Amber O ' Neal Kimberly Dawn Davis ( June 22 , 1974 ) is an American professional wrestler , better known by her ring name s Amber O ' Neal and Amber Holly . She previously worked for Wrestlicious under the ring name Charlotte , The Southern Belle . Career . Early career ( 1999 – 2003 ) . Davis got into wrestling after watching it with a friend who was a fan of Stone Cold Steve Austin . Davis initially became a fan of Sable . After researching how to get involved with the sport , Davis trained under Strawberry Fields , Leilani Kai , and Gary Royal at the Mid - Atlantic Wrestling Academy in Charlotte , North Carolina . After training for six months , she debuted in July 1999 in the Professional Girl Wrestling Association ( PGWA ) as Amber Holly , wrestling Leilani Kai in Maggie Valley , North Carolina . She also worked with Desiree Paterson and Riptide . In 2002 , Holly began wrestling for the Carolina Wrestling Federation ( CWF ) , where she furthered her training under Gemini Kid and Mikael Yamaha at the CWF Dojo Camp . While a part of the company , she defeated Kai for the CWF Women ' s Championship . In May 2003 , Holly suffered a knee injury during a match with Brandi Alexander , to whom she later lost the CWF title . She tore her anterior cruciate ligament and patella tendon , as well as suffering cartilage damage . She was obliged to undergo reconstructive surgery and was inactive for approximately a year . Team Blondage ( 2004 – 2005 , 2009 ) . Holly returned to the ring on May 16 , 2004 , adopting the ring name Amber O ' Neal and the gimmick of a motocross racer . She changed her name because of her respect for Nora Greenwald , who used the ringname Molly Holly . Greenwald helped O ' Neal in her tryout matches with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . In late 2004 , O ' Neal formed a tag team with Krissy Vaine known as Team Blondage . The team wrestled primarily on the North Carolina independent circuit , appearing with promotions such as Shimmer and Women ' s Extreme Wrestling . Team Blondage defeated Clehopatra and Navaho to win the vacant WEW Tag Team Championship on May 8 , 2005 at the WEW pay - per - view " No Ho ' s Barred " . In the course of their reign , Vaine signed a contract with WWE . Vaine was subsequently replaced within Team Blondage by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumna Lollipop . On the April 6 , 2006 WEW pay - per - view , O ' Neal and Lollipop lost the WEW Women ' s Tag Team Championship to T and A ( Talia and April Hunter ) . After a long term hiatus prior leaving WWE and the wrestling business for over a year , it was announced that Krissy Vaine decided to return to the wrestling industry and reunite with her Team Blondage partner , Amber O ' Neal . They have now announced themselves as Team Blondage 2 . 0 , and in their debut match they defeated against the established Scream Queens ( Daffney and MsChif ) . On March 7 , they defeated Persephone and Kristin Flake in CWF . Shimmer Women Athletes ( 2005 – 2009 ) . O ' Neal was part of the very first Shimmer show where she teamed with Krissy Vaine to defeat the team of Nikki Roxx and Cindy Rogers . Later in the night she lost a singles match to Christie Ricci . After Vaine signed a WWE contract , O ' Neal moved into singles competition and lost to both Cindy Rogers in a triple threat elimination match also including Tiana Ringer , and Nikki Roxx . She got her first singles victory against the debuting Serena Deeb on Volume 5 , but later in the night she lost to Serena in a rematch . On October 22 , 2006 , as part of Volume 7 , she was defeated by Allison Danger . Later in the night . however , she got a victory by pinfall over Josie after hitting with her STO Finishing Manouvre . At the Volume 9 and 10 taping , she lost to both Daizee Haze and MsChif via pinfall . She did not compete in the Shimmer Championship tournament , and lost to Portuguese Princess Ariel on Volume 14 . She then lost to " The Jezebel " Eden Black and Lorelei Lee on Volume 15 and 16 , but she was able to score a third pinfall victory over Lorelei Lee as part of Volume 17 . Later in the night , however , she lost to Shark Girl . She missed Volume 19 and 20 , and returned to Shimmer for Volumes 21 and 22 , where she lost to Wesna Busic and Mercedes Martinez . On May 2 , 2009 , at the tapings of Volume 23 , she defeated the debuting Tenille with a backslide , but went on to lose to Jennifer Blake as part of Volume 24 , and LuFisto . