Female Wrestlers Before They Were Stars, Part 1

Many women from the Indy ranks have made it into the "bigtime", the WWE and TNA.
So lets look at some Divas and Knockouts that got to where they are today the hard way.....

First up, the Divas of WWE, Raw, Smackdown and ECW.
Out of about 17 female wrestlers, I only found 7 with real wrestling cred.


Beth Phoenix
Besides being a varsity wrestler in high school (Beth was the North-East Wrestling Women's Champion (72 kg weight class) and the New York State Fair Women's Champion (72 kg weight class) in 1999) , Beth worked for Far North Wrestling, GLORY Wrestling, Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling (C.A.P.W) and Shimmer Women Athletes.
I'm not counting Ohio Valley Wrestling here though maybe I should.


Gail Kim
Before the WWE, TNA and the WWE again, Gail worked for Apocalypse Wrestling Federation (she wrestled there masked as La Felina, Queen of the Cats and lost her mask to Traci Brooks)


Jillian Hall
Before the WWE, Jillian had a really good career in the Indys.
As Macaela Mercedes she wrestled for Blue Water Championship Wrestling, Canadian International Wrestling, GLORY Wrestling, Hoosier Pro Wrestling, Mid–States Championship Wrestling, Professional Girl Wrestling Association, Southern States Wrestling, Superstar Wrestling Federation and Women's Wrestling Alliance.
On theWWE she sings...badly.
Go figure.


Mickie James
As Alexis Laree she wrestled for CyberSpace Wrestling Federation, Delaware Championship Wrestling, Impact Championship Wrestling, Premier Wrestling Federation, Southern Championship Wrestling, Ultimate Championship Wrestling and Ultimate Wrestling Federation.


Melina
Melina Perez worked for Empire Wrestling Federation as "Kyra" (EWF officials said that she had the most natural ability of any woman who came through their school), Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and I really think she worked for more, but I cant find any proof of that right now.


Natalya
Natalie "Nattie" Katherine Neidhart, the first third-generation female wrestler in the world, wrestled for Stampede Wrestling, NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, Prairie Wrestling Alliance, Great Canadian Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), AAW Wrestling, Shimmer Women Athletes and she toured the UK and Japan.


Katie Lea Burchill
Katarina Waters had a really good career going in the UK, working for promotions like Trans-Atlantic Wrestling, Queens of Chaos, Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), NAWA (in Germany), German Stampede Wrestling (GSW) and Shimmer Women Athletes.
Now she's pretty much just a valet.

Nattie Neidhart - Female Wrestling

Wrestler: Nattie Neidhart
Real Name: Natalie Katherine Neidhart
Birthday: May 27, 1982
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Marital Status: Dating T.J. Wilson
Height & Weight: 5'6" - 135 lbs
Trained by: Bruce Hart, Ross Hart, T. J. Wilson, Tokyo Joe, Clive Llewellen, DSW staff
Pro Wrestling Debut: 2000
Finishing Move: Spinning Powerbomb
Favorite Wrestling Moves: Nattie By Nature
Notable Feuds: Belle Lovitz, Krissy Vaine, Angel Williams

Natalie Katherine "Nattie" Neidhart (born May 27, 1982) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and working in their "farm territory" Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). She is a third generation wrestler, as she is the daughter of wrestler Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, who his himself the son-in-law of Stu Hart. As a member of the Hart wrestling family she is cousin to Teddy Hart and Harry Smith, who are also under WWE contracts and working in FCW.

On January 5, 2007, Neidhart signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), making her the first third generation female wrestler in history of the business. Upon signing she was assigned to their "farm territory" Deep South Wrestling for the first half of the year before being transfered to Florida Championship Wrestling when it opened in June. Neidhart debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in a dark match at television tapings on July 18, 2007, debuting on television the net week as a member of the Next Generation Hart Foundation, accompanying Teddy Hart and Harry Smith for tag team matches. In October she, along with the rest of the Hart Foundation, were moved to Florida Championship Wrestling.

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