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Betsy Ruth Ring name(s) Betsy Ruth[1]
Miss Betsy[2]
Rosie Lottalove[1]
Sister Ophelia[3]Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4] Billed weight 250 lb (110 kg)[4] Born January 17, 1985
Ruskin, FloridaResides Tampa, Florida Billed from Cooperstown, New York
Las Vegas, Nevada
Tampa, FloridaTrained by Team 3D[1] Debut 2007 MaryKate Duignan Glidewell[5] (born January 17, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rosie Lottalove. And World Women Pro-Wrestling Diana in Japan under the ring name Andreal Mother. While wrestling in other promotions, she primarily wrestled under the name Betsy Ruth.
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Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2008–present)
Duignan trained under tag team Team 3D at their Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment in Kissimmee, Florida.[1] She made her professional wrestling debut in 2007.
Her most prolific ring name in the independent circuit is Betsy Ruth. Billed as the great granddaughter of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth, much of her gimmick involves her wearing pin stripes like the New York Yankees and wearing face paint similar to the Baseball Furies gang from the film, The Warriors.
Duignan signed with World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) in late 2008. Making her debut with the ring name Betsy Ruth, she was part of the WXW Women's Elite 8 Tournament in 2008, but lost to eventual tournament winner Mercedes Martinez. In the 2009 tournament, Ruth defeated Josie in the first round, Kimberly in the semifinals, and Sarona Snuka in the finals to win the Elite 8. At the January 9, 2010 edition of WXW, Ruth faced Kimberly to determine the next WXW Women's Champion but was unsuccessful.
Duignan took part in the first season tapings of Wrestlicious, performing under the ring name Sister Ophelia as the manager of the Naughty Girls (Charity, Faith and Hope).[3] The team made their debut on the fifth episode, where Faith and Hope were defeated by Paige Webb and Charlotte in a tag team match.[6]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)
On April 20, 2010, Duignan wrestled a tryout dark match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Miss Betsy, during which she accidentally injured her opponent, Daffney.[2][7] On May 12, it was announced Duignan had signed a deal with TNA.[1][1][8][8] On the June 3 edition of Impact! Duignan made her debut as a face using the ring name Rosie Lottalove, losing to Roxxi, after refusing to take advantage of an interference from the TNA Women's Knockout Champion Madison Rayne. Afterward, Lottalove knocked-out Rayne and claimed that she would take down her alliance, The Beautiful People altogether.[9] However, after wrestling only two more matches for TNA, one a non-televised match and the other on TNA Xplosion, Lottalove's profile was removed from the company's official website on August 19, 2010, confirming her departure from TNA.[10][11][12][13]
Japan (2011)
On May 15, she made her debut in Japan for Diana, defeating Kyoko Inoue in 13:03. She has since returned to Japan to appear in both Diana and a new promotion Happy Hour. She frequently tags with Aja Kong and is considered a top heel in both companies.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Two-handed chokeslam[9]
- Pump-handle Slam
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Caldwell, James (2010-05-13). "TNA News: Team 3D Wrestling Academy announces latest student to sign TNA contract". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_41280.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ a b Martin, Adam (2010-04-21). "Spoilers: TNA Impact tapings for April 26". WrestleView. http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1271824773. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ a b c Csonka, Larry (2010-04-21). "Various News: Details on Daffney’s Opponent From Last Night, Footage of Scott Steiner in Puerto Rico, New TNA Tour Dates, More". 411Mania. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/136651. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ a b "Betsy Ruth". Betsy Ruth's Official Site. http://betsyruth.com/?page_id=2. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://facebook.com/mkd117. Retrieved 2011-05-17. - ^ Byers, Ryan (2010-04-02). "411's Wrestlicious Take Down Report 03.31.10". 411Mania. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/134671/411%5C%5Cs-Wrestlicious-Take-Down-Report-03.31.10.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-04-20). "TNA News: Update on TNA Knockout Daffney's neck injury and release from the hospital". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_40797.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ a b Martin, Adam (2010-05-12). "TNA signs a new wrestler for Knockouts division". WrestleView. http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273714857. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ a b c Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2010-06-03). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 6/3: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast [updated"]. Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_41729.shtml. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ Csonka, Larry (2010-05-20). "TNA Impact Taping Results From Last Night (Spoilers)". 411Mania. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/139690/TNA-Impact-Taping-Results-From-Last-Night-%28SPOILERS%29.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Xplosion Results – July 09, 2010". TaylorWilde.org. http://taylorwilde.org/2010/07/11/xplosion-results-july-09-2010/. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ Lansdell, Chris (2010-08-19). "More Various News: Winnipeg Supershow Lineup, TNA Removes Names From Roster, More". 411Mania. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/149899/More-Various-News:-Winnipeg-Supershow-Lineup,-TNA-Removes-Names-From-Roster,-More.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-08-21). "TNA Knockout confirms her departure". WrestleView. http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1282443433. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Elite Eight". Cagematch. http://cagematch.de/?id=26&nr=1591. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
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