Independent circuit (2015–present) Paultre was trained by
Mike Mondo at the New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) school in
Deer Park, New York. On February 27, 2015, Paultre, under the ring name Willow Nightingale, made her professional wrestling debut on NYWC's We Can Do It event, losing to Sammy Pickles. A year after her debut, Nightingale won the NYWC Starlet Championship. On November 21, 2018, at
Shimmer Women Athletes'
Volume 108 event, Nightingale unsuccessfully faced Dust for the
Heart of Shimmer Championship. After holding the NYWC Starlet Championship since February 2016, Nightingale lost the title to
Kris Statlander on February 23, 2019. Nightingale reclaimed the NYWC Starlet Championship on January 25, 2020, defeating then-champion Tina San Antonio in a
steel cage match. On February 26, 2022, Nightingale defeated Johnny Radke, Dino Might, and
John Silver in a
four-way match to win the NYWC Fusion Championship.
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2021–present) Early beginnings and TBS Champion (2021–2024) On May 3, 2021, Nightingale made her
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut, competing on
AEW Dark: Elevation against
Thunder Rosa, to whom she lost. On June 6, Nightingale made her
Ring of Honor (ROH) debut on
ROH's ''Women's Division Wednesday'' program, where she defeated Alex Gracia. On August 4, Nightingale competed in the
ROH Women's World Championship tournament to determine the inaugural champion, losing to
Allysin Kay in the first round. On December 3, Nightingale defeated
Mandy Leon to become the number one contender for the ROH Women's World Championship. On December 11, at
Final Battle, Nightingale unsuccessfully challenged
Rok-C for the Women's World Championship. Following Final Battle, ROH went on hiatus. During this hiatus, AEW President and CEO
Tony Khan purchased ROH. On April 1, 2022, at
Supercard of Honor, Nightingale faced
Mercedes Martinez for the interim ROH Women's World Championship but was defeated. On April 8, on
AEW Rampage, Nightingale participated in the
Owen Hart Cup tournament, losing to
Red Velvet during a qualifying round match. On June 6 episode of
Ring of Honor, Nightingale successfully defended the Strong Women's Championship against
Rachael Ellering. On June 17, at
Road Rager, Nightingale challenged
Jade Cargill in a match for the
AEW TBS Championship, which Willow lost. Nightingale challenged for the championship again at
Battle of the Belts IV, losing once again. On the October 21 episode of
Rampage, it was announced that Nightingale had signed with AEW. On June 2, 2023, Nightingale defended the Strong Women's Championship against
Emi Sakura on All Elite Wrestling's television show
AEW Rampage, marking the first time that title was defended outside of NJPW. On June 17 at the premiere episode of
Collision, Nightingale teamed up with
Skye Blue to defeat
Ruby Soho and the
AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm. Nightingale competed in the 2023
Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, winning over
Nyla Rose and advancing to the finals by defeating
Athena in the semifinal round. On the July 15 episode of
Collision, Nightingale defeated Ruby Soho to win the women's tournament. On July 16, it was announced that Willow will be facing
Athena at
Death Before Dishonor of year 2023 for the ROH Women's World Championship. This match main evented the Pay-per-view and during this match Willow was not successful as Athena retained. On September 23, 2023, episode of Collision, Nightingale was injured and pulled from the match against
Julia Hart.
Kiera Hogan was Nightingale's replacement in the match against Hart until she was defeated by Hart. Hart attacked Hogan until Skye Blue came out to make the save, but Blue was misted by Hart, "blinding" her. In late 2023, Nightingale formed a tag team with
Kris Statlander and they were managed by
Stokely Hathaway. On April 21, 2024, at
Dynasty, Nightingale defeated Julia Hart to win the AEW TBS Championship. On the May 1 episode of
Rampage, Nightingale successfully defended her TBS Championship against Skye Blue in a
Manitoba Massacre. On May 26 at
Double or Nothing, Nightingale lost the TBS Championship to
Mercedes Moné, ending her reign at 35 days. After the match, Nightingale was attacked by Statlander, ending their tag team.
