Laura Dennis (born September 3, 1987), better known by the

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...

s Allie and The Bunny, is a Canadian

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

. She is best known for her time in

Impact Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...

from 2013 to 2019, where she is a former two-time

Impact Knockouts Champion The TNA Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The championship debuted on October 14, 2007, at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event and the inau ...

and

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(AEW) from 2019 to 2023. She has also competed for

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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 In ...

Women Superstars Uncensored Women Superstars United (WSU), formerly known as Wrestling Superstars Unleashed and Women Superstars Uncensored, was an American women's professional wrestling promotion based in New Jersey which has been inactive since 2020. Founded in 2006, W ...

(WSU) and

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(CZW) under the ring name Cherry Bomb. With

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partner

Kimber Lee Kimberly Ann Frankele (born June 27, 1990), better known by her ring name Kimber Lee, is an American professional wrestler. She is known for her work on both the American and international independent circuits, most notably as part of The Kimber ...

, collectively known as The Kimber Bombs, they have held the

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and the Shimmer Tag Team Championship both once. She is also a former 1 time WSU Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Canadian promotions (2005–2016)

On her seventeenth birthday, Dennis signed up to begin training at the Squared Circle Training centre based in

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, with Rob Etcheverria. Etchevaria named her Cherry Bomb, and she began wrestling under the name. She later trained with Derek Wylde. She debuted in May 2005 in

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. Cherry Bomb debuted for the Pure Wrestling Association (PWA) in a match with 21st Century Fox on July 22, 2005. She competed in the Elite 8 Tournament, but was eliminated by

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in the first round. Later in the night, she aligned with Kristal Banks only to lose to the tag team of Tiana Ringer and Luscious Lily. She scored her very first victory against 21st Century Fox at a PWX event. In January 2006, Cherry Bomb lost to 21st Century Fox in a match to determine the inaugural PWA Elite Women's Champion. She appeared for

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n promotion, Capital City Championship Combat, in 2008. Cherry Bomb also wrestled for Classic Championship Wrestling (CCW), and once held their Women's Championship, which she successfully defended against Evilyn, Alexxis, and Jaime D. Cherry Bomb was part of the debut show of

on September 5, 2009, where she lost to

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. She gained her first victory in the promotion on February 6, 2010, when she defeated Mistress Belmont. She was scheduled to wrestle against

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at NCW Femmes Fatales' third show, but was unable to make the show. At ''Femmes Fatales IX'' on July 7, 2012, Cherry Bomb and Sweet Cherrie unsuccessfully challenged

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(

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and

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) for the Shimmer Tag Team Championship. After the match, Cherry Bomb attacked Sweet Cherrie, blaming her for the loss. On May 1, 2006, Cherry Bomb debuted in

(GCW), quickly associating herself with Jake O'Reilly, whom she began

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. In 2006, Cherry Bomb wrestled at the ''Super Hardcore Anime Wrestling Expo'' show, a combination of the 10th Annual Anime North Convention and GCW's ''Great Canadian Wrestling Expo'' show, where she teamed with

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and Darkston as Team

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to defeat Team Rocket (Timothy Dalton, Pandora and Steve Brown). She competed in the tournament to determine the inaugural GCW W.I.L.D. Champion on November 18, 2006, and defeated

in the first round before losing to Sirelda, the eventual winner of the tournament, in the semi-finals. She continued competing in GCW throughout early 2007, teaming up with Hayden the Destroyer to defeat

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and Portia Perez at ''New Year's Evil'' on January 12, and teaming with Sirelda to gain a victory over Deanna Conda and Aurora on April 13. The following night, on April 14, she won the W.I.L.D. Championship by defeating the reigning champion,

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, Hailey Rogers, and Miss Danyah in a

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at the ''Anarchy in Angus'' show. She successfully defended the championship by defeating the Southside Stranglerette by disqualification, and held the championship for just over two months, before she was defeated by Miss Danyah at ''Random Acts of Violence'' on June 22. On September 7, 2007, Cherry Bomb suffered a neck injury during a victory over Danyah. The injury forced her to take a nine-month hiatus from wrestling.

Shimmer Women Athletes (2008–2016)

Cherry Bomb had her first match for

as part of the SPARKLE Division, losing a match against

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on October 19, 2008. She later formed a regular tag team with

in Shimmer, briefly called Team Combat Zone before being renamed The Kimber Bombs. In October 2013, the Kimber Bombs unsuccessfully challenged 3G (

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and

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) for the Shimmer Tag Team Championship. Throughout 2014, The Kimber Bombs continued to compete in Shimmer's tag team division against teams including

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and

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, Ray and

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, Bambi Hall, and KC Cassidy, and The Buddy System (

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and Solo Darling). On April 11, 2015, The Kimber Bombs defeated 3G to win the Shimmer Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to Evie and

on June 26, 2016.

