Professional wrestling career
Pro Championship Wrestling (2016–2018)
McDonnell made her professional wrestling debut in her native hometown of Preston promotion Pro Championship Wrestling at PCW PCW Vs. PCW Academy Show, a house show promoted on 25 June 2016, where she teamed up with Iestyn Rees to defeat Jennie B and Jimmy J.[4] During her two-year tenure with the promotion, McDonnell won the PCW Women's Championship on two separate occasions.[2]
Pro-Wrestling: EVE (2021–present)
McDonnell made her debut in Pro-Wrestling: EVE at EVE Aim To Misbehave on 4 December 2021, where she fell short to Laura Di Matteo.[6] She rapidly moved to the title scene. At EVE Fuck It, We're Going Out on 8 January 2022, she competed in two round-robin bouts, first successfully against Chantal Jordan, then coming short secondly to Emersyn Jayne in a bout disputed for the latter's Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship.[7]
McDonnell has competed multiple times in the "SHE-1" tournament, one of the promotion's signature events. She made her first SHE-1 appearance in 2022 where she placed herself in Block A and scored a total of two points after competing against Alex Windsor, Skye Smitson and Veny.[8] At the 2023 edition, she fell short to Nina Samuels in the first rounds.[9]
McDonnell won the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship in a match against the previous champion Nyla Rose at EVE 141: Elite Encounters on 7 November 2025.[10]
Progress Wrestling (2021–present)
McDonnell is best known for her tenure with Progress Wrestling. She made her debut in the promotion at PROGRESS Chapter 124: Cakehorn on 16 October 2021, where she defeated Lana Austin in the first rounds of the "Revelations Of Divine Love" tournament.[11] She continued her work at PROGRESS Chapter 126: Behold The Turtle on 27 November 2021, where she defeated Skye Smitson in the second rounds of the competition.[12] Rhio won the tournament at PROGRESS Chapter 127: And The Word Was PROGRESS... on 23 January 2022, where she defeated Mercedes Blaze in the finals.[13] The victory in the tournament earned her a shot to the Progress Wrestling World Women's Championship which occurred at PROGRESS Chapter 128: Technique on 6 February 2022, where she fell short to reigning champion Gisele Shaw.[14] After several more unsuccessful attempts of seizing it' McDonnell eventually emerged victorious at Progress Chapter 158: The Long Halloween on 22 October 2023, where she defeated Lana Austin to win the women's title.[15]
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2024)
McDonnell made two brief excursions to the Japanese independent scene where she made several appearances in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. She made her debut at TJPW Spring Tour '22 on 29 May 2022, where she defeated Yuki Aino.[16] At TJPW City Circuit ~ Hamamatsu Performance on 4 June 2022, she unsuccessfully challenged Maki Itoh for the International Princess Championship.[17] McDonnell made her second excursion to Japan in the last quarter of 2022 as she returned to the promotion at TJPW City Circuit ~ Hamamatsu Performance on 10 December 2022, where she unsuccessfully challenged Yuu for the Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship.[18] She concluded her excursion at TJPW Angel And Rabbit on 15 December 2022, where she teamed up with Maki Itoh to defeat Moka Miyamoto and Yuki Arai.[19]
McDonnell made her return to TJPW at TJPW Live In Philly on 5 April 2024, where she fell short to Shoko Nakajima in singles competition.[20]
