Cathy Allison Corino (born March 31, 1977) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager , better known by her ring name , Allison Danger .
131-562: Corino's older brother Steve is a professional wrestler as well, and while working for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) he introduced his sister to the ECW locker room. Corino befriended Francine , a manager for ECW, and in May 2000 Francine and Corino attended an IWA Reading wrestling show in Reading, Pennsylvania together. ECW alumnus The Sandman's wife Lori (who usually accompanied him to ringside)
262-431: A Double Chain match , when Cabana forced Corino to tap out. On October 16, 2010, Cabana defeated Corino in an "I Quit" match to end their feud. Following Steen's departure from Ring of Honor after December's Final Battle 2010 , Corino proclaimed himself a changed man and turned babyface . Corino began feuding with Mike Bennett , and the two faced each other at Manhattan Mayhem IV on March 19, with Bennett picking up
393-722: A Fight Without Honor . Although the two still hated each other, they shook hands after the match and Corino allowed Homicide to shave his head. After announcing that his retirement would come at the end of 2007, Corino began a retirement tour and traveled to various federations as a part of the tour. On October 6, 2007, Corino captured the B4W North American title in Morganville, New Jersey from then-champion Tommy Thunda. On November 3, 2007, Corino survived three rounds of an 8-man, single-night tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to become
524-478: A fan favourite , along with Charlotte and Sasha Banks, after Stephanie McMahon called for a "revolution" in the WWE Divas division. Lynch and Charlotte began allying with Paige, who was feuding with Team Bella ( Alicia Fox and The Bella Twins ), while Banks allied with Naomi and Tamina , leading to a brawl between the three teams. The trio of Paige, Lynch and Charlotte, originally dubbed Submission Sorority ,
655-561: A fatal four-way match for the NXT Women's Championship, which was won by Banks. In April, Lynch defeated Bayley and Charlotte in a triple threat match to earn a title match against Sasha, which she lost at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable . During the match, she debuted a new look resembling Magic: The Gathering character Chandra Nalaar. The match received widespread critical acclaim, with praise going to both performers. Lynch made her official main roster debut on 13 July episode of Raw , as
786-505: A heel manager . He stood out in ECW as a result of his "King of Old School" gimmick , where he would deride hardcore wrestlers, at one point invading a Limp Bizkit concert and protesting the immoral conduct. In late 1999, Corino took Jack Victory on as a manager, and became an advisor for Tajiri and Rhino . He then began feuding with Dusty Rhodes , who defeated him in a gory Bullrope match at Living Dangerously . At Heat Wave 2000 , he lost to Jerry Lynn. Corino went on to win
917-625: A three-team elimination match , in which Lynch pinned Brie Bella to win the match for PCB. On 31 August episode of Raw , all members of PCB competed in the inaugural "Divas Beat the Clock Challenge ", to determine the number one contender for the Divas Championship . Charlotte won the match and went on to claim the title from Nikki Bella at Night of Champions on 20 September. The following night on Raw , Paige turned on her partners during Charlotte's celebration, claiming that Charlotte
1048-537: A Cell , in which Lynch won the SmackDown Women's Championship for a second time. Lynch subsequently retained her title against Flair at both Super Show-Down and Evolution . Around this time, Lynch started using the nickname "The Man", claiming to be the top wrestler of the company, and was depicted as a face once again. As part of a competition between the Raw and SmackDown brands at Survivor Series , Lynch
1179-446: A contract with WWE in 2013, assigned to the developmental territory at NXT . Following her push to WWE's main roster, she became the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion at Backlash 2016 and has held the title five times. In 2018, Lynch transitioned to a more aggressive character starting at SummerSlam , when she attacked Charlotte Flair , presenting herself as an unfairly treated underdog and dubbing herself "The Man", resulting in
1310-589: A few try-out matches for WWE over a span of two days. Dusty Rhodes, Corino's former rival, was hopeful that WWE would sign him, but he was not offered a contract. Corino stated on his MySpace he enjoyed his time with WWE but felt he was too old school for the company. On the January 4, 2008, Corino won his third Zero1-Max United States Openweight Championship as Mr. Wrestling 3 (named after Mr. Wrestling I and II ) by beating Ricky Landell in Valdosta, Georgia. He then lost
1441-465: A fractured clavicle in the closing moments of a tag-team match with Sara Del Rey against Cheerleader Melissa and MsChif . She missed three months of in-ring action, but still attended the shows, commentating and valeting whenever she could. When she was medically cleared to wrestle again, Danger announced that she was pregnant and that she and husband Ares were expecting their first child in 2009. She engaged another big feud against Portia Perez of
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#17328770651731572-592: A hiatus due to pregnancy in May 2020. In August 2021, Lynch returned at SummerSlam to confront SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair , whom she would defeat seconds later to become a four-time SmackDown Women's Champion. With her WWE Women's Tag Team Championship win in early 2023, she became WWE's Sixth Women's Triple Crown Champion , and then after winning the NXT Women's Championship in September 2023, she became WWE's Sixth Women's Grand Slam Champion . Rebecca Quin
1703-489: A ladder, ending her second reign at 91 days. On 27 January 2019, at the Royal Rumble event, Lynch failed to regain the title from Asuka. Later that night, she participated in the women's Royal Rumble match, replacing an injured Lana , who was the 28th entrant. Lynch would go on to win with lastly eliminating Charlotte Flair. The following night on Raw , Lynch continued her feud with Ronda Rousey, choosing to face Rousey for
1834-526: A large increase in her popularity. In 2019, she won a Royal Rumble match, and at WrestleMania 35 won both the Raw Women's Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship, making her the first woman to hold both titles simultaneously and a four-time WWE women's champion. She lost the SmackDown title the following month but then set the record for the longest reign as Raw Women's Champion at 399 days until going on
1965-530: A losing effort to Team Raw. At the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view in December, Lynch lost the SmackDown Women's Championship to Bliss in a tables match , ending her reign at 84 days. She received her championship rematch on 17 January 2017 episode of SmackDown , in a steel cage match but lost after interference from another La Luchadora (later revealed as the returning Mickie James ). This led to
2096-506: A match between Lynch and James at Elimination Chamber in February, which Lynch won. Lynch participated in a six-pack challenge for the title at WrestleMania 33 in April, which was ultimately won by Naomi. In May, Lynch aligned with Naomi and Charlotte Flair against The Welcoming Committee (Natalya, Carmella and Tamina). The two teams faced off in a six-woman tag team match at Backlash ;
