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Sonya Deville Recalls Morgan-Rose WWE Training Scuffle

Published 11 November 2025

Former WWE wrestler Sonya Deville recounted a surprising real-life altercation between fellow performers Liv Morgan and Mandy Rose during a training session at the WWE Performance Center early in their careers.

Deville shared the details on a recent podcast hosted by CJ Perry, formerly known as Lana in WWE. The incident occurred in a promo class, where trainees practice delivering intense promos after simulating a physical confrontation. According to Deville, the group was conducting a "pullapart promo" drill, in which participants pretend to be restrained by security personnel to build emotional intensity for the subsequent speech.

Deville, along with Aliyah and Danielle Kamela, served as the designated "security" to separate Morgan and Rose during the exercise. Deville positioned herself in the middle, while the others flanked the sides. "We're doing it, and it feels normal at first," Deville recalled. "Then I'm feeling wind whiz past my ear, and I'm like, 'Yo, they're really throwing.'"

The simulation quickly escalated into an authentic scuffle. Deville described sensing a shift in the participants' energy, noting how "you can feel the intensity in someone's body when they're...

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