WWE Divas Biography | WWE Divas - Page 2
Name: Barbara Jean “Barbie” Blank
Ring Name: Kelly Kelly
Date of Birth: January 15, 1987
From: Jacksonville, Florida
Resides: Tampa, Florida
Trained By: OVW Staff
Debut: June 13, 2006
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 108 pound (49 Kg)
Signature Moves: K2 (Leg drop bulldog), Diving sunset flip, Kelly Killer, Victory roll and Hurricanrana.
Career Highlights: “Kelly’s Exposé” on ECW on Sci Fi.
About Kelly Kelly: American Barbara Jean “Barbie” Blank was born on January 15, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida. Kelly made her appearance in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as ring announcer, then as a referee and later as a wrestler. Her first match was at Women’s Battle Royal on September 6, 2005. On June 13, 2006 Kelly made her debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling and becomes the youngest Diva in WWE history. In 2008 Kelly was moved to RAW. In her first match at RAW she teamed up with Mickie James and defeated Layla and Jillian Hall. At Survivor Series she was the member of RAW Divas against Smack Down Divas. Kelly team was the winner. At Armageddon Kelly register win teaming up with Maria, Michelle and Mickie James against Jillian Hall, Maryse, Victoria and Natalya. Besides wrestling she also appeared in music album Timbaland for song “Throw it on Me” along with Ashley, Layla, Brooke, Torrie Wilson and Maryse in April 2007.
Name: Jillian Faye Fletcher
Ring Name: Jillian Hall, Macaela Mercedes, Jillian, “The Bombshell”, “The Pop Princess”.
Date of Birth: September 6, 1980
From: Ashland, Kentucky
Resides: Louisville, Kentucky
Trained By: Roger Ruffen, OVW Staff, Dave “Fit” Finlay, Lance Storm.
Debut: 1998
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 130 pound (59 kg)
Signature Moves: High Note, Moonsault, Diving Crossbody, Missile Dropkick, Neck Snap.
Career Highlights: Worked as a “Fixer” for the likes of JBL and MNM.
About Jillian Hall: Jillian Faye Fletcher was born on September 6, 1980 in Ashland, Kentucky. Jillian completed her training from Professional Wrestling School under Dave Finlay. She made her debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2003. From there she was better known as Jillian Hall. Jillian signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2004 and made her debut in 2005 in Smack Down. Her first rival in Smack Down was Stacy Keibler. A match at Velocity Jillian defeated Stacy. She was also participant in Bra and Panties Match at Great American Bash but unfortunately can’t win it. On June 17, 2007 Jillian was moved to RAW where she was teamed up with Melina. In her first match at RAW, Jillian and Melina defeated James and Candice in tag team match. Jillian was number contender for WWE Women’s Championship at Royal Rumble. But she was eliminated by Mickie James. At present she perform from RAW Brand.
Name: Eve Marie Torres
Ring Name: Eve Torres, Eve
Date of Birth: May 5, 1984
From: Denver, Colorado
Resides: Los Angeles, California
Trained By: OVW Staff, FCW Staff
Debut: October 22, 2007
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Weight: 131 pound (59 kg)
Signature Moves: Handspring back elbow smash, Schoolgirl, Scoop Slam, One Legged Dropkick.
Career Highlights: Winner of the 2007 WWE Diva
About Eve Torres: Eve Marie Torres was born on May 5, 1984 in Denver, Colorado. Eve completed her graduation with a degree in Industrial and System Engineering from University of Southern California in 2006. She was co-captain of USC Fly Girls. Eve was announced winner of 2007 WWE Diva Search in Philadelphia on October 27, 2007 and grab $250,000 as prize money. After that she completed her professional wrestling training from Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2008. Eve made her debut in SmackDown on February 1, 2008. Besides wrestling profession, she holds blue belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Eve shows her mental caliber by solving 3*3*3 Rubik’s Cube puzzle in less than 5 minutes in November 2007, on show “The Best Damn Sports Show Period”. In October 2008, Eve appeared on show “Are You Smatter Than Fifth Grade” and won $100,000.
