Tiana Ringer
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Tiana Ringer is an inactive American
professional wrestler
who has competed in North American promotions in Ontario and the North Central United States and has appeared in Blood, Sweat & Ears
and Shimmer Women Athletes
during the early 2000s.
She has also appeared in All Pro Wrestling
, Ring of Honor
and toured Mexico
with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
participating in an interpromotional event between TNA and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
in September 2006.
, Ringer began watching World Championship Wrestling
professional wrestling with her older brothers during the early 1990s and later became a fan of Chris Jericho
. While in high school, Ringer became involved in girl's varsity rugby as well as amateur wrestling winning four gold medals and qualifying for Provincials during her two year career. Although leaving the wrestling team prior to graduation choosing to focus on her dancing career, she studied Muay Thai
after leaving high school.
During this time, she became associated with several independent wrestlers while working as a hostess for a local restaurant and was eventually introduced to one of the these wrestlers Rob "El Fuego" Etcheverria by his fiance who was a client of her mother, a professional trainer. Moving to Toronto, Ontario in early 2003, she began training under Etcheverria at Squared Circle and later continued to train occasionally with Scott D'Amore
and Tyson Dux
in Windsor before making her professional debut in June 2004.
That same year she was featured in the two-part wrestling documentary Slam Bam which aired on the Discovery Channel
.
and fellow Squared Circle Training graduate Shantelle Taylor in a 4-way elimination match to win the NVPW Women's Championship in late-2004 before losing the title to Taylor in mid-2005.
Ringer joined SHIMMER Women Athletes
later that year where she quickly became involved in a feud with Shantelle Taylor losing to her on the company's debut event Volume 1 on November 6, 2005 although she would defeat Taylor & Ariel
in a tag team match with Cheerleader Melissa on Volume 2 which was taped later that same night.
Their feud would continue during the next year as Ringer faced Taylor in several single matches all over the North American independent circuit including in the Ontario-based Blood Sweat and Ears
. On February 12, 2006, Ringer took part in the tapings of SHIMMER's Volumes 3 and 4 where she was defeated by Cindy Rogers
, in a three-way match with Amber O'Neal
, and Allison Danger, in a singles match, respectively.
Appearing on several events for Blood Sweat and Ears during the next two months, Ringer would lose to Shantelle Taylor in a 3-way match with Danyah Rays
on February 26 and on March 19 she teamed with Rays losing to Shantelle Taylor & Tracy Brooks
. On March 30, 2006, she made her Ring of Honor
debut in a "SHIMMER Showcase" dark match at Dragon Gate Challenge where she and Lacey
defeated Taylor and Allison Danger in a tag team match.
On May 7. 2006, Ringer returned to Blood Sweat and Ears defeating Taylor and Traci Brooks in a tag team match with Gail Kim
as her partner, and Taylor and Ariel with Cheerleader Melissa as her partner later that same night. She spent the rest of the summer competing in various independent promotions in Ontario including Great Canadian Wrestling, Motor City Wrestling and the Pure Wrestling Association.
's ChickFight tournament and lost to KAORU via rear naked choke knockout in the opening rounds in San Francisco, California on September 2. The following night, she lost to Hailey Hatred in a four-way match with Allison Danger and MsChif
.
After defeating Tracy Brooks at a Blood Sweat and Ears event on September 10, Ringer made her wrestling debut in Mexico on September 17, when she wrestled at an interpromotional event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
at the Arena Cuatro Caminos de Nuevo Laredo where she teamed up with Traci Brooks to defeat Estrellita and Tiffany.
On October 22, 2006, Ringer picked up her first one-on-one SHIMMER victory when she defeated "Country Girl" Lorelei Lee
on Volume 7. On Volume 8, taped later that same night, she was defeated by Daizee Haze
, before losing to Kelly Couture on October 29 at a Blood Sweat and Ears event.
. She eliminated Hailey Rogers to win the match, which also involved Jamie D
, Amy Victory and Deanna Conda.
After losing to April Hunter
at a Pro Wrestling Xtreme event in St. Thomas, Ontario
on January 27, she would also face Deanna Conda and Jaime D on February 18 in a 3-way match which ended in a no contest after Sinn
and Hellvis interfered and attacked all three competitors. During the next several weeks she would face Cherry Bomb and Hailey Rogers in singles matches before teaming with Danyah Rays and Traci Brooks in a losing effort against Kelly Couture, Gail Kim and Bang Bang Pete in Timmins, Ontario
on March 17.