2227-748: A month later. The following night, Knox teamed with Calum Macbeth to defeat Miss Chevius and Tony Tisoy in a mixed tag team match in Vancouver . On 24 June, Knox defeated Miss Chevius at an ECCW show in Surrey to become the inaugural SuperGirls Champion . Knox successfully defended the championship on several occasions before eventually losing it to Lisa Moretti in April 2006. In late 2005, Knox participated in All Pro Wrestling (APW)'s third ChickFight tournament in Hayward, California ; she defeated Morgan in
2358-405: A non-title match. The wins earned Lynch a title match at SummerSlam , with Charlotte Flair being added to the match as well after she also defeated Carmella in a non-title match. Flair went on to win the title by pinning Lynch, who was about to submit Carmella. After the match, Lynch attacked Flair, turning heel for the first time on the main roster. Two days later on SmackDown , Lynch berated
2489-493: A part of the 2021 Draft , Lynch was drafted to the Raw brand as a SmackDown Women's Champion. On 22 October episode of SmackDown , Lynch and Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair exchanged their titles, thus Lynch became the new Raw Women's Champion. As part of the 2021 Draft, Bianca Belair was also drafted to Raw and continued her feud with Lynch. On 1 November episode of Raw , Lynch successfully defended her title against Belair, ending
2620-533: A result," and was also diagnosed with possible damage to her eighth cranial nerve . A 60-minute Iron Woman match against Haze at Shimmer's Volume 7 taping was cancelled as a result. Following her injury, Quin took a six-year hiatus, wrestling only on three occasions for Irish promotion Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW) in 2008, 2012 and 2013. She also reappeared in Shimmer in 2011, managing Saraya and Britani Knight for four shows. In April 2013, Quin signed
2751-564: A returning Sasha Banks . A triple threat match between the three women for the SmackDown Women's Championship was then scheduled for the Crown Jewel event in October, where Lynch successfully retained her title. On 15 October episode of SmackDown , as part of her feud with Banks and Belair, Lynch would go one-on-one with Banks and Banks would pin her with a Backstabber after interference from Belair, marking her first loss since her return. As
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#17328770651732882-426: A roll of quarters, McGuinness suspended and banned him from commentary, but then, he was reinstated as a wrestler and was scheduled to fight Whitmer in a Fight without Honor at Final Battle , but Corino announced that he was gonna have neck surgery and that his career may end. He continued to commentary with a mask under the name of Mr. Wrestling 3. Even he was taking that gimmick, Whitmer was saying that Mr. Wrestling 3
3013-736: A sold out crowd in Michigan City, Indiana. Corino's retirement tour came to an end December 28, 2007, when he wrestled his final match for the Showcase Wrestling Revolution in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On that night he faced off with "The Prophet" Jeremy Barnoff, "The Seasoned Veteran" Brick Crawford and "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen for the SWR International Championship in a fatal four way elimination match. Corino wrestled
3144-461: A tag team match at Fastlane . The following night on Raw , a number one contender's match for the Divas Championship between Lynch and Banks ended in a double pin (both wrestlers pinning each other simultaneously). A rematch on the following SmackDown ended in a no contest when Diva's Champion Charlotte attacked both contestants. As a result, Charlotte was scheduled to defend her title in
3275-466: A tag team match that saw him team with Colt Cabana to defeat Low Ki and Homicide . On December 3 in New York City at Steel Cage Warfare , Homicide lost to Corino in a rematch from their feud of 2003 after Colt Cabana, under a mask, interfered in the match. During the match, Homicide separated his shoulder , but opted not to have surgery. As a result of his injury, Homicide was unable to compete at
3406-467: A tag-team match. Lynch spent the next few months competing in non-title matches against Charlotte, losing three in a row. On 23 October episode of NXT , after being told to make herself relevant, Lynch aligned herself with Banks by attacking Bayley, turning heel. Known as Team B.A.E. (Best at Everything), the alliance started to disintegrate when Banks cost Lynch a match against Bayley in February 2015. At NXT TakeOver: Rival , Lynch participated in
3537-513: A third time on November 29, 2003, at War of the Wire in a barbed wire match . This time however, Julius Smokes threw in the towel for Homicide after Corino throttled him with a length of barbed wire . Corino offered Homicide a handshake after the match, indicating that he finally respected Homicide, but Homicide refused to shake his hand. On October 14, 2005, at Enter the Dragon , Corino returned to ROH in
3668-604: A title match at Elimination Chamber for the Raw Women's Championship and she would accept, with this being a dream match for Lynch as well as a first time ever match. She was successful in retaining her title, which would set up a title match with the winner of the Elimination Chamber number one contenders match, Bianca Belair, at WrestleMania 38 . At night one of the event, Becky Lynch lost her title to Belair, ending her reign at 162 days. On 25 April episode of Raw , Lynch
3799-606: A triple threat against both wrestlers at WrestleMania 32 . At the event, Lynch failed to win the newly created WWE Women's Championship (which replaced the Diva's Championship). At Money in the Bank in June, Lynch teamed up with Natalya to face Dana Brooke and Charlotte in a losing effort. After their match, Natalya turned on Lynch and attacked her. The two began feuding for a month until Lynch lost to Natalya at Battleground . After being
3930-544: A two-year developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and moved to Florida to report to their developmental territory NXT . On 29 August, her new ring name was revealed as Becky Lynch. Lynch made her televised in-ring debut on 26 June 2014 episode of NXT , defeating Summer Rae . The next week, Lynch teamed up with Bayley in a losing effort to the BFFs: Beautiful Fierce Females ( NXT Women's Champion Charlotte and Sasha Banks ) in
4061-522: A wrestler, she stated that she had been 'going down a bad path' involving alcohol, but wrestling helped her give it up. As a teenager, Quin heard that Fergal Devitt and Paul Tracey were opening a wrestling school in Ireland. She began training there along with her brother in June 2002. She made her professional wrestling debut five months later on 11 November, using the ring name Rebecca Knox. She teamed with her brother in mixed tag team matches during
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4192-532: A young age with her brother, Richy, who later wrestled under the ring name Gonzo de Mondo. She was involved in horse riding, swimming, and basketball. However, she went through a difficult teenage period, with problems with schoolwork, even failing Physical education (P.E.) one year. Quin attended University College Dublin to study philosophy, history and politics, but said she 'really hated it' and dropped out. She planned to return to college to study health and exercise studies. Prior to beginning to train as
