Elizabeth Kocianski (born November 24, 1980) is an [[United States|American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], currently signed to [[WWE]] where she wrestles on the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] under the ring name
Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning [[WWE Divas Champion]].
Kocianski had a successful amateur wrestling career in high school, before being trained by the [[All Knighters]]. After her debut in May 2001, she wrestled for numerous [[Independent circuit|independent]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotions]], and was the inaugural GLORY Champion. She also appeared at the inaugural [[Shimmer Women Athletes|Shimmer]] shows. In 2004, she began working for [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW), and signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in October 2005. She first debuted on WWE's [[WWE Raw|Raw]] brand in May 2006, but suffered a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Legit|legitimate]] broken jaw the following month. As a result, she had numerous surgeries and returned to OVW for further training. While there, she twice won the [[OVW Women's Championship]], although her second reign is not officially recognized.
She returned to the Raw brand in July 2007, and was heavily [[Push (professional wrestling)|pushed]], dominating the other [[WWE Diva]]s and gaining the nickname, "The Glamazon". She won her first [[WWE Women's Championship]] at the [[No Mercy (2007)|No Mercy]] [[pay-per-view]] in October, and held it for six months. She then developed an [[Kayfabe|on-screen]] relationship with [[Santino Marella]], dubbed "Glamarella", and won the Women's Championship for a second time in August 2008, although she lost it in January 2009. In January 2010, at the [[Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble]] she became the second woman in history to enter the [[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]], and went on to win the Women's Championship for the third time in April, holding it for a month.At WWE Hell in a Cell 2011, Beth Phoenix claimed her first WWE Divas Championship after defeating Kelly Kelly. Thus, making Phoenix a four time champion overall.
Amateur wrestling career
Kocianski began wrestling on the [[Elmira, New York]] [[Notre Dame High School (Elmira, New York)|Notre Dame High School]] [[scholastic wrestling]] team. She was the first female [[Varsity team|varsity]] wrestler in her high school's history. She became the North-East [[freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] women's champion (72 kg weight class) in 1999. She also became the women's champion (72 kg weight class) at the [[Great New York State Fair|New York State Fair]] Tournament in 1999. At the time she was also a member of [[USA Wrestling]], a freestyle wrestling association. Her life goal was, according to her, to become a professional wrestler, and she believed that having a solid amateur background would help her reach it.
Training and independent circuit (2001–2005)
After graduating from high school in 1998, she enrolled in both a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#School|professional wrestling school]] and [[Canisius College]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. Her first choice for wrestling school was [[Stu Hart]]'s [[Hart House (Alberta)#The Dungeon|Dungeon]], but because of the location, she decided on a more local school. At the school, she was trained by the [[All Knighters]] (Joey Knight and Robin Knightwing), who themselves had trained in the Hart Dungeon. Her professional wrestling debut match was against [[Mickie James|Alexis Laree]]. She then competed with various [[Independent circuit|independent]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotions]], including Cleveland All Pro Wrestling and Apocalypse Wrestling, against both [[Intergender wrestling|male and female]] wrestlers, using the name "Phoenix". In 2002, she was one of the first wrestlers in GLORY, an independent organization for women, and was the inaugural champion. She then joined Far North Wrestling (FNW), and was the only female wrestler in the promotion. She defeated Joey Knight and Kevin Grace in 2003 to become the FNW Cruiserweight Champion. Later in 2003 she took part in World Xtreme Wrestling's annual Women's Elite 8 tournament where she made it to the final, before losing to [[April Hunter]]. She returned two years later and defeated [[Nicole Raczynski|Nikki Roxx]] but was bested in the second round by eventual winner Alicia. The following month, Phoenix appeared at the inaugural taping for the [[Ring of Honor]] sister promotion [[Shimmer Women Athletes]]; during
Volume 1 she was pinned by Shimmer founder [[Allison Danger]] but scored an upset victory in a non-title match against [[NWA Midwest Women's Championship|NWA Midwest Women's Champion]] [[MsChif]].
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2007)
[[File:Beth Phoenix OVW 2005.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Phoenix in 2005, during her time in OVW.]]
