Professional wrestling career Serena Deeb

1 professional wrestling career

1.1 ohio valley wrestling

1.1.1 training , debut (2005–2006)
1.1.2 women s champion (2006–2008)
1.1.3 insurgency (2009)


1.2 shimmer women athletes

1.2.1 feuds (2006–2007)
1.2.2 pursuit of shimmer championship (2007–2009)


1.3 world wrestling entertainment

1.3.1 florida championship wrestling (2009–2010)
1.3.2 straight edge society (2010)


1.4 return shimmer (2010–2011, 2013)
1.5 independent circuit (2007–2015)
1.6 return wwe (2017)

professional wrestling career
ohio valley wrestling
training , debut (2005–2006)

deeb started wrestling career in ovw wrestling school, training march until november 2005 after relocating on own money virginia kentucky attend school. debuted on november 4 ovw house show, teaming fuji cakes in losing effort against shelly martinez , beth phoenix. phoenix , martinez defeated in beginning of january new tag team partner of venus (rosa salvage). picked maiden victory on martinez in singles match in february , phoenix following month. misfortune in tag team action continued though, , fuji cakes lost cherry pie , roni jonah. unhappy loss, deeb changed partners , teamed roadkill , kasey james mixed tag team match untouchables, including cherry pie, lost once more. later month, dark match between , phoenix went no contest after interference , changed tag match, deeb alongside martinez lost phoenix , maria.

deeb began feud odb. in june, martinez guest refereed tag team match , daisy mae defeated odb , sosay. @ ovw s 6 flags event, odb scored return victory , venus defeated deeb , mae. led deeb s television debut @ june 21 tapings during ovw s first bikini contest. though did not participate in contest, nevertheless irked manner in odb attacked of women without provocation , ran out save them, laying out odb. defeated odb in singles match @ 6 flags show @ end of june 2 continued feud, exchanging victories in mixed tag team , six-man tag team matches. eventually, odb declared herself inaugural women s champion after winning fictitious tournament in rio de janeiro. odb retained title in eight-woman battle royal on september 6 television tapings in four-way match, deeb managed win women s championship during main event of september 13 episode of ovw tv involving odb, beth phoenix , katie lea.

women s champion (2006–2008)

when became champion, deeb became target of beth phoenix , managed defend belt against once on september 16 s house show lost televised rematch on october 4. serena instantly set sights on winning belt , commandeered female six-man tag team victory on phoenix , team 3 days later before interfering in phoenix s title defence, spearing end match in disqualification phoenix pin odb. though continue interfere phoenix, deeb never had chance win title katie kat lea won championship in penultimate round of gauntlet match phoenix had contest, losing on sixth match while refreshed kat had deeb defend against. deeb tried contend kat once more belt match ended in disqualification after interruption phoenix , deeb closed out year no-disqualification 3 way, belt not on line, settle dispute between them deeb won.

during 2007, deeb spent many weeks in variety of tag team matches in attempt gain opportunity @ women s champion , phoenix before competing in miss ovw divalympics, though odb win competition. deeb went on undefeated streak in march , april brought halt lea in may. on may 11 , team lost 2/3 tug of war contest, beat them in wrestling tag match afterwards. not until september before received shot @ belt. milena roucka picked victory in six-way match-up, while deeb lost non-title singles match following week in attempt prove contendership. after spending opening months of 2008 on losing streak, deeb disappeared in february promotion. during hiatus deeb got nose job , breast implants in attempt closer contract world wrestling entertainment. deeb made unannounced return in late may when reigning champion josie issued open challenge, deeb answered win second title. @ june 4 tv tapings, deeb made speech announcing intentions defend belt @ times, under 24/7 rules; during speech josie made intentions clear assaulting deeb. josie took advantage of rule in july when deeb defended belt against reggie, josie attack straight afterwards , win belt under new ruling. serena avenged loss attacking josie during speech , winning title back. ruling proved chaotic – @ 1 point deeb gave speech during josie , melody attacked her, double-pinning reggie come out , pin 3 of them win belt matter of minutes until deeb speared reggie , won – , august 24/7 ruling deactivated after deeb won belt unprecedented sixth time.