4323-457: Is also Steven. Corino married Nicole Holmstock on June 14, 1997. Together they have a son, Colby (born August 28, 1996), who is a professional wrestler. Corino and Nicole divorced in 2003. On November 12, 2005, Steve Corino got engaged to his Finnish girlfriend Saana-Maria Huhtimo. They were married on May 12, 2006, in North Carolina . However, the couple separated in mid-2008, divorcing
4454-709: Is best known for his tenure with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1998 to 2001 and Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2002 to 2006 and 2009–2016. Corino has held the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship , the ECW World Heavyweight Championship , the MLW World Heavyweight Championship , and the 1PW World Heavyweight Championship once each, and the AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship and
4585-425: Is the one who was the key to the initially failing "Divas Revolution" turning around. Her program with Charlotte may have been the best booked on the main roster. And it worked". Dave Meltzer in February 2016 On 30 November episode of Raw , Charlotte started displaying villainous traits after she feigned a leg injury to defeat Lynch, followed by a distraction provided by her father. Throughout December,
4716-652: The Canadian NINJAs . After re-aggravating her shoulder injury on Volume 20, she made her return as part of the Volume 24 where she lost to Perez in a Street Fight match. Later in the night, as part of the Volume 25, she teamed with Daizee Haze winning a Tag Team match against the Canadian NINJAs after her pin over Perez. After missing Volume 26 she came back with a win over the Australian Kellie Skater . Later in
4847-534: The ECW World Heavyweight Championship on November 5, 2000, at November to Remember by defeating Justin Credible , Sandman and Champion Jerry Lynn in a Double Jeopardy match; then to successfully defend it in December at Massacre on 34th Street (against Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible in a three way dance ) and at Holiday Hell 2000 (against Justin Credible and The Sandman in a three way dance). Due to repeated failures of ECW paying Corino his salary, he left
4978-558: The Extreme Odd Couple podcast with Rob Dimension, where they talk about professional wrestling and their personal lives. Rebecca Knox Rebecca Quin (born 30 January 1987) is an Irish-American professional wrestler . She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Becky Lynch . Quin began training as a professional wrestler in 2002. Initially working in Ireland, and occasionally teaming with her brother using
5109-726: The Havana Pitbulls for the ROH Tag Team Championship on February 19, 2005. Danger then briefly feuded with Daizee Haze before leaving ROH. Danger returned to ROH at Death before Dishonor III on June 18, 2005, and alluded to the return of Christopher Daniels to the promotion (Daniels was pulled from all ROH shows by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2004 as a result of the Rob Feinstein controversy). She reformed her alliance with Daniels after he returned later that night. From July 2005 until Daniels left ROH in April 2007 she
5240-734: The National Wrestling Alliance regional promotions. On April 24, he won the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship. Corino continued his feud with Rhodes in his Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling promotion as well as Southern Championship Wrestling and was part of the Extreme Horsemen with C. W. Anderson and Barry Windham . He was also part of the Extreme Horsemen in Major League Wrestling with C. W. Anderson, Justin Credible and Simon Diamond . They were briefly managed by
5371-920: The ROH World Championship . On June 23, S.C.U.M. was forced to disband, after being defeated by Team ROH in a Steel Cage Warfare match . Since the dissolution of S.C.U.M., Corino has been working with ROH as their regular color commentator alongside play-by-play commentator Kevin Kelly and occasionally Nigel McGuinness while simultaneously having a running feud with B. J. Whitmer and The Decade . The rivalry has included Whitmer goading Corino to join The Decade, with Corino refusing, but Whitmer wasn't talking about Steve but his real-life son Colby and successfully recruiting him into The Decade. During his feud, McGuinness warned Corino that he can't attack any ROH employee or he will be suspended. After attacking Whitmer with
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5502-513: The Shimmer Tag Team Championship at Volume 45. However, they were not successful in winning the titles. At Volume 48, Regeneration X received another opportunity at the titles as part of a four-way elimination tag team match, and at Volume 52 against Danger's previous rivals the Canadian NINJAs. They were unsuccessful in these matches as well. On April 9, 2013, Shimmer announced that Danger would be retiring from in-ring action after
5633-568: The United States and both One Pro Wrestling and Celtic Wrestling in the United Kingdom . He was also president of World-1 Fighting Arts, which runs shows in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Corino also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling during its early days. Corino had matches with Low Ki and many other stars before leaving the promotion some time later. Steve Corino appeared in
5764-676: The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship twice each. In addition to these titles, he has also held the ROH World Tag Team Championship once, as well as numerous titles on the independent circuit . Corino began wrestling in 1994 and spent four years working on the independent circuit. During this time, he was a part of the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts , a promotion run by Matt and Jeff Hardy . Corino began an anti- hardcore gimmick on
5895-535: The WWE Performance Center . Shortly afterwards, it was reported that he had signed to become a full-time trainer for WWE , starting January 2017. On January 12, 2017, it was confirmed that Corino was now working for WWE. According to Pro Wrestling Torch in September 2017, Corino teaches the advanced class at the WWE Performance Center, the third of four levels of classes. In November 2018, it
6026-505: The WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34 , but was eliminated from the match by James. In May, she qualified for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match, which was ultimately won by Alexa Bliss. Following the 2018 Money in the Bank event, Lynch began a winning streak, defeating different competitors such as Billie Kay , Sonya Deville , Peyton Royce , Mandy Rose , and SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella in
6157-409: The inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion . Her first title defence against Alexa Bliss was scheduled for No Mercy but due to Lynch experiencing a legitimate injury the match was postponed to 8 November episode of SmackDown , where Lynch retained. At Survivor Series later that month, Lynch made up part of Team SmackDown alongside Bliss, Carmella, Naomi and Natalya in a Survivor Series match in
6288-640: The independent circuit , because he felt he would have more chance of getting work if he did not work hardcore matches. He gained experience, working in Puerto Rico for the WWC, working under the ring name Lightning Kid (which had been a gimmick previously used by Sean Waltman ) and also made some appearances for the WWF as a jobber from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, Corino debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling as