Name: Katarina Waters
Ring Name: Katie Lea, Nikita, Katarina, “The Queen of Chaos”, The Scarlet Witch.
Date of Birth: November 10, 1980
From: Luneburg, Germany
Resides: Louisville, Kentucky
Trained By: NWA UK Hammerlock, Frontier Wrestling Alliance, OVW.
Debut: February 2000
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Weight: 135 pound (61 Kg)
Signature Moves: Hair-pull backbreaker, Kat Nip, Bow and Arrow Stretch, Lifting DDT, Samoan Drop.
Associates: Paul Burchill (brother)
About Katie Lea: Katarina Waters were born on November 10, 1980 in Luneburg, Germany but she was raised in London, England. When she was 18 she joined National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to become a professional wrestler. On May 5, 2006 Katie signed an agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and made her debut for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) on August 24, 2006. She shows her potential by defeating Melody at Dark Match. On November 1, 2006 she participated in 8-Women Gauntlet Match. In this match Katie become OVW Women’s Champion by defeating Beth Phoenix, Ariel, Roni Jonah, Melody, Jenny Mae, ODB and Serena. In 2008, Katie made her debut in RAW as on-screen sister of Paul Burchill. On April 28, 2008, Katie along with Burchill defeated Super Crazy in an Intergender Handicap Match. She was number one contender for WWE Women’s Champion at Night of Champions against Mickie James but she lost. Later Katie was moved to ECW. She made her winning debut in ring at ECW on January 6, 2009 against Alicia Fox.
Name: Lilian Annette Garcia
Ring Name: Lilian Garcia
Date of Birth: August 19, 1973
From: Madrid, Spain
Resides: New York
Debut: August 23, 1999
Height: 5 feet 6.5 inches
Weight: 110 pound (50 kg)
Career Highlights: Monday Night Raw ring announcer.
About Lilian Garcia: Lilian Annette Garcia was born on August 19, 1973 in Madrid, Spain. Garcia is fluent in English and Spanish. She completed her graduation from University of South Carolina. At age of five she began her singing profession by participating various events. Garcia sings the national anthem of NBA Club Phoenix Sun’s. She released her first music album “Shout” in 2002. Garcia recorded her duet album “Quiero Vivir” (I Wanna live) with Latin pop singer Jon Secada which was released on October 9, 2007. Garcia made her debut on WWE on August 23, 1999 in RAW as ring announcer. In January 2004, Garcia recorded Torrie Wilson theme song “Need A Little Time”. Garcia is one of two singers to have sung the opening song at Wrestle Mania more than once. It was the great moment for Garcia as she became the first female announcer at Wrestle Mania 22 on April 2, 2006. About her personnel life Garcia was married but now she is divorced. Before joining to WWE she was VJ in Atlanta, Georgia. Garcia also acted in movie “Modern Love as a Singer”.
Name: Layla El
Ring Name: Layla
Date of Birth: June 25, 1978
From: London, England
Resides: Los Angeles, California
Trained By: Jesse Hernandez, PWA Staff, Dave Finlay
Debut: 10 July, 2006
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 120 pound (54 kg)
Signature Moves: Spinning Heel Kick, Hair pull snapmare, Leg drop, Scoop slam and Spear-2006.
Career Highlights: Winner of the 2006 $250,000 Diva.
About Layla: Layla El was born on June 25, 1978 in London, England. Before choosing wrestling as a profession Layla was dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami Heat. In 2006 she participates in WWE Diva Search. On August 11, 2006 she danced dressed as police officer in Smack Down and was winner of “Diva Search Talent Show”. On August 16, she was announced as winner of $250,000 WWE Diva Search and become first black Diva to win such title. Layla made her debut in WWE in 2006 Summer Slam pay-per-view. Layla made her in ring debut on 24 October 2006 in “Diva Trick-or-Treat Battle Royal”. On January 23, 2007 she was moved to ECW where she joined Kelly and Brooke as Extreme Expose. In 2008, Layla drafted to RAW. She lost her first tag team match teamed up with Jillian Hall against Mickie James and Kelly Kelly. Layla was impressed from Noble by his performance. But later she side up with William Regal to become villain. Apart from Wrestling Layla also done modeling for magazines like King, Jet Smooth and cover-girl for first issue of Liquid.
