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Courtney Rush 
Rush at an independent wrestling show in February 2011Ring name(s) PJ Tyler
Casey Maguire
Courtney RushBilled height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg) Born November 28, 1983 Trained by Scott D'Amore
Tyson Dux
Johnny DivineDebut January 30th, 2008 Courtney Rush is the stage name of a Canadian female professional wrestler. She has worked for promotions such as BSE Pro, BCW, Maximum Pro Wrestling, NCW Femmes Fatales and SHIMMER Women Athletes.
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Early life
Rush grew up in Stonewall, Manitoba and attended University of Manitoba where her major was film studies. After graduation, she decided to follow-up on a childhood interest in pro wrestling and attended Scott D'Amore's school in Windsor in May 2007 where she was taught by Tyson Dux and Johnny Devine as well as D'Amore. She initially used the name P.J. Tyler (reflecting her love of Aerosmith) but later changed it to Courtney Rush.[2]
Professional Wrestling Career
Early career
She made her debut in Pro Wrestling for PTW on January 30, 2008 in a losing effort against Haley Rogers as Casey Maguire. Two months later, on March 28, 2008, she changed her name to PJ Tyler and got her first victory against Haley Rogers, this time wrestling for RSW. She was scheduled to take the position of Jennifer Blake as PWX Commissioner but her position was taken by "Danger Boy" Derek Wylde in a controversial way. She soon started a feud with Haley Rogers during a tag team with Jennifer Blake against the same Haley Rogers and Jade Chung. During this contest she broke Haley's nose and she aggravated this injury during a single contest the following week. Those two athletes met different times during the 2008 and GLORY Wrestling dedicated them an article about the match that took place on September 12, 2008.[3] During the first part of 2009 she competed in different matches with Cherry Bomb, Jennifer Blake and Holly Hilton, including a match with Amazing Kong that she wasn't able to win. On the day of her 26th birthday she was able to win her first title in career defeating Deanna Conda in the final of the WILD Tournament 2009 to win the GCW W.I.L.D. Championship.[4]
NCW Femmes Fatales
Rush (as PJ Tyler) debuted for NCW Femmes Fatales on February 6, 2010. At the beginning she was scheduled to take on Kacey Diamond but plans were changed and she teamed with Mary Lee Rose to take on the team of Anna Minoushka and Anastasia Ivy. She was able to hit with her finishing manouvre but the team of Anna and Anastasia got the win via pinfall.[5] Due to her being the current WILD Champion she is entering the first ever NCW FF Tournament for the NCW Femmes Fatales Championship. In the first round she faced Portia Perez in a first time ever match but was unable to score the win.[6] In October 2010, Rush defeated Cat Power and Sassy Stephie in a triple threat match.[7]
In March 2011, Rush (now appearing as Courtney Rush) defeated Cat Power in a street-fight.[8] At the July 2011 card, Rush faced Madison Eagles in the semi-main event but lost to her.[2][9] In October 2011, she faced and defeated Kellie Skater.[10]
SHIMMER Women Athletes
PJ Tyler was announced to debut for SHIMMER on March 22, 2010 on the SHIMMER Board.[11] She made her first appearance for SHIMMER Women Athletes as part of the SPARKLE Division on April 10, 2010. During the SPARKLE Match she was defeated by Anna Minoushka. She made also a second appearance as part of the SPARKLE the following day teaming with Leva Bates defeating the team of Anna Minoushka and She Nay Nay.[12]
In March 2011, she faced Mena Libra,[13] Daizee Haze[14] and Kellie Skater[15] as Courtney Rush as part of the main SHIMMER division but lost to all three. At the next set of tapings in October 2011, Rush faced Yumi Ohka,[16] Nikki Roxx[17] and Sara Del Rey,[18] where Rush picked up a win against Roxx but lost to the other two wrestlers.
Acting
Rush has also acted in several independent movies, including Monster Brawl (where she played Witch Bitch[19]), Exit Humanity and Beat Down.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 2011 Monster Brawl Witch Bitch Exit Humanity Zombie 2012 Beat Down French Kiss Post-production In wrestling
- Finishing move
- Top Rope Crossbody
- Angle Slam
- Spider's Twist
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- Great Canadian Wrestling
- GCW W.I.L.D. Championship (1 time, current)
Notes
- ^ "PJ Tyler's OWIE Profile". http://ontariowrestlingsindyelite.com/prof/pjtyler.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ a b Oliver, Greg (2011-07-05). "Improved confidence level reflects Courtney Rush's name change". slam.canoe.ca. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/07/04/18374206.html. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Cat Power vs PJ Tyler GLORY Article". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=80103953&blogId=433917625. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "WILD Title History". http://www.canadianwrestlingexpo.com/roster.php?titleno=wild.
- ^ "NCW FF Volume 2 Results". NCW FF. http://ncw.qc.ca/ff/results-6fev10.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "NCW FF Volume 3 Quick Results". NCWfemmesfatales. http://shimmerwomen.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=shimmer&thread=3628&page=6#77395.
- ^ "Results from NCW Femmes Fatales 4 DVD Taping: First Champion Crowned, Luna Tribut". diva-dirt.com. 2010-10-24. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2010/10/24/results-from-ncw-femmes-fatales-4-dvd-taping-first-champion-crowned-luna-tribute/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "NCW Femmes Fatales 5 DVD Taping Results (March 12th, 2011)". diva-dirt.com. 2011-05-13. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/03/13/ncw-femmes-fatales-5-dvd-taping-results-march-12th-2011/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "NCW Femme Fatales VI Taping Results (June 4th, 2011) |". diva-dirt.com. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/06/05/ncw-femme-fatales-vi-taping-results-june-4th-2011/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Results from NCW Femmes Fatales VII: New Champion Crowned, Tiana Ringer Returns". diva-dirt.com. 2011-10-09. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/10/09/results-from-ncw-femmes-fatales-vii-new-champion-crowned-tiana-ringer-returns-more/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "PJ Tylers and Jessica James to debut for SHIMMER". SHIMMEROffice. http://shimmerwomen.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=3642.
- ^ "SHIMMER Vol.29-32 Discussion Topic". SHIMMEROffice. http://shimmerwomen.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=3562&page=1.
- ^ "SHIMMER Volume 37 Taping Results Live from Berwyn, Illinois". diva-dirt.com. 2011-03-26. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/03/26/shimmer-volume-37-taping-results/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "SHIMMER Volume 38 Taping Results Live from Berwyn, Illinois". diva-dirt.com. 2011-03-27. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/03/27/shimmer-volume-38-taping-results-live-from-berwyn-illinois/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "SHIMMER Volume 39 Taping Results Live from Berwyn, Illinois". diva-dirt.com. 2011-03-28. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/03/27/shimmer-volume-39-taping-results/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "SHIMMER Volume 42 Taping Results". diva-dirt.com. 2011-10-02. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/10/02/shimmer-volume-42-taping-results/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "SHIMMER Volume 43 Taping Results". diva-dirt.com. 2011-10-02. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/10/02/shimmer-volume-43-taping-results/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "SHIMMER Volume 44 Taping Results". diva-dirt.com. 2011-10-02. http://www.diva-dirt.com/2011/10/02/shimmer-volume-44-taping-results/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ Burton, Lee (2011-10-25). "Ringbelles Roundup (25 October 2011)". ringbellesonline.com. http://ringbellesonline.com/2011/10/25/ringbelles-roundup-25-october-2011/. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
External links
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- Canadian professional wrestlers
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- Female professional wrestlers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- University of Manitoba alumni
- Finishing move
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