Beth Phoenix

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Elizabeth Kocianski Carolan United StatesUnited States
Beth Phoenix at the No Mercy Event, 2008.

Beth Phoenix at the No Mercy Event, 2008.
Data
Surname Elizabeth Kocianski Carolan
Ring name Beth Phoenix
Phoenix
Additions to names The Glamazon
The Fabulous Firebird
The Total Package of Women's Wrestling
height 170 cm
Fighting weight 70 kg
birth November 24, 1980
Elmira , New York
Announced from Buffalo , New York
debut May 2001
retirement October 2012

Elizabeth Kocianski Carolan (born November 24, 1980 in Elmira , New York ), better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix , is an American wrestler . She is currently under contract with the WWE as a commentator.

Private life

Carolan grew up in Elmira , New York . Carolan appeared as Beth Phoenix along with her colleagues Candice Michelle and Layla El in the February 2009 issue of Flex magazine . She lives with Adam Copeland , known as a wrestler by the ring name Edge .

Sporty background

In high school , Carolan played tennis and track and field and was on the New York Notre Dame High School Scholastic Wrestling Team .

Wrestling career

Independent Leagues (2001-2005)

After graduating from high school in 1998, Carolan trained under Ron Hutchinson, Joey Knight, and Robin Knightwing. On February 2, 2002, she made her debut on Brutal Extreme Explosive Rasslin as Phoenix . After that she was committed to various doctorates .

WWE (2004–2012, since 2017)

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004-2007)

In 2004, Carolan signed a development contract with World Wrestling Entertainment . First, she was used in the Aufbauliga Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). There she made her debut on August 13, 2004 as Beth Phoenix .

Main roster debut and WWE Women's Champion (2006-2010)

Beth Phoenix as WWE Women's Champion , 2009.

Carolan made her debut on RAW in May 2006 alongside Trish Stratus , attacking Mickie James . In May 2006, she appeared in a number of WWE house shows. Carolan won the on 4 October 2006 OVW Women's title by Serena . She gave the title to Katie Lea on November 2, 2006 .

On Raw, Carolan feuded Candice Michelle . In the course of the feud , she won the WWE Women's Title on October 7, 2007 . After winning the title, Carolan began a feud against Mickie James , in the course of which she had to surrender her title to Mickie James.

In 2008, Carolan and Santino Marella became a couple as part of a storyline . Together they formed the Tag Team Glamarella , a Portmanteau word creation from Glamazon and Marella . At SummerSlam 2008 they competed against Kofi Kingston and Mickie James in a mixed tag team match , which Carolan and Marella won . Santino Marella won the WWE Intercontinental Title and Carolan won the WWE Women's Championship for the second time.

At the Royal Rumble in January 2009, she had to give up the WWE Women's Title to Melina . At WrestleMania XXV , she had to admit defeat to Santina Marella in a 25-Diva-Battle-Royal . So the Tag Team Glamarella broke up.

On October 12th, Carolan's move to SmackDown was announced in a RAW episode . She made her debut on October 30th against Jenny Brooks.

At the Royal Rumble , on January 31, 2010, she joined the Rumble as the second woman after Chyna and eliminated The Great Khali .

At the Extreme Rules event on April 25, 2010 , Michelle McCool won her the WWE Women's Championship in an Extreme Makeover Match . In May 2010, Carolan injured herself and was written off the shows. Previously, she gave the WWE Women's Championship to Layla . She returned to the Survivor Series -PPV.

WWE Divas Champion and Resignation (2011-2012)

At the WWE Draft on April 26, 2011, it was switched to RAW . From August 2011 to March 2012 she formed the Divas of Doom with Natalya . She won the WWE Divas Championship from Kelly Kelly at the Hell in a Cell event on October 2, 2011 . On April 23, 2012, she lost the RAW title to Nikki Bella .

On October 29, 2012 Carolan played her last match for the WWE in RAW, two days later her engagement for the promotion ended. She had not extended her expiring contract in order to devote more time to her family.

Admission to the Hall of Fame and occasional appearances (since 2017)

Carolan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31, 2017 . At WrestleMania 35 she was part of the match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship where she performed with Natalya , but they could not win the match. She also took part in the 2019 WWE European Tour.

Appearances as a commentator and Edge vs. Randy Orton feud (since 2020)

Carolan is currently a commentator on WWE NXT , but was also involved in a feud between Carolan's husband Adam Copeland, better known as Edge, and Randy Orton , including confronting Orton on a Raw episode, whereupon Orton RKO attacked Carolan and save her Skirmish continued. Edge also won the match at Wrestlemania 36 in the feud.

Wrestling successes

Beth Phoenix as WWE Women's Champion .
World Wrestling Entertainment
Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Women's Championship (2 ×)
GLORY wrestling
  • GLORY Championship (1 ×)
Far North Wrestling
  • FNW Cruiserweight Championship (1 ×)

Success in wrestling

North-East Wrestling
  • 1 × Women's Champion (1999)
New York State Fair
  • 1 × Women's Champion (1999)

Web links

Commons : Beth Phoenix  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kara A. Medalis: Raw Divas 'Flex' some muscle . World Wrestling Entertainment . January 11, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  2. ↑ Beth & Edge . Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Beth Phoenix . Official Women Of Wrestling. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ Interview Recap: Beth Phoenix . Gerweck. January 20, 2005. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ Biography of Beth Phoenix . Broken Neck.com. May 17, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ October 4, 2006 - OVW TV Tapings in Louisville, Kentucky . Online World of Wrestling. October 4, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  7. ↑ a b Kara A. Medalis: 'Glamarella' wins the gold . World Wrestling Entertainment . August 17, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  8. ↑ Dale Plummer, Tylwalk, Nick: Orton triumphs, Cena survives . In: Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer. January 26, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  9. ^ Dale Plummer: Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show . In: Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer. April 6, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  10. ^ Matt Bishop: Backlash: All 3 world titles change hands . In: Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer. April 27, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  11. ↑ Swap thing . World Wrestling Entertainment . October 12, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  12. ↑ Jon Waldman: Smackdown: New feuds for the end of month . In: Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer. October 31, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  13. ↑ WWE: Beth Phoenix leaves the league . Cagematch.de. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  14. ↑ WWE: Beth Phoenix Reveals Reason For Leaving . Cagematch.de. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Beth, Phoenix
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Phoenix (ring name); Carolan, Elizabeth (real name); Kocianski, Elizabeth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Elmira , New York