6419-900: The persona of Allison Danger , a tattooed punk . Her first match was a mixed tag match with Rapid Fire as her partner in Reading. Danger and Maldonado continued to team together, and on March 24, 2001, in Plainfield, New Jersey they won the IWF Tag Team Championships in a four-way tag match. After Maldonado suffered an injury, Biggie Biggs replaced him as Danger's partner. They lost the titles to Hadrian and Damian Adams on September 16, 2001, in West Orange, New Jersey . Throughout 2003 Danger worked for Jersey All Pro Wrestling and IWA Mid South . Between July and August 2003, she toured Japan , replacing her friend Daffney who had to pull out at
6550-502: The previous night 's Women's Money in the Bank ladder match – which was won by Asuka – was actually for the championship. On 21 August 2021, following a 15-month hiatus, Lynch made her return at SummerSlam with a heel character, defeating Bianca Belair in less than half a minute to win the SmackDown Women's Championship for the fourth time . At Extreme Rules , Lynch successfully retained her title following interference by
6681-680: The special guest referee for their title match. The two feuds between the two pairs came to an end at the Extreme Rules event in July, after Lynch and Rollins retained both of their titles in a winners take all mixed tag team match . In August, Lynch started a short feud with Natalya . At SummerSlam , Lynch was victorious in a submission match between the two. Upon her return in mid-August, Sasha Banks attacked Lynch and reignited their feud from 2015. At Clash of Champions , on 15 September, Lynch retained her title after inadvertently hitting
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#17328770651736812-551: The "King of Old School", defeated Vordell Walker with assistance by Jillian Hall and the "Tokyo Monster" Kahagas in Orlando, Florida to become the PWX (Pro Wrestling Extreme) Heavyweight Champion. Corino, although bloodied, successfully defended his title against Tommy "Wildfire" Rich on April 28, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. On December 28, 2012, Steve Corino made his appearance for an ECW "revival" company as he appeared for Extreme Rising as
6943-663: The "mystery challenger" for Stevie Richards ' Extreme Rising World Championship , where he was defeated by submission. In September 2014, Steve Corino defeated Doug Williams for the WAW World Heavyweight Championship in England which he would then defend in the USA in 2014 and 2015 against Curt Robinson and Joe Black. On May 9, 2015, Steve Corino made an appearance at TWE in Red Bank, Chattanooga against Ray Fury, where he
7074-410: The 14 August episode of Raw ended in a double countout. Their rematch was scheduled for Payback. Lynch defeated Stratus at Payback in a steel cage ending their feud. The match not being included on the card for SummerSlam (an event between Night of Champions and Payback) received backlash from fans on social media, with reports suggesting that both Stratus and Lynch had real-life frustrations with
7205-757: The GSW Heavyweight Championship in Oberhausen, Germany which was his very last appearance in Europe. On December 8, 2007, Corino made his final Northeast appearance for B4W. He lost the North American title to Jihad in a submission match after his protege Ricky Landell had to throw in the towel. Corino won the Platinum Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title on December 14, 2007, after defeating "The Indy Wrestling Superstar" Erico in front of
7336-425: The PLE, I've done a terrible job." Following Payback, Lynch defeated the NXT Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton , becoming the sixth Women's Grand Slam champion. She retained the title for 42 days until she lost it against Lyra Valkyria at Halloween Havoc . On 17 November episode of SmackDown, Lynch was announced as the fourth and final member of Bianca Belair 's team at Survivor Series WarGames . At
7467-402: The Prophecy name and firing Danger as their manager. She began feuding with Maff and Whitmer, and placed a bounty on their heads on June 24. Throughout the remainder of 2004 she hampered every action of her former clients, repeatedly costing them matches, and using her control of their contracts to book them in physically taxing matches. Despite her efforts, however, Maff and Whitmer defeated
7598-495: The Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35 . As part of a storyline in which she refused to seek medical attention on her knee and attacked Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, Vince McMahon suspended Lynch in February for 60 days and replaced her with Charlotte Flair as Rousey's WrestleMania opponent. Due to pleadings from Rousey, Lynch was reinstated by Stephanie, and at the Fastlane event, she defeated Flair via disqualification after Rousey purposely attacked Lynch to give her
7729-438: The U.S. Title to SJK on March 8, 2008, at the Devil Bhudakahn Memorial Show in Munhall, Pennsylvania. He now wrestles as "Mr. Wrestling 3" Steve Corino without the mask, and sometimes as just Mr. Wrestling 3 with the mask. On July 24, 2008, Corino announced he would begin wrestling full-time again in his online blog. Corino plans to return to Japan where he has been the most successful. On July 19, 2008, Corino participated in
7860-412: The Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Eddie Osbourne in the first round by pinfall, Pepper Parks in the second round by referee stoppage and "Fabulous" John McChesney in the finals by pinfall following a pair of lariat clotheslines. On November 10, 2007, Corino successfully defended the B4W North American title against Jihad. On November 24 he beat Absolute Andy for
7991-412: The Valley" event. Since August 2010, Corino has made appearances in Germany for German Stampede Wrestling. On April 23, 2011, Corino returned to WWC and defeated Carlito , Gilbert and Shane the Glamour Boy in a gauntlet match to win the vacant WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship for the second time. He would lose the title to Carlito on June 4, 2011. On January 28, 2012, Steve Corino, billed as
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#17328770651738122-407: The Welcoming Committee was victorious when Lynch submitted to Natalya's sharpshooter . Shortly after, Lynch competed at Money in the Bank , as part of the first women's money in the bank ladder match , which was won by Carmella. In October, Lynch won a fatal five-way match against Flair, Naomi, Tamina and Carmella to become the Team SmackDown's captain for Survivor Series . At the event, Lynch
8253-414: The Women's Money in the Bank ladder match after losing to Asuka. However, Lynch was headed to the event after winning a last chance MITB qualifying six pack elimination match on the following episode of Raw . At Money in the Bank , she was unsuccessful in winning the match. At SummerSlam , Lynch failed to regain the Raw Women's Championship from Belair, but embraced her after the match, turning face in
8384-427: The World 2016 , he will do things that he will never apologize for. At Best in the World, Corino faced Whitmer in a Non-Sanctioned Fight without Honor, but he lost after the interference of Kevin Sullivan . After Best in the World, Corino returned to commentating, but during Whitmer's matches, he was continuously berated by Sullivan. At the Final Battle event, Cody , who defeated Jay Lethal, proceeded to cause chaos in
