Amaya

“*But the fact that you'll never know and I will? That's what you'll never forgive me for. And that's what going to allow me to replace your legacy, with my own.*”
―Amaya to her aunt in the buildup for their title match at WrestleMania[src]
**Amaya** is a created superstar in *WWE 2K* series. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand as the main protagonist of *WWE 2K23*'s MyRise mode: The Legacy.

She is the second-generation professional wrestler, being the niece of Justine.

This version of LJ was made by pm58790.

## Appearance

Amaya is a cruiserweight superstar with a slim build with dark brown hair and brown eyes like her aunt. Her hair has a green hair streak, and her pigtails are blue with red dye at the edge of her tails. In her concept design, her hair is partially shaved front left and back, and has freckles above her nose. She even has a "LJ" initial tattoo on the back of her right wrist.

For her ring attire, she wears a pink and black midriff-baring Captain Marvel-styled tank top, a black/red wrist glove, and orange/violet trunks. She even wears a black studded collar, black socks, black kickpads with both orange and violet colors on each side, and white boots with yellow soles. In her entrance attire, she wears a black biker jacket with studded pads and has a pink skirt around her waist.

At WrestleMania, she has a modified attire that resembles her aunt. Her midriff-baring is now green, and the outlines are pink. She wears green thin armbands on both her arms and a different green trunks, resembling Mandy Rose. She has a black star mark on her left cheek.

## History

### A Rough Start on SmackDown

LJ was revealed as a mystery partner for Team SmackDown, marking her WWE debut at Survivor Series against Team Raw's Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, and Bayley. During the match, she attempted to perform her aunt's signature finishing move, but was caught off-guard by Charlotte Flair, injuring her left ankle, allowing Rhea Ripley to perform "Riptide" on her being the first woman to be eliminated from the match-up with a salt to the wound from Charlotte with a shoulder tackle, before she was carried out to the arena by her aunt. Because her debut didn't go as planned, she'll have to compete as a jobber on Main Event, but Ava refuses to compete against her due to her lack of talent. To prove herself, she competed in a Justine Battle Royal, taking Dana's place at the WWE Live event against Carmella, and teaming with Cora Jade on NXT against Toxic Attraction.

She would finally get a chance to face Ava at Main Event. During the match, she inadvertently knocks the referee out with an elbow. Ava would play dirty by grabbing a chair from under the apron, before she countered with a drop top hold. With a chair now lying on the mat, her choice must be made.

* Option 1 (Use the Chair): LJ picked up a chair and attacked Ava in the back. Unfortunately for her, the referee saw her and got disqualified.
* Option 2 (Fight with Honor): LJ has picked up a chair and was about to use it. But had second thoughts as she tossed it out of the ring, only to be caught by a super kick to the face from Ava.

This leads to a rematch, this time, it's no holds barred where LJ finally gets the win, evening the score. The third fall takes place on SmackDown with a 5-minute time limit where LJ gets the final fall.

### Teaming with Ava; WWE Women's Tag Team Champions

When she heard a rumor from Bayley that management was going to have a tag team Money in the Bank ladder match, she was looking to participate, but she would need a partner with either Liv, Fanny, or Natalya. After she chooses her partner, her and her partner battle Sonya Deville and Josie Jane where her team qualifies. Following the match, her partner was knocked out by a falling lighting rig. With her partner out of commission, she had to team up with her rival Ava Moreno. Molly would put their partnership to the test by doing a ladder match at the PC and fighting Molly and Trish at the LAW show in a tag match. LJ and Ava would win the Money in the Bank ladder match at Money in the Bank for an opportunity at the Tag Team titles.

Following their victory, they would argue about how they can cash in their Money in the Bank contract and when it comes to being sneaky, they could play dirty. To prove it, LJ would attack Shotzi, who was schedule to face Lacey Evans, and have a match with her instead. After the show, she was attacked from behind by Shotzi, who was retaliated for her preemptive attack. This leads to a No Disqualification match between the two superstars. During the match, Raquel comes in to aid Shotzi, but was taken out by Ava with a shot to the back with a briefcase, allowing LJ to attack Shotzi with a briefcase and get the pinfall. Following the show, their briefcase was stolen by Shotzi and Raquel and was booked to a tag team match for the Money in the Bank briefcase, which they won. They would challenge each other to a Beat the Clock challenge where LJ faces either Shotzi or Raquel. Should she win, she gets to choose how they're going to cash in:

* If she chose to "lose" the briefcase (again), Asuka and Tamina have successfully defended the WWE Women's Tag Team titles. Just then, the security comes in, reporting on the theft of the Money in the Bank briefcase. One of the security guards walk in with the briefcase reveals to be Ava Moreno and LJ appears behind the champs.
* If she chose to fake them with an empty briefcase, Asuka and Tamina are set to defend their women's tag titles against Nikki A.S.H. and her partner. Suddenly, LJ and Ava come in by the ramp to cash in their briefcase. During the match, Nikki A.S.H. attacks the tag team champions calling out the match by disqualification before LJ and Ava reveal that their briefcase has no contract inside. She would later hand the referee a contract to make their match official.

With their creative strategy, they would defeat Asuka and Tamina to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. They would issue an open challenge for the tag titles, defeating Asuka and Tamina in a rematch. Just as they were about to celebrate retaining their titles, they were attacked by the Bella Twins with simultaneous Bella Busters as they answered their challenge.

