Paige Wooding (born 23 April 1995) better known by the ring name Jamie Hayter is an English

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who is currently signed to

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(AEW), where she is the current

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in her first reign. She is also known for her work on the independent circuit in England with various promotions including Pro-Wrestling: EVE and

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, where she is a former RevPro British Women's Champion. Wooding has also frequently performed in

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(Stardom), where she is a former

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and a former

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(with

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2015–2020)

In 2017, Hayter participated in the ''Pro Wrestling Chaos'' company in the tournament to crown the first Maiden of Chaos Champion after defeating Dahlia Black in the quarterfinals and was eliminated in the final against Martina. On 4 October 2018 Hayter defeat Ayesha Raymond to win the WWW Women's Championship. In November 2018, Jamie competed in Pro Wrestling Eve's annual tournament event named “She-1”, a round robin block tournament which is styled after New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 tournament. Hayter became the “Ace of Eve” after defeating

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and

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in the finals.

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2015–2021)

Hayter made her debut in professional wrestling on 25 May 2015, in a loss to Jinny Couture. At the end of June, Hayter debuted at

in the ''RevPro Contenders 11'' event defeating

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. In mid-2018, Hayter defeated Jinny to win the RevPro British Women's Championship for the first time in her career. On 28 July Hayter made her first successful defense of the British Women's Championship against

. On 5 August Hayter made her second successful defense of title against Bobbi Tyler. On 18 November Hayter made her third successful defense of title against

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. She lost the title to Zoe Lucas in her fourth defense on 2 December. She would regain the title on 7 February 2021, defeating Gisele Shaw. Revpro would vacated the title on 27 June 2021 when Hayter accepted an offer from WWE for a try-out the same date RevPro hosted a show.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2018–2020)

On mid-2018, Hayter made her debut for the

promotion by entering the 5STAR Grand Prix 2018, which she failed to win, ending with 5 points. In early 2019, Hayter joined the stable Oedo Tai run by

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. In January 2020, Hayter and

became the first foreign team to win the

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, and Hayter would seven days later capture her first

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, defeating

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for the SWA Undisputed Women's World Championship. However, she vacated the title in September 2020 since she was unable to work in Japan due to

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restrictions.

WWE (2019)

On 15 May 2019 episode of ''

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'', Hayter made her first appearance for

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, losing to

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in a

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All Elite Wrestling (2019, 2021–present)

On 23 October 2019 episode of ''

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'', Hayter made her debut for

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, losing to

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. During an interview backstage, Hayter was attacked by

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. On 6 November Hayter picked up her first win teaming with

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taking on

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and Shanna. Hayter was set to work more with AEW whilst wrestling in Japan however because of the

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this halted plans. Hayter returned to AEW on 13 August 2021 at the debut episode of ''

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'', assisting Baker in a post-match brawl against Red Velvet and

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. Shortly after, it was announced that she had signed with AEW. She then aligned with Baker and her associate

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. On 3 November episode of ''Dynamite'' Hayter competed in the

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where Hayter defeated Anna Jay in the first round. On AEW Thanksgiving Eve special episode of ''Dynamite'', Hayter lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the tournament. In 2022, Hayter competed in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament facing Skye Blue in a qualifying match on ''Rampage'' which Hayter won. On 11 May episode of ''Dynamite'', Hayter was defeated by

in the quarterfinals of the tournament. At Battle of the Belts III, Hayter challenged

Thunder Rosa for the title in a losing effort, and suffered a broken nose during the match. At All Out, Hayter, Baker,

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and Storm competed against each other to become the interim AEW Women's World Champion which Hayter lost. At Full Gear, Hayter defeated Storm to become interim AEW Women's World Champion. Four nights later on ''Dynamite,'' Rosa relinquished the lineal title due to injury making Hayter the official and undisputed AEW Women's World Champion. Hayter's first successful title defense was against Shida in the

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of ''Dynamite'' special episode Holiday Bash.

Personal life

In an interview with '' Women's Health UK'' in 2018, Wooding revealed that she has

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, and how professional wrestling helped her dealing with it.

Championships and accomplishments

** AEW Women's World Championship ( 1 time, current) * Big League Wrestling ** BLW Women's Championship (1 time) * Pro-Wrestling: EVE ** Pro Wrestling: EVE International Championship ( 1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 47 of the top 100 female singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2020 ** Ranked No. 29 of the top 50 tag teams in the '' PWI Tag Team 50'' in 2020 *

** RevPro British Women's Championship (2 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 6 in the top 10 wrestlers of 2022 * World War Wrestling ** WWW Women's Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) – with Bea Priestley **

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( 1 time) ** 5★Star GP Award (1 time) *** 5★Star GP Fighting Spirit Award (2019)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayter, Jamie 1995 births All Elite Wrestling personnel English expatriate sportspeople in Japan English female professional wrestlers Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan Living people Sportspeople from Southampton People from Eastleigh English expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century professional wrestlers Goddess of Stardom Champions SWA World Champions AEW Women's World Champions Undisputed British Women's Champions