8515-417: The accident "a blessing in disguise". Due to the injury, Lynch was pulled from the match with Rousey and named Flair as her replacement on the following night's episode of SmackDown . After her return, Lynch defended her title at TLC in December against both Flair and Asuka in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match , in which Asuka won the title after Rousey interfered and pushed both Lynch and Flair off
8646-442: The championship at WrestleMania 36 . At the event on 4 April, Lynch defeated Baszler to retain the title, with her title reign surpassing the one-year mark shortly after. Following the event, Lynch ceased participating in physical confrontations, often relying on promos to advance her storylines. On 11 May episode of Raw , Lynch announced that she was relinquishing the Raw Women's Championship due to her real-life pregnancy, and that
8777-402: The championship between the two teams being arranged for TLC in December, which The Kabuki Warriors won. She then continued her feud with Asuka, which directed to a match for the Raw Women's Championship at the Royal Rumble on 26 January 2020, where Lynch retained to end the feud. In February, Lynch feuded with Shayna Baszler, who won an Elimination Chamber match to challenge Lynch for
8908-461: The company on January 7, 2001, the night he lost the ECW World Heavyweight Championship to The Sandman at Guilty as Charged 2001 . His friend Dustin Rhodes got him a contract in World Championship Wrestling , but he never got to make an appearance despite being due to debut at the company's third to last PPV Sin . When World Wrestling Entertainment took over WCW in March 2001, they released Corino from his contract. He went on to wrestle for many of
9039-487: The company. During early 2010, Corino formed a partnership with Kevin Steen and together the two of them started a feud with Steen's former tag team partner El Generico and Colt Cabana. On April 3, 2010, Corino made his ROH pay-per-view debut at The Big Bang! , where he and Steen were defeated by El Generico and Cabana via disqualification, when Steen used a chair on his former partner. On September 11 at Glory By Honor IX Generico and Cabana defeated Steen and Corino in
9170-403: The crowd, claiming that they were not really supporting her the whole time, and that she was being denied opportunities which were always handed to Flair. Despite this, audiences increasingly supported Lynch, leading WWE to tweak the storyline and portray both Lynch and Flair as both having valid points, but neither being outright heels . The feud between the two led to a title match at Hell in
9301-420: The debuting Jade Cargill . On 5 February episode of Raw, Lynch defeated Shayna Baszler to qualify for the women's Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber: Perth , which Lynch won by last eliminating Liv Morgan , earning a Women's World Championship match against Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania XL . On Night 1 of WrestleMania XL on 6 April, Lynch failed to win the title from Ripley. After Ripley
9432-411: The decision. Further reports claimed that the match was not included due to time constraints, which was seemingly confirmed by Triple H , who defending the decision by stating: "There was a lot of banter I saw this week about matches being cut, which is the word that was used. But nothing was cut. There was no card announced. If we don't have more things in the pocket ready to go for a PLE than can fit in
9563-571: The early part of her career. She also trained at British professional wrestling promotion NWA UK Hammerlock. Knox joined the Canadian promotion SuperGirls Wrestling , an all-female offshoot of Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) in May 2005. Following her arrival at an ECCW show in Surrey, British Columbia , Knox feuded with Miss Chevius and defeated her, but lost to her in Port Coquitlam
9694-559: The event WWC Anniversary but only to lose to Eugene . Later on September 20, 2008, he participated in the event Septiembre Negro where he defeated Sabu . Recently he is one of the members of a group called "La Familia", and is in a feud with BJ for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship . In this feud thanks to the beatings that lead disqualification by the members of "La Familia", Ray Gonzalez saved BJ and after that Steve Corino attacked Ray Gonzalez in
9825-442: The event on 25 November, Lynch, Belair, Charlotte Flair and Shotzi defeated Damage CTRL ( Bayley , Iyo Sky , Kairi Sane and Asuka ) after Lynch pinned Bayley. Afterwards, Lynch reignited her feud with Nia Jax , which culminated in a match at Day 1 where Lynch was defeated by Jax. At the Royal Rumble on 27 January 2024, Lynch entered the Royal Rumble match at #21 and eliminated Chelsea Green before being eliminated by
9956-454: The feud. At Survivor Series , Lynch defeated SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair in a Champion vs. Champion match. Lynch went on to defeat Liv Morgan to retain the title on 6 December episode of Raw, and in a rematch at Day 1 . On 31 January 2022 episode of Raw , Lynch would confront Royal Rumble winner Ronda Rousey but was dropped by Rousey as she left the ring. She would then be confronted by Lita and she would challenge Lynch to
10087-452: The fifth and final member of Bianca Belair's team for Survivor Series: WarGames . At the event on 26 November, Lynch's team was victorious after Lynch performed a Double Diving Leg Drop from the top of the cage on Kai and Sky through a table and pinned Kai to win the match. On 27 February episode of Raw , Lynch and Lita defeated Damage CTRL to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with
10218-461: The finals of a tournament to win the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championship . They lost the title to the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) on December 16 at Final Battle 2012: Doomsday in a three-way match, which also included the team of Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander . On April 6, 2013, Corino became the new leader of S.C.U.M., when the stable turned on Kevin Steen, after he had lost
10349-621: The first match between them, but won the rematch of two-out-of-three falls . In June 2006, Knox defeated Sweet Saraya to win the vacated World Queens of Chaos Championship at an event in Chouilly, France . She held the championship for few months before dropping it to Saraya in September. In September 2006, while wrestling in Germany, Knox sustained a legit head injury, following which she claimed to have been "suffering from extremely painful headaches, loud buzzing in her left ear and vision as
10480-491: The first round, but was eliminated by eventual winner Mariko Yoshida . Knox then won an eighteen-person battle royal at an event in Tokyo, Japan . Knox began working for the all-female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes in early 2006. In her debut match for the promotion, she defeated Allison Danger , and established herself as a heel (villain) by faking an injury. Following that, she began feuding with Daizee Haze ; Knox lost
10611-474: The first woman drafted to the SmackDown brand during the 2016 WWE draft , Lynch defeated Natalya in her first match as part of the brand. At SummerSlam , Lynch teamed up with Carmella and Naomi in a six–woman tag team match in a losing effort against Alexa Bliss , Natalya and Nikki Bella. On 11 September, at Backlash , Lynch won a six-pack elimination challenge , last eliminating Carmella, to become
