Beth Phoenix - Biography

Beth Phoenix began wrestling in Notre Dame High School in Elmira, New York as part of her school's scholastic wrestling team. She garnered notable accolades in amateur wrestling including being the first female varsity wrestler in her high school's history, freestyle Champions, and was a member of USA Wrestling. After high school, she began to train professionally under the "All Knighters"...Joey Knight and Robin Knightwing, and made pro debut wrestling against Alexis Laree, (Mickie James). She went on the make a name for herself wrestling male and female wrestlers in the independent circuit, which included the likes of Sumie Sakai., Angel Williams, Joey Knight and Kevin Grace.

She later made her debut in OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) as the valet of Chris Masters and later manager of Aaron "The Idol" Stevens. Shelly Martinez later joined the duo and she feuded against Alexis Laree. Beth soon signed a developmental contract for World Wrestling Entertainment and continued working on OVW Television.

Beth Phoenix made her WWE debut on the May 8th 2006 episode of Raw, with an attack on Mickie James. She continued her attacks and verbal confrontation with Mickie James, as part of storyline development in which she seemingly had past conflicts with Mickie James before the WWE. This led up to May 29th 2006 where Beth and Torrie Wilson defeated Candice Michelle and Victoria, who had Mickie James in their corner. The following week on Monday Night Raw Beth defeated Victoria, she however was injured in the match-up and quickly taken off television shortly after her debut.

After being out after surgery, she made her return on the July 9th 2007 edition of Raw in which she and Jillian Hall were defeated by Candice Michelle & Mickie James. Unlike 2006, Beth was a heel and teamed up with Melina Perez and Jillian for match-ups in the weeks that followed.

At SummerSlam 2007, Beth won a 12-woman Battle Royal to become the #1 contender for the WWE Women's Title and during the match; she eliminated Brooke Adams, Kelly Kelly, Torrie Wilson and Michelle McCool. The weeks that followed she feuded with the champion; Candice Michelle. At Unforgiven on September 16th, she came up short however on October 7th at No Mercy she defeated Candice Michelle to become the WWE Women's champion.

On April 14, 2008 on RAW, Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix to win the WWE Women's title, ending Beth's reign. Beth set her sight on recapturing the Women's belt from Mickie James however a feud with Melina Perez developed providing a huge distraction. On May 18, 2008 at Judgment Day, Mickie James defeated both Beth Phoenix and Melina in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Women's Championship and on June 1, 2008 at One Night Stand, Beth Phoenix defeated Melina Perez in the 1st ever WWE Women's I Quit match.