Other promotions (2010–2017)

In June 2010, Cherry Bomb debuted for

(WSU), where she lost to

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. She won the

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on May 9, 2015, by defeating reigning champion

. Dennis was invited for a try-out match with

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(WWE) at the May 17, 2010, episode of '' Raw'', and she appeared in a segment with

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during the show. In March 2011, Dennis attended a try-out camp at

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, WWE's then-

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In 2013, Cherry Bomb began wrestling for

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, appearing at the ''

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'' television tapings on March 3 and April 5. Her debut match for the promotion resulted in a loss in a four-way match against

MsChif Rachel Frobel (née Collins born June 11, 1976) is an American professional wrestler who is better known by her ring name MsChif. She has been wrestling since 2001 and in that time has worked for several independent promotions across the United ...

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, and

Scarlett Bordeaux Elizabeth Chihaia-Kesar (born May 13, 1991) is an American professional wrestler, Model (person), model, singer and ring announcer, better known by the ring name Scarlett Bordeaux. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), ...

. She won her second bout, a singles match against MsChif in May. Under her 'Allie' ring name, it was announced that she would be making her debut for the

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promotion by taking part in the Lucha Libre World Cup (2016) Women's Division Tournament. She would be a part of 'Team Canada' alongside fellow Canadians KC Spinelli, and the

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at the time, Taya.

Japanese promotions (2010, 2012)

Cherry Bomb toured Japan in November 2010. She teamed with Sexy Star and

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in a loss to

Hailey Hatred Angel Katherine Reece (born November 4, 1983) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Hailey Hatred. Originally debuting in July 2002, Hatred worked for several years for various promotions in both the United ...

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, and Makoto. She then appeared at a Super FMW show, teaming with Sexy Star again to defeat Senri Kuroki and

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. Cherry Bomb returned to Japan in July 2012, and on July 28 made her debut for the

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promotion with a win over Kurumi. At the following day's

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and Reina X World co-promoted event, Cherry Bomb teamed with Aki Kanbayashi to defeat Alex Lee and Bambi in a tag team match.

Shine Wrestling (2012–2016)

In July 2012, Cherry Bomb debuted for

at their inaugural show, where she lost to

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. She returned to the promotion in February 2014, where The Kimber Bombs participated in the tournament to determine the inaugural Shine Tag Team Champions; they were eliminated in the first round by eventual winners The Lucha Sisters (

and

Mia Yim Stephanie Hym Lee (née Bell; born April 16, 1989), better known by the ring name Mia Yim, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Michin ( , ). Bell is also kno ...

). The Kimber Bombs continued to compete in tag team competition, defeating the S-N-S Express (

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 Wome ...

and

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) at ''Shine 21'', and at ''Shine 23'', they unsuccessfully challenged Legendary (

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and Brandi Wine) for the Shine Tag Team Championship. In a rematch at ''Shine 25'', The Kimber Bombs won the championship. On October 2, at ''Shine 30'', The Kimber Bombs were stripped of the title by

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, due to Cherry Bomb's knee injury.

Combat Zone Wrestling (2012–2016)

Cherry Bomb began appearing for

(CZW) in late 2012, alongside her real-life boyfriend Pepper Parks. She lost her debut match for the promotion to Nevaeh at ''Cerebral'' in October 2012. Cherry Bomb and Parks quickly became villainous characters known as the "fitness power couple", doling out fitness and health advice to the audience. They defeated Greg Excellent and

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in a

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at ''Down with the Sickness 2013'', after Cherry Bomb attacked Excellent with a kettle bell. Cherry Bomb and Parks continued to feud with Excellent in late 2013, which resulted in Cherry Bomb being forced to conform to Excellent's lifestyle, a distinct contrast to Cherry Bomb and Parks' fitness power couple gimmick. On March 8, 2014, at CZW's High Stakes internet pay-per-view, Parks defeated Excellent to "win back" Cherry Bomb. In 2015, Cherry Bomb and Parks would align themselves with

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, forming the villainous stable known as TV Ready. On December 12 at CZW's seventeenth annual

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event, TV Ready would go on to win the

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, defeating Dan Barry and Sozio. On May 14, 2016, TV Ready lost the CZW World Tag Team Championship to Da Hit Squad at Prelude to Violence 2016, the match would also be Cherry Bomb and Parks' final appearance for CZW after signing with

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. On September 10, 2016, Cherry Bomb returned to CZW to accompany her husband Pepper Parks and BLK Jeez to the ring, as TV Ready challenged Da Hit Squad for the

, in a losing effort.