10742-588: The following match due to an interference by Evans. After she lost the SmackDown Women's Championship, Lynch became an exclusive member of the Raw brand and continued her feud with Evans. In mid-June, Lynch successfully retained her title over Evans at the Stomping Grounds pay-per-view. Later that night, Lynch helped her real-life boyfriend Seth Rollins retain the WWE Universal Championship over Baron Corbin , after Corbin chose Evans as
10873-583: The following show, Final Battle 2005 . He did show up, however, but with the intent on killing Steve Corino. Following Corino's match, Homicide ran down to the ring and attacked him. Colt Cabana ran down to the ring to save Corino, only to have Homicide pour Drano down his throat. He returned to ROH in August 2006 after a long absence, reigniting his feud with Homicide. The feud culminated on November 4 in Philadelphia , at The Bitter End when Homicide beat Corino in
11004-429: The following weekend's events. Danger wrestled her final match on April 14 on Volume 57. She and Leva Bates defeated Ayako Hamada and Cheerleader Melissa in a tag team match via reversed decision, when Melissa refused to release a submission hold on Danger. Post-match, Danger revealed that she had suffered a stroke the previous January, after which lesions were found in her brain; though they were not life-threatening, she
11135-408: The following year. Corino married Jordan Pennypacker in 2013, and had their first child together, a son named Beckham, or "Becks" for short. Corino has repeatedly stated that his favorite old school wrestlers are Tommy Rich and Tully Blanchard . Corino has said that his favorite match while in ECW was the infamous Texas Bullrope Match against Dusty Rhodes at Living Dangerously 2000. Corino hosts
11266-475: The greatest in our business". Lynch is the first WWE wrestler to have appeared on the cover of ESPN The Magazine in 2019. As of April 2020, she was the sixth highest-paid WWE wrestler and the highest-paid woman according to Forbes , with a salary of US$ 3.1 million. In 2022, Glazia Magazine named Lynch as one of the Top Female Game-Changers in the 21st Century. Quin performed stunts for
11397-535: The help of returning Trish Stratus ; Lynch also became the Sixth Women's Triple Crown Champion. At Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 , Lynch, Lita, and Stratus defeated Damage CTRL. On 10 April episode of Raw , she and Stratus (replacing an injured Lita) dropped the titles to Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, ending Lynch and Lita's reign at 41 days. Stratus then turned on Lynch and both started a feud. While Lynch lost to Stratus at Night of Champions , Their second match on
11528-501: The inaugural event “The Era of Honor Begins” on color commentary. Responding to a challenge from The Backseat Boyz , Homicide invited anyone in the locker room to be his partner. Steve Corino made his ROH debut and responded to his offer, resulting in the two facing the Backseat Boys later that night. In the course of the match, Corino turned on Homicide after Homicide accidentally hit him, Old School Kicking his partner and leaving
11659-631: The last moment. Danger joined Ring of Honor (ROH) as the manager of the Christopher Street Connection . At the first show she took her first and only table bump at the hands of Da Hit Squad. After the Connection left ROH, she became the manager of The Prophecy, a heel stable led by Christopher Daniels who opposed ROH's "Code of Honor" and was feuding with The Group, led by Danger's brother Steve. On June 12, 2004, Prophecy members Dan Maff and B. J. Whitmer turned face , abandoning
11790-480: The legendary J. J. Dillon before MLW folded. Also, Corino went on to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship before the promotion was folded. In 2004 Corino made a number of appearances for Frontier Wrestling Alliance in the United Kingdom , where he entered a short rivalry with Alex Shane . The feud culminated in the main event match of Hotwired, where Corino defeated Shane with the assistance of then FWA Heavyweight Champion, Doug Williams . As Steve Corino
11921-517: The locker rooms and this began a feud for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship . On February 7, Steve Corino beat Ray Gonzalez to become WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion . On July 11 at Aniversario 2009 he lost the title to BJ. On June 26, 2010- Corino was inducted into the Legends Pro Wrestling "Hall of Fame" by Jack Blaze in Wheeling, West Virginia at their annual "LPW Rumble in
12052-474: The match she brutally attacked her injuring her too. In mid 2011, Danger joined Adrenaline Unleashed Pro Wrestling in Las Vegas Nevada as the weekly instructor for the women's training in addition to the men's/women's/teen wrestling and core training. There was one very memorable match Allison Danger had with Allie Parker. During this match, Allison was wearing her trademark spandex tights. Her name "Danger"
12183-446: The match, Corino applied a cobra clutch to Homicide, while the rest of The Group mocked New York City, instigating a worked riot . Corino and Homicide had a rematch August 16, 2003, at Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies which saw Corino defeated. After twenty minutes of fighting which saw both men bleeding and carrying injuries, Homicide trapped Corino in a modified STF , prompting Corino's corner man, Guillotine LeGrande, to throw in
12314-438: The most popular and recognizable wrestlers of her generation. Lynch was the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion in 2016 and at one point, held both the Raw and Smackdown Women's titles at the same time. At WrestleMania 35 in 2019, Lynch, Charlotte Flair , and Ronda Rousey became the first women to have headlined WWE's flagship annual event, while Lynch was the first to have won a WrestleMania main event match. Lynch holds
12445-558: The nickname "The Irish Lass Kicker". From 2018 to 2020, she used the nickname "The Man". Upon her return and heel turn in 2021, she began to use the nickname "Big Time Becks". After turning face the following year, she reverted back to her "The Man" nickname. Becky Lynch is certainly one of the biggest stars in WWE history and her legacy is cemented. — Stephanie McMahon , WWE's Chief Brand Officer, on Lynch, in an interview with Digital Spy Since 2018 Becky Lynch has been cited to be one of
12576-515: The night however, as part of Volume 28, she lost against Nicole Matthews after Matthews hit Danger with a belt. On April 10, 2010, at the tapings of Volume 30, Danger defeated Perez in a Last Woman Standing match . At the Volume 37 tapings, Danger formed a tag team with Leva Bates known as Regeneration X, defeating Jamilia Craft and Mia Yim in their first match together. Danger later received her first championship match in Shimmer when she and Bates challenged Ayako Hamada and Ayumi Kurihara for
12707-575: The process. After Belair was confronted by a returning Bayley and new allies Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky (formerly Io Shirai), Lynch aided Belair, cementing her face turn. On 1 August, WWE issued a statement regarding Lynch suffering a separated shoulder in her match at SummerSlam, where she was expected to be out of action for several months. On that night's episode of Raw , she was attacked backstage by Bayley, Kai, and Sky, effectively being written off of television. On 25 November episode of SmackDown , Lynch made her return as "The Man", being revealed as
