Mia Yim Updates

Things have been happening quite fast for the lovely Mia Yim since I did my last write up on her.

She took on former WWE diva Mickie James in a match at Maryland Championship Wrestling, and had a try-out match (with Taylor Wilde) for TNA wrestling.
Unfortunately Mia didn't get picked up by TNA.
Their loss.
I think Mia would have made a great addition to a struggling TNA roster.
You know, the only spark of life the Knockouts division had was when they started hiring Indy female wrestlers.

But don't fret for Mia.
She'll be staying plenty busy working for wrestling promotions like ROH (Ring of Honor), CZW (Combat Zone Wrestling) and more.

As I mentioned last time, you can keep up with Mia here...
http://twitter.com/miayim
and here...
http://www.myspace.com/stephanieyim3
and her Facebook fanpage here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mia-Yim-Official-Fan-Page/137585099588243



Mia Yim Updates, posted to http://womensprowrestling.blogspot.com/ on August 14th, 2010

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.

Kiley McLean

Wrestler: Kiley McLean
Real Name: Kelly Adkins
Birthday: June 2, 1970
Hometown: Highland Srings, Virginia
Billed from St. Kilda, Scotland
Marital Status: Single
Height & Weight: 5'10" - 200 lbs
Trained by: J.T. Smith, Rustee Thomas, Newt Cole
Pro Wrestling Debut: March 2000
Previous Gimmicks: The Wiccan One, The Wiccan Warrior, Ma Heel
Finishing Move: The Celtic Knot
Notable Feuds: Kameo,Leilani Kai,Nicole Starr,Rustee "the Foxx" Thomas,Lady Anarchy,Suni Beach,Alicia,Syren,Little Jeanne

On the January 8, 2007 episode of RAW, Kiley McLean appeared as a fake Rosie O'Donnell for a match against a fake Donald Trump (Ace Steel).
Mickie James hooked Kiley up with the WWE because she is friends with McLean from their time of working together on the Virginia independent wrestling circuit. Micki is from Richmond, Virginia and Kiley is from Highland Springs, Virginia.

http://hometown.aol.com/KileyMcLean/Main.html


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Mickie James - Female Wrestling

Ring name(s): Mickie James, Alexis Laree, Superball, Vicki Adams, Queen Alexis
Billed Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Billed Weight: 124 lb (57 kg)
Born: August 31, 1979, Richmond, Virginia
Trained by Dory Funk, Jr at the KYDA Pro Training School
Professional Wrestling Debut: 1999

Mickie James (born August 31st, 1979) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW brand as the reigning WWE Women's Champion. Before she used her real name, she wrestled for six years using the ring name Alexis Laree.

On the November 27, 2006 episode of Raw, Victoria won a battle royal and was scheduled to face James at New Year's Revolution 2007 for the WWE Women's Title. After a long feud, James pinned Victoria at New Year's Revolution 2007, successfully defending her Women's Championship. Mickie would successfully defending her title against Victoria and Melina.

Mickie James sites at Celebrity Link