Lucy Knott and Kelly Sharpe (née Knott) (born on 18 February 1988), are a retired

twin Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of Twin Last Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two ...

professional wrestling 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, real- ...

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establis ...

, better known by their

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 Hannah Blossom and Holly Blossom.

Early lives

The twins grew up in

Stockport, Greater Manchester Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The Rivers Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider ...

, where they attended St Winifred's RC Primary School. Both became fans of

at the age of 12, and admired

The Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Jeff Hardy, Jeff and Matt Hardy. They are both signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where they are former three time TNA Tag Team Championship, TNA ...

Professional wrestling career

Both the Knott twins began training when they were 15, and debuted in professional wrestling at the age of 16.

English promotions (2005–2013)

On 4 May 2008, The Blossom Twins made an appearance at the ChickFight X, where they defeated Jade and Maya. At ChickFight XI, they lost to Jetta and

Wesna Wesna Busic (born June 26, 1983) is a Croatian German professional wrestler. She mostly wrestled in Germany, but also over all of Europe as well as in Japan and America. Despite being a female, Wesna often wrestles men and has won championships ...

In 2008, at the Gerry Norton Promotions, The Blossoms defeated CJ Banks & Danny Hope. On 19 September, they teamed with Bubblegum to defeat Generation S.E.X (Brad Flash, Brett Valentine and Mikey Riot). On 10 October, The Blossoms and Travis the Menace defeated Bret Valentine, Brad Flash and Prince Ameen. On 27 February 2011, at ''Futureshock Wrestling'', The Blossoms defeated Becky James and Charlie Quinn. On 30 April 2011, Hannah faced

Mickie James Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American Country music, country singer and Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE. She is also signed to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as Cre ...

to determine the inaugural Covey Pro Women's Champion, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship. On 8 February 2012, The Blossom Twins debuted for Pro-Wrestling: EVE, as participatants in the promotion's eight-woman Queen of the Ring tournament. Hannah was eliminated from the tournament by

Nikki Storm Nicola Glencross (born 21 April 1989) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nikki Cross and is a member of The Wyatt Sicks faction. In WWE, she is a former one- ...

in her first round match, while Holly's match against Sara-Marie Taylor ended in a double disqualification due to interference from both Hannah and Taylor's tag team partner Carmel Jacobs, eliminating them both from the tournament. Later during the pay-per-view, Taylor and Jacobs, known as The Glamour Gym, defeated The Blossom Twins in a tag team match.

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2009–2014)

On 7 October 2009, Hannah debuted for

Ohio Valley Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American professional wrestling promotion, professional wrestling promotion and former developmental territory based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company is currently run by Al Snow, Matt Jones (radio host), Ma ...

(OVW). She faced

Epiphany Epiphany may refer to: Psychology * Epiphany (feeling), an experience of sudden and striking insight Religion * Epiphany (holiday), a Christian holiday celebrating the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ ** Epiphany seaso ...

for the

OVW Women's Championship The OVW Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship championship in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). The first holder of the title was ODB, who declared herself champion in August 2006. The belt was defended as any oth ...

in her debut match. She won both the match and the championship. Nearly two months later, she defended the championship against

Josie Josie may refer to: People * Josie (name), various people and fictional characters with the given name, a diminutive of Josephine * Edith Josie (1921–2000), Canadian writer and newspaper columnist * Peter Josie, Saint Lucia politician Music ...

, who won the match by pinning Holly, who was aiding her sister illegally. Four days later, the championship was awarded back to Hannah as a result. Hannah held the championship for just two weeks, before Josie defeated her for it on 16 December. Going into 2010, The Blossoms turned

face The face is the front of the head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affect th ...

saving Josie from the attack of C.J. Lane, Epiphany and Taryn Shay on ''OVW episode 551''. The six were involved in a tag team match on 28 February, at OVW's ''Retribution'' which The Blossoms and Josie won. On ''OVW episode 555'', Holly defeated Taryn Shay. On ''OVW episode 556'', Epiphany defeated Hannah. After the match C.J. Lane attacked her, leading Holly to challenge her for the title. However, on OVW's ''The Showcase'' on 24 April, she lost to Lane. Holly Blossom won the title for a second time, after she defeated Taryn Shay on 31 July, at OVW's ''Futureshock 2''. Hannah and Holly Blossom

