Alicia Atout — Biography
Alicia Atout is a prominent Canadian interviewer and YouTube personality making waves in both the music and professional wrestling worlds. She is currently affiliated with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and also lends her hosting talents to Knotfest's Twitch channel. Atout cultivates her own passion projects, including a music-focused blog named A Music Blog, Yea? (AMBY) and a YouTube channel where she engages in conversations with figures from the music and wrestling scenes. Her prior experience includes work with wrestling organizations such as Beyond Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, and Major League Wrestling (MLW). She also served as the master of ceremonies for Mick Foley's "20 Years of Hell" speaking tour. Atout has been a backstage interviewer for various independent wrestling promotions, notably appearing at the 2018 All In pay-per-view.
Her tenure with Impact Wrestling spanned from 2018 to 2019, where she conducted backstage interviews for their main television show, Impact!, and co-hosted the web series "Behind The Lights" on Impact's Twitch with Anthony Carelli. In September 2018, Atout was part of the All In pay-per-view event, a production co-promoted by Cody Rhodes. Following her departure from Impact Wrestling in 2019, Rhodes approached her with an opportunity to join the newly formed All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a backstage correspondent. She made her AEW debut, under the moniker "Alicia A," at the company's first event, Double or Nothing. In November 2019, it was announced that Atout had signed with Major League Wrestling (MLW), indicating her exit from AEW. Her wrestling career took a turn in January 2022 at MLW Blood & Thunder when she participated in an angle with Richard Holliday, leading to an attack on Alexander Hammerstone and her first heel turn. Atout announced her departure from MLW in March 2023. In June 2024, she rejoined AEW, taking on a role within the promotion's broadcasting team. Atout's heritage is Palestinian. She is in a relationship with American wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman.
Her tenure with Impact Wrestling spanned from 2018 to 2019, where she conducted backstage interviews for their main television show, Impact!, and co-hosted the web series "Behind The Lights" on Impact's Twitch with Anthony Carelli. In September 2018, Atout was part of the All In pay-per-view event, a production co-promoted by Cody Rhodes. Following her departure from Impact Wrestling in 2019, Rhodes approached her with an opportunity to join the newly formed All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a backstage correspondent. She made her AEW debut, under the moniker "Alicia A," at the company's first event, Double or Nothing. In November 2019, it was announced that Atout had signed with Major League Wrestling (MLW), indicating her exit from AEW. Her wrestling career took a turn in January 2022 at MLW Blood & Thunder when she participated in an angle with Richard Holliday, leading to an attack on Alexander Hammerstone and her first heel turn. Atout announced her departure from MLW in March 2023. In June 2024, she rejoined AEW, taking on a role within the promotion's broadcasting team. Atout's heritage is Palestinian. She is in a relationship with American wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman.
