Linda Miles
| Linda Miles | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 28, 1978 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Residence | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Linda Miles Shaniqua |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 166 lb (75 kg) |
| Trained by |
Al Snow Chavo Guerrero Jr. Hardcore Holly Ivory Jacqueline Moore |
| Debut | 2002 |
| Retired | 2004 |
Linda M. Miles (born August 28, 1978) is an American retired professional wrestler and manager. She worked under the ring name Shaniqua for World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown! brand between 2002 and 2004. She co-won the second season of WWE Tough Enough with Jackie Gayda, receiving a one-year contract with the company.
Miles was a member of the Rutgers University women's basketball team. She graduated from Rutgers in 2001. In May 2001, she tried out for a roster spot with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA, but was released during the team's training camp. Miles and her Rutgers teammates were featured in a 2004 documentary film of the team's 2000–2001 season entitled This Is A Game, Ladies. Miles is a graduate of Hughes High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 2002, Miles entered and won the second series of WWE Tough Enough. She and co-winner Jackie Gayda were awarded developmental contracts with the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment. Miles made her in-ring debut on the June 8, 2002 episode of WWE Velocity and faced off against her villainous trainer, Ivory, with Gayda in her corner. Miles lost to Ivory after Gayda turned villainous by pushing her off the top turnbuckle, costing her the match. On the June 13 episode of SmackDown!, Miles teamed with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus to defeat the team of Gayda and Ivory. The two divas were then placed on the Raw brand. On the June 24 edition of Raw, Miles teamed with Trish Stratus to defeat Gayda and Molly Holly. Due to Gayda's highly botched mixed tag match on the July 8 edition of Raw, Miles and Gayda were sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for further training and development.
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