Phoenix began regularly competing for the OVW Women's Championship, unsuccessfully challenging the champion ODB in a battle royal and a four-way match, which was won by Serena. [5][59] She successfully defended the Women's Championship against Candice Michelle at No Mercy. [1] She signed a developmental contract with WWE on October 20, 2005, the same month that she broke her hand. [76] Cameron received a two-week suspension from the WWE for the incident. No it's The Big Shaq! One wrestler performs a hiptoss on an opponent, then the wrestler's partner runs to the wrestler, where they perform a hiptoss on the partner on top of the opponent. Additionally, the E! 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The first attacking wrestler then holds the opponent at the apex of the powerbomb while the second dives off the top rope and impacts the opponent with a diving neckbreaker, driving the opponent backwards and finishing the powerbomb with extra force. with a new name, 16-man tournament announced for vacated Cruiserweight Title", "WrestleMania Axxess to feature four invitational tournaments, PROGRESS and EVOLVE Wrestling action and more", "KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 4/9: The Day After WrestleMania 34 Edition with Reigns-Lesnar and Rousey fallout", "Eight-Man World Cup Tournament to take place at WWE Crown Jewel", "WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Survivor Series build kicks in, tag team picture clears up", "TOURNAMENT AT TONIGHT'S WWE NXT TV TAPING, LOTS OF TV DEBUTS SET FOR TONIGHT", "6/12 NXT TV taping spoilers: Zack Zimmerman's report on the taping for upcoming television shows (spoilers)", "Complete Spoilers - NXT Television Tapings From Full Sail (6/13/19)", "NXT TV taping spoilers: Breakout Tournament finals and full results of the matches taped prior to NXT Takeover: Toronto for Wednesday's TV show (spoilers)", Powell, Jason (August 10, 2019). The following night on Raw, Strowman and Nicholas relinquished the titles due to Nicholas' schedule as a fourth grader. [6][7][8], The WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to decide new WWF Tag Team Champions after former champions Diesel and Shawn Michaels vacated the titles due to the two not being able to function as a tag team,[9] which was won by The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly. Unveils Dynamic Slate of Original Programming Including New Series 'The Wanted Life', 'The Trend', 'Holly Has a Baby' & More", "WWE Divas, Nick Cannon, Jack Osbourne, Ashley Tisdale, Josh Schwartz and More Bring New Series to E! [1], Phoenix debuted on WWE's main roster on the May 8, 2006, episode of Raw as a face by attacking Mickie James while James was assaulting Trish Stratus. [10] On February 1, 2004 Mascarita Sagrada lost the Mexican Minis title to Mini Abismo Negro, ending his almost three-year-long reign. In June 2021, Essentially Sports reported that the E! That might make their fans happy, but viewers expecting a smackdown can and will go elsewhere. [68] In May 2015, it was announced that Andrew would not be featured as a full-time cast member on the show for season 4, although she still appears as a guest star. This double team move was also another finisher move used by WCW Tag Team Harlem Heat as the "Heat Bomb". In August, 2008 Mascarita Dorada worked a four-date tour of Portugal arranged by the Southern California-based Pro Wrestling Revolution. Four participants came from Raw and four participants came from SmackDown. Junkyard Dog won the tournament after defeating Randy "Macho Man" Savage. The series premiered on July 28, 2013, drawing 1.34 million viewers. Exclusively for male wrestlers from 2015 to 2020, a female version of the tournament debuted in 2021, running simultaneously with the men's version. After a 6 year absence from WWE programming, Cameron made a surprise return at the number 13 spot in the 2022 Royal Rumble to her old Funkadactyls music. WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on June 10, 2021, when the episode aired on, During this reign, the title was known as the WWF Women's Championship. One wrestler sets up the opponent for a powerbomb with their back to a turnbuckle while their partner climbs that same turnbuckle. : Titles shuffle around in Buffalo", "The fate of Cena is finally decided at so-so Survivor Series", "TLC delivers highs, lows and a new champ", "Divas Champion Natalya & Beth Phoenix def. It was announced at the May 30, 2013 tapings (broadcast on the June 5 episode) of WWE NXT (TV series), by Stephanie McMahon that there would be a tournament, featuring four developmental female talents and four female talents from the main roster competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion in a knockout system format. The most common kind sees the first attacker perform a grapple move in the ring, which leaves the defending wrestler prone to a diving attack from another attacker. [10], The Kuwait International Tournament was a tournament held throughout a 1996 house show tour in Kuwait. [4][6], After sustaining her injury on the main roster, Phoenix returned to action in OVW on August 16, 2006, defeating Serena. [39] The ninth season premiered on October 1, 2019.