12838-492: The record for most main event matches at pay-per-view events in a single year for a female wrestler (3 in 2019). That same year, she became the first woman to have been named Pro Wrestling Illustrated 's Most Popular Wrestler of the Year . Lynch was also the first and only female performer in WWE history to have lead the company in merchandise sales in 2019. Her Last Woman Standing match against Charlotte Flair at WWE Evolution
12969-445: The referee with a chair, causing a disqualification loss. The feud eventually led to a Hell in a Cell match on 6 October at the namesake pay-per-view. Lynch was victorious once again. At Survivor Series , Lynch faced SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley and NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler in a non-title triple threat match to determine the superior women's champion. Baszler emerged victorious by submitting Bayley while Lynch
13100-445: The ring and then he pushed Corino. The night at the event, Whitmer said that a "brother" has to be sacrificed, which was revealed that Corino was about to fight Cody, who berated Corino's actions with Dusty Rhodes. In their match, Corino lost to Cody, which was Corino's last match in ROH. Corino's ROH contract expired on December 31, 2016. In November 2016, Corino worked as a guest trainer at
13231-483: The ring name Rebecca Knox , she soon began wrestling across Europe and North America on the independent circuit for various promotions. She most notably competed in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling and became the inaugural SuperGirls Champion in 2005. In 2006, Quin had a severe head injury during a match which kept her away from wrestling for several years. She returned in 2012 and signed
13362-679: The ring, enabling the Backseat Boyz to easily defeat Homicide. Homicide and Corino would then begin a four-year rivalry , with Corino criticizing Homicide's lifestyle and somewhat checkered past. The feud culminated in a match at the One Year Anniversary Show on February 8, 2003, in Queens, New York, New York . Homicide was the hometown favorite, but lost to Corino following interference from The Group ( Samoa Joe , Michael Shane , C. W. Anderson and Simply Luscious ), Corino's entourage. After
13493-442: The special guest referee and Jim Cornette at ringside, Kevin Steen defeated his former mentor, Corino, in a No Disqualification match to be reinstated in ROH. Corino later returned to ROH on May 12, 2012, when he formed the S.C.U.M. (Suffering, Chaos, Ugliness, and Mayhem) stable with Steen and Jacobs. On September 15 at Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency , Corino and Jacobs defeated Charlie Haas and Rhett Titus in
13624-434: The three-count and many fans and media were left wondering if this was a legitimate botched finish. Nonetheless, with the win, Lynch gave Rousey her first WWE singles and pinfall loss and became a double champion and the only woman to hold both titles simultaneously. With both titles, she was allowed to appear on both the Raw and SmackDown brands and got another nickname, "Becky Two Belts". Shortly after WrestleMania, Lynch
13755-429: The title from Morgan in a steel cage match after another accidental interference from Mysterio. On 1 June, it was reported that Lynch's WWE contract had expired and that she became a free agent. Lynch uses both a Fujiwara armbar , called the "Dis-arm-her", and a Pumphandle side slam , called the "Manhandle Slam" as finishing maneuvers. When Lynch was drafted to SmackDown following the 2016 WWE Draft , she used
13886-427: The towel, awarding the match to Homicide. In the course of the match, Corino suffered a legitimate ruptured eardrum , and permanently lost most of the hearing in his left ear following a stiff slap to the side of the head from Homicide. Homicide has since stated in a shoot interview that he is not sorry for costing Corino his hearing, claiming Corino had been stiff with him the whole match. Homicide faced Corino for
14017-500: The two's friendship continued to strain and after Lynch defeated her on 4 January 2016 episode of Raw , Charlotte attacked her and solidified her heel turn. Lynch faced Charlotte for the Divas Championship three days later on SmackDown and at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event , but lost both matches after interference from Ric Flair. Throughout February, Lynch began teaming with Banks against Naomi and Tamina. Their feud continued until Lynch and Banks came victorious in
14148-537: The victory. On May 21 at Supercard of Honor VI , Corino revealed the returning Jimmy Jacobs as the sponsor, who had helped him change his ways. Kevin Steen returned to ROH on June 26 at Best in the World 2011 , seemingly wanting redemption as well. However, after saving Corino from the House of Truth, Steen turned on him and Jacobs, before being dragged out of the arena. On December 23 at Final Battle 2011 , with Jimmy Jacobs as
14279-588: The win; due to the stipulation of the match, Lynch was added back into the title match at WrestleMania to make it a triple-threat match for the Raw Women's Championship. Flair then won the SmackDown Women's Championship from Asuka, making the WrestleMania match a Winner Takes All match for both titles. At the event, in what was the first time women main evented a WrestleMania , Lynch controversially pinned Rousey to win both titles. The commentary and production team commented that Rousey's shoulders were not down for
14410-477: The women's wrestling website Diva-Dirt.com. The show is co-hosted by her SHIMMER colleague Amber Gertner who appears as the backstage interviewer for the promotion. Steve Corino Steven Eugene Corino (born May 29, 1973 ) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler signed with WWE as a trainer at the Performance Center and a producer for the promotion's developmental brand NXT . He
14541-459: Was a major part of ECW towards the end of its run, rumors swirled surrounding Corino possibly signing with World Wrestling Entertainment and returning to his ECW roots as a part of the new version of ECW , but he squashed those rumors in a posting on his LiveJournal. Instead of signing with WWE, Corino worked in various independent promotions, including Zero-One , Hustle in Japan , Ring of Honor in
14672-617: Was born in Limerick on 30 January 1987. Shortly after her birth, her family moved back to Dublin. Her parents separated when she was one year old, and her father moved out, but her mother invited him back to co-parent when Rebecca was four. When she was 11, her mother found a new partner, a pilot, and she and Rebecca moved to the coastal suburb of Bayside , to a house beside that of her partner, two years later. Rebecca in her autobiography goes into some detail on completing her growing years there. She started watching professional wrestling from
14803-451: Was born there. — CM Punk on Lynch's bloodied face moment in November 2018. Wrestler Toni Storm cited Lynch as her biggest inspiration and said that she is "taking the women's division to a completely different level." In 2019, wrestling commentator Jim Ross called Lynch "the most over talent in WWE". In 2024, fellow wrestler Nia Jax said that "Lynch is going to go down as one of
14934-421: Was confronted by a returning Asuka, reigniting their feud. On 16 May episode of Raw , Lynch failed to become the #1 contender for the Raw Women's Championship by losing to Asuka. The next week, Lynch defeated Asuka to get added to the match between her and Belair at Hell in a Cell , making it a triple threat match. At the event, Belair retained her title. On 20 June episode of Raw , Lynch failed to qualify for
