Serena

**Serena** is a custom wrestler created by Arrzee. She made her first appearance in the WWE2k22 video game in early 2022.

## Wrestling Career

### A Strong Debut

Serena's in-ring debut featured the rookie teaming up with Ashley Reid and Alexa Bliss in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. The end of the match saw Serena pin Carmella after hitting her with the Performer's Fly. Although Reid and Bliss had already proven to be an strong duo by this point, there was no denying that Serena played a major role in their victory over the Women's Tag Team Champions. The pair quickly took Serena under their wing, helping her to make an early impact in the WWE.

### Formation of ASA

Impressed by Serena's first match, Ashley Reid and Alexa Bliss invited her to join them to create an official tag team trio. Having already learned a lot from the pair, Serena agreed, and the group began to travel together. The trio quickly became a dominant force in the Women's division, defeating every tag team in their path. The trio eventually became known as "ASA", a designation which combined their first names together.

### The Masked Manager

Soon after the formation of ASA, The Masked Man finally made his big return to the WWE. After winning a shot at the Women's Tag Team Championships, the trio ran into Steel backstage. Having been former tag partners with Alexa Bliss and a trainer for Ashley Reid, Steel made sure to congratulate them on their victory before being introduced to Serena. The former WWE Champion took a liking to the group, becoming their official manager and even acted as support for each of their singles matches on a regular basis.

Serena knew that getting The Masked Man's support was big for ASA. However, his addition also caused a rift in the seemingly unstoppable team, sparking competition within the group both in and outside the ring. The trio was already struggling to decide which two members would face the tag team champions, and the back and forth flirty banter was not doing them any favors. Although Serena did not know him before ASA like the other women, she found herself forming a stronger bond with The Masked Man than with her own teammates. This bond would eventually turn into a official relationship between the two.

### Early Championship Opportunities

Just a month after her debut, Serena suffered her first loss against the Women's Tag Team Champions Carmella and Zelina Vega. Although they seemed to be in control for the vast majority of the match, a breakdown in communication between Serena and Alexa Bliss costed ASA their first chance at championship gold. Frustrated with one another, the team seemed to be falling apart until Reid was able to get them back on the same page. She assured her teammates that given their skill, they wouldn't have to wait long for another big opportunity, and she was right.

Serena, Bliss and Reid managed to secure 3 of the 6 spots in the 2022 Elimination Chamber Match. This was a huge opportunity for Serena, as the winner would be granted a championship match at Wrestlemania 38. However, the chance at the title would require her to not only outlast 5 other women, but defeat her two teammates as well.

### Betrayal

The 2022 Elimination Chamber Match saw Serena battle against her ASA teammates as well as 3 other women for a title opportunity at WrestleMania 38. Ashley Reid started the match against Bianca Belair, and Serena was the first woman to be released from the chamber pods. The ASA duo would dominate the match, eliminating several superstars before Alexa Bliss was released from the final pod. After helping her teammates do more damage to Belair, Bliss suddenly attacked them from behind and nearly eliminating Reid. Dazed and confused, Reid assumed that it was Serena who had attacked her from behind and attempted to retaliate. This resulted in Reid eliminating Serena before Bliss once again attacked Reid from behind. In the end, Bliss' betrayal cost all three women the match.

### Revenge at WrestleMania

Following the betrayal by Alexa Bliss, Serena briefly entered a feud with both of her ASA teammates leading up to a triple threat match at WrestleMania 38. Each member blamed the others for their shortcomings as a team, a shared sentiment that had been building since their shot at the Women's Tag Team Championship. Having witnessed the team's breakdown as their manager, The Masked Man attempted to mend the relationship between Serena and Ashley Reid, citing the misunderstanding during their Elimination Chamber Match and placing the blame solely on Bliss. Although both women acknowledged this mistake, Steel's efforts ultimately failed, and a triple threat match was scheduled for the show of shows.

The match saw Bliss fight dirty, taking full advantage of triple threat rules in an attempt to steal the spotlight from her former teammates. However, this strategy would backfire, as her tactics motivated Serena and Reid to work together to incapacitate her. With Bliss out of the action, the two women put on an instant classic that ended in Serena pinning Reid off a diving foot stomp.

Whether it was because of Bliss' tactics or Steel's prior words, Serena and Reid had clearly made up by the end of the match. The two embraced after the bell before reuniting with Steel on the stage, leaving Bliss behind.

### ASA Survives

Although the original iteration of the ASA was gone without Alexa Bliss, Serena and Ashley Reid decided to keep the faction going. They even kept their name, stating that "ASA" no longer stood for "Ashley", "Serena" and "Alexa", but was now meant to be "Ashley", "Serena", "Alliance".

## Behind the Scenes

Upon WWE2k22's release, Arrzee decided to make a series of new custom wrestlers to add to his WWE Universe. Serena was one of the first created alongside Ashley Reid, and became the third ever partner for The Masked Man.

Although she was created in the WWE series of games, Serena was never meant to be a wrestler. Her initial creation was just an attempt by Arrzee to create a base model for Rival Trainer Serena. After completing the model, Arrzee decided to duplicate the custom character and completely redesign her as a wrestler to be included in the Universe.

Because so much of Serena's character is based on Rival Trainer Serena, her name was kept for her debut. Her outfit was also heavily inspired by her trainer design, with certain parts changed to more closely resemble a wrestler's attire.

Although he has created many over the years, Serena is the first of Arrzee's custom female wrestlers that he considers to be a main.