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Amy Christine Dumas (; born April 14, 1975), known professionally as Lita, is an American
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. Often regarded as one of the greatest women's performers, she is also one of the most popular female superstars in World Wrestling Entertainment (
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) and was inducted into the
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in 2014. She is considered one of the icons of the
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. Initially using the name of Angelica, Dumas started her wrestling career in Mexico with the
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(CMLL) in 1998, followed by briefly working on the US independent circuit in early 1999, and then working for 6 months in
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(ECW). Dumas then signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) in August 1999, debuting in February 2000 as Lita. Originally, she was paired with
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, but she achieved her greatest
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alongside Matt and
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as Team Xtreme, and in 2005–2006 was a heel wrestler, including as a manager to
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. She is a four-time
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. After her first retirement in 2006, she formed the punk rock band
The Luchagors The Luchagors was an American punk rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was fronted by Amy Dumas, better known as Lita to professional wrestling fans of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). During her match at WWE's Survivor S ...
. The band released their self-titled debut album on September 11, 2007.


Early life

Amy Christine Dumas was born in
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to Christine and Michael Dumas on April 14, 1975. She attended many different schools around Florida throughout her childhood and adolescent years and managed to finish high school at
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near Atlanta six months before graduation. She majored in education at
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,Amy Dumas. ''Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D – The Reality of Amy Dumas'', 41. but dropped out in 1993 because she felt it was too much like high school. Later, in Washington, D.C., Dumas played bass guitar in several bands, and worked as a
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for a band.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (1997–1999)

Dumas first became interested in wrestling after watching
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, an American
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, wrestle on an episode of
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's (WCW) ''
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''. She traveled to Mexico in 1997 to learn more about the sport and how to wrestle. Dumas financed her training by dancing in a club under the pseudonym Misty. During her stay in Mexico, Dumas trained under numerous wrestlers, including
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, Kevin Quinn and
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. Following the completion of her training, Dumas made several appearances with the
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in 1998, under the ring name of Angelica. After returning to the United States, Dumas continued working as a
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on the independent circuit as Angelica. She made her wrestling debut in a match against indie wrestler Strawberry Fields on January 9, 1999, where she won the match. She worked in
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(MCW), at one point managing
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. She also made appearances in
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, where she first met Matt and Jeff Hardy, who offered to train with her.


Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999)

In April 1999, Dumas was approached by
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, the owner and booker of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Dumas debuted in ECW as Miss Congeniality, the on-screen girlfriend of
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. Dumas later began using the name Angelica once again and made her pay-per-view debut on July 18 at
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where Doring, as part of their storyline, proposed to her with a condom. Dumas was introduced to veteran wrestler
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by ECW wrestler
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, and Funk invited her to attend his wrestling school, The Funkin' Conservatory. Dumas attended Funk's school alongside twenty-three men, graduated from the school in August 1999, and returned to ECW. Meanwhile, Funk and his wife compiled video footage of Dumas and sent it to the World Wrestling Federation. The Federation was sufficiently impressed, and on August 1, 1999, Dumas was signed to a WWF developmental deal. After six months with ECW, she made her final appearance on October 23, 1999, at
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.


World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment


Debut (1999–2000)

Dumas debuted on the July 5, 1999, episode of
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as part of
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's Ho-Train. After honing her skills at the
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developmental territory, Dumas was given the ring name Lita and paired with luchador Essa Rios. Lita and Rios made their WWF debut on the February 13, 2000, episode of Sunday Night Heat, where Rios was booked to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship from Gillberg (it was only by watching the episode that the two learned their new ring names, decided post-production). Lita mimicked his moves, notably the moonsault and hurricanrana, immediately after he had performed them on an opponent. Essa Rios and Lita had a feud with
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and Chyna which led to a European title match between Ríos and then-champion Guerrero at
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. In May 2000, a storyline was developed in which Lita found Rios cavorting with The Godfather and his "hos", causing tension between them. Rios eventually turned on Lita by
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ing her after she inadvertently cost him a match, with the
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coming to her rescue.