[40]. [10] On July 9, she made her in-ring debut, under the ring name Cameron Lynn, in a Divas battle royal, which consisted of Audrey Marie, Caylee Turner, Kaitlyn, Maxine, Raquel Diaz, Sonia, and Aksana, in which Lynn was eliminated first. This tournament was to determine the new #1 Contenders to The New Day's WWE Tag Team Championships. [45] Throughout the summer, Cameron continued her rivalry with Naomi[46][47] and competed in various handicap,[48] singles[49][50][51] and tag team matches. Flair was the last Divas Champion and the inaugural Raw Women's Champion, which at that time was known as the WWE Women's Championship. This was also used by the WCW Tag Team Harlem Heat as the "Heat Seeker". [28] In his AAA return match on December 16 at Guerra de Titanes, Dorada pinned AAA World Mini-Estrella Champion Mini Psicosis (not to be confused with the original Mini Psicosis) in a six-man tag team match. The following list shows the top 10 female wrestlers based on their most combined days as champions in WWE history. The first attacking wrestler then holds the opponent at the apex of the powerbomb while the second dives off the top rope and impacts the opponent with a missile dropkick, driving the opponent backwards and finishing the powerbomb with extra force. It can also refer to two bulldogs being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time. [12] She made her WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania XXVIII alongside Naomi in a segment with Clay. Technically known as a bear hug, lariat combination, this was the traditional finishing move of The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart). Rob would lift Rey and drop him while dropping himself into a seating position. This variation sees one of the wrestlers grasps the opponent's neck, lifts them up, while the partner behind them catches the opponent's legs. The NXT Breakout Tournament is a tournament composed of eight members of the WWE Performance Center who are making their NXT TV debuts. The United Kingdom Championship Tournament was a professional wrestling tournament produced by WWE, that aired exclusively on the WWE Network. Both wrestlers simultaneously charges an opponent. Sasha Banks and Bayley also use this move. This variation sees the partner on the top rope hit the opponent with a diving leg drop to their exposed head, flipping the opponent over and down to the mat. WWE Divas Championship (1 time), Women's championships created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, "WWE Women's Championship" redirects here. [27][28][29] However, their rivalry was cut shortly after Naomi suffered a legitimate eye injury during her match with Aksana on the February 3 episode of Raw. This was the finisher of the WWF Tag Team The Orient Express. [96] Phoenix made two unsuccessful attempts at regaining the Divas Championship from Layla at Over the Limit in May and at No Way Out in June, respectively. [63] At WrestleMania XXV, Phoenix competed in the 25-Diva "Miss WrestleMania" battle royal; despite scoring 12 eliminations, more than any other participant, she lost when Marella, who competed in drag, claiming to be his twin sister "Santina", last eliminated her. The execution involves Love with a high roundhouse kick to the chest and Velvet with a low roundhouse kick to the legs to sweep their feet, simultaneously, knocking the opponent backwards. The tournament was held between June 19 and July 27, 2003, at Vengeance. Kociaski had a successful amateur wrestling career in high school, winning several tournaments before being trained for professional wrestling by the All Knighters. This move can see more than one opponent be headlocked, using the wrestlers free arms, to become a seemingly indefinite line of wrestlers and opponents all linked together. Total Divas He has two brothers who both also work as Mini-Estrellas. It was unified into the NXT Women's Championship in September 2022. The Women's Championship was unified with the Divas Championship at Night of Champions in September 2010, creating the Unified WWE Divas Championship and rendering the Women's Championship defunct as the unified title followed the lineage of the Divas Championship; shortly after, the title dropped the "Unified" moniker. Beer Money, Inc. members James Storm and Bobby Roode would use this move as their tag team finisher, naming the move "DWI Drinking While Investing". At the apex of the suplex, the lower wrestler falls backwards, increasing the power and momentum of the other wrestler's maneuver. The partner then jumps off that turnbuckle and delivers a missile dropkick to the opponent in midair. A tournament to crown a new champion was then set to begin on the May 15 episode of SmackDown.