of the athletes in her division.
After her contract extension with WWE, she sat down with si.com to discuss her goals outside of the ring. As she extended additional five years with WWE, providing further opportunity for her Dana Brooke character to evolve and succeed long-term in the company, she also wants to expand her impact outside of the company walls. She told the publication that she would be spreading her message of positivity by working with charities and anti-bullying groups while standing as an advocate for women worldwide.
Brooke joined the wrestler’s world, signing a contract with WWE to perform on the NXT brand in 2013. She became the first WWE Superstar to ever compete in the Fitness International competition at the 2015 Arnold Sports Festival. She had been demonstrating her strength and power on both Raw and SmackDown ever since. She has recently formed a tag team with Mandy Rose in WWE.
Her WWE stats show her height at 5 ft 3 in or 1.6 m and weight at 125 lbs or 57 kg. Brooke’s signature moves are named Swanton Bomb and Samoan Driver, which she uses inside the ring.