Nancy Benoit
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| Birth name | Nancy Elizabeth Toffoloni |
| Born |
May 21, 1964 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 2007 (aged 43) Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Asphyxia |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Daus (divorced) Kevin Sullivan (m. 1985; div. 1997) Chris Benoit (m. 2000; her death 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Devil Angel Fallen Angel Para Robin Green Woman |
| Debut | July 7, 1984 |
| Retired | May 26, 1997 |
Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (née Toffoloni, formerly Daus and Sullivan; May 21, 1964 – June 22, 2007) was an American professional wrestling valet and model. She was best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s under the ring name Woman.
On June 22, 2007, she and her son were killed by her husband, wrestler Chris Benoit, who committed suicide two days later.
After graduating DeLand High School, Nancy got a job answering phones at State Farm Insurance. When George Napolitano needed a beautiful young girl for the cover of the June 1984 edition of the pro-wrestling magazine Wrestling All Stars, fellow photographer Bill Otten suggested the 20-year-old Nancy Toffoloni Daus for the role. Nancy, who had worked as a model, often sat alongside her then-husband Jim. She had also been selling programs at the Orlando shows and appeared as Para in the old "Apartment Wrestling" features. It was on this shoot where she met Kevin Sullivan, who eventually wanted her to be a part of his wrestling entourage. After months of convincing, Nancy finally became an on-air valet, taking the ring name "Fallen Angel".
She made her in-ring debut on June 30, 1984 in Miami, Florida for Florida Championship Wrestling.
She became a part of Kevin Sullivan's stable of kayfabe "Satanists", which also included wrestlers The Lock, Luna Vachon, The Purple Haze, and Sir Oliver Humperdink. Nancy and Kevin Sullivan traveled throughout the United States using the "Satanist" gimmick for promotions such as Angelo Savoldi's ICW and Southwest Championship Wrestling. The two married in 1985.
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