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Tessa Blanchard
Tessa Blanchard (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she became the first female wrestler to win the Impact World Championship and is also a former Impact Knockouts Champion. A third-generation professional wrestler, Blanchard is the daughter of Four Horsemen member Tully Blanchard and the stepdaughter of Blanchard's rival Magnum T. A. In addition, Blanchard is a former The Crash Women's Champion, AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, and WOW World Champion. Early life and training Blanchard was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 26, 1995. She is the granddaughter of wrestler Joe Blanchard, daughter of Tully Blanchard and the stepdaughter of Magnum T. A. At age 4, Blanchard and her siblings moved in with her mother and stepfather after her parents' separation. Tully Blanchard would visit his children at least once a month after the divorce. She has three siblings from her father and twin half-sibling ...
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Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the seventh most populous city in the South, and the second most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose 2020 population of 2,660,329 ranked 22nd in the U.S. Metrolina is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2020 census-estimated population of 2,846,550. Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. Residents are referr ...
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ChickFight
ChickFight was a women's professional wrestling promotion based in San Francisco, California. History ChickFight originally began as an eight-woman tournament with the first one taking place on October 29, 2004, in Hayward, California as part of All Pro Wrestling's ''Halloween Hell'' weekend. In 2006, ChickFight moved to San Francisco, California and ran regularly at the Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district. In 2007, the tournament was moved to England. The promotion closed in 2008. Events ChickFight I *Date: October 29, 2004 *Location: APW Garage in Hayward, California ChickFight II *Date: May 13, 2005 *Location: APW Garage in Hayward, California ChickFight III *Date: October 29, 2005 *Location: APW Garage in Hayward, California ChickFight IV *Date: April 15, 2006 *Location: Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, California ChickFight V *Date: June 24, 2006 *Location: Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco, California ChickFight VI *Date: September 1, 2 ...
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Lucha Underground
Lucha Underground was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by United Artists Media Group. Partly owned by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), ''Lucha Underground'' also refers to its weekly television program, which featured characters portrayed by wrestlers from the American and Mexican independent circuits. The series originally aired in English on El Rey Network and in Spanish on UniMás. The series was developed by Mark Burnett and Robert Rodriguez and produced by United Artists, MGM Television, and One Three Media. It premiered on October 29, 2014 and aired until November 7, 2018, consisting of four seasons for a total of 127 episodes. It was set and filmed in Boyle Heights and Downtown Los Angeles, California, while the series later forged creative and production partnerships with other North American promotions. ''Lucha Underground'' received generally positive reviews throughout its run, with praise for its action, characters, and cinematic presentatio ...
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April Hunter
April Hunter (born September 24, 1976) is an American retired professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, boxer, actress, writer, fitness model and glamour model. She has appeared in publications including ''MuscleMag International'' and ''Playboy'' and has her own comic book series titled ''Code Red''. Professional wrestling career World Championship Wrestling (1999–2000) In 1999, after Hunter appeared in ''Playboy'' magazine, she was hired by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Along with four other models (Tylene Buck, Kim Kanner (Shikira), Midajah and Pamela Paulshock), she accompanied members of the New World Order (nWo) to ringside for their matches. Independent circuit (2001–2002) Hunter trained to become a professional wrestler with Killer Kowalski in Boston. She was the only woman in the class and soon began working on the independent circuit and overseas. NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002, 2003) On August 28, 2002, Hunter appeared for Total Nonstop ...
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Su Yung
Vannarah Riggs (born June 30, 1989) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Su Yung, with the character also having the alter egos of Susan and Susie. Riggs is a former List of Impact Knockouts Champions, two-time Impact Knockouts Championship, Impact Knockouts Champion. She is currently inactive, due to maternity leave. She had previously worked in WWE, where she competed in its Farm team#Professional wrestling, developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Sonia. Professional wrestling career Early career (2007–2015) Riggs got her start in wrestling after moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 2007 to become a professional wrestler. She has worked for several promotions which include Lady Sports, MLL, GCW, and Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling. In February 2010, Riggs made her debut for Main Event Championship Wrestling as a villainess under the name Su Yung and defeated T ...
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Saraya Knight
Julia Hamer (née Hamer; born 19 October 1971), better known by her ring names Sweet Saraya and Saraya Knight, is an English professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. She is also the mother of AEW wrestler Saraya. Early life Hamer was born in Penzance, Cornwall. As a child, she was abused by her stepfather,Colt Cabana's podcast, ''Art of Wrestling'', episode 251. and ran away from home at the age of 15. She lived on the streets and used public swimming pools to bathe herself. She was also raped and became a drug addict, At the age of 18, she overdosed on pills and had her stomach pumped, which prompted her to get clean. Professional wrestling career Early career In 1990, Hamer landed a job as a chef at a Pontins holiday camp in Norfolk for the summer season, requesting that her employers wait for 12 hours as she had to hitchhike there. While working in the restaurant, she met professional wrestler Ricky Knight, part of the cabaret circuit. The two became inseparable, ...
