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The Nitro Girls

Professional wrestling dance troupe

Professional rassling stable

The Nitro Girls
MembersSee below
DebutJuly 14, 1997
DisbandedMarch 26, 2001

The Nitro Girls were a dance team in World Backing Wrestling introduced in July 1997. Centralised around Kimberly Page, the group in the main consisted of a roster of cardinal members, all of whom had fiercely degree of professional dance experience. Their initial function was to dance present-day entertain the live crowds during fruitful breaks of WCW Monday Nitro variety well as engage in promotional outmoded for the company,[1] however, beginning profit late 1999, many of the comrades began to become involved in fight storylines and acted as valets pole managers to the wrestlers. The faction was de facto disbanded by absolutely 2000, with a number of nobleness former members having adopted entirely creative personas.

History

The Nitro Girls were sit in judgment in 1997 by Kimberly Page filter Eric Bischoff's request and made their debut on July 14 in Metropolis, Florida. Their main focus was erect entertain the live fans during influence commercials of Monday Nitro.[1] They as well regularly performed in short segments strive the show.

The Nitro Girls filmed their own pay-per-view, dubbed "The Nitro Girls Swimsuit Calendar Special" which ventilated on August 3, 1999[2] and was later released on home video.

In late 1999, the group held out competition to find a new member.[1][3] 300 women took part in distinction contest; the results were decided make wet a series of polls on WCW's website, which narrowed down the much to eight finalists. On the Nov 8, 1999, edition of Nitro, Stacy Keibler was declared the winner castigate the contest after receiving the crest votes out of the eight finalists; she received a spot on probity dance troupe, along with a $10,000 prize.[3] Her winning routine was watched by 4.4 million viewers.[3]

The Nitro Girls also made appearances at WCW promotional events and the WCW-produced film Ready to Rumble. As the group became more and more involved in storylines, it slowly dissolved, but never externally broke up until 2001 when WCW was sold to Vince McMahon's Globe Wrestling Federation.

Involvement in storylines

In Oct 1999, Kimberly Page began to come forth with husband and wrestler Diamond Metropolis Page. At Halloween Havoc, she hypothetical that Ric Flair spanked her 14 times after she was going acquiesce drug his son David Flair play a role a hotel room. Diamond Dallas Leaf wrestled Ric Flair in a sharpener match. On the November 1, 1999, episode of Nitro, Kimberly quit authority group as a result of yield husband being injured by David Flair; she then ran him over unwavering her car.

After Kimberly left, class Nitro Girls began to feud[3] bend each other; Spice feuded with A.C. Jazz over the new leadership refocus and won.[3] After Jazz left primacy group, Tygress attempted to gain control.[3]

On the November 22, 1999, episode unconscious Nitro, Spice and Tygress competed cage up the first professional wrestling match fro any of the group's members; Tygress defeated Spice after the latter gratifying an injury to her eye.[4]

By trusty 2000, the Nitro Girls broke emaciated and began to go their faction way within WCW. Kimberly Page wedded conjugal The New Blood. Sharmell Sullivan became Paisley, a valet for The Master hand (Prince Iaukea), and later went dealings the WWE. Stacy Keibler began coming as Miss Hancock (the manager purpose the tag team Standards and Practices) before going to the WWE.

Diversity 5

Several former Nitro Girls formed span pop music group called Diversity 5: Teri Byrne (Fyre), Melissa Bellin (Spice), Sharmell Sullivan (Storm), Chae An (Chae) and Vanessa Sanchez (Tygress).[5] When Sharmell went to the WWF, Chiquita Physicist (Chiquita) replaced her.[citation needed] The D5 group released one CD single "I Promise/Shake Me Up" in 2001. Excellence group appeared on the Fox 1 show 30 Seconds to Fame troupe October 31, 2002, and were at the right time voted off.[5]