Team Xtreme (2000–2002)

As a member of Team Xtreme, Lita developed a more "alternative" image, wearing baggy pants with a
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, which was hiked up high above her pants, clearly exposed—right after she joined Team Xtreme, her popularity skyrocketed. During her time with Team Xtreme, Lita became the only female to ever be physically involved in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches in the WWF, effectively interfering at TLC I at
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and TLC II at
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on the Hardy Boyz’ behalf- but her interference was often short-lived as she was brutally Speared at ringside by Edge and 3-D’ed by the Dudley Boyz. In June 2000, Team Xtreme began a storyline with T & A (Test and Albert), with Lita engaging in a rivalry with their manager,
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. The rivalry developed into an off-and-on long-term feud between the two women that lasted until Stratus retired in 2006. The storyline ended shortly after Fully Loaded, where Lita pinned Stratus in a six-person intergender tag team match. The two rivals were then part of the main event of the July 31, 2000, edition of Raw in Lita's hometown of Atlanta, which was a tag team match between Lita & The Rock vs Stratus & Triple H, which Lita and The Rock won. Subsequently, Lita began feuding with
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Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley after winning the first-ever women's battle royal against the likes of
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,
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,
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and The Kat. In the main event of the August 21, 2000 episode of ''
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'' (her second main event in 3 weeks), Lita defeated Stephanie with a moonsault to win the Women's Championship for the first time, with The Rock as special guest referee. Lita held the Women's Championship for 73 days, which included retaining her title in a
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against
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on October 9. In the course of her reign, Lita became embroiled in the storyline feud between the Hardy Boyz and
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. In retaliation for her frequent interference in their matches, Edge and Christian cost Lita the Women's Championship by side-slamming her into the mat, helping
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to defeat her in a four-way match on the November 2 episode of ''SmackDown!'' Ivory was in a conservative-based stable named
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at that time, which targeted Lita for her attire and moves. Lita attempted to regain the title on several occasions, wrestling Ivory in a match at
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where Ivory cut Lita's lower forehead open with her boot heel and she bled heavily, and then another match at
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but Lita was thwarted on each occasion by Stevie Richards, Ivory's mentor. She spent the remainder of the year in a storyline with would-be suitor
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, on one occasion unsuccessfully challenging him for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. Even after repeated rejections from Lita followed by savage beatings by the Hardy Boyz, Malenko was undeterred in his quest to win Lita's affections. Lita continued to feud with
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in early 2001, and she defeated him in a singles bout on the February 19 episode of ''Raw is War'' with the assistance of Matt Hardy. Following the match, Hardy kissed Lita, beginning their on-screen relationship and turning their real-life romance into a storyline. On the April 9 edition of ''Raw is War'', she took part in another WWF main event as part of Team Xtreme against a tag team of Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and the Two Man Power Trip (
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and Triple H). They won the match, but Lita took a brutal beating after the match, where she was Pedigreed by Triple H, and Austin hit her 4 times in the back with a steel-folding chair and finished her off with a Stunner; Austin had just turned heel and this was an attempt to generate even more heat towards the ultra-popular wrestler by beating up the most popular female wrestler in the WWF at the time. In July 2001, Lita and Trish Stratus joined forces to combat
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and
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, members of The Alliance: Extreme Championship Wrestling and
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wrestlers who were invading the WWF as part of The Invasion storyline. At the
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pay-per-view on July 22, Lita and Stratus defeated Keibler and Wilson in the first ever tag team bra and panties match by stripping their opponents to their underwear. Throughout The Invasion, Lita, Stratus, and Jacqueline feuded with Alliance members Keibler, Wilson,
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, and Mighty Molly. The Invasion storyline ended on November 18 at
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, where Lita took part in a six-pack challenge for the WWF Women's Championship, which had been vacated by Chyna earlier that month; Stratus won the match and the title. In late 2001, the Hardy Boyz began a storyline in which they were feuding with one another.Pat McNeill. ''The Tables All Were Broken'', 339. Lita refereed a match between them at Vengeance on December 9. Jeff won the match with a scripted finish that had Lita failing to notice that Matt had placed his leg on the rope during Jeff's successful pin attempt. Continuing the storyline on the following episode of ''Raw'', Matt defeated Lita and Jeff in a
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, shortly after informing Lita that both their relationship and the Hardy Boyz were finished. On the December 17 episode of ''Raw'', both Jeff and Lita were sidelined with storyline injuries following a hardcore title match between Jeff and WWF Hardcore Champion
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, when they were both tossed off the stage by The Undertaker. The injuring of both his brother and ex-girlfriend led to a reconciliation between the members of Team Xtreme, and on the December 20 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Matt faced The Undertaker but was also injured. All three members of Team Xtreme were then removed from WWF television for several weeks. Team Xtreme returned at the
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event in January, with the Hardys as participants and Lita accompanying them. The trio attacked The Undertaker, but were unsuccessful in eliminating him. Lita resumed her pursuit of the WWF Women's Championship and made her in-ring
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debut at
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on March 17, facing Stratus and WWF Women's Champion
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in a match in which Jazz retained her title by pinning Lita.


Neck injury and return (2002–2003)

On April 6, Dumas suffered what appeared to be a
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while filming a fight scene for a role in the season finale of the television program '' Dark Angel''.Scott Keith. ''Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation'', 79. The rehearsal required that she practice the hurricanrana that would be used in the episode, however, the stunt double Dumas was working with dropped her as she swung through the move, causing her to land on her neck and shoulders. After she underwent a CAT scan, it was revealed that she had suffered three cracks in her vertebrae, necessitating surgery. On April 30, Dumas underwent neck surgery under Dr. Lloyd Youngblood, during which he used a section of her hip to fuse her C5 and C6 vertebrae together. She spent the subsequent year rehabilitating, making appearances on '' Sunday Night Heat'' as a
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, beginning in October 2002. During her time recovering, Matt and Jeff split thus ending Team Xtreme; Jeff would leave the WWE the following year and Matt would move to Smackdown. On the April 21, 2003, episode of ''Raw'', as part of a new storyline, she was fired from her position on commentary by general manager Eric Bischoff after she rejected his advances and his request that she follow in the footsteps of ''SmackDown!s Torrie Wilson and pose for ''
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''. She returned to the ring after an absence of seventeen months on the September 15 episode of ''Raw'', saving Trish Stratus from a beating at the hands of Molly Holly and
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. Co-general manager
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later explained to Eric Bischoff that he had rehired Lita. Lita and Stratus went on to defeat Holly and Kim in a tag team match on September 21 at
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. Lita feuded with Holly into late 2003, unsuccessfully challenging her for the Women's Championship on November 16 at
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. On the November 17 episode of ''Raw'', Lita and Matt Hardy were reunited after Hardy was moved from ''SmackDown!'' to ''Raw''. Continuing the storyline, Holly interrupted as Hardy was about to propose to Lita, challenging the duo to face her and Bischoff in an intergender tag team match later that evening. Bischoff later added the stipulation that Lita would earn a title shot if she won but would be fired if she lost. Hardy and Lita lost the match after Hardy refused to tag in, with Hardy berating Lita for "selfishly" returning to ''Raw'' instead of ''SmackDown!'', claiming that this showed that she cared more about the Women's Championship than about him. Lita was rehired later that evening when
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informed her that he had used his Survivor Series favor to get Bischoff to reinstate her. One week later, Lita lost to
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in the first ever women's
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in WWE history, due to interference from Hardy. As Lita and Christian appeared to be developing an on-screen relationship, so did Stratus and
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. Subsequently, Stratus and Lita participated in an intergender tag team match as partners on the December 1 episode of ''Raw''. After the match, Stratus overheard Jericho talking to then-heel, Christian, about who could sleep with their respective woman first. One week later, Stratus and Lita confronted the men about their real intentions, leading to a feud between the two men and women which resulted in a "Battle of the Sexes" match at
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, which the women lost. A rematch ended in a no contest the next night. On February 23, 2004, Lita was involved in a fatal-4-way elimination match for the Women's Championship which also included Molly Holly, Jazz, and Victoria, who won the match.


Storyline with Kane and feuding with Trish Stratus (2004–2005)

Lita competed in the women's division throughout early 2004, winning a
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to become the number one contender for the Women's Championship on the April 5 episode of ''Raw''. Victoria defeated Lita to retain the Women's Championship at
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on April 18. The next night on ''Raw'', Lita was reunited with Matt Hardy when Hardy attacked Kane in an attempt to prevent him from harming Lita, beginning a new storyline involving the trio.Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'', 110. In the following weeks, Kane began repeatedly assaulting Hardy and attempting to seduce Lita. During the course of the storyline, he kidnapped Lita and held her tied up backstage, and he persuaded Eric Bischoff to give her a title shot at Bad Blood on June 13, where she was defeated by Trish Stratus in a Fatal Four Way match that also included Gail Kim and defending champion Victoria. The next night on ''Raw'', Lita revealed that she was pregnant. One week later, it appeared that Hardy was going to propose to Lita, but he was interrupted by Kane, who claimed to be the father of Lita's child. Two months later, it was revealed that Kane was, in fact, the father. Hardy and Kane feuded for several months, culminating in a "Till Death Do Us Part" match on August 15 at
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, with the stipulation that Lita would be obliged to marry the winner of the match. Kane won the match, leading to he and a reluctant Lita marrying one another on the August 23 episode of ''Raw''. Despite being married to Kane, Lita thwarted him during his matches, constantly aiding his opponents. On the September 13 episode of ''Raw'', Lita
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after
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struck Kane with a chair, resulting in him falling on Lita. The miscarriage led to Lita and Kane joining forces in order to take revenge on Snitsky. With the pregnancy storyline over, Lita returned to the women's division in November 2004. She began a feud with Trish Stratus, who had constantly degraded her during her pregnancy storyline. When Stratus referred to her as "chubby" because of her weight gain, she retaliated by attacking Stratus backstage due to no longer carrying a child. Lita challenged Stratus to a Women's Championship match at
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, however, due to the months of humiliation and being verbally berated by Stratus, Lita was more concerned with doing as much damage as possible, and she broke Stratus's nose during the match and attacked her with a chair, leading to her disqualification. This intense and violent match involved levels of physicality that had not been seen before in the women's division. The feud continued, and on December 6, Lita defeated Stratus in the main event of ''Raw'' to win her second WWE Women's Championship. During the course of the match, Lita botched a suicide dive to the outside when she over rotated by a fraction, barely escaping serious injury. This move was later used in the buildup to the title rematch she was booked for at New Year's Revolution against Stratus, who claimed, "Lita had to practically kill herself, just to beat me". In the course of the match, Lita legitimately tore her left ACL after executing a Thesz press off the ring apron, which left her unable to properly continue the match and led to a rushed finish, in which Stratus reclaimed the title. Lita returned to WWE television in March 2005, mentoring
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, who was in the midst of a storyline with Stratus that featured a title match between them at
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. Despite Lita's coaching, Hemme was defeated by Stratus. Lita continued to feud with Stratus by proxy over the following weeks, with Kane defeating Stratus' companion,
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, at
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on May 1.


Relationship with Edge and first retirement (2005–2006)

The relationship between Lita and Kane lasted until the May 16 episode of Raw, when Lita turned on Kane, helping
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defeat him in the finals of the ''Raw'' Gold Rush Tournament, turning
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. On the May 30 episode of ''Raw'', Lita announced that she had filed for divorce, and said things such as Kane was like a 4th grader in the bedroom, that she would not have to deal with things such as his sweaty body, the "stupid little" laugh he does, and their wedding ring being flushed down a toilet. She then attempted to marry Edge on the June 20 episode of ''Raw'', but the marriage ceremony was interrupted by a vengeful Kane, who emerged from beneath the ring, destroyed the ceremony, and as Edge and Lita escaped from the ring, Kane tombstoned their priest. The storyline with Kane ended shortly thereafter. Off-screen, at this time, Dumas had been involved with Matt Hardy romantically, but began an affair with Adam Copeland (Edge), who was one of Hardy's closest friends. WWE then began to use the real-life issues between the three as an on-screen storyline. In April, Hardy was released from WWE for revealing the entire incident on his blog, only to be rehired several months later under constant outcry from fans from shows and pay-per-views every week for months on end. Lita had been one of the most popular performers in the WWE since the beginning of her association with the Hardy Boyz in 2000 and after Hardy was fired in April, her popularity had taken a massive dive. Starting with a RAW event at Madison Square Garden where after hobbling to the ring on a crutch to do a segment with heel Trish Stratus, she was booed heavily and fans chanted "You screwed Matt!" and "We want Matt!"- and Lita was still a face at this time. The booing and jeering got so bad that Stratus, angered by the abuse, went off script and berated the crowd; after the segment Dumas was shaken by the experience. Hardy was rehired in July (by which time Lita had turned heel) and would engage in a three-month feud with Edge, while Lita, awkwardly watching and sometimes interfering in these matches from ringside continued to act as Edge's valet. On the October 3 episode of ''Raw'', Edge, with the assistance of Lita, defeated Hardy in a ladder match, and Hardy was obligated to leave ''Raw'' as a
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of the match, ending their feud. Hardy went to ''Smackdown!'', and Edge defeated
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to win the
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on January 8 at New Year's Revolution. In an interview conducted after the event, on WWE.com, Edge announced that he and Lita would have "hot, unbridled sex" in the middle of the ring on ''Raw'' the following night to celebrate his victory. On ''Raw'' that night in the family-friendly amusement park town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, Edge held up to that promise by engaging in
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with Lita in a bed inside the ring until they were interrupted by
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, who called Edge a disgrace and "that he was horrible in the sack." Flair, however, ended up on the receiving end of a
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on the announcers' table until Cena came out to Flair's aid and performed an FU on Lita. The "Live Sex Celebration" segment earned ''Raw'' a 5.2 rating, the highest ''Raw'' rating in over a year, leading Edge to call himself the "most watched champion ever". In 2021, Lita revealed that she was uncomfortable with the segment, but WWE threatened to fire her if she didn't do the segment. On the February 6 episode of ''Raw'', Lita teamed with Edge in a loss to Cena and
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. She continued to manage Edge into mid-2006, frequently interfering on his behalf during his feud with
Mick Foley Michael Francis Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American actor, author, retired professional wrestler, and color commentator. He is currently signed to WWE under the company's Legends program, acting as a company ambassador. Foley worked for m ...
. In May 2006, Foley joined forces with Edge and Lita, with the trio defeating Foley's ECW rivals
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,
Tommy Dreamer Thomas James Laughlin (born February 13, 1971), is an American professional wrestler and promoter better known by the ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is signed to Impact Wrestling and is the owner and promoter of the House of Hardcore (HOH) promo ...
, and
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in an impromptu six-person tag team match at
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. On the August 14 episode of ''Raw'', Lita won her third Women's Championship by defeating
Mickie James Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American professional wrestler and country singer. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She has also had tenures in WWE and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA ...
. She lost the title to longtime rival, Trish Stratus, at
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in Stratus's retirement match. At
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, Lita defeated James again in the finals of a tournament for the vacant Women's Title in a lumberjill match. In the three editions of ''Raw'' after Cyber Sunday, Lita faced James in three non-title handicap matches, the first where James had one hand tied behind her back, the second where James had her feet tied together, and the third with James being blindfolded. Lita easily won the first (6 November) and third (20 November) of those matches, but on the November 13 episode of RAW James was able to defeat Lita after
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squirted mustard in Lita's face. By this time, Lita had become so fed up with the continued negative intrusion for 18 consecutive months WWE fans had on her personal life, that she cut a series of intense promos, with the normally relaxed Lita yelling and screaming into the microphone over her intense frustration of being treated the way she had been treated, insulting the crowd and the millions watching on TV. At
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, Lita had her last match before her retirement, where she lost the title against Mickie James.


Return to the independent circuit (2007, 2017)

Dumas made her debut for United Wrestling Federation (UWF) on April 21, 2007, where she served as a special guest referee for the match between
Christy Hemme Christina Lee Hemme ( ; born October 28, 1980) is an American former professional wrestler, singer and model. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now known as Impact Wrestling) as a ring announcer and one of the o ...
and
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. The following day, Dumas made her in-ring debut teaming up with
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in a winning effort defeating Austin Starr and Christy Hemme. Dumas made her debut for
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on the April 28 episode of ''FWE Television'', as a
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for the match where
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retained the FWE Women's Championship against
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. Lita made her in-ring return, for the first time in five years as part of an eight-person tag match for MCW Pro Wrestling in Joppa, Maryland on March 3, 2017, where she teamed with The Bruiser, and The Hell Cats to defeat MCW champion Sean Studd, Andy Vineberg, Rayo and Jeremiah.


Return to World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE


Sporadic appearances (2007–2012)

Lita made a special appearance on December 10, 2007, on ''
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's 15th Anniversary Special'' by teaming up with
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to rid the ring of
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. Later that night, she had a backstage reunion with Kane, her former on-screen husband. She appeared on the November 1, 2010, episode of ''Raw'' in a segment with
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. On December 12, 2011, Lita presented a
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to
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for Divalicious Moment of the Year. Lita also appeared on the 1000th episode of ''Raw'' on July 23, 2012, defeating
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in an intergender no disqualification, no countout match with the help from the WWE legends who had defeated Slater during the past weeks, as well as the APA.