On April 7, 2007, Ringer traveled back to Berwyn, Illinois
to take part in SHIMMER's tapings of Volumes 9 and 10. On Volume 9 she was defeated by Nikki Roxx
before defeating "The Jezebel" Eden Black
on Volume 10. Later that month, she would also team with Danyah Rays losing to Cherry Bomb
and Krystal Banks when she was pinned by Banks at a Canadian Wrestling Revolution show in Vaughan, Ontario
on April 29.
After missing several shows due to the death of her grandfather in early 2007, she announced on her website that she would be taking an indefinite leave of absence from professional wrestling on June 25 in order to attend York University
to complete her final year and receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. Tiana has plans to continue studying physiotherapy
and complete a two year Masters program commencing September 2008.
After over a four year hiatus from professional wrestling, Ringer made her return on October 8, 2011, facing Mercedes Martinez
in a losing effort at an NCW Femmes Fatales
event in Montreal, Quebec
.
United States
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
who has competed in North American promotions in Ontario and the North Central United States and has appeared in Blood, Sweat & Ears
Blood Sweat and Ears
BSE Pro is a former Canadian independent professional wrestling organization, founded in 2005. It held 10-12 events a year in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as quarterly tours to Northern Ontario cities such as Timmins, Sudbury, Iroquois Falls, Kirkland Lake and North Bay...
and Shimmer Women Athletes
SHIMMER Women Athletes
Shimmer Women Athletes is an American, Chicago based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005...
during the early 2000s.
She has also appeared in All Pro Wrestling
All Pro Wrestling
All Pro Wrestling Gym Wars is a professional wrestling television program produced by APW which originally aired weekly on Saturday mornings on KFTY Channel 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning December 5, 2009. The series features the professional wrestlers of All Pro Wrestling competing in...
, Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
and toured Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
participating in an interpromotional event between TNA and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
in September 2006.
Early life and career
Growing up in South Palm Beach, FloridaSouth Palm Beach, Florida
South Palm Beach is a town located in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The town is situated on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...
, Ringer began watching World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
professional wrestling with her older brothers during the early 1990s and later became a fan of Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
. While in high school, Ringer became involved in girl's varsity rugby as well as amateur wrestling winning four gold medals and qualifying for Provincials during her two year career. Although leaving the wrestling team prior to graduation choosing to focus on her dancing career, she studied Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
after leaving high school.
During this time, she became associated with several independent wrestlers while working as a hostess for a local restaurant and was eventually introduced to one of the these wrestlers Rob "El Fuego" Etcheverria by his fiance who was a client of her mother, a professional trainer. Moving to Toronto, Ontario in early 2003, she began training under Etcheverria at Squared Circle and later continued to train occasionally with Scott D'Amore
Scott D'Amore
Scott Francis D'Amore is a Canadian professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. He formerly managed Team Canada in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He was also the former head of the creative team...
and Tyson Dux
Tyson Dux
Tyson Moody is a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Tyson Dux , and is currently wrestling for various independent promotions. He is the nephew of martial artist Frank Dux-Career:...
in Windsor before making her professional debut in June 2004.
That same year she was featured in the two-part wrestling documentary Slam Bam which aired on the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
.
SHIMMER Women Athletes and Blood Sweat and Ears
After a year in Etcheverria's Squared Circle promotion, Ringer also competed in several Ontaio-based independent promotions including New Vision Pro Wrestling defeating Rossana, 21st Century FoxMelissa Maughn
Melissa Maughn is a Canadian professional wrestler best known as her ring name 21st Century Fox.-Professional wrestling career:Maughn was originally trained by Sid Summers in Cambridge, Ontario.-Pure Wrestling Association:...
and fellow Squared Circle Training graduate Shantelle Taylor in a 4-way elimination match to win the NVPW Women's Championship in late-2004 before losing the title to Taylor in mid-2005.