The next week on SmackDown, LJ had to battle the Bellas alone in a handicap match with her aunt in her corner, after her partner suffered a minor head injury during their attack on them on her podcast. She was defeated by the Bellas after she was distracted by Natalya, who pulled her aunt off the apron. She and Ava face the reuniting Divas of Doom in a non-title tag match as they imitate the Bella Twins. At Clash of the Castle, they successfully retained their titles with her choice of stipulation.

### Justine's Way or the Highway?

LJ has been on a roll as a tag team champion with Ava, but now it is time for her to be pushed to singles title. Her aunt wants to manage her, but she wants to turn on her partner.

On the next week on *SmackDown*, she visits the GM office to talk to Molly about her push to singles title. After having words with Molly, they successfully defend their titles against Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley. Following the show, she would receive advice from Xavier Woods, Sonya Deville, and Shawn Michaels.

At Day 1, they defend their tag titles against Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler. LJ tags out, allowing Ava to take over, but Shayna caught her with Kirifuda Clutch despite the damage she took. And LJ was caught in the middle in the ring.

* Loyalty
 Rejecting her aunt's advice, she gets tag back into the match to break the hold. As she checks on her partner, Ronda, the illegal competitor, comes in and knock her down with a clothesline, after Shayna intentionally knocks the referee out with an elbow. She gets pinned after Shayna knocks her down with Piper's Pit, losing the tag titles.

With her aunt managing the SmackDown Women's Champion Doudrop, WWE sent LJ and Ava onto an international world tour. Their first stop is at the Lucha Magica in Mexico where they team with La Cangrejita Loca in a Trios match against Jodie Garcia, Queen Zelina, and Carmella, after two of Loca's partners are injured. After their victory, LJ explains Loca of how she develops her friendship with Ava and her aunt's dissimulation.

Their next stop was Japan's Pro Wrestling promotional, where they faced Zoey Stark and Nikkita Lyons in a tag team match. During the match, Ava walks out on her partner, leaving LJ to face Stark and Lyons alone. She would confront her partner backstage about why she walked out on her. She overheard that her tag partner was going to turn on her, but she refused after she rejected her aunt. Setting the match by Asuka who overheard about the drama, she battles her friend at a Joshi promotion, where she defeats her. Ava would make amends for doubting her and teamed with her again in a triple threat tornado tag match at the Japan Dome against the teams of Asuka and Iyo Sky and the Divas of Doom.

Returning to the states, Molly found a perfect opportunity for her: an Elimination Chamber match for the #1 contender's spot for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania. The opportunity that she's been waiting for a long time. She battles Lacey Evans in a qualifying match but lost following a distraction from Doudrop. She tries it again in a fatal 4-way match against Xia Li, Nikki A.S.H., and Indi Hartwell, but was attacked by Doudrop again before she could come into the ring. Following the champ's two attacks, she would learn from Ava by attacking Doudrop backstage. She lured her to a parking lot, but Doudrop reverses with an Irish whip to the ambulance. As Doudrop gloats on her prey, she got ran down by a car driven by Ava Moreno. With the champ taken to the facility, she finally gets the chance to qualify at the Chamber by defeating Iyo Sky.

On the final week before *Elimination Chamber*, she teams with Xia Li and Lacey Evans against Doudrop, Bayley, and Carmella. But Lacey was a no show turning it into a two-on-three handicap match, before it was revealed that she was buried under a production lighting rig. She is concerned about that incident.
### SmackDown Women's Champion

At *Elimination Chamber*, she enters first while the champion is second as they battle for the SmackDown Women's title. After outlasting four superstars, she is waiting for the sixth and final competitor to come out of the dark pod. As it opens, it is none other than her own aunt. LJ is shocked, giving Justine to capitalize and win the SmackDown Women's Championship. What she didn't know is that her aunt is fully healed and has returned to active competition.

* Confront the Past
 LJ recalls her aunt's career of how WWE management mistreated her. She vows to tear apart her past, alongside her aunt and take the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania. She'll need a help of WWE Legends Molly Holly, Shawn Michaels, and the Hurricane to destroy what her aunt resented. She would battle Lita inside a steel cage, have a tribute battle royal named after another legend Trish Stratus, and being dressed as a superhero after management denied her teaming with the Hurricane.
With Justine still talking trash on her podcast, it is time to her to stop avoiding her as she knows the spot on how to confront her aunt.

At WrestleMania, she defeated her aunt to win the SmackDown Women's Championship. After she shook hand with her aunt, she was attacked from behind by Molly leading to an impromptu match where she successfully defends her title.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Storm Zero* (Double underhook powerbomb)
	+ *Age of Pisces* (Judo throw transitioned into DDT)
	+ *Justine Jammer* (Blockbuster)
* **Signature moves**
	+ Multiple suplex variations
		- Fisherman
		- Exploder
		- Tiger
	+ Suicide dive
	+ Yokosuka cutter
	+ Achilles' heel
	+ Diving foot stomp
	+ Air raid crash neckbreaker
	+ Crucfix
	+ Cyclone kick

## Championships and accomplishments

* WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (1 time)
* WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ava Moreno
* Women's Tag Team Money in the Bank (1 time) – with Ava Moreno
* 24/7 Championship (1 time)
* Queen's Crown (2022)

## Trivia

* Her appearance and ring attire are based on two latest *Pokémon* video games; *Sword* and *Shield*, and *Scarlet* and *Violet,* while her attire at WrestleMania is based on Alear from *Fire Emblem Engage*.