[67]. Upon her return, she announced her assailant had blonde hair, and Assistant SmackDown General Manager Eve Torres accused Phoenix before attacking her. This move sees the two attacking wrestlers standing either side of an opponent and hook their arms under the legs and arms of their side to elevate the opponent. The titles switched brands after their respective title holders were drafted to the opposite brands in the 2009 WWE draft. [16] On February 24, 2015, Paige announced Total Divas was renewed for a fourth season, with filming commencing at the end of the month. ", "WWE Content on Yahoo! The tournament to determine the new WWF Intercontinental Champion was held between September 8 and October 5, 1997, with the finals occurring at Badd Blood: In Your House. At this point the wrestlers will either pull their own legs back and kick them forward, quickly slamming them to the ground to build momentum to fall backwards and flip the opponent over them, so they all land on their backs for a double snap suplex. On his return, Hart would make a running leap and perform a lariat takedown on the opponent as Neidhart let go of him, resulting in both Hart and the opponent falling onto their backs. announced that the third season of Total Divas would premiere on September 7, 2014, with Rosa Mendes joining the cast. This was at one point, the best tag team maneuver ever when The Midnight Express used this move as the Veg-O-Matic. [23][24] On December 15 at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, Cameron, along with fellow Funkadactyl Naomi and Tensai, abandoned Brodus Clay because of his attitude, effectively disbanding Tons of Funk. Moolah bought the rights to the championship in the 1970s, and continued to defend the championship as the NWA World Women's Champion. This move, named after the tradition of pulling on a wishbone, sees two wrestlers each take hold of an opponent's leg (who is lying face up on the mat) and yank them in opposite directions, stretching out the groin area. It can also be performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time. [8] Over the next couple of years Mascarita Sagrada and indeed the entire minis division worked fewer and fewer matches, only occasionally appearing on TV. [57] In the tournament finals, Shane McMahon defeated Dolph Ziggler to be crowned "Best In The World".[58]. UFC News | FOX Sports The two then charge forward, ramming the head of the rear wrestler into the opponent. Amore attempted to slide under the ropes, but instead hit his head on the middle rope and the mat, before falling on the floor, appearing to be unconscious. Hair match, in which Torito won again and proceeded to shave Hornswoggle bald post-match. 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The tournament to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 21 was held between February 1 and February 20, 2005. The Miz", "Edge & Beth Phoenix def. One wrestler hits a pendulum backbreaker and holds the opponent over their knee as another wrestler jumps down from the top rope and performs a diving attack. Phoenix had a brief scripted rivalry with both "Santina" and Marella, and challenged "Santina" for the "Miss WrestleMania" title at Backlash, but was unsuccessful.[65][66][67]. It eventually migrated to Japan as well, though it was not considered to be an official WWF title until after 1997, when a tournament was held in the United States to crown a champion. She is a former WWE Divas Champion and a three-time WWE Women's Champion. [15] By the fall of 2008 Mascarita Dorada's matches were so well received and he became so popular with the fans that CMLL decided to create a large version of the character, Mascara Dorada. Create-A-Finisher is a new mode where put together different animations to create your very own finishing move. There were only four reigns between four women during the title's four-year existence. Returns With Season Three of 'Total Divas' Sunday September 7th at 9PM", "WWE Paige Wiki On AJ Lee's Status, Total Divas Season 4 " CBS Pittsburgh", "WWE Total Divas Moving To Tuesday Nights, Cast Changes, More", "E! This move first sees one wrestler place an opponent in a wheelbarrow facebuster position while the other wrestler applies a three-quarter facelock. [40] Following the end of the stable as a trio, El Torito mainly just appeared in backstage comedy segments, before not appearing on TV any longer. [11][12][13] In 2019, she also became the first woman to be inducted in the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, a hall of fame dedicated to professional wrestlers with an amateur background. The WWE Women's Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown a new WWE Women's Champion after champion Trish Stratus retired from her wrestling career. However, the double team move is not limited to grounded variations of splashes and leg drops. Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is key to the companys mobile gaming efforts. She graduated from Granada Hills Charter High School, where she was active in track and cross country, and was a member of the school's drama club. Since AAA held the rights to the name "Mascarita Sagrada" and because CMLL wanted to market him as a "CMLL creation" they decided to give him a new outfit, mask and name creating the gold and black outfit and mask of Mascarita Dorada ("Little Golden Mask"). While WWE focuses much more on the athletic prowess and abilities of their female talents in the modern era of wrestling, there was a time when women were given much less to work with. When the whiplash is performed, the extra wrestler will often twist down to the mat and land on top of the opponent. 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[19] On March 6, 2009 Mascara Dorada once again participated in an "All-Minis" cage match where all 14 wrestlers put their masks on the line. [103] In reality, Phoenix had given her notice to WWE in September and had decided to leave the company; although she originally claimed that she had left to focus on her family, in September 2019, she revealed that she had been "really frustrated with where the women were at from a company standpoint, and the investment that was being made in us. This was the finisher move of the WWF Tag Team The Quebecers. See the First Season 7 Cast Photo & Promo on Total Divas", "Total Divas Renewed for Two More Seasons! Sets Premiere Dates for the Return of 'Total Divas' on Sunday November 10 and 'The Drama Queen' on November 17", "WWE NEWS: "Total Divas" renewed for Season 2", "E! Phoenix has appeared in 9 WWE video games. ", "E! One wrestler performs a scoop powerslam on an opponent, then the second wrestler puts the first one into a powerbomb, slamming them on the opponent. is the only woman to have competed for all currently active women's championships, as well as the now retired NXT UK Women's Championship and gender neutral 24/7 Championship. and E! Variations include the "Shatter Machine", where the flapjack is dropped into a double knee facebreaker, and "3K", where the flapjack is dropped into a reverse STO. Two of these titles have been explicitly open to all challengers, while two others were traditionally considered "men's titles". [9] Later that year, Andrew was one of fourteen contestants on the revival of Tough Enough, where she was the first eliminated. After the match, LayCool beat down and humiliated Phoenix by smearing make-up on her face and body while she was unconscious. This is similar to a normal double DDT only that they are in an inverted headlock and drop them in the back of the head. ", "Lana 'excited about showing my in-ring journey' on Total Divas, SmackDown", "Total Divas Returns November 1! This can see the wrestler performing the fireman's carry turn on the spot (an airplane spin) while the other charges at them and performs the neckbreaker as they spins. During her first reign, the title was known as the WWF Women's Championship. Many wrestlers utilize aerial versions, or versions where one of the two attacks come from an elevated position. She won her first WWE Women's Championship at the No Mercy pay-per-view in October, and held it for six months. Another variation starts with both partners on either the right or left side of an opponent who is lying face-up on the mat. [57] After being the special guest referee for a match between Alicia Fox and Natalya, Cameron would attack both Divas on the April 9 episode of Smackdown,[58] which would lead to a triple threat match the following week, with Cameron coming out victorious. She debuted on WWE's Raw brand in May 2006 but suffered a legitimate broken jaw the following month. The following list shows the top 10 longest women's championship reigns in WWE history. In the end Mascara Dorada escaped, once again leaving Pierrothito as one of the men fighting for his mask. She returned to the Raw brand in July 2007, and was heavily pushed, dominating the other WWE Divas and gaining the nickname, "The Glamazon". The Undisputed WWF Championship #1 Contendership Tournament was a tournament to face Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship at No Way Out. Usually done on to an opponent hanging on the ropes or an opponent in a corner. The Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament was a tournament held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 15, 1987. [27], The ECW Homecoming Tournament was a tournament held in 2009 to