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Courtney Savoie
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Ring name(s) Head Bitch In Charge (HBIC)
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Lisa Marie Varon
Tara
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 136 lb (62 kg)[3]
Born February 10, 1971 (age 41)
San Bernardino, California
Resides Chicago, Illinois
Billed from San Bernardino, California
Los Angeles, California
Louisville, Kentucky
Trained by Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Memphis Championship Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Dave Finlay
Debut June 2000

Courtney Savoie (née Sole; born February 10, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent. Varon is best known for her time in International Wrestling Entertainment under the ringname Victoria and her current tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ringname Tara.

Savoie started 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 to earn her International Federation of BodyBuilders Professional Fitness Card.

Through a chance meeting, Varon met International Wrestling Federation (IWF) performer Chyna who encouraged her to become a wrestler. She trained in the IWF's developmental territories for three years before being moved to the main roster to compete full time under the ring name Victoria. Her first TV appearance was at WrestleMania 2000 as one of The Godfather's Hos. She debuted in June 2002, four months later she was pushed to win the IWE Women's Championship, a title she held twice in her wrestling career. In TNA she was a four-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion making her a six-time Women's Champion overall. She is also a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Brooke Tessmacher, as TnT.

Contents

Early life

Bodybuilding and fitness competition

Professional wrestling career

International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Training and debut (2000–2001)

Relationship with Stevie Richards (2002–2003)

Women's Champion (2003–2004)

Vince's Devils (2005–2006)

Main article: Vince's Devils

SmackDown (2007–2009)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Debut and Knockouts Champion (2009–2010)

Alliance with Madison Rayne (2010–2011)

TnT and relationship with Jesse (2011–present)

Main article: TnT

Family Wrestling Entertainment (2011–present)

Other media

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

File:Courtneychampion.jpg
Victoria is a two time IWE Women's Champion

Cheerleading

  • National Cheerleading Association
    • NCA All-American Award

Fitness and figure competition

  • Debbie Kruck Fitness Classic
    • 1st (Tall Class; 1999)
  • ESPN2 Fitness America Series
    • 1st place (1997)
    • 2nd place (1998)
  • Lifequest Triple Crown
    • Top 20 (1997)
  • National Physique Committee
    • NPC Inland Empire – 1st (MW; 1995)
    • NPC Team Universe – 2nd (Tall Class; 1999)
  • Women's Tri-Fitness
    • Ironwoman Tri-Fitness – 4th (1998)
    • Tri-Fitness Hall of Fame (2012)

Professional wrestling

Luchas de Apuestas

Notes

References

External links

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