Keefer attended the University of North Carolina majoring in media productions and interdisciplinary studies.
[8] She made her in-ring debut by participating in a battle royal at an NXT live event on October 28.
[9] After being sidelined for almost a year due to an achilles tendon rupture, she made her in-ring return at a live event on October 27, 2023, taking part in a battle royal.
She was later assigned the ring name Adriana Rizzo and she made her televised in-ring debut in an NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won by Roxanne Perez.
On the February 13 episode of NXT, Rizzo was defeated by Parker in her first televised singles match, ending the feud.