Impact Wrestling (2013-2019)

Early appearances (2013–2015)

Dennis initially appeared for TNA in the year of 2013 on the December 5 edition of ''

'' in a squash match, losing to

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. Two years later in the year of 2015, Dennis appeared for TNA again under her real name on February 14 through the company's One Night Only PPV Knockouts Knockdown 2015 in a match against Gail Kim, once again in a losing effort. Dennis returned to TNA on the ''TKO: Night of Knockouts'' edition of ''Impact Wrestling'' on April 24, where she defeated

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but lost by disqualification.

The Lady Squad (2016–2017)

On March 23, 2016, Dennis signed a contract with Impact. She was given the new ring name Allie and aligned herself with

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and

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after Allie revealed that she is Maria's apprentice, establishing herself as a

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in the process. A few weeks after her signing, Allie teamed up with Sienna and lost to Gail Kim and Jade in a tag team match. On August 25, 2016, during a special

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edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', Allie turned

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and won the TNA Knockouts Championship in a five–way match against the champion

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and

. Allie would unknowingly pin Madison after being knocked out by Marti Bell with a baton, winning the Knockouts Championship for the first time in her career. On the September 1 ''Impact'', Allie dropped the title to Maria after she was forced to lie down, gaining sympathy from the crowd in the process. A few weeks later, Allie was attacked by

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, which lead into a match between the two. On the October 27 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Allie faced her first singles match against Van Ness in a losing effort. In the following week, Allie was forced to dress as a pilgrim where she hit Maria with a pumpkin pie. On the December 2 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Allie was again attacked by Van Ness after she slapped Maria in the face which led to a match between both of them on the December 9 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', where Allie revealed her to be "training" with

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, before subsequently winning the match. On the January 5, 2017, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Allie faced Sienna where she lost due to interference from Van Ness. On the January 12, 2017, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Allie assisted Sutter in getting a victory over Mike Bennett, thus entering him into her feud with Maria. On the February 23, 2017, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Allie was forced to be the ring bearer for the wedding of Braxton Sutter (who is Allie's real-life husband) and Van Ness, which ended abruptly, when Sutter rejected the wedding and professed his love for Allie. The following week on ''Impact Wrestling'', Maria went to fire Allie, but she responded by quitting, ending their feud after Maria left the company.

Various storylines (2017–2018)

Throughout early 2017, Allie continued her on screen relationship with Sutter, accompanying him to his matches and vice versa. On the May 25 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'',

and

would jump Allie, prompting

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to return and save her. Rosemary later explained that "the hive" sent her to protect Allie, beginning an alliance between the two. On the June 8 episode, Allie came out and saved Rosemary from being attacked by Sienna and Van Ness, fending them off with a

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. At

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, Allie would make an appearance as she chased Van Ness away again with a kendo stick, saving Rosemary from interference during the championship match against Sienna. On August 31, 2017, episode of GFW Impact Wrestling, Allie was attacked by

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backstage which lead into a tag team match between the four. At Bound for Glory, Allie competed in a Three-way match for the Impact Knockouts Championship but failed to win the title. During the second half of 2017, Allie and Braxton Sutter ended their on camera relationship without any explanation. However during a January 2018 episode of ''Impact'' (which aired March 1, 2018), Sutter made his return to ''Impact'' television, where he turned heel and revealed that he dropped Allie like "a bad habit." Also in January 2018, she defeated Van Ness to become Knockouts Champion for the second time. (again, the episode did not air until March 2018, even though it was filmed in January) Allie successfully defended her title against Sienna on the March 22 episode of ''Impact Wrestling''. After the match, Sutter proposed to Allie, only to provide distraction for

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to attack Allie. This led into a title match between the two at Redemption, when Allie successfully retained her title over Yung. On the April 26 episode of ''Impact!'', Allie had another successful title defense against

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. After the match, Allie was attacked by Yung, and was saved by Rosemary.

Dark Allie (2018–2019)

On the May 3 episode of ''Impact!'', after Rosemary was defeated by Su Yung and buried in a coffin that Su Yung set alight, promos showed Allie channeling Rosemary's spirit through her, dressing like Rosemary and stating that she was ready to get her revenge on Su Yung for what she did to her best friend. At Under Pressure, Allie lost the Knockout's Championship to Su Yung in a Last Rites match. At

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, Allie lost to

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. On August 30 episode of ''Impact! ReDefined'', Allie unsuccessfully challenged Yung for the title in a three–way match, which was won by Tessa Blanchard. At Bound for Glory, Allie entered into the Undead Realm, when she rescued

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from Yung and her undead bridesmaids. When both left the Undead Realm, Allie appeared to be possessed. Following the next couple of months, Allie showed a darker and villainous version of herself. She aligned herself with Yung and turned on her friend Hogan under possession thus turning heel for the first time since 2016. At

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, Allie and Su Yung defeated

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and Kiera Hogan. On March 8 episode, Team Rosemary defeated Team Su Yung, putting Allie in the possession of Rosemary. On the March 29 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Allie was shown "dying" in Rosemary's arms, officially writing off her television character. On March 23, 2019, Impact decided not to renew her contract and she left the company.