Ringer joined SHIMMER Women Athletes
SHIMMER Women Athletes
Shimmer Women Athletes is an American, Chicago based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005...
later that year where she quickly became involved in a feud with Shantelle Taylor losing to her on the company's debut event Volume 1 on November 6, 2005 although she would defeat Taylor & Ariel
Ana Rocha
Ana Rocha is an Portuguese-American professional wrestler and manager known by her ring name "The Portuguese Princess" Ariel, who has competed in Northeastern independent promotions including Ring of Honor, IWA Mid-South and the National Wrestling Alliance.-Early life and career:Born in São...
in a tag team match with Cheerleader Melissa on Volume 2 which was taped later that same night.
Their feud would continue during the next year as Ringer faced Taylor in several single matches all over the North American independent circuit including in the Ontario-based Blood Sweat and Ears
Blood Sweat and Ears
BSE Pro is a former Canadian independent professional wrestling organization, founded in 2005. It held 10-12 events a year in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as quarterly tours to Northern Ontario cities such as Timmins, Sudbury, Iroquois Falls, Kirkland Lake and North Bay...
. On February 12, 2006, Ringer took part in the tapings of SHIMMER's Volumes 3 and 4 where she was defeated by Cindy Rogers
Cindy Rogers
Cindy Rogers is a retired American professional wrestler. She is known for performing on the independent circuit for World Xtreme Wrestling and Shimmer Women Athletes, among others.-Professional wrestling career:...
, in a three-way match with Amber O'Neal
Amber O'Neal
Kimberly Dawn Davis is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Amber O'Neal.-Early career :...
, and Allison Danger, in a singles match, respectively.
Appearing on several events for Blood Sweat and Ears during the next two months, Ringer would lose to Shantelle Taylor in a 3-way match with Danyah Rays
Danyah Rivietz
Danyah Rivietz, better known by her ring name Danyah, is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is best known for her work in Shimmer Women Athletes as well as all-women's promotions in America and Canada...
on February 26 and on March 19 she teamed with Rays losing to Shantelle Taylor & Tracy Brooks
Tracy Brookshaw
Tracy Brookshaw is a Canadian professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestling referee, better known by her ring name Traci Brooks. She is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she has spent most of her career.-Early life:Brookshaw grew up on a...
. On March 30, 2006, she made her Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
debut in a "SHIMMER Showcase" dark match at Dragon Gate Challenge where she and Lacey
Lacey (wrestler)
Lacey is an American former professional wrestler, most known for working with numerous promotions throughout Northern America career such as Ring of Honor, Shimmer, IWA-Mid South, Full Impact Pro, and NWA Midwest. She has also wrestled for Chikara, ChickFight, and was part of Wrestling Society X...
defeated Taylor and Allison Danger in a tag team match.
On May 7. 2006, Ringer returned to Blood Sweat and Ears defeating Taylor and Traci Brooks in a tag team match with Gail Kim
Gail Kim
Gail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
as her partner, and Taylor and Ariel with Cheerleader Melissa as her partner later that same night. She spent the rest of the summer competing in various independent promotions in Ontario including Great Canadian Wrestling, Motor City Wrestling and the Pure Wrestling Association.
From San Francisco to Ontario
In September 2006 Ringer participated in All Pro WrestlingAll Pro Wrestling
All Pro Wrestling Gym Wars is a professional wrestling television program produced by APW which originally aired weekly on Saturday mornings on KFTY Channel 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning December 5, 2009. The series features the professional wrestlers of All Pro Wrestling competing in...
's ChickFight tournament and lost to KAORU via rear naked choke knockout in the opening rounds in San Francisco, California on September 2. The following night, she lost to Hailey Hatred in a four-way match with Allison Danger and MsChif
MsChif
Rachel Collins is an American professional wrestler who is better known by her ring name MsChif. She has been wrestling since 2001 and in that time has worked for several independent promotions across the United States, with guest matches in England and Japan...
.
After defeating Tracy Brooks at a Blood Sweat and Ears event on September 10, Ringer made her wrestling debut in Mexico on September 17, when she wrestled at an interpromotional event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
at the Arena Cuatro Caminos de Nuevo Laredo where she teamed up with Traci Brooks to defeat Estrellita and Tiffany.
