Katie Benally

Katherine Louise Benally (born April 13, 1995) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Global Pro Wrestling where she is in her third reign as Women's Hardcore Champion.

She is a third-generation wrestler being from the famous Benally wrestling family.

Early life
Benally was born on April 13, 1995 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the youngest of five children born to Bruce Benally & Jane Vickers. She has three older brothers and an older sister who are all wrestlers as well.

Benally excelled in karate and gymnastics in her youth. She maintained straight A's and was a very popular student in school. She played soccer and volleyball in high school and graduated first in her class. Despite all of this, she never went to college, instead choosing to work for a year before going into wrestling.

Early career
Benally trained under her father as did her siblings. She had her first match in February 2014 wrestling under her real name defeating Kelly Krossley.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014-2015)
Benally started working for TNA wrestling under the ring name Amber Van Doren. Her gimmick was that she was a spoiled rich girl from Santa Monica, California. She made her initial debut as a heel, defeating the likes of Madison Rayne, Brittany (Santana Garrett) & Gail Kim.

Her first major feud was against Kim, whom she would trade wins with. The feud culminated in a match at Slammiversary where they met in a Two out of Three Falls Match for the Knockouts Championship, which Benally was victorious, winning her very first championship.