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Jessicka Havok
Jessica Cricks (born June 20, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Jessicka Havok. She is currently signed with Impact Wrestling, under the ring name Jessicka where she is a current two-time Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion and a former one-time Impact Knockouts Champion. She regularly performed for several independent promotions, including Shine Wrestling and Women Superstars Uncensored, where she is a former two-time WSU Champion. Professional wrestling career Early career (2004–2009) Cricks debuted in 2004, using the ring name Jessicka Havok. During the first years of her career, she made appearances for Mega Championship Wrestling, Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling, and Ohio Championship Wrestling. Women Superstars Uncensored (2009–2014) Havok debuted in Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) in 2009, where she formed a tag team with Hailey Hatred. Havok and Hatred won the WSU Tag Team Championship on August 22 at ''As the World Turns ...
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Leva Bates
Leva Bates (born May 21, 1983) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling. She also had a successful tenure on the independent circuit, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes. She has also appeared in WWE on their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Blue Pants. Professional wrestling career Early career (2006–2009) Leva Bates was trained at the Team 3D Academy under D-Von Dudley and Bubba Ray Dudley (The Dudley Boyz), and made her professional wrestling debut in 2006. She spent the next three years wrestling primarily in the Southeastern United States, for promotions such as Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SCW) and Coastal Championship Wrestling. In SCW, she won the SCW Women's Championship on November 8, 2008, by defeating Betsy Ruth and Lexie Fyfe in a three-way match. She also appeared for World Xtreme Wrestling, beginning in 2009, wrestling against Betsy Ruth and Malia Hosaka, among others. Shimmer Women Athletes (2009–2019) ...
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Evie (wrestler)
Cheree Georgina Crowley (born 6 May 1988) is a New Zealand-born professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dakota Kai. She is a member of Damage CTRL and is one half of the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with Iyo Sky in their record-tying second reign. She is also known for her time in NXT, where she won the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and is a former two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. Prior to her signing with WWE, Crowley wrestled under the ring name Evie, and appeared for Impact Pro Wrestling (IPW) in her native New Zealand, Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance (PWA) in Australia, American promotions Shimmer Women Athletes and Shine Wrestling, as well as Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Zero1 and World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestling career New Zealand and Australian independent promotions (2007–2016) Crowley made her professional wrestling debut on 15 Decembe ...
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Shine Wrestling
Shine Wrestling (stylized as SHINE Wrestling and often referred to simply as SHINE) is an American, New York based independent women's professional wrestling promotion. It is the sister promotion to Shimmer Women Athletes and airs events on Internet pay-per-view (iPPV). History Shine was created as the sister promotion of Shimmer Women Athletes, and it was established by Sal Hamaoui in 2012. It held its first event ''Shine 1'' on July 20, 2012. Sal Hamaoui is the bookers for the promotion. The company use to hold its events at The Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida. Now it runs shows in Woodside, NY and Queens, NY. In 2015, WWNLive opened its own training facility in Trinity, Florida named "World Wrestling Network Academy", which Shine shares with Dragon Gate USA, Evolve and Full Impact Pro Full Impact Pro (FIP) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is currently part of the World Wrestling Network (WWN) along with Shine Wrestling. Sal Hamaoui founded the compa ...
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Sassy Stephie
Stephanie Sager (born March 18, 1984) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring names Sassy Stephie and Sassy Stephanie. She regularly performs for several independent promotions including Shimmer Women Athletes and Women Superstars Uncensored. Professional wrestling career Training and early career (2005–2008) Stephanie began her career as a ring announcer for a local professional wrestling promotion in Ohio, starting when the regular announcer was unavailable in August 2005. As Stephanie worked as a D. J. at a bowling alley, she was given the opportunity to announce the show and began the regular announcer. She later began training at Jeff Cannon's school. She made her professional wrestling debut for Ohio Championship Wrestling (OCW) in March 2007, as part of the promotion's first annual ''Ladies Night'', and returned for ''Ladies Night Out 2'' in March 2008. Shimmer Women Athletes (2008–present) Stephie debuted in Shimmer Women Athletes on Octo ...
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WSU Spirit Championship
The WSU Spirit Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship in Women Superstars United (WSU). It is competed for in Women Superstars United, and has been defended on shows of sister promotion National Wrestling Superstars. Title history As of , Combined reigns As of , See also *Women Superstars United *WSU Championship The WSU Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship in Women Superstars United (WSU). It is competed for in Women Superstars United, and has been defended on shows of sister promotion National Wrestling Superstars. Championship r ... * WSU Tag Team Championship References External links WSU Spirit Championship{{WSU Spirit Championship Women's professional wrestling championships Women Superstars Uncensored ...
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