after deeb scripted take part in brief story wrestler moose sought affections, winning right date after defeating lumpy magoo in late september. after being rebuffed deeb on date, moose turned sour , tried interfere in championship defence against josie magoo, accompanying deeb, make sure interference did not cost title. on october 29, deeb teamed magoo , defeated moose , women s championship contender reggie in tag team match. on november 12, deeb lost championship melody in four-way match josie , reggie.

the insurgency (2009)

in 2009, serena became villain first time in career. signalled when appeared on january 14 insurgency (ali akbar, turcan celik , bin hamin) them win non-title match against southern tag team champions totally awesome. deeb in corner, insurgency went on winning streak, though deeb herself not emulate title match melody on february 25 saw melody retain belt via disqualification. on 500th episode of ovw, challenged melody once again, time in steel cage match, failed win championship.

shimmer women athletes
early feuds (2006–2007)

on october 22, 2006, deeb began working shimmer women athletes @ volume 5 lost amber o neal in debut match after o neal used deeb s tights keep down. gained victory in rematch during volume 6 roll-up pin. despite win, went on losing streak in both tag team , singles competition until reversed lexie fyfe s attitude adjuster roll-up during volume 10. later @ volume 14: hot summer nights fyfe defeated daffney and, after exposing long-suffering knee injury, proceeded assault after match experience tag team partner malia hosaka. daffney s friend mschif , deeb, having history fyfe, came clear ring leading match-up between hosaka , deeb after others had been chased off. deeb pinned hosaka after spear revenge short lived experience pinned after double inverted suplex slam, despite allison danger.

pursuit of shimmer championship (2007–2009)

deeb failed win shimmer championship, earned respect of champion mschif.

en route tournament crown inaugural shimmer champion, deeb involved in car crash , not participate. interview opened volume 12, revealed desire challenge eventual shimmer champion having missed out on tournament opportunity, still not maintain winning streak, falling victim rain , later tag team partner jetta. after being eliminated 20-woman battle royal determine shimmer championship contender during volume 19, deeb pinpointed former champion sara del rey next match, came short. following this, volume 21 opened interview deeb maintained championship material , blamed loss del rey on injury. attempt demand match resulted in del rey calling bottom of barrel , refusing impromptu brawl turned sanctioned match deeb once again put strong effort, lost. event closed deeb talking backstage how defeat not stop in trying become champion @ point mschif, shimmer champion, commended drive , ambition , offered match on condition of beating del rey.

at volume 22 del rey s manager, larry sweeney, announced did not need face deeb having beaten twice , del rey s goal reclaim shimmer championship. after main event closed, del rey hit ring , attacked mschif until deeb appeared fight in mschif s corner; referee declared impromptu bout match where, after taking yet severe beating, deeb managed defeat del rey. after post-match assault, mschif came save deeb making event end shimmer champion raising deeb s hand. despite storied build on years, including seldom used video package hype main event, deeb unsuccessful in match. though failed win title match, seemed rivalry del rey wasn t over. bouncing on cat power, had competitive victory on mercedes martinez. after match, del rey , amazing kong had shimmer tag team championship shot against ashley lane , nevaeh, ended when started using chairs against champions. despite having wrestled, martinez assisted deeb in clearing ring , keeping del rey @ bay. attempts @ volume 26 form successful tag team saw them come undone against del rey , kong s brutish power.

world wrestling entertainment

on may 19, 2009 episode of world wrestling entertainment s ecw on sci fi, deeb seen standing backstage while finlay walking ring. though deeb denied signed wwe, shimmer promoter dave prazak confirmed contract had been negotiated on july 1, 2009.

florida championship wrestling (2009–2010)

serena made debut on july 15, 2009 @ florida championship wrestling house show teamed maria , angela fong win against team of natalya, layla , alicia fox in 6 diva tag match. in televised debut match, deeb defeated layla. ring name changed serena mancini , once again mia mancini, portraying character of mafia boss s daughter. on 14 august, mancini pinned april lee in four-way match during tv taping fcw s fiftieth episode win future opportunity compete against angela queen of fcw crown. followed on september 3, though not air until october 4, win on angela become second queen of fcw. while defending crown, mancini began taking on wwe divas televised roster, defeating tiffany, natalya, savannah , gail kim. later in september, mancini involved in backstage segment unacknowledged commentary team mysterious man told lose match against angela, though refuse to. @ february 4, 2010 fcw television tapings, aj lee defeated serena, incorporated smackdown character mancini role, become new queen of fcw. when matt martlaro announced there creation of fcw divas championship, serena competed in tournament determine inaugural champion, during defeated aksana , aj lee en route final defeated naomi night.

