Independent circuit (2007–2015) Reese was first introduced to professional wrestling by her grandfather, and she began training under
Skandor Akbar in April 2007. She later trained at
Booker T's
Pro Wrestling Alliance (now named Reality of Wrestling) based in
Houston,
Texas, and began wrestling as Trouble in 2007 and later, Athena. who joined TaDarius Thomas and then the two became a ROH tag team by the name of Adrenaline Rush consisting of A.C.H and TaDarius Thomas only. Also during this time period in
ROH in the
ROH Women of Honor division Athena competed in matches against talent such as
MsChif,
Barbi Hayden,
Cherry Bomb,
Scarlett Bordeaux and more before silently being departed from ROH in 2015.
WWE (2015–2021) NXT (2015–2018) in April 2018 In September 2015 Reese signed a contract with
WWE, and was assigned to their
developmental territory,
NXT. She wrestled as Adrien Reese or Adrienne Reese from October 2015 until June 2016, when her name was changed to Ember Moon. After a series of introductory vignettes, Moon made her television debut at
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II, defeating
Billie Kay. Throughout the following months, Ember Moon went on a winning streak in tag team matches, and also in singles matches, until losing to
NXT Women's Champion Asuka at
NXT TakeOver: Orlando on April 1. In May, Moon sustained a shoulder injury after being thrown out of the ring by Asuka. After she returned on June, she faced Asuka again for the championship at
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, but was once again defeated. In August, Asuka had to vacate the NXT Women's Championship due to an injury. On November 18, Moon won the vacant NXT Women's Championship in a fatal-four-way match, defeating Royce,
Nikki Cross, and
Kairi Sane. As champion, Moon held the title for 140 days, feuding with
Shayna Baszler. At
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, Moon retained her title against her, but lost it at
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans.
Main roster (2018–2020) Moon made first appearance on the main roster at the
2018 Royal Rumble, where she participated in the first women's
Royal Rumble match. After losing the NXT Women's Title, she was promoted to
Raw, and made her in-ring debut on the
Raw episode after
WrestleMania 34 as
Nia Jax's tag team partner, taking on
Alexa Bliss and
Mickie James in a winning effort. At
Money in the Bank, she participated in the
Money in the Bank ladder match, but failed to win the briefcase. At
WWE Evolution she participated in a battle royal and was the last participant eliminated by Nia Jax. At the 2019
Royal Rumble event, Moon participated in the women's Royal Rumble match, entering at number six and lasting 52 minutes before being eliminated by
Alexa Bliss. During the match, she suffered an elbow injury, the recovery from which necessitated surgery, keeping her out of action for a while. She returned at
WrestleMania 35 in the
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal, from which she was eliminated by
Lana. During the
2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, Moon was moved to the
SmackDown brand. In June, she participated in her second
Money in the Bank ladder match but was unsuccessful. Throughout June and July, Moon feuded with
Mandy Rose and
Sonya Deville, who bullied her. After losing singles matches to both Deville and Rose on the June 25 and the July 2 episodes of
SmackDown, respectively, Moon teamed up with
SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley to defeat Rose and Deville on the July 16 episode, ending the feud. After the match, Bayley picked Moon as her challenger for
SummerSlam. However, Moon lost the match and started a
losing streak, going winless in five straight televised matches. Moon would then suffer an ankle injury, and she was not in either of the draft pools for the
2019 WWE Draft in October. She appeared on the November 19 episode of
WWE Backstage as an analyst and stated she would be out of action for an indefinite period of time.
Return to NXT (2020–2021) In 2020, after months of inactivity, Moon was assigned back to NXT, where she debuted a new character. In September 2020, vignettes advertising a mysterious figure on a motorcycle appeared on
NXT on consecutive weeks. At
NXT TakeOver 31, the mystery figure took off her helmet and revealed herself to be Moon. She formed a tag team with
Shotzi Blackheart, participating in the first ever women's
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, where they lost to
Dakota Kai and
Raquel González in the finals. They won the
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship on March 10, 2021, when they defeated Kai and González. Despite retaining the titles at
NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver against
The Way (
Candice LeRae and
Indi Hartwell), they lost it against them on the May 4 episode of
NXT in a
Street Fight, ending their reign at 55 days. At
NXT TakeOver: In Your House, Moon challenged Raquel González for the
NXT Women's Championship but was defeated. On November 4, Moon was released from WWE along with various other superstars, ending her six-year tenure with the company.
Return to the independent circuit (2022–present) Reese, now going by her old ring name Athena, would challenge
Thunder Rosa for the Warrior Wrestling Women's Championship on February 12. At the event, Rosa retained the title after the two wrestled to a 30-minute draw. On June 15, 2025, Athena announced that she will be hosting an all-women's wrestling event called
Who Runs The World?, that will take place on August 9. A second such event took place later that year, with a third planned for March 2026. The events are being held under the Metroplex Wrestling banner, the indie promotion/wrestling school owned by her and her husband.