15065-515: Was cut short when she was released from her contract on January 5, 2022. In an interview conducted with Renee Paquette in July 2022, Corino stated that her stint in WWE had left her in financial and emotional ruin, as taking on the job required her to rent a new home in Florida just after her husband had purchased a new house in the Carolinas. When WWE released her just three months into the new job, Corino
15196-492: Was defeated. On May 22, 2015, Steve Corino became the PWF World-1 Heavyweight Champion defeating Jagger, Emmanuel Ortega and former teammate CW Anderson in a Fatal Four-Way. On March 6, 2016, Corino, along with CW Anderson, returned to Zero1 to take part in the promotion's 15th anniversary event. On the December 7 edition of Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet , a video was shown hyping Corino's return to
15327-410: Was downed at ringside. Following the match, Lynch attacked Baszler and put her through an announce table. On 26 November, Lynch surpassed Ronda Rousey as the longest-reigning Raw Women's Champion. Following Survivor Series, Lynch allied herself with Charlotte in a rivalry with Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors ( Asuka and Kairi Sane ), leading to a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for
15458-421: Was forced to end her in-ring career. In late 2009 Danger made her return for Jersey All Pro Wrestling in their Women's Division. At the beginning she was scheduled to make a comeback against Daizee Haze but she attacked her in the backstage making Daizee unable to compete. She was replaced by Portuguese Princess Ariel but Allison still got the win. On January 9, 2010, Allison lost to Sassy Stephanie but after
15589-484: Was forced to relinquish the title due to a legitimate arm injury, Lynch won a 14-woman Battle Royal on 22 April episode of Raw by last eliminating Morgan to win the vacant title, becoming a seven-time women's world champion. At King and Queen of the Ring on 25 May, Lynch lost the title to Morgan after accidental interference from Dominik Mysterio , ending her reign at 33 days. Two nights later on Raw, Lynch failed to regain
15720-553: Was his manager. The same weekend Daniels left ROH, Danger left as well. Danger is heavily involved with the running of Chicago -based female independent circuit independent professional wrestling promotion Shimmer Women Athletes . She co-runs the promotion along with Dave Prazak , as well as being an active wrestler and color commentator for the DVDs. Her notable feuds in Shimmer have been against Rebecca Knox , Cindy Rogers, and Portia Perez . At Shimmer's April 26 taping, Danger suffered
15851-508: Was indeed Steve Corino and was convincing Colby, that Corino replaced him for Corino's new wife and son, and Whitmer continued torturing Colby in front of Corino's eyes. At War of the Worlds , Corino returned as the Steve Corino character, admitting that he didn't want to be the "Evil Man" anymore, but after Whitmer's deeds, he promised that at the newly reinstated match that will happen at Best in
15982-707: Was left unemployed in a state she had no connection to and stuck in a lease she could not break. On July 9, it was confirmed that Corino joined Maria Kanellis ' new promotion Women's Wrestling Army (WWA) as a coach. Corino attended Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville, Pennsylvania , where she was a cheerleader and took part in field hockey , softball and track running . After graduating from high school, she played ice hockey for two years. Corino married Swiss professional wrestler Marco Jaggi , known professionally as Ares, in 2008. The couple have one child together. In May 2010, Corino launched her own podcast at
16113-552: Was only there because of her father Ric Flair (since he was a former wrestler in WWE) and called Lynch the "least relevant" member of the group. Throughout October, Paige tried to reconcile with Lynch and Charlotte only to attack them, officially disbanding Team PCB in the process. On 2 November episode of Raw , Lynch was pinned by Paige in a fatal four-way to earn a title match for Charlotte's Divas Championship. The following week on Raw , Lynch gained revenge by defeating Paige. "Lynch
16244-487: Was placed in a feud with newcomer Lacey Evans , who was drafted to Raw during the Superstar Shake-up and who continuously attacked Lynch after her promos . Simultaneously on SmackDown, Lynch continued her feud with Flair over the SmackDown Women's Championship. In May, at Money in the Bank , Lynch retained the Raw Women's Championship over Evans, but lost the SmackDown Women's Championship to Charlotte Flair in
16375-399: Was printed vertically on the left side of her spandex tights. On October 8, 2021, it was reported that Corino was signed by WWE as Performance Center coach, after having been a guest coach at the facility in May of the same year. Joining her brother Steve Corino , at that time trainer and producer, Allison Corino was highly acclaimed on her job with the female recruits; however, her stint
16506-411: Was ranked No. 1 by WWE on "The Top 25 Matches of 2018" list. This was the first women's match to accomplish this feat. I can't think of another more iconic moment to define the fight, in another moment of photography, for the memory. That moment almost summarizes the change that was taking place in wrestling and how you, like you took over everything in the business and, it is almost thought that The Man
16637-466: Was renamed to Team PCB (after the initials of each wrestler) when it was found out the original name was the same as an adult web page. Lynch made her in-ring debut on 20 July episode of Raw , teaming with Paige in a losing effort against Sasha Banks and Naomi. She earned her first singles victory on 28 July episode of Main Event over Brie Bella . The three teams ultimately faced off at SummerSlam in
16768-478: Was revealed through a leaked script of NXT Takeover WarGames that same month that Corino is currently working with NXT as a producer as he was credited for the NXT Championship match between champion Tommaso Ciampa and The Velveteen Dream for a role as a producer for that particular match. Corino is the older brother of retired independent wrestler Allison Danger , and has a half-brother whose first name
16899-403: Was scheduled for an interbrand champion vs. champion match against Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey . Lynch led an invasion of the Raw roster on 12 November episode of Raw , where she had a legit concussion and broken nose following a punch from Nia Jax ; despite the injury, her seemingly unfazed reaction and images of her bloody face turned her into an overnight star – she'd later call
17030-478: Was the first competitor eliminated and her team was on the losing side. Throughout the rest of the year, Lynch again aligned with Flair and Naomi to feud with the debuting Riott Squad ( Ruby Riott , Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan ). In January 2018, at the Royal Rumble , Lynch participated in the first women's Royal Rumble match , entering at number 2 and lasting over 30 minutes before being eliminated by Ruby Riott. A few months later, Lynch also participated in
17161-598: Was unavailable, so The Sandman invited Corino to substitute for her. Corino accepted at the urging of Francine and enjoyed the experience so much that she worked for the same company again several weeks later. The next month, she joined the Independent Wrestling Federation (IWF) and began training under Rapid Fire Maldonado and her brother in the IWA Cruel School in Boyertown, Pennsylvania . Corino adopted
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