Jenny Sjödin Anna Jenny Sjödin ( born Anna Jenny Thunell ; August 2 , 1985 ) is a Swedish professional wrestler and submission grappler better known as Jenny Sjödin . She was trained in professional wrestling in several schools across Great Britain and Ireland and has spent most of her career working there for promotions such as Fightstar Sports Entertainment ( FSE ) , Futureshock Wrestling ( FSW ) and Pro Wrestling EVE , where she is a former one - time Pro - Wrestling : EVE Champion . Sjödin is also an accomplished submission grappler , having won a gold medal in Ground Control ' s 2010 no - gi tournament and silver medals in Grapplers Quest ' s advanced division and North American Grappling Association ' s ( NAGA ) European Championships that same year . Professional wrestling career . Sjödin first became interested in professional wrestling at the age of seventeen , after seeing the Gaea Girls documentary on Japanese joshi puroresu , after which she began following the All Japan Women ' s Pro - Wrestling ( AJW ) promotion . Having trained amateur wrestling with Skönsbergs brottningsklubb , Sjödin moved to Dublin , Ireland in April 2007 to begin training professional wrestling under Fergal Devitt , Paul Tracey , Phil Boyd and Peter Farrell with NWA Ireland . She made her debut on July 7 , 2007 , facing one of her trainers , Phil Boyd , at a Spanish Wrestling Association ( SWA ) event in Segovia , Spain . During the next years , Sjödin worked for several independent promotions in countries such as England , Ireland , Denmark , Finland and her native Sweden . In March 2008 , Sjödin took part in the American Wrestling Rampage ( AWR ) promotion ' s tour of Ireland , along with several former WWE wrestlers . During the tour , Sjödin had a five match series with German wrestler Alpha Female , which she won 3 – 2 . In the beginning of 2009 , she moved to Manchester , England to continue her training under the likes of Jon Ryan , Paul Tracey , Psycho Steve and Zack Sabre , Jr . with NWA UK Hammerlock and The Wrestling Factory . While training in Manchester , Sjödin began incorporating more mixed martial arts and grappling based offense into her in - ring style . On May 8 , 2010 , Sjödin took part in Pro - Wrestling : EVE ' s inaugural event in Sudbury , Suffolk , England , losing to April Davids in the opening match . The match marked the launching of EVE ' s " Catch Division " , where matches could only be won by submission or referee stoppage . Sjödin avenged her loss against Davids on October 16 , 2010 . Sjödin then formed the villainous European Empire stable with Davids , Nikki Storm and Shanna , under the leadership of Jetta , while also starting a storyline rivalry with Britani Knight , which led to a trilogy of singles matches between the two . After both wrestlers had managed to win one of the matches , Sjödin defeated Knight in the third match on June 4 , 2011 , to become the second Pro - Wrestling : EVE Champion . After failing to become the inaugural Nordic Women ' s Champion , losing to Finnish wrestler Aurora Flame , following outside interference from Miss Mina , Sjödin challenged Flame to a rematch , where she agreed to put her Pro - Wrestling : EVE Championship also on the line . On August 13 , 2011 , Sjödin defeated Flame to retain her title and win the Nordic Women ' s Championship . On October 8 , Sjödin defeated April Davids in a rubber match to retain the Pro - Wrestling : EVE Championship . The following night , Sjödin successfully defended the title against one of her idols , Japanese wrestler Emi Sakura , in a match that was broadcast on Ice Ribbon ' s 19 O ' Clock Girls ProWrestling program on Ustream . After a reign of 302 days and eight successful title defenses , Sjödin lost the Pro - Wrestling : EVE Championship to the Alpha Female on April 4 , 2011 . On August 25 , 2012 , Sjödin unsuccessfully challenged April Davids for Futureshock Wrestling ' s ( FSW ) Women ' s Championship . Grappling career . After moving to Manchester in 2009 , Sjödin also began training Brazilian jiu - jitsu , submission grappling and mixed martial arts under Rosi Sexton at the Fighting Fit Martial Arts Centre . On May 23 , 2010 , she won the gold medal in the female division of Ground Control ' s no - gi grappling tournament . As a result of her win , Sjödin earned herself a trip to New Jersey , United States to take part in the Grapplers Quest tournament . After taking the silver medal in the 120 lb ( 54 kg ) – 139 . 9 lb ( 63 . 5 kg ) division , Sjödin finished off her 2010 with another silver medal at North American Grappling Association ' s European Championships in Paris , France . Personal life . Sjödin is a former member of the Sundsvall city council as a representative of the Liberal People ' s Party . She has a degree in political science . In 2013 , Sjödin began working as a columnist for the Body Confidential website . In a column on October 17 , 2013 , Sjödin revealed she was six months pregnant . On January 17 , 2014 , Sjödin announced she had given birth .