Ariane Andrew (born November 3, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, singer, and dancer. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Cameron.
Andrew participated in the 2011 season of WWE Tough Enough, where she was the first competitor eliminated. She later signed with WWE and joined Naomi in forming The Funkadactyls. From July 2013 to March 2015, Andrew was one of the first cast members of the reality television show Total Divas.
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Early life
Ariane Andrew was born on November 3, 1987 . She is African American. She later graduated from California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts in business marketing and a Bachelor of Science in psychology. After graduating, she moved to North Hollywood, where she worked as a behavior therapist for autistic children.
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2011–2016)
In 2011, Andrew competed in a non-televised Diva Search with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Later that year, Andrew was one of fourteen contestants on the revival of Tough Enough, where she was the first eliminated. During her only appearance on the show, she was criticised for naming her favourite wrestling match of all time as being Melina vs. Alicia Fox.
Immediately after being eliminated from Tough Enough, Andrew confirmed on her Twitter account that WWE had signed her to a contract. She was then assigned to WWE's then-developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), and made her debut on July 7, 2011, as a ring announcer at an FCW house show. On July 9, she made her in-ring debut, under the ring name Cameron Lynn, in a Divas battle royal, which consisted of Audrey Marie, Caylee Turner, Kaitlyn, Maxine, Raquel Diaz, Sonia, and Aksana, in which Lynn was eliminated first. On the October 9, 2011, episode of FCW TV, she made her televised debut with Byron Saxton, accompanying Naomi Knight to ringside during her match against Leah West, which Knight won. On the October 23 episode of FCW TV, Lynn teamed with Knight in a winning effort against Caylee Turner and Kaitlyn.
On the January 9, 2012 episode of Raw, she (billed simply as Cameron) made her WWE main roster debut as one of the dancers and valets, along with Naomi, for the returning Brodus Clay. She made her WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania XXVIII alongside Naomi in a segment with Clay. On the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pre-show on December 16, 2012, Cameron participated in her first televised match on the main roster, which was a "Santa's Little Helpers" battle royal which was won by her fellow Funkadactyl Naomi, who would go on to face Eve Torres later that night for the Divas Championship.
On the February 6, 2013 episode of Main Event, the Funkadactyls got into a backstage altercation with Tamina Snuka and Aksana, after Snuka and Aksana began to persuade Brodus Clay to fire the Funkadactyls and hire them as his backup dancers instead. This led to Cameron and Naomi's first match as a team, in which they defeated Snuka and Aksana.
On the March 15 episode of SmackDown, the Funkadactyls were attacked by the returning Bella Twins in a backstage segment. On the March 22 episode of SmackDown and March 25 episode of Raw, the Funkadactyls attacked the twins after they interfered both times in Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai)'s match against Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow). The four women eventually faced off in a tag team match on the March 27 episode of Main Event, where the Bella Twins emerged victorious when Nikki Bella pinned Naomi after an interference by Rhodes. Cameron and Naomi were set to team up with Brodus Clay and Tensai against Team Rhodes Scholars and the Bella Twins at WrestleMania 29 in an eight-person mixed tag team match, however the match was cancelled due to time restraints. The match instead took place the following night on Raw, where Tons of Funk and the Funkadactyls emerged victorious.
All Elite Wrestling (2020)
Andrew made her All Elite Wrestling debut on the July 29, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite, as she was revealed to have chosen the same color token as Nyla Rose in the Deadly Draw lottery system, meaning the two would team for the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament. They were eliminated in the first round after losing to Anna Jay and Tay Conti.
Other media
Andrew played a main role for the reality television show Total Divas produced by WWE and E!, which began airing in July 2013. In May 2015, it was announced that Andrew would not be featured as a full-time cast member on the show for season 4, although she still appears as a guest star.
Cameron has appeared in four WWE video games. She made her in-game debut in WWE 13 as an NPC along with Naomi as the Funkadactyls appearing during Brodus Clay's entrance and winning celebration as well as in WWE 2K14, she later made her playable character debut in WWE 2K15 and was playable once again in WWE 2K16.
In September 2015, Andrew launched an anti-bullying campaign called "Wrong #".
Andrew competed on the MTV reality series The Challenge titled Champs vs. Stars.
Filmography
Discography
Personal life
Cameron has previously lived in Tampa, Florida. Cameron was in a relationship with Vincent Isayan, and their relationship was featured on Total Divas. On the May 24, 2016 episode of Stone Cold Steve Austin's podcast, Cameron revealed that she and Isayan had broken up. She has a younger brother, Quentinn, and a younger sister, Aniyah. She has two degrees. She cites Maryse, Melina, and Alicia Fox as her inspirations.
In August 2012, Cameron was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and trying to bribe the arresting officer which turned out to be false, and on season 2 of Total Divas she said and discussed the incident was a false accusation from stereotyping and racial profiling. She was found not guilty. Cameron received a two-week suspension from the WWE for the incident.
Championship and accomplishments
America World Wrestling
AWW Women's World Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 17 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2014
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) with Brie Bella, Eva Marie, JoJo, Naomi, Natalya, and Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka on November 24
WWE
Slammy Award (1 time)
Best Dance Moves of the Year (2013) – with Naomi as the Funkadactyls