Lisa Marie Varon | |
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Varon in April 2013
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Birth name | Lisa Marie Sole |
Born |
San Bernardino, California, United States |
February 10, 1971
Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Spouse(s) | Lee Varon (m. 1994; div. 2015) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Head Bitch in Charge Queen "Tara" Victoria Tara Victoria Lisa Marie Varon |
Billed height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) |
Billed weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
Billed from |
Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California Louisville, Kentucky San Bernardino, California |
Trained by |
Ultimate Pro Wrestling Memphis Championship Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling Dave Finlay |
Debut | 2000 |
Lisa Marie Varon (née Sole; born February 10, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and bodybuilder. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Victoria, where she is a former two- time WWE Women's Champion, and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Tara, where she is a former five-time TNA Knockouts Champion.
Varon began competing in fitness competitions and won ESPN2's Fitness America Series in 1997. In 1999, she placed second at a fitness event in New York City to earn her International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) Professional Fitness Card.
Through a chance meeting, Varon met World Wrestling Federation (WWF) performer Chyna, who encouraged her to become a professional wrestler. She trained in the WWF's developmental territories for three years before being moved to the main roster to compete full-time under the ring name Victoria. Her first television appearance came at WrestleMania 2000, where she portrayed one of The Godfather's "hos". She debuted in June 2002, and four months later she was pushed to win the WWE Women's Championship, a title she would go on to hold twice in her wrestling career. After leaving WWE in 2009, Varon debuted in TNA later that year as Tara. In TNA, she became a five-time TNA Knockouts Champion, making her a seven-time Women's Champion overall. She was also a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, with Brooke Tessmacher, collectively known as TnT.