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2006 , 2009 ) . In April and May 2006 , O ' Neal wrestled at several TNA house shows produced in conjunction with the United Wrestling Federation . O ' Neal also made a televised appearance in 2006 against Gail Kim . O ' Neal appeared on the June 5 , 2008 edition of TNA Impact ! . She was planted in the audience along with fellow wrestlers Daffney and Becky Bayless , with the three of them volunteering to wrestle Awesome Kong in the " $ 25 , 000 Challenge " . Daffney was selected and subsequently lost to Kong . O ' Neal returned at the December 21 , 2009 , Impact ! tapings , where she was defeated by Lizzy Valentine in a tryout dark match . National Wrestling Alliance ( 2008 – 2010 ) . O ' Neal made her debut for National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) ' s promotion Mid - Atlantic Championship Wrestling on the August 9 , 2008 , episode of " MACW Television " Tapings , where she competed against Kristin Flake in a winning effort . On the edition of September 10 of " MACW Television " Tapings , O ' Neal defeated TNA Knockout Daffney in singles competition . On the edition of January 10 of " MACW Television " Tapings , O ' Neal gained another victory over Daffney . On the edition of February 21 of " MACW Television " Tapings , O ' Neal teamed up with Krissy Vaine in a winning effort defeating The Scream Queens ( Daffney and MsChif ) in a tag - team match . On the edition of March 14 of " MACW Television " Tapings , O ' Neal continued her winning streak when she competed against the debuting Persephone in a winning effort . On the edition of May 15 of " MACW Television " , O ' Neal defeated the debuting Jayme Jameson in a singles match . On the edition of July 11 of " MACW Summer Bash " pay - per - view , O ' Neal undefeated streak ended when she competed against Christie Ricci in a losing effort . This would turn out to be O ' Neal final match in Mid - Atlantic Championship Wrestling due to NWA Mid - Atlantic Championship Wrestling folding early 2010 . In March 2009 , O ' Neal made her debut for National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) ' s promotion NWA Charlotte in a match against Daffney . Amber O ' Neal switched with Krissy Vaine , who got the pinfall over Daffney for her tag team partner . On the edition of May 15 of " NWA Charlotte TV Tapings " , O ' Neal defeated the debuting Jayme Jameson after the interference from Krissy Vaine . On the edition of May 23 , 2009 of " NWA Charlotte Total Compliance " pay - per - view , O ' Neal defeated Jayme Jameson after Krissy Vaine switched with her to become the first NWA Charlotte Women ' s Champion . She would turn out to be the title ' s only holder due to NWA Charlotte folding in late 2009 . Women Superstars Uncensored ( 2009 – 2010 ) . O ' Neal debuted for Women Superstars Uncensored ( WSU ) as a villainess on August 22 , 2009 in a victorious effort against Annie Social . Later in the night , she got another victory over " The Definition of Technician " Cindy Rogers . O ' Neal continued her winning streak as she defeated Sassy Stephanie in a Special Challenge Match on November 3 and later in the night she defeated the WSU Hall of Famer Malia Hosaka . On December 12 , O ' Neal defeated Sumie Sakai to continue her winning streak . Later in the night , it was announced that O ' Neal would put her winning streak on the line against Jazz at the Third Anniversary Show . O ' Neal was successful in defeating Jazz and was subsequently named by Dawn Marie as the number one contender to the WSU World Championship . At the April 2 , 2010 episode of WSW 4th Annual J - Cup , O ' Neal unsuccessfully challenged reigning champion Mercedes Martinez , thus ending her winning streak . At the WSU / NWS King & Queen Of The Ring Tournament 2010 pay - per - view , O ' Neal competed in King and Queen tournament teaming with Bison Bravado but was eliminated in the first round by Jazz and Balls Mahoney . At the WSU Uncensored Rumble III pay - per - view , O ' Neal competed in the No 1 # contenders 23 Womaen Uncensored Rumble to