Kacee Carlisle (born February 11, 1980) is a female

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. She has wrestled throughout the

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for many promotions including

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, National Wrestling League,

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, and the

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(NWA). She has held the

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one time and is the current Queen of Valkyrie.

Professional wrestling career

Carlisle knew she wanted to be a professional wrestler since she was eight years old. She admired female wrestler

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. At an independent show in 1997, Carlisle met wrestler Shorty Smalls. He agreed to train her as a

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and wrestler. She debuted as a manager for Smalls in 1998. Carlisle worked sparingly until 2003, when she debuted for the National Wrestling League/House of Pain Wrestling Federation. She wrestled in her first match on July 30, 2005, against

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at a

(WXW) show as a last minute substitute for a sick wrestler. In 2006, she wrestled in WXW's Elite 8 Tournament where she lost in the final round to Mercedes Martinez. There was one very memorable match that Kacee Carlisle had with Cindy Rogers. During this encounter, Cindy Rogers was wearing spandex. In February 2011, Carlisle participated in

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, a recruitment program for

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, but she did not earn a contract with the promotion. Carlisle defeated Tasha Simone on October 20, 2012, to win the

. She later lost the title to

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on January 25, 2014. On October 24, 2014, Carlisle defeated

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at ''VALKYRIE III: Queen's Road'' to become the inaugural Queen of VALKYRIE for VALKYRIE Women's Professional Wrestling. On October 25, 2014, Carlisle defeated Sara Feeny to become the inaugural 1CW Women's Champion for First State Championship Wrestling./ On December 13, 2014, she successfully defended the title against Jessie Kay./

Personal life

Carlisle grew up in

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Carlisle ran for her high school team. She also lived in

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, where she worked as an office manager. Her interests include animals, traveling, and photography.

Championships and accomplishments

* Adrenaline Championship Wrestling ** ACW Women's Championship (2 time, current) * Brew City Wrestling ** BCW Women's Championship (1 time, current) * Bruiser Wrestling Federation ** BWF Ladies Championship (3 times) * Dangerous Adrenaline Wrestling Gladiators ** WWGP Women's Championship (1 time, current) * Dynamite Championship Wrestling ** DCW Divas of Dynamite Women's Championship (2 times) ** DCW Divas of Dynamite Tournament (2014) ** DCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * First State Championship Wrestling ** 1CW Women's Championship (1 time) * Elite Pro Wrestling Alliance ** EPWA Women's Championship (2 times, current) * Lucha Pride Pro Wrestling ** Lucha Pride Pro Wrestling Women's Championship (1 time, current; inaugural) * Modern Vintage Wrestling ** MVW Women's Championship (1 time, current) *

( 1 time) * National Wrestling League ** NWL/HoPWF Women's Champion (1 time) *

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** Newcomer of the Year (2007) * Pro Wrestling Entertainment ** PWE Ladies Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 7 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 50'' in 2013 * Ultimate Championship Wrestling ** UCW Women's Championship (1 time) * Valkyrie Women's Professional Wrestling ** Queen of Valkyrie (1 time, current) *

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(1 time) ** WXW Diamond Division Championship (1 time)

References

External links

Kacee Carlisle profile at GLORY Wrestling.com
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