The Conglomeration (2024–present) Sometime after splitting with Statlander, Nightingale joined
The Conglomeration. At
Beach Break on July 3, Nightingale defeated Statlander to advance to the finals of the
Owen Hart Cup. On the July 10 episode of
Dynamite, Nightingale lost the Owen Hart Cup finals to
Mariah May due to interference from Statlander. On August 25 at
All In Zero Hour, Nightingale with fellow Conglomeration member
Tomohiro Ishii to defeat Statlander and Hathaway. Since Nightingale's team won, she was allowed to choose the stipulation for her and Statlander's match at
All Out on September 7, which she chose to make it a
Chicago Street Fight. The match was meant to be for the
CMLL World Women's Championship but that stipulation was abandoned due to
CMLL not allowing titles to be defended in street fights. At All Out, Nightingale was defeated by Statlander, ending their feud. On October 12 at
WrestleDream, Nightingale unsuccessfully challenged Mariah May for the AEW Women's World Championship. After WrestleDream, it was reported that Nightingale would take time off to recover from a concussion. On November 23 at
Full Gear, Nightingale returned during the
AEW World Championship main event between fellow Conglomeration member
Orange Cassidy and champion
Jon Moxley, where she prevented Moxley's
Death Riders stablemate
Marina Shafir from interfering. After Full Gear, Nightingale would assist the likes of
Cope,
Swerve Strickland, and
Samoa Joe against the Death Riders, often acting as a counter to Shafir. On May 25 at
Double or Nothing, Nightingale teamed with
Kenny Omega,
Swerve Strickland, and
The Opps (
Samoa Joe,
Powerhouse Hobbs, and
Katsuyori Shibata) to defeat the
Death Riders (
Jon Moxley,
Claudio Castagnoli,
Marina Shafir, and
Wheeler Yuta) and
The Young Bucks (
Matthew Jackson and
Nicholas Jackson) in an
Anarchy in the Arena match. On July 12 at
All In, Nightingale competed in the women's
Casino Gauntlet match, which was won by
Athena. On November 12 at
Blood & Guts, Nightingale competed in the first ever women's
Blood and Guts match, but her team was defeated. Nightingale began to team with
Harley Cameron as the Babes of Wrath, winning a tournament to became the inaugural
AEW Women's World Tag Team Champions after they defeated Timeless Love Bombs (
Mina Shirakawa and
"Timeless" Toni Storm). Weeks later, she also defeated Mercedes Moné at
Dynamite: New Year's Smash to win TBS Championship for a record-setting second time, becoming a double champion in the process. At
Revolution on March 15, 2026, Nightingale would successfully defend her TBS Championship against
Lena Kross, but the Babes of Wrath would lose the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship to Divine Dominion (
Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) that same night, ending their reign at 95 days. After failing to regain the titles from Divine Dominion on the March 27 episode of
Collision, the Babes of Wrath decided to mutually disband to focus on singles ventures. After the Babes of Wrath disbanded, Nightingale would go on to successfully defended the TBS Championship against returning wrestlers such as
Hikaru Shida,
Queen Aminata, and
Kamille, dubbing herself as the "Comeback Killer".
Japanese promotions (2022–present) On October 29, 2022, Nightingale made her Japan debut for
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW) at
The Mountain Top 2022, teaming with
Yuka Sakazaki, to defeat
Maki Itoh and
Yuki Kamifuku. On April 27, 2023,
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Nightingale would compete in a four-woman
single-elimination tournament on May 21 at
Resurgence to crown the inaugural
Strong Women's Champion. At Resurgence, Nightingale defeated
Momo Kohgo in the semi-finals and
Mercedes Moné in the finals to become the inaugural Strong Women's Champion. She had her first successful title defense on the June 2 episode of
Rampage, where she retained the title by defeating
Emi Sakura. On July 5, at the second night of
NJPW Independence Day, Nightingale lost the title to
Giulia, ending her reign at 45 days. On April 4, 2024, at
Stardom American Dream 2024, Nightingale made her debut for
World Wonder Ring Stardom, teaming with
Saki to defeat
Syuri and
Konami. On May 18 at
Stardom Flashing Champions 2024, Nightingale successfully defended her TBS Championship against
Tam Nakano. On March 16, 2025, at ''Grand Princess '25'', Nightingale made her return to TJPW and defeated
Miu Watanabe.
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2024) Nightingale made her debut for
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) on March 29, 2024, at
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas, where she teamed with La Catalina and
Tessa Blanchard to defeat
Lluvia,
Stephanie Vaquer, and
Zeuxis On July 13 at Fantastica Mania 2024, Nightingale defeated Lluvia and Viva Van to win the vacant
CMLL World Women's Championship. On September 13 at the
CMLL 91st Anniversary Show, Nightingale lost the title to Zeuxis. ==Wrestling persona==