All Elite Wrestling (2019–2023)

It was announced on the March 21, 2019, edition of "Road to

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" that Allie had signed with

(AEW). She debuted at Fyter Fest, defeating

after a superkick. At Fight for the Fallen, she was defeated by

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. Allie also was part of the AEW Women's Casino Battle Royal at All Out getting eliminated at number 16 by eventual winner

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after working with

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to eliminate Rhodes. On the November 27 episode of

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'', Allie debuted a variation of her "Dark Allie" character The Bunny appearing as a manager/valet for her husband The Blade and his partner The Butcher by making an entrance via a hole in the mat of the ring and attacking Cody, turning heel in the process. In May 2020, Allie ceased appearing with The Butcher and The Blade and began a romantic storyline with Q. T. Marshall, thus turning face in the process. On the June 2 episode of ''

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'', Allie arrived with Marshall to the arena in a corvette and accompanied him to the ring for his match to Brandi and

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's behest. After a couple of months of managing Marshall and Rhodes, Allie returned to in-ring competition on the June 16 episode of ''AEW Dark'', by teaming with

and defeating the team of Kenzie Paige and Red Velvet. Allie and Brandi, now known as "The Nightmare Sisters", entered the Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament, which started on August 3. The Nightmare Sisters advanced to the final, when they were defeated by the team of Diamante and Ivelisse. On the October 20 episode of ''AEW Dark'', Allie turned heel once again when she returned as The Bunny and aligned with

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's stable, betraying Marshall during his match against Pentagón Jr. On August 4, 2021, at ''

'', The Bunny was defeated by

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in a match to determine the challenger for the

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at NWA EmPowerrr. On the November 5 episode of ''

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,'' The Bunny took part in the

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where she faced Red Velvet in the first round and lost. After months of feuding, the Bunny teamed up with

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to take on

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and

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in a street fight on the December 31 episode of ''Rampage'', which they lost. On February 23, 2022, The Bunny faced

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on ''Dynamite'' for the TBS Championship which The Bunny lost. On March 30 on ''Dynamite'', The Bunny took part in the

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where she faced

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and lost. On February 8, 2023, special episode of ''Dynamite'' named ''Championship Fight Night'', The Bunny faced the AEW Women's World Champion

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in a Championship Eliminator match. During the match, The Bunny was reportedly injured, which was later confirmed on June by The Butcher that The Bunny sustained a broken

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. Bunny was removed from AEW’s website roster on November 9, 2023, after both parties mutually agreed to part ways ending her 4 year tenure with the company.

Return to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)

Allie returned to

(formerly Impact Wrestling) on May 25, 2025 at Border Brawl as the coach for Team Canada.

Professional wrestling style and persona

Her Bunny character takes inspiration from Baby (from ''

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'' and ''

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''), Katherine Pierce (from ''

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'') and the movie '' The Strangers''.

Other media

Dennis posed for the 2010 Nearly Naked Ladies of Wrestling Calendar, which was set up in aid of the

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. She appears as herself in the 2011

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''Beat Down''.

Personal life

On September 21, 2013, Dennis married American professional wrestler Jesse Guilmette, better known under the ring names Pepper Parks, Braxton Sutter, and The Blade. She has been a vegetarian for ethical reasons since she was 14 years old, and a

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since late 2014. Dennis was once a long term

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, resident, and as a result it is often mistakenly believed to be her birthplace.

Championships and accomplishments

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(1 time) *** Biggest WTF Moment (2022) – * Classic Championship Wrestling ** CCW Women's Championship (2 times) *

** W.I.L.D. Champion (1 time) * Ontario Indy Wrestling Awards ** Female Wrestler of the Year (2009) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 8 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 50'' in 2015 ** Ranked No. 17 of the top 100 female singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2019 * Pro Wrestling Xtreme ** PWX Women's Champion (1 time) *

** Shimmer Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with

( 1 time) – with Kimber Lee * Squared Circle Wrestling ** Girls Grand Prix 2 (2013) * Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling ** TNA/Impact Knockouts Championship (

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) ** Gravy Train Turkey Trot (

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) – with Eddie Edwards, Richard Justice,

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, and Garza Jr. *

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** Rise Year End Awards (1 time) *** Moment of the Year (2019) *

(1 time)

References

External links

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