On October 22, 2006, Ringer picked up her first one-on-one SHIMMER victory when she defeated "Country Girl" Lorelei Lee
Lorelei Lee
Amy Janas , better known by her ring name Lorelei Lee, is an American professional wrestler. She is best known by her appearances for SHIMMER Women Athletes.- Shimmer :...
on Volume 7. On Volume 8, taped later that same night, she was defeated by Daizee Haze
Daizee Haze
Daizee Haze is an American professional wrestler. Whilst wrestling for many companies Daizee Haze is also the head trainer for the Shimmer Women Athletes promotion.-Training and Gateway Championship Wrestling:...
, before losing to Kelly Couture on October 29 at a Blood Sweat and Ears event.
Recent years
After being named 2006 Female Wrestler of the Year by Ontario Independent Wrestling, Ringer would, on January 20, 2007, participate in a Siren Battle Royal at a Sin City Wrestling event in Tecumseh, OntarioTecumseh, Ontario
Tecumseh is a town on Lake St. Clair east of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of just over 24,000.Tecumseh enjoys long summers and mild winters...
. She eliminated Hailey Rogers to win the match, which also involved Jamie D
Jaime Dauncey
Jaime Dauncey is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for her appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2006 under the ring name, Sirelda. She is currently employed by Border City Wrestling....
, Amy Victory and Deanna Conda.
After losing to April Hunter
April Hunter
April Hunter is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and fitness and glamour model. She has appeared in many publications, from MuscleMag International to Playboy Magazine and even has her own comic book series, Code Red by Pickle Press.-World Championship Wrestling :In...
at a Pro Wrestling Xtreme event in St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
on January 27, she would also face Deanna Conda and Jaime D on February 18 in a 3-way match which ended in a no contest after Sinn
Nick Cvjetkovich
Nicholas "Nick" Cvjetkovich is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his stint in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he worked on its SmackDown brand as Kizarny.-Training and beginning:...
and Hellvis interfered and attacked all three competitors. During the next several weeks she would face Cherry Bomb and Hailey Rogers in singles matches before teaming with Danyah Rays and Traci Brooks in a losing effort against Kelly Couture, Gail Kim and Bang Bang Pete in Timmins, Ontario
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
on March 17.
On April 7, 2007, Ringer traveled back to Berwyn, Illinois
Berwyn, Illinois
Berwyn is a city in Cook County, Illinois, co-existent with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1908 after breaking off from Cicero Township. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,016.-Demographics:...
to take part in SHIMMER's tapings of Volumes 9 and 10. On Volume 9 she was defeated by Nikki Roxx
Nicole Raczynski
Nicole Raczynski is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Roxxi...
before defeating "The Jezebel" Eden Black
Eden Black
"The Jezebel" Eden Black is the ring name of a retired British professional wrestler who wrestled internationally on the independent circuit in promotions such as Real Quality Wrestling, Shimmer Women Athletes and ChickFight among others...
on Volume 10. Later that month, she would also team with Danyah Rays losing to Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bomb (wrestler)
Laura Dennis is a Canadian professional wrestler who works under the ringname Cherry Bomb. She is well known for working for Great Canadian Wrestling, NCW Femmes Fatales and Shimmer Women Athletes.-Training:...
and Krystal Banks when she was pinned by Banks at a Canadian Wrestling Revolution show in Vaughan, Ontario
Vaughan
Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
on April 29.
After missing several shows due to the death of her grandfather in early 2007, she announced on her website that she would be taking an indefinite leave of absence from professional wrestling on June 25 in order to attend York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
to complete her final year and receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. Tiana has plans to continue studying physiotherapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
and complete a two year Masters program commencing September 2008.
After over a four year hiatus from professional wrestling, Ringer made her return on October 8, 2011, facing Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez is a American professional wrestler, currently performing for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as numerous independent promotions including World Xtreme Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, and Full Impact Pro....
in a losing effort at an NCW Femmes Fatales
Northern Championship Wrestling
Northern Championship Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It was founded in 1986 by François Poirier and Phil Bélanger in Joliette, Quebec...
event in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- South Palm Beach Driver (Fireman's carry dropped into a spinebuster)
- ManagersManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Christy HemmeChristy HemmeChristina Lee "Christy" Hemme is an American actress, singer, model, professional wrestling valet and former professional wrestler. Hemme is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as a backstage interviewer and ring announcer.-Early life:Hemme was born in Poway, California, but she...
- Christy Hemme
Championships and accomplishments
- New Vision Pro Wrestling
- NVPW Women's Championship (1 time)