the straight edge society (2010)

the straight edge society (left right): serena, cm punk , luke gallows.

on january 22, 2010 edition of smackdown, deeb appeared, playing part of audience member, before jumping on crowd barrier join cm punk s group of straight edge followers; part of initiation, agreed have head shaved bald. in later podcast interview wrestling journalist brady hicks, deeb of head shaving: unique opportunity. seeing woman getting head shaved rare, don t see in history of wrestling. getting debut really, cool, , powerful. scared going like. there lot of uncertainties, ended being really, great career. 1 week later, reappeared punk , luke gallows, member of villainous group straight edge society, match against d-generation x unified wwe tag team championship. however, theodore long changed title match , instead set singles match between punk , triple h, during , gallows attacked triple h, disqualifying punk in process. on july 2, 2010 edition of smackdown, serena unwillingly showed video security footage of drinking alcohol @ bar alibi punk s whereabouts, raising ire of society; forgiven punk next week, though gallows showed signs of disapproval. incident first of many signs of trouble within group, leading serena s first , televised match in wwe on august 20 (taped august 17). in match , gallows expelled society if lost, duo took on big show , kelly kelly in mixed tag team match, serena used gutbuster pin kelly. on august 20 deeb released wwe contract, reportedly not living out straight edge persona in public. because smackdown pre-recorded, release not revealed immediately, gave 1 last appearance, airing on august 27 valet punk , gallows in separate matches.

return shimmer (2010–2011, 2013)

on september 11, 2010 @ volume 33 taping shimmer, deeb made unannounced return promotion, answering kellie skater s open challenge , defeating in singles match. had verbal confrontation former partner portia perez accused of selling out going wwe led match @ volume 35 deeb tapped crossface after referee distracted seeing serena s rope break. rekindled rivalry sara del rey, made speech criticizing her, leading deeb main eventing volume 36 in four-on-four tag team elimination match deeb eliminated second after tomoka nakagawa. in march 2011, deeb defeated daizee haze on volume 37 , victorious in tag team match on volume 38. serena continued rivalry portia perez on volume 39, defeating via dq. on volume 40, deeb defeated portia perez, cheerleader melissa, , lufisto in 4 corner survival match earn shot @ shimmer championship. got shot on volume 41 in october defeated madison eagles. deeb lost nicole matthews on volume 42 after interference portia perez. serena finished rivalry portia on volume 43 defeating in no holds barred match.

after 18 months off due injury, announced on february 11, 2013 deeb make return ring shimmer women athletes part of wrestlecon on april 6, 2013. in return match @ volume 53 internet pay-per-view, deeb teamed allison danger , leva bates defeat midwest militia (jessicka havok, nevaeh , sassy stephie) in six-woman tag team match, pinning nevaeh win. afterwards, deeb attacked havok.

independent circuit (2007–2015)

due shimmer s working relationship ring of honor, deeb began make occasional appearances roh in 2007 part of february s fifth year festival, teamed mschif in losing effort dangerous angels (danger , del rey). in middle of year unsuccessful against lacey @ united stand , afterwards received beating age of fall partners rain , jimmy jacobs until haze saved her. came out on losing end of shimmer guest match @ 2008 s southern hostility in 4 corner survival match. returned roh year-end internet pay-per-view final battle 2010 teaming long-term rival del rey against daizee haze , amazing kong, winning match after taking out kong spear let del rey pin haze.

deeb appeared @ total nonstop action wrestling s pay-per-view slammiversary in june 2008, took part in awesome kong s $25,000 fan challenge in three-minute squash match, did fellow ovw , shimmer wrestler josie, signed contract company.

