Monika Klisara (born October 29, 1995) is a Bosnian-born Canadianprofessional wrestler signed to WWE where she performs in the NXTbrand under the ring name Karmen Petrovic.[1] She made her professional wrestling debut in 2022.
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.[5]
Professional wrestling career
WWE (2022–present)
Klisara made her first WWE appearance on NXT in November 2022 under her real name. She had her debut match on the July 28, 2023, episode of NXT Level Up as Karmen Petrovic in a losing effort to Ivy Nile.[6] 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.[7] During the following week on the October 24 episode of NXT, Petrovic was eliminated in the semi-final round by Lola Vice.[8]
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.[9][10] In late September, Petrovic started a romance storyline with Ashante "Thee" Adonis.[11] 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.[12]
