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Julia Hamer-Bevis
Penzance, Cornwall, UK
better known by her ring names Sweet Saraya and Saraya Knight, is an English professional wrestler and promoter. Hamer was born in Penzance, Cornwall. As a child, she was abused b…
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better known by her ring names Sweet Saraya and Saraya Knight, is an English professional wrestler and promoter. Hamer was born in Penzance, Cornwall. As a child, she was abused by her stepfather,and ran away from home at the age of 15. She lived on the streets and used public swimming pools to bathe herself. She was also raped and became a drug addict, later stating that she now has "no relationship" with her mother due to her mother's refusal to help her during this time. At the age of 18, she overdosed on pills and had her stomach pumped, which prompted her to get clean Hamer married professional wrestler Patrick Bevis, better known by his ring name Ricky Knight, in May 1990, adopting the hyphenated surname Hamer-Bevis as a result.Together they have two children, both of whom are professional wrestlers: Saraya-Jade, who performs in WWE under the ring name Paige, and Zak, who performs as Zak Zodiac. She is also the step-mother of Roy Bevis, who performs as Zebra Kid and Roy Knight. Hamer-Bevis once wrestled while she was unknowingly seven months pregnant with Saraya-Jade.For a time, WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts lived with the family.The family runs the World Association of Wrestling (WAW) promotion in Norwich. She owns and operates Bellatrix Female Warriors, a women's wrestling promotion also based in Norwich. In July 2012, Channel 4 produced a documentary about the Knights entitled The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family. The documentary was turned into a 2019 feature film by Stephen Merchant with Dwayne Johnson producing, titled Fighting with My Family, where she was portrayed by Lena Headey
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2024
AEW All In 2024: London - Zero Hour
Movie Sweet Saraya
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2020
The Rise and Fall of Blackcraft Wrestling
Movie Herself / "Saraya Knight"
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2020
EVE Wrestle Queendom 3
Movie Saraya Knight
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2019
Headstrong
Movie Saraya Knight
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2019
Fighting with My Family
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2018
Blackcraft Wrestling: Spirits Of The Dead
Movie Saraya Knight
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2018
Blackcraft Wrestling: Burning Bridges
Movie Saraya Knight
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2018
RISE 9: RISE Of The Knockouts
Movie Saraya Knight
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2018
SHIMMER Women Athletes Volume 104
Movie Saraya Knight
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2018
RISE 7: Sensation
Movie Saraya Knight
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2016
SHIMMER Volume 87
Movie Saraya Knight
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2016
GWF Women's Wrestling Revolution 1
Movie Sweet Saraya
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2015
SHIMMER Volume 79
Movie Saraya Knight
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2015
SHIMMER Volume 77
Movie Saraya Knight
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2015
SHIMMER Volume 76
Movie Saraya Knight
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2015
SHINE 30
Movie Sweet Saraya Knight
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2015
SHIMMER Volume 74
Movie Saraya Knight
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2015
SHIMMER Volume 75
Movie Saraya Knight
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2015
Shimmer Volume 72
Movie Saraya Knight
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2015
SHINE 26
Movie Sweet Saraya Knight
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2014
SHIMMER Volume 70
Movie Saraya Knight
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2014
SHIMMER Volume 67
Movie Saraya Knight
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2014
SHINE 18
Movie Sweet Saraya Knight
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2013
Total Divas
TV show Herself
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2013
SHINE 9
Movie Saraya Knight
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2012
SHINE 4
Movie Saraya Knight
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2012
The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family
Movie Herself
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2011
EVE Championship Tournament - Day 2
Movie Saraya Knight
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2011
EVE Championship Tournament - Day 1
Movie Saraya Knight
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2011
SHIMMER Volume 37
Movie Saraya Knight
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2010
EVE The Sequel
Movie Saraya Knight
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2010
EVE Debut Show
Movie Saraya Knight
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