determine the new # 1 contender for the Women Superstars Uncensored World Championship but failed to win the match after it was won by Jazz . Later that event , O ' Neal teamed up with Nikki Roxx in a losing effort to Angel Orsini and Jazz . Other promotions ( 2010 – present ) . On October 23 , 2010 , O ' Neal made an appearance for Pro Wrestling Superstars , where she made her debut losing to Mickie James in a singles match . O ' Neal made her debut for SCWA Wrestling , defeating Persephone with a bridging backsilde . At the PWX " An Evil Twist of Fate " event on October 5 , O ' Neal defeated Reby Sky after throwing dust in her face and hitting a sitout facebuster . O ' Neal also took part in the first season tapings of Wrestlicious , which took place in early 2009 , but did not start airing until March 2010 . In the promotion , she uses the ring name Charlotte , the Southern Belle . She made her in - ring debut on March 1 in the main event of the first episode of " Takedown " , teaming with Tyler Texas and Cousin Cassie in a losing effort to the team of Felony , Maria Toro and Bandita after getting hit by a Fisherman ' s Buster . On the fifth episode , which aired on March 31 , she got her first victory after teaming with Paige Webb against the Naughty Girls ( Faith and Hope ) . On the edition of April 7 of " Takedown " , Charlotte participated in a " Hoedown Trowdown " battle royal to determine the top two contenders for the Wrestlicious Crown . She uncessfully competed after being eliminated by Brooke Lynn . O ' Neal signed with Dave McClain ' s Women of Wrestling promotion in December 2012 . She debuted at WOW ! Pandemonium Tour 2013 losing to Jungle Grrl in singles competition . Later in the night , she came together with fellow WOW newcomer Santana Garrett to form the tag team The All - American Girls . The pair then successfully challenged and defeated Caged Heat for the WOW Tag Team Championships , ending Caged Heat ' s remarkable 10 - year reign . O ' Neal debuted for Shine Wrestling as a babyface on May 24 , 2013 ; competing against Ivelisse in a losing effort as SHINE 10 . At SHINE 12 on August 23 , Amber teamed with Santana Garrett in defeating Malia Hosaka and Brandi Wine , after a singles match between Santana and Wine ended in a no contest due to involvement by Hosaka . On September 28 , at the " SHINE 13 " , Amber and Santana , now known as The American Sweethearts faced The S - N - S Express ( Jessie Belle Smothers and Sassy Stephie ) , but lost when Stephie pinned O ' Neal after an " Kiss My Sass " . A month later at SHINE 14 , the Sweethearts teamed with Leva Bates in a losing effort to the Express , which also included Nevaeh . At SHINE 15 on December 13 , the Sweethearts were once again defeated by the Express , and per the stipulation , Amber and Santana were forced to disband . In singles action , Amber suffered losses to La Rosa Negra and Tracy Taylor at SHINE 16 and 18 , respectively . At SHINE 20 on June 27 , 2014 , Amber was defeated by Crazy Mary Dobson , who replaced Leah Von Dutch , via DQ . During the match , Amber turned into a villainess and attacked Dobson with a steel chair , which led to the DQ decision . After the match ended , the evil Amber gave the Bullet Club gesture to Dobson , similar to that of the wrestling stable which has her real - life husband , Doc Gallows , as a member . On December 5 , Davis adopted the new ring name Amber Gallows , the " Bullet Babe " . New Japan Pro Wrestling ( 2015 – present ) . On January 4 , 2015 , O ' Neal made her debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) at Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome , where she accompanied her husband and Karl Anderson to a match , where they lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata . On April 6 , it was announced that O ' Neal , billed as Amber Gallows , would be returning to NJPW the following month at Wrestling Dontaku 2015 to take part in the promotion ' s first match involving female wrestlers since October 2002 . In the match , Gallows , her husband and Karl Anderson were defeated by Maria Kanellis , Matt Taven and Michael Bennett . Global Force Wrestling ( 2015 - present ) . On June 6 , 2015 , Global Force Wrestling ( GFW ) announced Gallows as part of their roster .