NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles!
Professional wrestling star Shotzi Blackheart wrote on social media Tuesday that her brother was missing in the San Francisco area and desperately needed help.
Shotzi, real name Ashley Alfaro, wrote that her brother Deano Urbanski was missing.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON PK Press Club
Shotzi makes his debut on SmackDown at TD Garden on September 1, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)
“My brother Deano is missing,” she wrote on X. “His car was found wrecked near Fort Mason/Marina District – San Francisco, and security footage shows him walking away from the vehicle.
“He is currently on dialysis and is not himself, so we are very concerned for his safety.”
She encouraged her followers to contact a detective if they saw him.
RISING PRO WRESTLING STAR PERSEPHONE TO BE PART OF CMLL’S HISTORIC SHOW AT SLAM FEST, REACTS TO PRAISES FROM TONY KHAN
Shotzi Blackheart, left, and Raquel Rodriguez defeat Xia Li via and Sonya Deville on “WWE Friday Night SmackDown” at DCU Center on Friday, October 7, 2022. (Photo/Dylan Azari/USA TODAY NETWORK)
Shotzi was born in Santa Clara County, California and embarked on a professional wrestling journey that began in Oakland, California and took her to the heights of WWE. She left WWE last year and entered the independent circuit, finding renewed popularity.
She debuted with Major League Wrestling (MLW) in June 2025, where she became the company’s women’s featherweight world champion.
Earlier Tuesday, Sports Illustrated reported that she had re-signed with MLW.
Shotzi (top) and Nia Jax during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble at Tropicana Field on January 27, 2024. (Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PK Press Club APP
“I’ve been to every MLW taping since June,” she told the outlet. “They were one of the first companies to contact me when my contract with WWE ended, and it became my favorite creative playground. They’re a company that truly believes in me.”
