Catherine Power (born October 31, 1987) is a Canadian wrestler, better known by her ring name, Cat Power. She has worked for the promotions Blood Sweat and Ears,

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, and

Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) (formerly known as NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling) was a Canada-based professional wrestling promotion and a former member of the National Wre ...

Professional wrestling career

Training and debut

Power decided to become a professional wrestler after attending

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's WrestleMania 18 in 2002 in Toronto. After graduating from high school, Power felt pressured to attend college. She, however, left the University College of

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after her second year to attend the Can-Am Wrestling School in

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in 2004.MacVicar, Greg (2008)
The cat came back — home to Cape Breton
", ''The Cape Breton Post'', 26 September 2008 Her first match was with Blood Sweat and Ears in Toronto. In Ontario, she worked a series of matches with Jennifer Blake.

NCW Femmes Fatales (2010)

Power made her debut for

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on their second show as a villain on February 6, 2010, where she defeated

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by disqualification. Later in the night she attacked

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during her match with Kalamity, leading a match where LuFisto and Melissa defeated Power and Kalamity. She scored her first victory via pinfall on Volume 3, when she defeated Mistress Belmont. On Volume 4, Power lost to Courtney Rush in a triple threat match that included

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, and later attacked Rush after the match. She would lose again to Rush in a Street Fight at Volume 5, and the two competitors shook hands afterwards. Power returned to NCW Femmes Fatales as a

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at Volume 9, teaming with former rival Courtney Rush and Xandra Bale in a losing effort against the Midwest Militia (Jessicka Havok,

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, and Sassy Stephie). Power took part in both parts of Volume 10, losing singles matches to Saraya Knight (Part 1) and

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(Part 2).

Japan (2015–present)

On March 25, 2015, Power made her

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ese debut, teaming with

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and

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in a six-person tag team match, where they were defeated by

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and Zeus. During her time in Japan, Power lost her

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on July 12. She regained the title from Syuri during another tour on February 28, 2016.

Championships and accomplishments

( 3 times) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 42 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 50'' in 2010 *Pro Wrestling Xtreme **PWX Women's Championship (1 time)

References

External links

NCW Femmes Fatales profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Catherine 1987 births 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century Canadian professional wrestlers 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Canadian female professional wrestlers Living people People from North Sydney, Nova Scotia Professional wrestlers from Nova Scotia Sportswomen from Nova Scotia