She was invited to a tryout with World Wrestling Entertainment in May 2004, and then relocated to [[Louisville, Kentucky]] to work for their [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]], [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW). She debuted on OVW television in July 2004, having expanded her ring name to "Beth Phoenix", and became the [[Kayfabe|on-screen]] girlfriend and valet of [[Chris Masters]]. The storyline was short lived, and the following month Phoenix was repackaged as the manager of [[Aaron Stevens (wrestler)|Aaron "The Idol" Stevens]]. She signed a developmental contract with WWE on October 20, 2005, the same month that she broke her hand. The duo was then joined by [[Shelly Martinez]] who Phoenix soon feuded with in early 2006. Phoenix then stopped appearing regularly on OVW after debuting on WWE's
[[WWE Raw|Raw]] television show.
On August 16, 2006, Phoenix returned to action in OVW, defeating [[Serena Deeb|Serena]]. Phoenix began regularly competing for the [[OVW Women's Championship]], unsuccessfully challenging the champion [[Jessica Kresa|ODB]] in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] and a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|four-way match]], which was won by Serena. At the October 4, 2006 OVW television tapings, however, Phoenix defeated Serena to win the championship. She lost the championship to [[Victoria Crawford]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Gauntlet match|gauntlet match]] on October 20, and won it back the next day; however, Crawford's title reign is not officially recognised, and as a result, neither is Phoenix's second reign. Phoenix officially [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Drop|dropped]] the championship in a gauntlet match at the November 1 television taping, after she was eliminated by [[Katarina Waters|Katie Lea]], who eventually won the match.
On the November 6 episode of OVW, Phoenix came out with her own championship, and claimed to still be the women's champion. As a result, a [[ladder match]] was set up, where the winner would become the undisputed OVW Women's Champion. Lea won the match and was presented with the title belt on the first show of 2007. Throughout 2007, Phoenix continued to wrestle in numerous women's matches in OVW. Phoenix made her last appearance in OVW at their August 15, 2007 TV tapings where she lost to Lea in a number one contenders match.
Trish Stratus's ally (2006)
Phoenix debuted on the May 8, 2006 episode of
[[WWE Raw|Raw]] as a [[Face (professional wrestling)|fan favorite]] by attacking [[Mickie James]] while James was assaulting [[Trish Stratus]]. After this incident, James berated Phoenix for "ruining everything" and questioned why she even showed up in the first place. A week later, Phoenix was formally introduced by Stratus and then battered a distracted James on Stratus's behalf. When James finally escaped, Phoenix claimed that James had ruined her life and would not let her get away with it, before calling her a "psycho". On the following episode of
Raw, Phoenix attacked James after her match with [[Torrie Wilson]]. Then, on the May 29, 2006 episode of
Raw, Phoenix and Wilson (with Stratus in their corner) teamed together to defeat [[Candice Michelle]] and [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]], who had James in their corner. During the June 5, 2006 episode of
Raw, Phoenix suffered a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Legit|legitimately]] fractured [[Human mandible|mandible]] during a match with Victoria, but was able to continue the match, and ended up victorious despite the injury. She spent a year having surgeries and recovering, including getting a titanium plate and nine screws placed in her jaw, but she was only out of action for two months, as she returned to action in OVW instead of on the main roster.
The Glamazon and Women's Champion (2007–2008)
[[File:Glamazon's entrance crop.jpg|alt=A blonde woman sits on the turnbuckle of a wrestling ring, stradding the ring post, and facing the crowd while posing with her hands in the air. She is wearing a green and black catsuit with the sides of the torso removed to bare part of her midriff.|thumb|upright|right|Phoenix during her ring entrance.]]
