Lee in September 2014
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Birth name | Kimberly Frankele |
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Born |
Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
June 27, 1990
Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of the Arts |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Abbey Laith Kimber Lee Princess KimberLee Kimberly Frankele |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Billed weight | 126 lb (57 kg) |
Billed from | Seattle, Washington |
Trained by |
Combat Zone Wrestling Academy Drew Gulak |
Debut | 2011 |
Kimberly Frankele (born June 27, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she works in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Abbey Laith.
Frankele is best known for her work on both the American and international independent circuit, as Kimber Lee, most notably as part of The Kimber Bombs alongside Cherry Bomb. Collectively, they have held both the Shine Tag Team Championship and the Shimmer Tag Team Championship at the same time. She has also formerly held the WSU Tag Team Championship along with Annie Social, and the Chikara Grand Championship as Princess Kimber Lee.
Frankele was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Originally aspiring to be a dancer, she trained in dance from an early age. She first became interested in professional wrestling as a teenager, and cites Chyna as her inspiration.
After moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to attend college, Frankele began training at the Combat Zone Wrestling Academy. The first woman to graduate from the school, she debuted as a wrestler in 2011, using the ring name Kimber Lee. Her first match for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) came on October 9, 2011, in which she defeated Austin Uzzie in an intergender match. In February 2012, she defeated Nevaeh, before losing to Alex Colon. In June 2012, Lee joined Drew Gulak's faction, A Campaign for a Better Combat Zone. As part of the faction, Lee and Gulak feuded with Greg Excellent, defeating him and Mia Yim in a mixed tag team match in September. Two months later, Lee defeated Excellent in a singles match, before Excellent and Momma Excellent defeated Lee and Gulak. Throughout 2013 and 2014, Lee continued to compete in CZW, participating in both women's and intergender matches. She faced wrestlers including Neveah, Christina Von Eerie, Candice LeRae, Alexxis Nevaeh, and Jessicka Havok in women's singles and tag team matches.