Lillian Bridget (born December 8, 2004) is an American professional wrestler known under her

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Billie Starkz. she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also appears in AEW's sister promotion

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(ROH). She has also wrestled in numerous promotions such as Game Changer Wrestling, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, and Major League Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2018–present)

Starkz began training in wrestling at age 13 in

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, making her professional wrestling debut in October 2018. According to a 2023 story by local TV station WDRB, during her first weeks at Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 2019, "a caring teacher pulled her into the hall to ask questions about her parents and home life" because she showed up with bumps and bruises resulting from wrestling. In 2020, she began working for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and on October 10 of that year, she competed in a 30-person battle royal at Joey Janela's Spring Break 4. On June 25, 2022, Starkz won the H2O Hybrid Championship. On November 12, at BLP Slamilton, Starkz defeated Calvin Tankman to win the BLP Heavyweight Championship.

All Elite Wrestling (2022–present)

On the December 27, 2022, episode of '' AEW Dark'', Starkz made her debut, losing to Red Velvet. On April 7, 2023, at Battle of the Belts VI, Jade Cargill defeated Starkz to retain the

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. Four days later, it was reported that Starkz had been signed by AEW. On June 25 at

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, Starkz competed in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament, losing to Athena in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Major League Wrestling (2023)

On the February 28, 2023, episode of '' MLW Underground Wrestling'', Starkz made her MLW debut, defeating Kayla Kassidy. On the March 21 episode of ''Underground Wrestling'', she faced Taya Valkyrie for the MLW Women's Featherweight Championship but lost the match. Starkz then faced B3cca twice at

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and

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, both in a winning effort.

Ring of Honor (2023–present)

On the March 9, 2023, episode of '' Ring of Honor Wrestling'', Starkz made her ROH debut where she lost to

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. Two weeks later, she had her first win in ROH when she defeated Miranda Alize. In late 2023, Starkz along with Lexy Nair became 'minions' to ROH Women's World Champion Athena. On the November 23 episode of ''ROH Honor Club TV'', Starkz and Athena lost to Ronda Rousey and

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. On the following episode of ROH Wrestling, Starkz defeated Shafir in a one-on-one match, with Starkz proceeded to attack Shafir after the match. Athena and Nair come out and feigned announcing that Starkz had graduated from 'minion training'. Athena then announced that only Nair was the valedictorian. Starkz then got upset and attacked Athena. Starkz then met Tony Khan backstage and requested a championship match with Athena, which Khan accepted. The match was then made for Final Battle. At the event, Starkz was unsuccessful at winning the ROH Women's Championship from Athena. During December 2023, Billie Starkz name was confirmed to be in the inaugural ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament. On the February 10, 2024 taping of Ring of Honor, Billie Starkz defeated Robyn Renegade to advance in first round of the ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament. On the March 7, 2024 taping of ROH, during the second round of the ROH Women's World Television Championship tournament, Billie Starkz defeated

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to advance. On the March 16, 2024 taping of ROH, during the semifinals of the tournament, Billie Starkz defeated Mercedes Martinez to advance.

Personal life

Shortly before her 2023 graduation from Atherton High School in Louisville, she had maintained a 4.0

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while taking several honors courses, despite her frequent travel for wrestling shows.

Championships and accomplishments

*2econd Wrestling **2econd Wrestling Championship (1 time) *Black Label Pro **BLP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Capital Championship Wrestling ** CCW Global Fighting Championship (1 time) * Girl Fight ** Girl Fight Championship (1 time, current) * H2O Wrestling: Hardcore Hustle Organization ** H2O Hybrid Championship (1 time) * Party Hard Wrestling ** PHW Party Monster Championship (1 time) * '' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' ** Ranked No. 52 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Women's 150'' in 2022 **Ranked No. 96 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2023 *

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(1 time, current) * The Wrestling Revolver ** Women's Grand Prix (2023)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Starkz, Billie 2004 births Living people Atherton High School alumni People from New Albany, Indiana 21st-century female professional wrestlers American female professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Indiana Professional wrestlers from Kentucky Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky