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Priscilla Kelly
Priscilla Lee Kelly (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former reality television personality. She is best known for her tenure in WWE where she performed under the ring name Gigi Dolin. She is a former record-tying two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. Kelly has notably worked for Shine Wrestling, where she is the inaugural Shine Nova Champion. Early life Priscilla Lee Kelly was born into a family of Romanichal descent in Douglasville, Georgia, on June 5, 1997. She left school at the age of 12. When she was 14 years old, she took part in the first season of the reality show ''My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding'', in which she was the main focus of the episode "14 and Looking for Mr. Right". She would later say that the program had misrepresented her. Her autistic younger brother, Miles, introduced her to professional wrestling. She said her motivation in wrestling is to give her brother a better life. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglasville, Georgia
The city of Douglasville is the county seat of and largest city in Douglas County, Georgia, United States. , the city had a population of 34,650, up from 30,961 in 2010 and 20,065 in 2000. Douglasville is located approximately west of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metro area. Highway access can be obtained via three interchanges along Interstate 20. History Douglasville was founded in 1874 as the railroad was constructed in the area. That same year, Douglasville was designated as the county seat of the recently formed Douglas County. The community was named for Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. Georgia General Assembly first incorporated Douglasville in 1875. On September 21, 2009, Douglas County was devastated by the second worst flood in Georgia history (the first being the failure of the Kelly Barnes Dam in 1977). Over of rain fell in one night, destroying many roads and homes. The county was later declared a disaster area, and the governor of Georgia de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Blanchard
Tessa Blanchard (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former Impact World Champion, and a former Impact Knockouts Champion. She previously performed for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where she was a former one-time CMLL World Women's Tag Team Champion. In addition, Blanchard is a former The Crash Women's Champion, AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, and WOW World Champion. A third-generation professional wrestler, Blanchard is the daughter of Tully Blanchard, granddaughter of wrestling promoter Joe Blanchard, and the stepdaughter of Tully Blanchard's rival Magnum T. A. 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 four, Blanchard and her siblings moved in with her mother and stepfather after her parents' separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Akai
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, idol, model, and tarento, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and its sister joshi promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). Her father is former professional boxer Hidekazu Akai. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2011–2023) Akai made her professional wrestling debut at the Ice Ribbon 1st Anniversary Show on June 1, 2011, where she teamed up with Hikaru Shida and wrestled Tsukasa Fujimoto and Makoto in a time limit draw. She is known for tenures with various professional wrestling promotions such as Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, and at the TJP Tokyo Joshi Pro '17 show on January 4, she defeated Miyu Yamashita. She also worked for World Wonder Ring Stardom, and on the Year End Climax on December 23, 2014, she unsuccessfully challenged Yoshiko for the World of Stardom Championship. During her time with Seadlinnng, she worked with various wrestlers such as in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Hirata
is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2010–present) Hirata's first known match as a professional wrestler was a loss against Keisuke Ishii for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship at Judgement 2010 on March 14, 2010, however, he is known to have previously defeated Michael Nakazawa at a promotion's house show on February 28, 2010 to win the title. He is known for his affiliation with various stables such as T2Hii in which he paired with Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship at Dramatic General Election 2014 Final Voting Day - Last Hope Special on September 28, 2014 from Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao). The other stable he took part in is Disaster Box, and he teamed up with fellow stablemates Toru Owashi and Yuki Ueno to unsuccessfully challenge Damnation ( Mad Paulie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toru Owashi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion and two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion. Sumo career Initially aspiring to become a sumo wrestler like his father, former '' maegashira'' 3 Ōwashi Hitoshi, Ito joined the Wakamatsu stable in 1993 and adopted the shikona of Asaitō, which he later changed to Asawashi, meaning "Morning Eagle" in Japanese. However, he ended up leaving the sport due to a recurrent knee injury in January 1999, after having reached his highest rank of '' jonidan'' 42. His career record was 99 wins to 104 losses, with 28 absences due to injury. He worked as a chef until joining the Ultimo Dragon Gym in order to become a professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Toryumon (2000–2004) He made his debut under his real name on September 2, 2000, in Mexico, defeating Masato Yoshino. He soon adopted the name of Toru