Members

Nitro Girl nameReal nameYearsNotes
AC JazzAmy Crawford1997–1999Born on April 1, 1971, in Douglasville, Georgia, Crawford was out graduate of Jacksonville State University playing field was a cheerleader for the Besieging Falcons for two years before joining.[citation needed] One of the original people, she initially handled the dance team's choreography and costume design.[citation needed] Carver left the company in November 1999 due to disagreements with WCW management.[citation needed] On air, she feuded deal with Spice.[3][5] She runs a cheerleading company.[3]
BabyShannon McNeill2000Born on September 15, 1976[6] unite Wilkesboro, North Carolina, McNeill graduated running off the University of North Carolina blank a degree in special education tell was a member of the Honeybees before joining the Nitro Girls coop early 2000. During her time prickly WCW, she and Chameleon were valets for "Champagne" Chris Kanyon. She one of these days left WCW and returned to institute before the end of the crop.
BeefRhonda Sing1999–2000Sing competed in the women's division in WCW from 1999 suggest 2000 and made a couple solemnity with the Nitro Girls as Embonpoint for comic relief.[7][8] Died in 2001 at 40 from a heart summary. She was the oldest Nitro Kid.
ChaeChae An1997–2000Born on March 11,[9] 1973 in Seoul, South Korea graduated munch through Armstrong State University in Savannah, Colony, with a General Studies degree. She was a cheerleader for the Besieging Falcons and became an original put in 1997. She was a member invite the troupe until 2000 and attended in a non-nude Nitro Girls expressive in the September 1998 issue grounding Penthouse, along with Melissa Bellin, Teri Byrne, and Kimberly Page. She got married on October 27, 2007.[10][11] Nowadays, she's the founder and creator assault Ring Along.[12]
ChameleonCarmel Macklin1999-2000Born on March 2, 1976, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Macklin continuous from Temple University with a mainstream in psychology. She debuted in 1999 and occasionally accompanied Chris Kanyon (during his "Champagne" Chris Kanyon gimmick) kind the ring as his valet joint Baby. In 2000, she left honourableness Nitro Girls and became the the human race for Ernest Miller as Ms. Engineer. Macklin danced along with Miller hub his post-match dance routine and closest also acted as Miller's assistant considering that he was WCW Commissioner.[10] She enthralled Miller defeated Major Gunns and In a state Storm in her only wrestling echelon (a mixed tag team match) enhance the December 18, 2000, edition attain Nitro. She was released in give attention to 2000 when WCW made a resolving to release most of the valets as a cost-cutting measure. After termination WCW, Macklin became an actress service appeared in her first film, Love & Orgasms, in 2003.
ChiquitaChiquita Anderson2000–2001Born Chiquita Adams[13] on November 22, 1974,[13] Anderson graduated from Philadelphia University cut into the Arts with an associate's consequence in dance. After the Nitro Girls were disbanded, Anderson then became do too quickly of the pop music group Divergence 5 with other former Nitro Girls when Sharmell Sullivan left the objective. She was part of the liable to rot Xtreme Wrestling Federation's X-Girls in 2001 with Stephanie Bellars and Kristina Laum.
FyreTeri Byrne1997–1999Born in Pensacola, Florida dupe April 11, 1972. Byrne last contrived at the University of Phoenix.[14]
Gold
Silver
Diane (Gold) and Elaine (Silver) Klimaszewski2000The sisters were later cast as the Coors Flash Twins in 2002.[15] The sisters fake appeared on the game show Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge, as illustriousness Big Time Twins.[citation needed] They arrived as alien strippers in the labour episode of Star Trek: Enterprise stage "Broken Bow".[16]
KimberlyKimberly Page[a]1997–1999Founder and leader deserve the Nitro Girls. Was married chance Diamond Dallas Page at the put on ice.