On the July 9, 2007 episode of
Raw, Phoenix returned as a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villain]], teaming with [[Jillian Hall]], and the two lost to Candice Michelle and Mickie James. At the [[SummerSlam (2007)|SummerSlam]] [[pay-per-view]], Phoenix won the [[WWE Brand Extension#Impact|Interpromotional]] Divas battle royal to become the number one contender for Candice's [[WWE Women's Championship]]. Phoenix was then [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Push|pushed]] as a dominating Diva, calling herself a "Glamazon" and attacking Mickie James, Jillian Hall and Michelle on the September 10 episode of
Raw. At [[Unforgiven (2007)|Unforgiven]], however, she failed to capture the Women's Championship from Candice Michelle, Making [[Candice Michelle]] the 1st Diva in history to defeat Beth Phoenix. Their storyline [[Feud (professional wrestling)|rivalry]] continued when Phoenix pinned Michelle during a non-title [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Mixed tag team match|mixed tag team match]] on
Raw on September 24. At the [[No Mercy (2007)|No Mercy]] pay-per-view in October, Phoenix defeated Michelle to win her first WWE Women's Championship. She retained her belt on the October 22
Raw in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two out of three falls match]], in which Candice Michelle was injured by Phoenix shaking the rope, causing her to fall off the top turnbuckle and legitimately break her [[clavicle]].
During a 10-Diva Tag match at [[Survivor Series (2007)|Survivor Series]], Phoenix's team lost after Melina was pinned by Mickie James. On the November 26 episode of
Raw, James defeated Melina in a number one contenders match for Phoenix's Women's Championship, setting up a title match between the two at [[Armageddon (2007)|Armageddon]], a match in which Phoenix successfully defended her Women's title. On New Year's Eve 2007, Phoenix successfully defended her title in a Triple Threat match against Melina and James, after pinning Melina.
Phoenix along with then-ally Melina took part in the
[[Playboy]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match|BunnyMania Lumberjack]] match at [[WrestleMania XXIV]] where she defeated [[Ashley Massaro|Ashley]] and [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]] by pinfall. On April 14, Phoenix faced Mickie James with her Women's Championship on the line and lost, ending her reign as champion. Phoenix also had a rematch in a Lumberjill match on the May 5 episode of
Raw but lost after Melina unintentionally hit her in the face with her boot. On the May 11 episode of
Raw, Phoenix and Melina partnered up to go against James and Maria. During the match, Melina unintentionally knocked Phoenix off of the ring apron, resulting in Phoenix abandoning Melina which allowed James and Maria to pick up the win. Later that night, in a backstage segment, Melina and Phoenix fought with one another, ending their alliance. At [[Judgment Day (2008)|Judgment Day]], Phoenix failed to regain the Women's Championship in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] after James pinned Melina to retain the title. At [[One Night Stand (2008)|One Night Stand]] Phoenix defeated Melina in the first ever Divas [["I Quit" match]]. The next night on
Raw, Phoenix teamed with [[Katarina Waters|Katie Lea Burchill]] to defeat Melina and James in a tag team match. She, however, was pinned by James one week later in a non-title match and was once again attacked by Melina post-match.
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Glamarella (2008–2009)
[[File:Santino & Beth cropped.jpg|alt=A man and a woman pose together. The dark-haired man is standing on the left and is wearing a blue t-shirt with the Italian flag and the word 'Santino' written upon it, blue wrestling tights, and red kneepads. He is wearing a gold wrestling championship around his waist. The blond haired woman is standing on the right, wearing a black catsuit with the sides of the torso removed to bare part of her midriff. She is holding a wrestling championship upon her left shoulder and has her right arm outstretched.|left|thumb|Phoenix (right) and Santino Marella in November 2008 as Women's and Intercontinental Champion, respectively]]
After little over a month off television, Phoenix returned on the July 14 edition of
Raw, where she defeated [[Santino Marella]] after he issued an open challenge to any WWE Superstar backstage, pinning him with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|roll-up]]. The storyline continued the following week after Marella lost to the returning [[D'Lo Brown|D-Lo Brown]]. Phoenix confronted Marella after the match, and they briefly grappled with each other before unexpectedly sharing a kiss, to which both expressed considerable confusion.
The two then became an [[Kayfabe|onscreen]] [[supercouple]], and the pairing of The Glamazon and Marella later became known by the [[portmanteau]] Glamarella. Within the team she acted as the "straight-woman" of sorts, berating Marella or reacting in disbelief to his over the top, embarrassing antics. At [[SummerSlam (2008)|SummerSlam]], they defeated [[Kofi Kingston]] and Mickie James in an intergender tag team match. Phoenix pinned James, winning the Women's Championship, while Marella won Kingston's [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]]. She successfully defended the Women's Championship against Candice Michelle at [[No Mercy (2008)|No Mercy]] in one of their many battles of there rivalry.