All Elite Wrestling / Return to ROH (2022–present) Athena made her debut for
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on May 29, 2022, at
Double or Nothing as a face. She appeared at the end of
Jade Cargill's match, coming to the aid of
Anna Jay and
Kris Statlander. On the June 3 episode of
Rampage, Athena wrestled in her debut AEW match against Cargill's Baddies teammate
Kiera Hogan, winning via pinfall. Athena was undefeated in singles matches for the next few months and began feuding with Cargill, challenging her for the
TBS Championship at
All Out, but was unsuccessful. On September 21, at
Grand Slam, Athena challenged the
interim Women's World Champion Toni Storm in a
four-way match which also involved
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and
Serena Deeb, which ended with Storm retaining the title. On the November 18, 2022, episode of
Rampage, after pinning
Madison Rayne, Athena attacked referee
Aubrey Edwards, thus turning heel, only for a returning
Mercedes Martinez to make a save. Since AEW President
Tony Khan also owns
Ring of Honor (ROH), Athena faced Martinez at ROH's event
Final Battle, which took place on December 10, where she won the
ROH Women's World Championship. Athena's first successful title defense was against
Vertvixen on the December 19 episode of AEW's
Dark: Elevation, where Athena was easily victorious. With the relaunch of
Honor Club, Athena retained her title in a match against Willow Nightingale on the March 9, 2023, episode of
ROH on Honor Club. Athena would solidify herself as a heel by attacking her opponents after defeating them, which would become a recurring theme. After having her sixth successful title defense against
Emi Sakura on the March 20 episode of
ROH on Honor Club, Athena attacked Sakura until she was saved by
Yuka Sakazaki, to whom Athena had lost in a tag team match back in January. This led to Athena defending her title against Sakazaki on March 31 at
Supercard of Honor, which she did successfully. On June 25 at
Forbidden Door, Athena competed in the
Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, defeating
Billie Starkz in the quarterfinals of the tournament. On the July 14 episode of
Rampage, Athena lost at the semifinals to
Willow Nightingale. On July 21, at
Death Before Dishonor, Athena successfully defended her title against Nightingale in the main event, where the pair made history by participating in the first women's match to headline a ROH's pay-per-view. In late 2023, Athena became the mentor of
Billie Starkz and
Lexy Nair, with Starkz and Nair becoming her 'minions' and formed the stable
"M.I.T.". On the November 23 episode of
ROH Honor Club TV, Athena and Starkz lost to
Ronda Rousey and
Marina Shafir. On the following episode of ROH Wrestling, Starkz defeated Shafir in a one-on-one match, with Starkz proceeded to attack Shafir after the match. Athena and Nair come out and feigned announcing that Starkz had graduated from 'minion training'. Athena then announced that only Nair was the
valedictorian. Starkz then got upset and attacked Athena. Starkz then met
Tony Khan backstage and requested a championship match with Athena, which Khan accepted. The match was then made for
Final Battle. At the event, Athena defeated Starkz to retain the ROH Women's World Championship. On the March 14, 2024, episode of
Ring of Honor Wrestling, Athena issued a title match open challenge at
Supercard of Honor after declaring that she needs someone other than the ROH roster to push her to the limit. The open challenge was answered by a debuting
Hikaru Shida. At the event on April 5, Athena defeated Shida to retain the title. On April 13 at
Battle of the Belts X, Athena successfully defended her title against
Red Velvet. On the June 20 episode of
ROH Wrestling, she announced that she has tore her ankle ligaments and will be out for four to six months. However, she declared that she will not relinquish the ROH Women's World Championship while she recovers from her injury, though this would be later proven to be a ruse. On July 26 at
Death Before Dishonor, Athena successfully defended her title against
Queen Aminata. On September 15, 2024, Athena became the longest reigning ROH title holder, surpassing
Samoa Joe's reign as
ROH World Champion at 645 days. On the December 26 episode of
Ring of Honor Wrestling, Athena kicked Nair out of M.I.T after Nair almost costed her her title at
Final Battle. On February 17, 2025, Athena hit a new landmark as Ring of Honor Women's World Champion, passing the 800-day mark as champion. Athena made her return to AEW programming on the March 29 episode of
Collision, where she confronted the reigning TBS Champion
Mercedes Moné. Later in the episode, Athena announced her entry into the women's bracket of the
Owen Hart Cup, a tournament where the winner will receive an
AEW Women's World Championship match at
All In. During the tournament, Athena defeated
Harley Cameron in the quarter-final on the April 12 episode of
Collision, but was eliminated in the semi-finals by Moné at
Spring BreakThru on April 16. On May 29, 2025, Athena hit another milestone as ROH Women's World Champion by hitting 900 days as champion. On July 12 at
All In, Athena entered and won the women's
Casino Gauntlet match to earn a shot at the AEW Women's World Championship at any time she wants. On the July 31 episode of
Collision, Athena invoked her guaranteed title shot against the reigning AEW Women's World Champion
"Timeless" Toni Storm for
Forbidden Door on August 24, where she failed to win. On September 5, 2025, Athena hit a fourth Milestone as ROH Women's World Champion by hitting 1000-days as champion. At
Worlds End on December 27, Athena and Mercedes Moné unsuccessfully challenged the Babes of Wrath (
Harley Cameron and Willow Nightingale) for the
AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship.
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2025–2026) Athena made her debut for
World Wonder Ring Stardom at
Stardom New Year Dream on January 3, 2025, where she teamed with
Thekla to defeat
Mina Shirakawa and
Tay Melo. Two nights later at
Wrestle Dynasty, Athena represented Ring of Honor in the
International Women's Cup four-way match, but failed to win after Thekla interfered. On January 13 at Stardom New Year Stars in
Korakuen Hall, Athena successfully defended her ROH Women's World Championship against Thekla. Athena returned to Stardom At
Stardom American Dream 2026 on April 17, 2026, defeating
Rina.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2026) On February 27, 2026 at
The New Beginning USA, Athena made her
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) debut, unsuccessfully challenging
Syuri for the
IWGP Women's Championship. == Personal life ==