She lost the title to Lady JoJo (formerly Josie) on 28 August, at OVW's ''Summer Scorcher''. In the end of 2010, the duo quickly started a scripted rivalry with Lady JoJo and Taryn Shay, which led to a Loser Leaves OVW match at OVW's ''Saturday Night Special'' on 11 November, in which they lost and were forced to leave OVW. On 19 March 2011 at ''OVW episode 604'', Lady JoJo defeated C.J. Lane to retain her title. After the match Lady JoJo and Taryn Shay continued a beatdown on C.J. Lane when out came The Blossom Twins who attacked JoJo and Shay to help C.J. Lane. Later it was announced that The Blossoms are officially back in OVW. In April, they started a rivalry with Smothers Twisted Daughters (Jessie Belle and Izza Belle Smothers. The teams faced each other on 30 April, at '' OVW episode 610'', in which The Blossoms won. At 7 May, on ''OVW episode 611'', The Blossoms teamed up with Johnny Spade to defeat The Smothers and Shiloh Jonze in a six-person mixed tag team match. The two teams faced again, this time both as

faces The face is the front of the head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affect the ...

on ''episode 625'' at 13 August, where The Blossoms lost. After one-year absence, The Blossoms returned to the promotion at OVW's ''episode 687'' on 20 October 2012 defeating

Josette Bynum Josette Bynum (born September 11, 1977) is an American retired professional wrestler and promoter. Bynum is best known for her stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Sojournor Bolt (or "Sojo Bolt" for short). She is also known for ...

and

Taeler Hendrix Taeler Conrad-Mellen (born June 7, 1989), is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Manager (professional wrestling), valet, better known by the ring name Taeler Hendrix. She is best known for her time in Ring of Ho ...

in a divas tag team match. On the 24 October edition of ''OVW episode 688'', The Blossom Twins teamed up with

Jessie Belle Smothers Jessie Belle McCoy (born July 2, 1985), better known by her ring name Jessie Belle Smothers or simply Jessie Belle, is an American model, professional wrestling valet, and professional wrestler. She is signed to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). Pr ...

and

Heidi Lovelace Dori Elizabeth Prange ( ; born January 9, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Ruby Soho, and is a former member of The Outcasts (professional wrestling), T ...

in a winning effort defeating Epiphany, Bynum and Killa Kaila and Hendrix. The Blossom Twins return to OVW on the 6 March 2012 edition of ''OVW Episode 707'', where they defeated Hendrix and Lovely Lylah in a dark match despite the pre-match attack. The girls would continue to work dark matches in single and tag action until the 18 May 2012 episode where they worked the live show and won a tag match against Lovely Lylah and Nikki St. John. On the 3 July edition of ''OVW episode 724'', Hannah defeated Taeler Hendrix in a pre-show

dark match Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that o ...

. During the episode, Holly faced off against Lei'D Tapa, which ended in a no-contest, when Epiphany came to the ring and challenged Tapa to a match. On the 17 July edition of ''OVW Episode 726'', in a pre-show

, The Blossom Twins teamed with

in a winning effort defeating Lovely Lylah and The Mean Girls (Hendrix and Envy) after Lylah was pinned by Lovelace. On the 21 September edition of ''OVW episode 735'', Hannah won a fatal four–way

ladder match A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling, most commonly one in which an item (usually a title belt) is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item. The ladder itself become ...

to win the

for the third time, while also turning heel when she knocked Holly off the ladder to take the title. At OVW's ''Saturday Night Special'' on 5 October, the evil Hannah lost the title to

Lei'D Tapa Seini Tonga (née Tonga, born 27 November 1982) is a German-born Tongan American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, model, mixed martial artist, and former women's American football player. She is best known for her appearance ...