Name: Maryse Ouellet
Ring Name: Maryse, The French-Canadian Beauty, The Sexiest of Sexy, The Sultry Diva.
Date of Birth: January 21, 1983
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resides: Hollywood, California, United States
Trained By: OVW Staff, Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut: July 10, 2006
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Weight: 125 pound (57 kg)
Signature Moves: French kiss, Corner foot choke, Forward Russian legsweep, Single leg Boston crab and Three-quarter face-lock.
Career Highlights: Participant in the 2006 Diva Search and appeared in Playboy.
About Maryse: Maryse Ouellet was born on January 21, 1983 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 2006 Maryse participated in WWE Diva Search but unfortunately on July 24 she was eliminated from contest. Later she was offered to join Ohio Valley Wrestling and on August 24, 2006 she signed agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and completed her wrestling training from OVW. She made her debut in Smack Down on September 22, 2006. Maryse teaming up with Michelle McCool defeated Victoria and Katie Lea in WWE European Tour in October 2007. Maryse also participated in swimsuit contest against Victoria, Michelle, Cherry and Eve. On March 28, 2008 Cherry and Michelle defeated Maryse and Victoria in “Wet and Wild” match. At Unforgiven, she was defeated by Michelle McCool for WWE Divas Championship Title. In December, Maryse defeat Michelle to win her WWE Women’s Championship title and Maria was special guest referee. Before coming to WWE she started her career as a model and participated in various beauty pageants. She was Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada 2003. In 2007 she was appeared in WWE Divas Magazine under section “Divas in Training”. About her personnel life, she is a black belt in martial arts. Maryse is a member of Foundation of Children General Hospital of Montreal, since 2006.
Name: Melina Nava Perez
Ring Name: Melina, Kyra, The A-List Diva, The Paparazzi Princess, The Red Carpet Diva.
Date of Birth: March 9, 1979
From: Los Angeles, California
Resides: Los Angeles, California
Trained By: Jesse Hernandez, Lance Storm, Dave Finlay, OVW Staff
Debut: April 2002
Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Weight: 122 pound (55 kg)
Signature Moves: Charging 180 degree spinning facebuster, Bow and arrow stretch, Diving double knee drop, Lariat and Seated chinlock.
About Melina Perez: Melina Nava Perez was born on March 9, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Melina get training of professional wrestler from School of Hard Knocks in San Bernardino, California. After completing her training she made her debut in April 2002. In March 2004, Melina step up in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as John Hennigan’s ex-girlfriend. Later Hennigan changed his name as Johnny Nitro. Melina and Nitro teamed up with Joey Mercury and trio became MNM. On November 29, 2004 she made her first appearance in Diva Lingerie Fashion Show on RAW where Randy Orton was guest General Manager. Melina made her in ring debut against Michelle McCool on June 30, 2005 and result of the match was in Melina’s favor. She also won her match against Torrie Wilson at Great American Bash. On February 19, 2007 Melina won her first WWE Women’s Championship by defeating Mickie James. At Wrestle Mania 23, Melina defend her title against Ashley in Lumberjill match but she lost her title in triple threat match against James and Victoria on April 24, 2007. But in a rematch against James she again becomes WWE Women’s Champion. AT Vengeance she lost her Championship belt to Candice. On January 25, 2009 at Royal Rumble Melina defeat Phoenix and won her third WWE Women’s Championship title. Apart from wrestling Melina can speak English and Spanish fluently. Before coming to wrestling she started her career as a model and won Miss California Beauty Contest.
