Daffney

Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, valet, and actress. She was better known by her ring name Daffney. She was best known for her appearances with World Championship Wrestling between 1999 and 2001 and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2008 to 2011.^[5]

Daffney
Daffney in 2010
Birth name	Shannon Claire Spruill
Born	(1975-07-17)July 17, 1975 Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany
Died	September 1, 2021(2021-09-01) (aged 46)[1] Gwinnett County, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	Georgia State University
Spouse(s)	Rich Ward (divorced)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Daffney Daffney Unger Lucy Lucy Furr Shark Girl Shannon The Governor Draculetta
Billed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Billed weight	130 lb (59 kg; 9.3 st)
Billed from	Paradise Island 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (as Shark Girl)[2] Badstreet, Atlanta, Georgia[3] Unknown parts of Alaska Sybil, Texas[4] Charlotte, North Carolina Transylvania (as Draculetta)
Trained by	WCW Power Plant Malia Hosaka Selena Majors Leilani Kai
Debut	1999[5]

On September 1, 2021, Daffney recorded an Instagram Live video where she said she was going to end her life. She wanted her brain to be donated for CTE testing.^[6] She was found dead the next day in Gwinnett County, Georgia with a gunshot wound, aged 46.^[7][8]