Elektra | |
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Birth name | Donna Adamo |
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States |
November 12, 1970
Spouse(s) | Big Dick Dudley (divorced) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Electra Elektra |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Billed weight | 112 lb (51 kg) |
Billed from | New York City |
Trained by |
The Fabulous Moolah Johnny Rodz |
Debut | 1999 |
Retired | June 26, 2002 (final match) |
Donna Adamo (born November 12, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Elektra. She is best known for her appearances with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling from October 1999 until its closure in April 2001. She is also known for her appearances in The Sopranos as a "Bada Bing Girl".
Adamo grew up in New York City, where she worked as a child and adult model for Ford Models. Before deciding to become a professional wrestler, Adamo held a series of other jobs, including tending bar, working as a donut stuffer for Country Donuts, working as a booker for a modeling agency, working as a fitting model, performing as an oil wrestler at the strip clubs Billy Dean's and Goldfingers, and working as a booker for go go bars.
In the late 1990s, Adamo decided to become a professional wrestler. She was trained as a professional wrestler by The Fabulous Moolah in South Carolina and by Johnny Rodz in New York City. She debuted in 1999 under the ring name "Elektra".