Born Shannon Spruill, Unger began wrestling professionally in 1999 with WCW. Her “Scream Queen” persona included goth styling and a piercing scream she’d utter when she was ringside. Unger said she based her style in part on the DC Comics character Harley Quinn. In 2000, Unger won the WCW Cruiserweight Championship in a tag team match followed by a one-on-one match. After WCW folded in 2001, Unger wrestled for TNA and Shimmer. She was a valet and an actress in addition to wrestling.
Tributes to Daffney Unger
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Shannon “Daffney” Spruill. We offer our sincere condolences to her friends and family. pic.twitter.com/XSpY6X9xbQ
My favorite WCW Daffney moment. Daffney was so excited that I would put her over like this. I’m pretty sure it happened because @wcwcrowbar and I were just talking about how to get her involved in the match. Daff thanking me 8 million times at least. #RIPDaffneypic.twitter.com/hwMJmMiQMA
RIP Daffney thank you for being my spooky inspiration. I had the biggest crush on you. I will never forget meeting you and telling you how cool I thought you were and how sweet you were to me. I scream for Daffney! 💔
The entire NWA would like to send our condolences to the friends and family of Shannon Spruill aka Daffney Unger, a truly special soul in this business.
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