10 Things You Didn't Know About Mandy Rose
4. Meeting Sonya DeVille
Coming from the bikini modelling background, Mandy was originally met with some scorn from trainees with athletic pasts. When sharing how her real-life friendship with Sonya DeVille began, Rose commented on how DeVille glared at her, and sharply introducing herself by saying, "Daria. What’s up?"
Knowing that she needed to be resilient in the world of professional wrestling, Mandy Rose simply replied, "Mandy. How are you?" Respecting the mirrored response, Sonya took an immediate liking towards the Golden Goddess, and when moving into accommodation provided for WWE trainees, they made sure they slept in adjacent beds.
Their friendship went from strength to strength during training, and they both car-shared while on the road. In a turn which further cemented their friendship, they both received a call up to the main roster at the same time, and they debuted under the short-lived heel stable, Absolution, with Paige at the helm.
Since then, DeVille and Rose have been a tag-team by the name of Fire and Desire, only recently splitting up due to the romantic storyline between Otis and Rose.