Su Yung Vannarah Riggs ( June 30 , 1989 ) , better known under her ring name Su Yung , is an American female professional wrestler . She is also known for her time in WWE ' s developmental territory , FCW , under the name Sonia . She currently competes at Shine Wrestling . Career . Early career . Riggs got her start in wrestling after moving to Memphis , Tennessee in 2007 to become a professional wrestler . She has worked for several promotions including Lady Sports , MLL , GCW , and Jerry Lawler ' s Memphis Wrestling . In February 2010 , Riggs made her debut for Main Event Championship Wreslting as a villainess under the name Su Yung and defeated Tracy Taylor . Florida Championship Wrestling ( 2010 - 2011 ) . In May 2010 , Riggs was signed to a developmental contract with WWE . On September 18 , 2010 , she made her debut at FCW house show under the name Vannah , sharing ring announcing with Matt Martlaro . The next month her name was changed to Sonia . She made her FCW in - ring debut as a heel on December 2 , 2010 at a house show losing to AJ Lee . In mid - 2011 , Sonia teamed up with Audrey Marie in a losing effort against AJ and Aksana . On July 8 , Sonia was defeated by Aksana in a triple - threat match for the FCW Divas Championship that also included Naomi . On August 8 , 2011 , she was released from her developmental contract . SHIMMER Women Athletes ( 2011 - present ) . Su Yung debuted for SHIMMER Women Athletes on October 1 , 2011 in a dark match at Volume 41 ; teaming with Kimberly Maddox and Veda Scott in a losing effort against Buggy Nova , Jessie Brooks , and She Nay Nay . In another dark match at Volume 43 , Su was defeated by KC Spinelli . On October 27 , 2012 , Su was defeated by Sassy Stephie at Volume 50 and again by Miss Natural the following day at Volume 52 . Shine Wrestling ( 2012 - present ) . The West Coast Connection ( 2012 - 2014 ) . Su debuted for Shine Wrestling as a babyface along with Tracy Taylor to form The West Coast Connection on July 20 , 2012 . On that evening , the duo lost to Made In Sin ( Allysin Kay and Taylor Made ) at SHINE 1 . A month later at SHINE 2 , Su picked up her first Shine victory by defeating Kimberly and she and Tracy defeated Gabby Gilbert and Luscious Latasha at SHINE 3 . Su ' s winning streak continued with victories over Rhia O ' Reilly and Josie , but it came to an end at SHINE 6 in January 11 , 2013 when she was defeated by Ivelisse . At SHINE 7 on February 22 , Su teamed up with Tracy and Mia Yim in a losing effort to Valkyrie members Made In Sin and April Hunter . A month later , Su defeated Brittney Savage via submission with her " Yellow Fever " finisher . At SHINE 9 , Su was defeated by Saraya Knight in a SHINE Championship Tournament qualifying match . In the tournament at SHINE 11 on July 12 , Su was defeated by LuFisto in a four - way qualifying match that also included Nikki Roxx and Mercedes Martinez . At SHINE 12 on August 23 , Su again teamed with Tracy Taylor in a losing effort to Daffney ' s All - Star Squad members Nikki Roxx and Solo Darling . However , at SHINE 13 , Su defeated La Rosa Negra , Taeler Hendrix , and the debuting Xandra Bale in a four way match . Su competed against Solo Darling in back - to - back Shine events ; losing at 14 and winning at 15 . At SHINE 16 on January 24 , 2014 , Su was defeated by Mercedes Martinez . At SHINE 17 on February 28 , Su and Tracy Taylor teamed up in a losing effort to Made In Sin in the quarterfinals of the SHINE Tag Team Championship Tournament . Heel Turn ; Valkyrie ( 2014 - present ) . On April 18 , Su defeated Rhia O ' Reilly via submission at SHINE 18 and was attacked by Saraya Knight after the match . Later in the event , Su turned into a villainess by aligning with Valkyrie and attacking Ivelisse in the ring , and later attacking her tag team partner , Tracy Taylor , ending The West Coast Connection in the process . At SHINE 19 on May 23 , the evil Su eliminated Taylor in a ten - woman elimination tag team match , which was won by Valkyrie . At SHINE 20 on June 27 , Su competed in her first singles match as a villainess and defeated Justine Silver via submission ; using the new finisher , " The Purge " . At SHINE 21 on August 22 , Su was defeated by Nevaeh in a # 1 Contender ' s four way match that also included Amazing Kong and Leah Von Dutch . At SHINE 22 on October 10 , Su defeated Amanda Rodriguez via submission .