Beth Phoenix
| Beth Phoenix | |
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Phoenix in December 2011
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| Born |
Elizabeth Kocianski November 24, 1980 Elmira, New York, United States |
| Residence | Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
| Spouse(s) |
Joey Knight (m. 2001; div. 2010) Edge (m. 2016) |
| Children | Lyric Rose Copeland (born 2013) Ruby Ever Copeland (born 2016) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Beth Phoenix Fabulous Firebird Firebird Phoenix |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Billed from | Buffalo, New York |
| Trained by |
Ron Hutchinson Joey Knight Robin Knightwing Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | May 2001 |
| Retired | 29 October 2012 |
Elizabeth "Beth" Kocianski-Copeland (born November 24, 1980) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Beth Phoenix. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she is a former WWE Divas Champion and a three-time WWE Women's 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 promotions, and was the inaugural GLORY Champion. She also appeared at the inaugural Shimmer Women Athletes shows. In 2004, she began working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and signed a developmental contract with WWE in October 2005. She debuted on WWE's Raw brand in May 2006, but suffered a legitimate broken jaw the following month. As a result, she had numerous surgeries and returned to OVW for further training. While there, she won the OVW Women's Championship twice, although her second reign is not officially recognized by OVW.
She returned to the Raw brand in July 2007, and was heavily pushed, dominating the other WWE Divas and gaining the nickname, "The Glamazon". She won her first WWE Women's Championship at the No Mercy pay-per-view in October, and held it for six months. She then developed an on-screen relationship with Santino Marella, dubbed "Glamarella", and won the Women's Championship for a second time in August 2008, holding it until January 2009. In January 2010, at the Royal Rumble she became the second woman in the history of the event to enter the Royal Rumble match, and went on to win the Women's Championship for the third time in April, holding it for a month. In October 2011, Phoenix won the WWE Divas Championship for the first time and lost it in April 2012.
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