WWE Hall of Fame and various roles (2014–2017)

On February 10, 2014, it was announced that Lita would be inducted into the
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class of 2014. At the ceremony, she was inducted by her best friend and fellow wrestler
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. The next night at
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, she appeared during transmission while she was introduced as part of the 2014 Hall of Fame class. Lita served as a trainer on the sixth season of '' Tough Enough'', alongside
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and
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. She appeared on the July 13, 2015, episode of ''Raw'' to introduce the ''Tough Enough'' contestants. From October 2015 to July 2016, Dumas was a creative writer and backstage producer for the WWE on a full-time basis. During the
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pre-show on April 3, 2016, Lita unveiled the new
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belt, in addition to announcing the retirement of the
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.
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defeated
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and
Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks. Banks previously wrestled on ...
in a
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later that night to win the title, becoming the first Women's Champion of the modern era. She was working as one of the pre-show hosts for ''Raw'', ''SmackDown'' and pay-per-view events. By December 2016, Lita was no longer with the company. Lita appeared during the
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pre-show on April 2, 2017. She was a color commentator for the
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, alongside
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.


Royal Rumble and WWE Evolution (2018)

On January 28, 2018, at
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, Lita made a surprise entrance at number 5 during the first women's Royal Rumble match, in which she eliminated
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and Tamina before being eliminated by
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. On September 3, WWE announced that Lita would make her in-ring return against
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at
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, the first ever all women's pay–per–view, however through October, James and her then ally
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started a
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with her and
Trish Stratus Patricia Anne Stratigeas (; born December 18, 1975) better known by the ring name Trish Stratus is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and yoga instructor. She is currently signed to WWE. Often regarded as one of the greatest Women's Per ...
(whom was scheduled to wrestle Bliss at the same event). This eventually led to the announcement of a tag team match between the two duos at Evolution. Just three days before the event, on October 25, it was announced that Bliss was pulled off the match due to a concussion she suffered beforehand and she was replaced by
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, who along with James, got involved in a backstage brawl with Lita and Trish. At the event on October 28, Lita and Trish defeated James and Fox after Stratus pinned James. The next night on Raw, in a 10-women tag team match, Lita, Trish,
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,
Sasha Banks Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sasha Banks. Banks previously wrestled on ...
and Bayley defeated James, Fox and the Riott Squad.


Royal Rumble Return and Elimination Chamber (2022)

Four years later on the January 7, 2022, episode of ''
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'', Lita was announced to compete in the women's
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match, then appeared the January 14, episode of ''SmackDown'' after 20 years. She had a confrontation with Smackdown Women’s Champion
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. She entered the 2022 Royal Rumble match at the number 26 spot and eliminated former rival
Mickie James Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American professional wrestler and country singer. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She has also had tenures in WWE and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA ...
. Lita lasted just over 10 minutes before being eliminated by Flair. Two days later on the January 31 episode of
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, Lita challenged Raw Women's Champion
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to a match at
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, where she lost at the event.


KAYfABE (2020)

In March 2020, Dumas, along with
Christy Hemme Christina Lee Hemme ( ; born October 28, 1980) is an American former professional wrestler, singer and model. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now known as Impact Wrestling) as a ring announcer and one of the o ...
and
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, announced "KAYfABE", a new wrestling show which was inspired by true events and was to blend scripted drama with pro wrestling. The production launched a
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campaign on
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to raise money for the pilot episode, however they were only able to raise $62,919.96 of the $400,000 goal. Following the failure of the campaign, the team cited the financial impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for the campaign's difficulties and assured fans that the show would secure funding elsewhere at a later date.


Legacy

Lita is cited as inspiration for several women, such as:
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, Bayley,
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,
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,
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,
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, Paige, Emma,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and many more. Lita was involved in the first three ''
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'' main events featuring women. She won all three matches- the first on July 31, 2000, in Atlanta being a mixed tag match pairing her and The Rock against
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and
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, the second against
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on August 21, 2000, with The Rock as the special guest referee in which she captured her first Women's Championship, and the third against
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on December 6, 2004, where she won her second Women's Championship. This was the first time women had main evented Raw where no men were involved in any capacity. In November 2003, she faced
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in the first ever women's
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in WWE. WWE mentions Lita as "A
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who always kept the WWE Universe on their toes. Whether she was flying high with
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or shocking censors alongside
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, the four-time Women's Champion knew how to elicit a reaction around the world." Her Women's Championship match against Trish Stratus on Unforgiven 2006 was ranked No. 3 by WWE in 2015 on the "10 greatest Divas Matches of all time" list. This match is also cited as one of the most unforgettable Divas matches along with her match against
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at
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, and against Victoria in a cage match on ''Raw''.


