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Karmen Petrovic

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Karmen Petrovic
Petrovic in April 2025
Birth nameMonika Klisara
Born (1995-10-29) October 29, 1995 (age 29)
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma materRyerson University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Karmen Petrovic[1]
Monika Klisara[2]
Billed height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2]
Billed fromToronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Trained byWWE Performance Center[2]
Sara Amato[2]
DebutMarch 11, 2023[2]

Monika Klisara (born October 29, 1995) is a Bosnian-Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Karmen Petrovic. After winning national championships in karate, Klisara made her professional wrestling debut in 2023, thus making her the first Bosnian to perform in WWE to date.

Early life

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Monika Klisara was born on October 29, 1995 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She moved to Toronto, Canada in the mid-1990s to escape the Bosnian War.[3] She is of Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb ethnicity.[4] She attended Ryerson University.[5]

Martial arts career

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Klisara is a former champion Karate competitor. At age 17, she was a member of the Canadian National and the Ontario Provincial Karate teams. She won gold medals at the Fonseca Cup competition, the Ontario Provincial competition and the Ontario Summer Olympic Games.[6]

Professional wrestling career

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WWE (2022–present)

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On November 10, 2022, Klisara was announced as having signed with WWE as part of the WWE Performance Center Fall 2022 Rookie Class, subsequently making her the first ever Bosnian signed to the company.[7] Klisara made her professional wrestling debut on March 11, 2023 at a live event, teaming with Zoey Stark in a losing effort against Indi Hartwell and Lea Mitchell.[2]

She made her on-screen debut under the ring name Karmen Petrovic on the July 28, 2023 episode of NXT Level Up, losing to Ivy Nile.[8] On the October 17 episode of NXT, Petrovic won her first televised singles victory when she competed in the 2023 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, during which she eliminated Jaida Parker in the first round.[2] The following week in the semi final, Petrovic was eliminated by Lola Vice.[9] On the July 2, 2024, episode of NXT, Petrovic went one on one with Jazmyn Nyx but lost due to interference from Jacy Jayne. This would set up for a tag team match between Petrovic with fellow Canadian Arianna Grace against Jazmyn Nyx and Jacy Jayne at NXT Heatwave on July 7, where Petrovic and Grace won. After the match, Grace and Petrovic had a disagreement on who contributed to the match victory, to which NXT General Manager Ava scheduled a match between them.[10][11]

In late September, Petrovic started a romance storyline with Ashante "Thee" Adonis.[12] On the November 19 episode of NXT, Petrovic and Adonis teamed up for the first time to defeat Brinley Reece and Dion Lennox in a mixed tag team match.[13] On the January 14, 2025 episode of NXT, Adonis and Petrovic became an official on-screen couple.[14] On the February 18 episode of NXT, Petrovic won a triple threat match against Jaida Parker and Kelani Jordan for a NXT Women's North American Championship match[15] but failed to defeat Stephanie Vaquer for the title the following week.[16] On the April 29 episode of NXT, Adonis scheduled a NXT Women's North American Championship match for Petrovic, who was not prepared for the match and went on to lose against the new NXT Women's North American Champion Sol Ruca. After the match, Petrovic attacked Adonis as he berated her, breaking up with him.[17]

On the July 15 episode of NXT, Petrovic faced Evolve Women's Champion Kali Armstrong for the title but lost the match after interference from Jordynne Grace.[18]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024)

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Kilsara, as Karmen Petrovic, made her Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut on the September 5, 2024 episode of Impact! where she answered TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace's championship open challenge where Grace won.[19]

Independent circuit (2024)

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Kilsara, as Karmen Petrovic, made her Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) debut at GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII on November 24, 2024, defeating Sumie Sakai by referee stoppage.[20]

Personal life

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It was reported on November 10, 2023, Klisara was in a relationship with Brazilian professional basketball player Bruno Caboclo.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

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Martial arts record

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  • Ontario Summer Olympic Games
    • 1st place (Gold)[6]
  • Kubota World Cup
    • 1st place (Gold)[6]
  • Fonseca Cup
    • 1st place (Gold) (3-times)[6]
    • "Overall Most Outstanding Competitor" award[6]
  • Canadian National Karate
    • 2nd place (Silver) (2-times)[6]
  • Pan-American Games
    • 5th place (qualified for the world cup)[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karmen Petrovic". WWE. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Karmen Petrovic « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  3. ^ Aftab, Manik (October 18, 2023). "Who is Karmen Petrovic? Meet the semi-finalist from NXT Women's Breakout Tournament". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "November 27, 2013 by on the Record News (Formerly the Ryersonian) - Issuu". November 29, 2013. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Karmen Petrovic" Archived February 12, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at Make A Champ.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Meet the WWE Performance Center Fall 2022 Rookie Class". WWE.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Broggi, Fabio "Fantomius". "Karmen Petrovic: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks | Pro Wrestlers Database". The SmackDown Hotel. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Karmen Petrovic vs. Lola Vice" Archived February 12, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at WWE.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  10. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 2, 2024). "Arianna Grace And Karmen Petrovic vs. Jacy Jayne And Jazmyn Nyx Added To NXT Heatwave". Fightful. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Powell, Jason (July 7, 2024). "NXT Heatwave results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  12. ^ Russell, Skylar (September 24, 2024). "Rosemary And Wendy Choo Defeat Brinley Reece & Karmen Petrovic On WWE NXT After Ashante Adonis Distraction | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  13. ^ Moore, John (November 19, 2024). "NXT TV results (11/19): Moore's review of Ridge Holland vs. Andre Chase for a shot at the NXT Championship at NXT Deadline, Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  14. ^ Joseph, Sunil (January 14, 2025). "Two WWE Superstars share kiss and make their relationship official". Sportskeeda. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  15. ^ Moore, John (February 18, 2025). "NXT TV results (2/18): Moore's review of Jaida Parker vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Karmen Petrovic in a Triple Threat for a shot at the NXT Women's NA Title, Ricky Starks signing his NXT contract, Stacks vs. Shawn Spears". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  16. ^ Moore, John (February 25, 2025). "NXT TV results (2/25): Moore's review of Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy vs. Myles Borne and Tavion Heights, Ricky Saints and Je'Von Evans vs. Wes Lee and Ethan Page, Moose vs. Lexis King for the X Division Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  17. ^ Moore, John (April 29, 2025). "NXT TV results (4/29): Moore's review of Ricky Saints vs. Lexis King for the NXT North American Championship, Hank & Tank vs. Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  18. ^ Moore, John (July 15, 2025). "NXT TV results (7/15): Moore's review of the GAB fallout edition with Trick Williams, Mike Santana, and Joe Hendry vs. DarkState, Stacks vs. Tony D'Angelo vs. Luca Crusifino in a Triple Threat". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  19. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 5, 2024). "Arianna Grace Says She's The New Liaison Between TNA And NXT, Karmen Petrovic Answers Open Challenge On 9/5 TNA iMPACT! | Fightful News". Fightful. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  20. ^ Vetter, Chris (November 24, 2024). "GCW presents "Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII" results (11/24): Vetter's review of Josh Barnett vs. MVP, Mike Bailey vs. Josh Alexander, Marina Shafir vs. Jody Threat, TNA Knockouts Title match, NXT wrestlers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  21. ^ "The Bosnian woman is a world star, and few people realized it - Now she arrives in Belgrade with a Partizan player" Archived February 13, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Published November 10, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2024
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