On December 8, 2008, she received the "[[Slammy Award]]" for Diva of the Year. Phoenix then began feuding with Melina, who returned from injury in November 2008. This storyline included the debut of [[Rosa Mendes]], who was introduced as Phoenix's superfan. At the [[Royal Rumble (2009)|Royal Rumble]] in January 2009, Phoenix lost the Women's Championship to Melina. At [[WrestleMania XXV]], Phoenix competed in the 25 Diva battle royal, but was eliminated by Marella, who competed in [[Drag (clothing)|drag]], claiming to be his twin sister "Santina". After WrestleMania, Glamarella split as Phoenix was unhappy with Santino pretending to be his twin sister 'Santina'. Phoenix had a brief scripted rivalry with both 'Santina' and Marella, and challenged 'Santina' for the "Miss WrestleMania" title, but was unsuccessful.
Feud with LayCool and Women's Champion (2009–2011)
[[File:Beth Phoenix 2010 Tribute to the Troops.jpg|alt=A blonde haired woman wearing a red santa hat and red red with a black belt.|thumb|upright|right|Phoenix at the
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On the October 12 episode of
Raw, it was announced that Phoenix had been traded to the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] brand for the first time in her career. Phoenix made her in-ring debut for the brand on the October 30 episode of
SmackDown, defeating [[She Nay Nay|Jenny Brooks]], an "[[Job (professional wrestling)|enhancement talent]]". In January 2010, at the [[Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble]], she entered the [[Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]], eliminating [[The Great Khali]], before she was eliminated by [[CM Punk]]. With her entry, she became only the second woman in history to enter the Royal Rumble match, with the first being [[Chyna]].
On the March 12 episode of
SmackDown, Phoenix saved [[Taryn Terrell|Tiffany]] from an attack by [[Vickie Guerrero]], and [[LayCool]] ([[Michelle McCool]] and [[Layla El|Layla]]), in doing so becoming a [[Face (professional wrestling)|fan favorite]]. She then went on to defeat Michelle McCool and Layla in a tag team match with Tiffany. The feud with McCool continued at [[WrestleMania XXVI]], where they were on opposing teams in a 10-Diva tag team match, which Phoenix's team lost, although they won a rematch the following night on
Raw. Phoenix received a match for the Women's Championship against McCool at the [[Extreme Rules (2010)|Extreme Rules]] pay-per-view in April, and defeated McCool in an "[[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Extreme Makeover]]" match to win her third Women's Championship. On the May 6 episode of
[[WWE Superstars]], Phoenix tore her ACL in a match against Rosa Mendes, and as a result, one week later on SmackDown, McCool invoked her rematch clause to face Phoenix in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|two-on-one handicap match]] along with Layla. Phoenix lost her championship when she was pinned by Layla. With the win, Layla and McCool would call themselves co-Women's Champions.
Phoenix returned from her injury at November's [[Survivor Series (2010)|Survivor Series]] pay-per-view and attacked the former co-Champions Michelle McCool and Layla after they lost the Divas Championship to [[Natalya (wrestler)|Natalya]]. Phoenix and Natalya then formed an alliance and at the [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] pay-per-view in December, Phoenix and Natalya defeated Lay-Cool in the first Diva's tag team [[Professional wrestling match types#Tables match|Tables match]] in WWE history.
After a brief hiatus, Phoenix returned on the July 27 episode of
Raw, teaming with [[Alicia Fox]] and Rosa Mendes in a losing effort to Mickie James, [[Gail Kim]], and [[Kelly Kelly]]. Phoenix had her first opportunity for the [[WWE Divas Championship]] being narrowly defeated by the defending champion, Mickie James, on the August 31 episode of
Raw, after winning a number one contender's battle royal that same night.