in november 2008 @ pro wrestling syndicate show, deeb wrestled daffney vacant nwa france women s championship, won. after winning title, deeb travelled france defend belt under international catch wrestling alliance following month. @ revolution v in lille, defended belt against three-time champion bella punk. despite landing spear finisher, punk s accomplice gangrel turned lights out in arena punk took advantage , pinned deeb after spike ddt. deeb accompanied joe e. legend in main event against gangrel, latter won.

serena deeb wrestling in paris in march 2009

deeb found herself in france during march 2009 american wrestling rampage s nine-day tour of france. of events, deeb wrestled fellow shimmer wrestler portia perez, other woman on tour. after 2 losses, deeb managed pick victory gain 1 more 8 singles matches. on final night, teamed scotty hotty gain third victory on perez , chris masters in tag team match.

also in 2009, deeb appeared in fledgling all-female wrestlicious promotion. in camp show, take down known webmistress paige webb , debuted on second episode of television show which, while being recorded in 2009, not broadcast until march 2010 after had begun appear in wwe. in first singles match lost ice princess autumn frost , won first match on fifth episode, teamed charlotte take on team of hope , faith.

in november 2010, serena debuted women superstars uncensored (wsu), , established herself villainess cutting promo stating should handed title shot because in wwe. serena later gain victory on traci brooks on wsu s first internet pay-per-view (ippv). serena followed winning 4 way match on alicia, portia perez , jana become number 1 contender wsu championship. deeb target wsu champion mercedes martinez attacking after title defense late evening , cutting of martinez s hair. serena received title shot in main event of wsu s 4 year anniversary show defeated mercedes. on june 25, 2011 @ uncensored rumble iv event serena defeated nikki roxx eliminated eponymous match lexxus, having made final two.

in january 2011, serena made first excursion japan. while working yoshihiro tajiri s promotion smash, wrestled syuri @ smash.12 , won match. remained undefeated beating makoto on smash.13, kana on smash.17, tomoka nakagawa on smash.19 in first round , syuri on smash.20 in semifinals of tournament smash diva championship. on september 8, serena suffered first loss in smash, when defeated kana in finals of tournament crown first ever smash diva champion.

on april 19, 2011 deeb wrestled dark match in total nonstop action wrestling, lost winter.

on october 22, 2011, deeb announced taking indefinite break wrestling, following doctor s instructions after suffering serious concussion. break ended lasting eighteen months.

on march 17, 2013, deeb returned tna take part in tapings of knockout knockdown pay-per-view, defeated mickie james. on july 25, deeb returned japan work smash s follow-up promotion, wrestling new classic (wnc), unsuccessfully challenging lin byron wnc women s championship in main event of show @ shinjuku face. 3 days later, deeb made debut jwp joshi puroresu promotion, teaming hanako nakamori , morii in six-woman tag team match, defeated kayoko haruyama, leon , tsubasa kuragaki. on august 3, deeb entered three-woman round-robin tournament vacant wnc women s championship, defeating makoto in first match. on august 8, deeb defeated syuri in second round-robin match, advancing finals of tournament. on august 10, deeb defeated syuri in finals win tournament , become new wnc women s champion. continuing tour of japan, deeb made debut world woman pro-wrestling diana promotion on september 8, teaming makoto in tag team match, defeated crazy mary , mima shimoda. on september 18, deeb lost wnc women s championship syuri in first defense.

on january 24, 2014, deeb made debut shine wrestling, defeating santana garrett in singles match. following main event, deeb joined promotion s top villainous stable, valkyrie. deeb challenged shine championship against ivelisse @ shine 20, match ending in time-limit draw.

on march 21, 2014, deeb debuted queens of combat villainess @ promotion s first show, competing in losing effort taeler hendrix.

on june 17, 2015, japanese reina joshi puroresu promotion announced deeb wrestling retirement match promotion on july 10 in korakuen hall. deeb confirmed final match on july 9. following day, deeb defeated syuri in retirement match.

despite retirement, deeb made appearance tna on june 25, 2015, episode of impact wrestling in mixed tag team match. teamed james storm in losing effort against mickie james , magnus.

return wwe (2017)

deeb returned wwe part of first mae young classic on july 13, 2017, defeating vanessa borne in first round. following day, deeb eliminated tournament in second round piper niven.