crown a #1 contender for the ECW Championship at the 2010 Royal Rumble. The defending champions, The Undisputed Era, were determined the night before at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans. This time Pierrothito was the last to escape the cage, leaving Mascarita Dorada and Sombrita to fight it out. [64] Although Maverick was released from WWE on April 15,[65] he confirmed via Twitter that he would still be competing in the tournament, which could be his last matches in the company. Another version of an aided neckbreaker, known as an elevated neckbreaker, sees one member of the attacking tag team get the opponent up into an elevated position to allow a wrestler to perform a neckbreaker from a greater height. [8] The Women's Championship was reactivated again in September 1998 when Jacqueline Moore defeated Sable to win the title.[8]. He is credited as "El Duende #2". [49] The following episode "The Braniel Bus" had a strong rise in viewers garnering 1.28 million viewers. [1][21] She then joined Far North Wrestling (FNW), and was the only female wrestler in the promotion. [73] She has two degrees. The Undisputed WWF Championship Tournament was a four-man tournament held at Vengeance on December 9, 2001. WWE has held a variety of different professional wrestling tournaments competed for by professional wrestlers that are part of their roster. These usually include at least one finishing move. She was the first female varsity wrestler in the school's history. Certain attacks can also be timed so that, instead of hitting the opponent at the apex of the move, they can impact at the exact moment the powerbomb impacts the opponent on the floor. Beth Phoenix [36] Phoenix was then pushed as a dominating Diva, dubbing herself "The Glamazon" and attacking James, Hall, and Michelle on the September 10 episode of Raw. [32] Throughout 2007, Phoenix continued to wrestle in numerous women's matches in OVW. [7] Cameron was in a relationship with Vincent Isayan, and their relationship was featured on Total Divas. With her entry, she became the second woman in history to enter the Royal Rumble match, the first being Chyna. After their defeat, Jax and Tamina attacked Bayley and Banks; Phoenix came to their aid, soon joined by Natalya, but the four were still overpowered by Jax and Tamina. [16] She was voted prom queen in her senior year. This move, primarily used by female wrestlers, sees both of the attacker wrestlers facing one side of the opponent, taking both of the target's arms to apply an arm wringer, and then take the opponent's head or hair and pull it back, forcing the back of the opponent's head into the mat. [23][24], On January 28, 2017, it was announced that Nikki Bella will serve as an executive producer of the show when the series returns in April 2017. Simultaneously, the front wrestler will complete the chokeslam, and the back wrestler will complete the powerbomb. The following list shows the wrestlers with the most reigns for each women's championship created and/or promoted by WWE. On the March 18, 2019 episode of Raw, Phoenix announced that she was coming out of retirement; she and Natalya reformed their 20112012 tag team The Divas of Doom, and challenged The Boss 'n' Hug Connection for a WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania 35; however, Tamina ambushed Phoenix after a distraction from Jax during a one-on-one match between Natalya and Banks. As two wrestlers hit the hip toss on a single opponent, both wrestlers catch the legs of the opponent as they flip over, so that both have a hold of one arm and leg of the opponent. This variation sees the partner on the top rope hit the opponent with a diving elbow drop from the middle or top rope on the exposed head or chest, flipping the opponent over and down to the mat. WWE is actually pretty good at it. U.S. appeals court says CFPB funding is unconstitutional - Protocol Create-A-Finisher is a new mode where put together different animations to create your very own finishing move. ", "Superstars and Divas featured on WWE 2K16 roster list", "Cast Revealed! This device variation sees one of the wrestlers lift the opponent onto their shoulders, into the powerbomb position, while standing with their back to the corner turnbuckles. reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) use a version in which instead of a spinning heel kick, Fish uses a high knee called the "Flying Fish Hook", while Roderick Strong performs a running single leg dropkick called the "Sick Kick" while teaming up with O'Reilly. With the WWE brand extension in March 2002, the Women's Championship at first was still defended on both the Raw and SmackDown brands, while most titles were exclusive to one brand. Jesse Ventura Rihanna Releases New Music Video for Black Panther Single Lift Me Up Watch the emotional music video now.