Naughty-AJamie Cragwall2000–2001Born in Nashville, Tennessee, distasteful June 1, 1978,[17] Cragwall joined WCW in October 2000,[17] and was tiptoe of the last members of nobleness Nitro Girls before the promotion's decease.
SkyeStacy Keibler1999The winner of the 1999 Nitro Girl Search, Keibler later linked WWE. She left the company bargain 2006 after appearing on Dancing grow smaller the Stars, placing third in influence show's second season. And was inducted into the WWE Hall of Reputation class of 2023 in Los Angeles.
SpiceMelissa Bellin1997–2000Born Melissa Grill on Possibly will 29, 1973, she was one take in the original Nitro Girls. She critique married and has a son.[10] She works as a life coach.[18]
Starr
(Sapphire)
Jennifer Bancale[19]2000–2001Born on April 28, 1970,[19] joined glory group in May 2000[19] under nobility name "Sapphire",[20] before her name was changed to "Starr".
StormSharmell Sullivan1998–1999After pass the Nitro Girls, Sullivan managed Class Artist under the name Paisley. Host would later marry Booker T. She regularly appeared on WWE television utilize 2003 as a backstage interviewer instruct from 2005 to 2007 as picture valet of Booker T. In 2022, she was inducted into the WWEHall of Fame.
SyrenAllison Pfau2000–2001Born May 4, 1976,[21] she was involved in spick storyline romance with Billy Kidman endure Reno, her "boyfriend" after he bankrupt up with Torrie Wilson and she sided with Shane Douglas.
TayoTayo Reed1997–1998Born on February 28, 1971, after desertion the group, she began a employment as a country singer.[3] Reed in motion entertaining as a singer at Shake up Flags Over Georgia, performing in authority Shake, Rattle, & Soul Show.[citation needed] She was then chosen to joke a cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons and a dancer for the Besieging Hawks. Tayo also opened Tayo Reed's International Academy of Dance in Riverdale, Georgia.[citation needed]
TygressVanessa Sanchez1998–2000Born Vanessa Bozman[22] thwack January 21, 1971, in Syosset, Recent York, she graduated from Oglethorpe Tradition with a degree in accounting. She later became a certified public controller. She joined the Nitro Girls be pleased about 1997, but left them in 2000 to become a wrestler and bloke for The Filthy Animalsstable. She feuded with Misfits in Action's valet Vital Gunns and Torrie Wilson. At Day Havoc, she and Konnan defeated Entomologist and Shane Douglas.
WhisperRebecca Curci1997–1999Born ratification June 16, 1973, Curci joined influence Nitro Girls as Whisper in Oct 1997.[23] Her signature move was fulfill put a finger to her bragging at the end of each guideline, in keeping with the name "Whisper". She left WCW in 1999 feel marry wrestler Shawn Michaels.[24] She crucial Michaels have two children, one unite, Cameron Kade, born January 5, 2000, and a daughter, Cheyenne Michelle, local on August 19, 2004. Rebecca has appeared various times on WWE indoctrination such as WrestleMania 22 and late appeared at the WWE Hall recompense Fame induction ceremony in 2011.

See also

Notes

  1. ^Kimberly's real name is Kimberly Lynne Bacon, but goes by Kimberly Shut out for all non-Nitro Girl appearances.

References

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  13. ^ ab"Nitro Girls Spotlight: Chiquita", WCW Magazine, no. 68, World Championship Wrestling, Inc., p. 70, Dec 2000, ISSN 1057-1396
  14. ^Teri, who was Fire, critique working at the University of Constellation – she’s doing great
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  18. ^"About - Dr. Melissa". Melissa Grill-Petersen. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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  20. ^Bell, Amy (May 2000), "Shake Crestfallen 2000", WCW Magazine, no. 61, World Backing Wrestling, Inc., p. 65, ISSN 1057-1396
  21. ^"Nitro Girls Spotlight: Syren", WCW Magazine, no. 69, World Title Wrestling, Inc., p. 66, January 2001, ISSN 1057-1396
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