Music career

Dumas formed the band
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in mid-2006, and they debuted in September 2006 at a rock n' wrestling event called Rock -N- Shock at The Masquerade in Atlanta. Dumas wore a top emblazoned with the symbol of the band during her final match in WWE. The band released their self-titled debut CD, ''
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'', on September 11, 2007. Dumas contributed vocals to the song "From The Shadows" (appearing on the track alongside
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of Black Flag/
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) from ''Recognise'', the debut album from UK band JD & the FDCs, which was released in July 2012. A video for the song was released in March 2013.


Other media

Lita was featured in the June 2001 video and DVD release ''Lita: It Just Feels Right''. The video featured discussions of Lita's career to that point and showcased several of her matches. Dumas' autobiography, written with Michael Krugman, ''Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D. – The Reality of Amy Dumas'' was released on September 16, 2003. The book covered topics such as her family, childhood years, wrestling career, relationship with Matt Hardy, and her neck surgery and subsequent rehabilitation. Lita is considered to be a
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. Dumas also appeared on a variety of television shows including ''Dark Angel'', ''
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'', and '' The Weakest Link's'' "WWF Superstars Edition" in 2002. In 2004, she appeared on an episode of ''
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''. Lita began hosting a radio show called ''Amy's Discordia'' in 2013. Lita was interviewed and profiled for the 2016 ''
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'' movie. On May 9, 2018, Dumas debuted as the host of a series for the ASY TV web platform titled ''The UFO Sho'' where she visits UFO themed locations and examines the culture around them. On November 18, 2020, Lita made an appearance on a TV show along with Tatiana Suarez of the UFC on ''
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''.


Video games


Personal life

Dumas had
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surgery in late 1999. Dumas is a known animal lover. In 2003, she founded the animal charity Amy Dumas Operation Rescue and Education (A.D.O.R.E.). Dumas' hair is naturally brown, although she has dyed it red throughout her WWF/E career. She has a wide variety of tattoos: a three eyed green
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on her upper right bicep, the word "Punk" on the inside of her lower lip, and the word "rebel" (russian: бунтарь) written in Russian
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on her lower back neck, all of which she got in the 1990s. In 2007, she acquired a
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on her left arm, featuring Mexican skulls, one of which has the band 7 Seconds' logo on its forehead. She previously had two piercings in her tongue and another two in her nose. In 1999, Dumas began dating
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. They first met in January 1999 at a
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show, and began dating a few months later. In February 2005, it was revealed that Dumas had been romantically involved with fellow wrestler
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for several months while still in a relationship with Hardy, who had been at home recovering from a knee injury. Following a public revelation of the affair, Matt Hardy was released by WWE. Hardy was rehired several months later and the real-life situation was translated into a storyline. Dumas dated fellow band member Shane Morton from 2006 to 2008. Dumas also dated
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from 2009 to 2010, and then again from late 2012 to September 2013. After retiring from wrestling, in 2009 Dumas bought a house in Nicaragua and splits her time between her home in Atlanta and her house in Nicaragua, where she enjoys surfing. Dumas was arrested on December 9, 2011, in
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for speeding and driving with a suspended license. After one night in jail, Dumas was released on a bail bond posted at $2,200. Dumas is a
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.


Championships and accomplishments

* '' American Chronicles'' ** Female of the Year (2006) * ''
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'' ** Feud of the Year (2005) **
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(2001) * ''
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'' ** Diva of the Year (2006) * World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE **
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( 4 times) ** WWE Women's Championship Tournament (2006) **
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( Class of 2014) * ''
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'' ** Worst Feud of the Year (2004) * In May 2013, ''Diva Dirt'' held a WWE Diva of the Decade tournament for voters to determine the best WWE Diva from 2003 to 2013. Lita was the winner of the competition bracket of 16 WWE Divas. * In August 2020, ''
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'' held a World Cup tournament to discover the greatest female WWE wrestler of all time. Lita was declared the winner from a list of 32 female wrestlers.


See also

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Women in WWE Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. In the 1990s, WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation) introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performer ...
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Women's professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport. As is the norm for this sport, women's professional wrestling is organized by wrestling federations called promotions. Some promotions are exclusively for women, ...


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