, ending her reign at 17 days. On 7 January 2014, the twins announced that they are taking a break from wrestling and stating that they are no longer a part of OVW and they took time off wrestling.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2012–2014)

In 2012, it was announced that The Blossom Twins were to be participants in the

Challenge TV Challenge is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Sky Group's Sky UK subsidiary, themselves owned by American conglomerate Comcast. The channel is dedicated to game shows from the UK, including acquired classic and contemporary sho ...

reality show '' TNA Wrestling: British Boot Camp'', alongside

Rockstar Spud James Michael Curtin (born 30 January 1983) is an English former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a writer on Raw. During his time as an on screen performer in the company, he worked under the ring name Drake Maverick. He has also ...

and

Marty Scurll Martin Scurll (born 26 July 1988) is an English professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH). Scurll began his career in 2005, working on the British independent circuit. In 2012, he competed on the TNA's show TNA Wres ...

as contestants competing for a contract with

Total Nonstop Action 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 busines ...

. The show began airing on 1 January and ended on 22 January 2013. In the third episode, The Blossoms Twins were seen at the Hall of Fame ceremony with Marty Scurll. In the final episode, The Blossom Twins faced

Gail Kim Gail Kim-Irvine (born February 20, 1977) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenures in TNA Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In TNA, she was the inaugural and record setting seven-tim ...

and

Madison Rayne Ashley Nichole Lomberger (née Simmons; born February 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling under the ring name Madison Rayne, where she is also a coach for the women's division. She is best known for her t ...

to prove to Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter they deserve the win, but Rockstar Spud was chosen as the winner of the show's first season. The Blossoms returned on the 14 February 2013 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', teaming with Marty Scurll against Gail Kim, Tara and Jessie in a six-person mixed tag team match. The match ended after Kim pinned one of the twins to get the victory for her team. On the first episode of ''TNA Backstage Pass'' in a in-ring segment with Dixie Carter, it was confirmed that The Blossoms were signed to a contract. Hannah would take part in the One Night Only events, taking part in both '' Knockout Knockdown'' and '' TNA World Cup of Wrestling'' as part of Team UK. In the ''Knockout Knockdown'' event, where she defeated

and

Sojournor Bolt Josette Bynum (born September 11, 1977) is an American retired professional wrestler and promoter. Bynum is best known for her stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Sojournor Bolt (or "Sojo Bolt" for short). She is also known for ...

in a triple threat match advancing to a battle royal which was won by

. In the ''TNA World Cup of Wrestling'' event, she was defeated by Team International's Lei'D Tapa. On the 14 November episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Hannah made her return, answering TNA Women's Knockout Champion Gail Kim's open challenge though in a losing effort. On 7 January 2014, the twins announced they were taking time off of wrestling, thus announcing their departures from TNA.

Other media

The Blossom Twins made an appearance on ''

A League of Their Own ''A League of Their Own'' is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Ma ...

'', where they wrestled comedian

Micky Flanagan Michael John Flanagan (born 7 October 1962) is an English comedian. Flanagan has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured Britain with stand-up shows. He presented ''Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?'' for Radio 4 and has appeared on vario ...

. Lucy's debut romance novel ''How to Bake a New Beginning'' was released for pre-orders in September 2018.

Personal lives

Both the Knott twins work as teaching assistants in a

primary school A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...

in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The twins are known for handing out homemade

cupcake A cupcake ( AmE, CanE), fairy cake ( BrE), or bun ( IrE) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with larger cakes, frosting, icing and various other cake decorations such as ...

s to the audience prior to matches. Kelly is married to Chris Sharpe. Lucy was married to Chris Silvio, a former OVW wrestler.

Championships and accomplishments

(

4 times "4 Times" (stylized as "4 TIMES") is the 50th single by pop/ R&B singer Koda Kumi. It was released on August 17, 2011 and debuted at No. 6, remaining on the Oricon charts for nine consecutive weeks. In commemoration of it being the fiftieth singl ...

) – Hannah (3) and Holly (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blossom Twins 1988 births 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century English sportswomen English female professional wrestlers Living people People from Stockport English twins Women's wrestling teams and stables