Anna Marie Jernigan, better known as Anna Jay is an American Professional Wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Jay started her professional wrestling training in 2018 at the One Fall Power Factory, where she suffered a shoulder injury after a brief session. Which took her off from television for 6 months.
After getting medically cleared, Jay marked her pro-wrestling debut on September 14, 2019 at the Glacier's Charity event "The Battle of Altama". Jay then made her debut at AEW in April 2020 in a match against Hikaru Shida and lost. Weeks later, it was announced that Anna Jay has signed a contract with AEW and is Elite.
Jay teamed with Tay Conti and entered the AEW Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament: The Deadly Draw, where they got eliminated in the Semifinals by Ivelisse and Diamante. She was backed up by the Dark Order on multiple occasions and finally got inducted into the stable. Jay again suffered a shoulder injury and again got written off from in-ring action for seven months.
She returned from injury in September 2021 and attacked Ford and The Bunny. They developed a feud where Jay and Conti defeated Ford and The Bunny in a Street Fight at Rampage. She then had two pursuits for the AEW TBS Championship but was unsuccessful.
Jay then turned heel by attacking Ruby Soho and aligned herself with the Jericho Appreciation Society with Conti. Jay started threatening wrestlers to choke them out and choked some in the backstage. She then added A.S. to her ring name referring to her original name. Jay then entered the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament and lost in the quarterfinals to Skye Blue.
How much does Anna Jay weigh?
Anna Jay currently weighs 143 pounds (65 kilograms). Jay stands at a height of 5 foot 8 inches tall which is 173 centimeters in length. She is of an ideal height and weight that she is flexible enough to adapt to any wrestling style. She performs some of the iconic moves in her arsenal including the Bicycle Kick, Flatliner, Axe Kick, Floating Neck Breaker, Superkick, DDT, Arm Twist Side Kick, Rolling Cutter (finisher), Sleeper Hold and so on. She is one of the youngest talents in the company with great potential and a variety of wrestling moves, which could place her in the top of the women's division in the future.
FAQs
Anna Jay was born on July 15, 1998 and is currently 25 years old as of 2023.
Anna Jay was trained from One Fall Power Factory by Glacier and Q.T. Marshall.
No, Anna Jay is not married yet, but is dating fellow AEW wrestler Jungle Boy since 2021.
Anna Jay uses Rolling Cutter as her primary finisher, however after turning heel she uses the Sleeper Hold submission more as her finishing move.