Return to Raw; The Divas of Doom and Divas Champion (2011)
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As part of the [[2011 WWE Draft#Supplemental draft|2011 WWE Draft]], Phoenix was drafted back to the
Raw brand. On the August 1 edition of
Raw, Beth Phoenix won a divas battle royal to become the number one contender for the [[WWE Divas Championship]] by last eliminating [[The Bella Twins]]. After the match, she turned [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] by attacking the Divas Champion [[Kelly Kelly]], who had entered the ring to congratulate her, and declaring the end of the era of the "cute" and "perky" divas.
On the August 8 edition of
Raw, Phoenix re-debuted her heel persona in a match against Eve Torres, which Phoenix won. On the August 12 edition of
SmackDown Phoenix and Natalya, now known as [[The Divas of Doom]] following Natalya's similar turn on
SmackDown the previous week, debuted together to defeat the [[The Chickbusters|Chickbusters]] ([[AJ Lee|AJ]] & [[Celeste Bonin|Kaitlyn]]), then brutally attacked them after the match.
At [[SummerSlam (2011)|SummerSlam]], Phoenix challenged [[Kelly Kelly]] for the Divas Championship but was unsuccessful, however her feud with Kelly continued. On the August 30 edition of
SmackDown!, the Divas of Doom defeated [[Alicia Fox]] and Kelly. On the September 5 edition of
Raw, Phoenix defeated Eve to earn another match for the Divas Championship against Kelly at the [[Night of Champions 2011|Night of Champions]] pay-per view. At the event, the crowd in Phoenix's hometown of [[Buffalo, New York]] effectively inverted the face and heel roles of Phoenix and Kelly for one night only, however Phoenix still lost the match. Following a pin over Kelly in a tag team match, Phoenix received another match for the [[WWE Divas Championship]] at the [[Hell in a Cell (2011)|Hell in a Cell]] pay-per-view. At [[Hell in a Cell (2011)|Hell in a Cell]], she defeated [[Kelly Kelly]] to win the [[WWE Divas Championship]] for the first time, making her the fourth diva to have held both the Women's and Divas Championships.
The next night on
Raw, Beth Phoenix and Natalya competed in a tag match against on Kelly Kelly and Eve, which ended in a no contest due to Kelly brutally attacking Beth during the match. On the October 14 edition of
SmackDown!, Beth picked up a victory over Kelly. On the October 17 edition of
Raw, it was announced that Phoenix will have her first title defence against Eve Torres at the [[Vengeance (2011)|Vengeance]] pay-per-view on October 23. Phoenix defeated Eve in this match to retain her title. Eve received another Divas Championship match at the [[Survivor Series (2011)|Survivor Series]] pay-per-view on November 20 in a [[Lumberjack match|Lumberjill match]], in which Beth once again defeated her after hitting a
Glam Slam from the top rope. On November 25, Beth Phoenix and Natalya once again defeated [[The Chickbusters]].
Other media
Phoenix, along with [[Candice Michelle]] and [[Layla El]], appeared in the February 2009 issue of
[[Flex (magazine)|FLEX Magazine]].
Personal life
Kocianski was raised in [[Elmira, New York]]. When she was eleven years old, she won a coloring contest with a prize of tickets to a television taping for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]. She credits this as when she fell in love with [[professional wrestling]]. She cites [[Owen Hart]] and [[Ted DiBiase]] as her favorite wrestlers. Kocianski stated in a 2011 interview on "The Art of Wrestling" podcast that former Diva [[Molly Holly]] paid for her to attend wrestling school after Kocianski approached her at a WWE meet-and-greet and handed Holly a demo tape. As well as wrestling, Kocianski played [[tennis]] and ran [[Track and field athletics|track]] in high school. She is a graduate from [[Canisius College]] with a bachelor's degree in [[criminal justice]]. While wrestling in OVW, she also worked as a [[waitress]] at a local restaurant.In A recent 2011 interview, Beth revealed her favorite rivalry she's had so far in her WWE career was with former WWE Diva [[Candice Michelle]]. She is currently dating WWE superstar [[CM Punk]].
In wrestling
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Championships and accomplishments
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| NAME = Phoenix, Beth
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Kocanski Carolan, Elizabeth; Phoenix; Firebird; Fabulous Firebird
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = professional wrestler
| DATE OF BIRTH = November 24, 1980
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Elmira, New York]]
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