Owashi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bought and managed by Shoichi Ichimiya until December 2005, when Sanshiro Takagi took over as the new president. In 2017, DDT was sold to CyberAgent. Takagi retained his position, while Takahiro Yamauchi took over as the new DDT director. DDT became one of the top promotions in Japanese independent wrestling by creating a unique sports entertainment style, often parodying WWE, with a Japanese puroresu flair to the matches. DDT's biggest event is DDT Peter Pan, Peter Pan, held each year since 2009. The cards' matches tend to be a mixture of Japanese lucharesu (a mix of lucha libre and traditional puroresu), worked shoot-style, hardcore brawling and comedy matches. DDT is in many ways a parody of American pro wrestli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Lynn Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Purrazzo began training in December 2012, and then started wrestling in various independent promotions the following year, eventually appearing in national companies TNA and ROH. She also worked for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2017 to 2018. After making various appearances for WWE beginning in 2014, she signed with the company in 2018 and was appointed to its Farm team, developmental brand NXT (WWE brand), NXT, yet she was released in 2020. Purrazzo then re-signed with TNA, which had been renamed to Impact Wrestling in 2017, and quickly rose through the ranks in the Impact Knockouts, women's division, and she also appeared in AAA through a partnership with Impact. After leaving Impact at the end of 2023, Purrazzo signed with AEW that same month. Early life Deonna Lynn Purrazzo was born on June 10, 1994, in Livingston, New Jerse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel Van Ness
Chelsea Anne Cardona (née Green; born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she works on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Chelsea Green and is the leader of The Green Regime stable. She is a former one-time and inaugural WWE Women's United States Champion and a former one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Green is known for her tenures with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Ring of Honor (ROH), World Wonder Ring Stardom, and Impact Wrestling, having performed in the latter promotion with the ring name Laurel Van Ness during her first stint and became a one-time Impact Knockouts Champion. She would win the Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion in her second run with the company while performing with her real name. Green also performed in Lucha Underground with the ring name Reklusa. Green is also known for her appearances on the independent circuit across North America & Asia (mainly Japan). Professional wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes Martinez
Jazmin Benitez (born November 17, 1980) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Mercedes Martinez. She also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a former ROH Women's World Champion. She is also known for her time in WWE, primarily on the WWE NXT, NXT brand. Prior to going to WWE in 2020, Martinez was a mainstay on the independent circuit, winning numerous titles - including three WSU Championships, two Shimmer Championships, one Shine Championship and one Rise Wrestling, Phoenix of Rise Championship. Early life Jazmín Benítez was born on November 17, 1980, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican descent. In high school, she played both basketball and softball. She then attended college at Teikyo Post University, where her major was criminal justice. Professional wrestling career Early career (2000–2005) Mercedes Martinez got involved in professional wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheerleader Melissa
Melissa Anderson (born August 17, 1982) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Cheerleader Melissa. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she worked as Alissa Flash and Raisha Saeed. She is currently performing on the independent circuit for promotions such as Shimmer Women Athletes, where she is a former two-time Shimmer Championship, Shimmer Champion. In 2013, Anderson was ranked number 1 in ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''s annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI Women's 150, Top 50 Females list. Early life Anderson's father wrestled professionally in the early 1980s. Growing up she became a fan of her father's work and began showing an aptitude for sports, particularly Association football, soccer, as well as joining Palmdale High School, Palmdale High School's athletics and amateur wrestling team as one of only four girls. When only 15, she had already become involved in the wrestling business, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordynne Grace
Patricia Forrest Gresham (née Parker, born March 5, 1996), better known by her ring name Jordynne Grace, is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a three-time TNA Knockouts World Champion, one-time TNA Digital Media Champion (and the first woman to hold the title) and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion. Upon becoming the inaugural Digital Media Champion, Parker was recognized by TNA as the first Knockouts Triple Crown winner. She has previously made appearances in Beyond Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and Shine Wrestling. As a powerlifter, Parker is the World Natural Powerlifting Federation (WNPF) Georgia State & National Records holder in the squat at , the bench press at and the deadlift at in the 165 lb weight class. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2012–2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leva Bates
Leva Bates ( ,) born May 21, 1983, is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
